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rurallib

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14. I heard something yesterday that the front groups funded by what were the Kochs

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 03:33 PM

Apr 2020

were pulling back their funding of the astroturf groups that are protesting because of so much bad publicity.

Remember that they have so many front groups and think tanks that the need to bring down a heavy hand doesn't happen very often.

I seem to recall that Charles (the one who died IIRC) son had taken his dad's spot. Let's face it, they are as secretive as Kim Jung Un.

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good gawd - As cases in Iowa skyrocket, Reynolds readies to "open" Iowa [View all] rurallib Apr 2020 OP

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IMHO Reynolds is owned lock stock and barrel by the Koch and Big Ag rurallib Apr 2020 #7

Since one of the brothers died, I haven't heard much of anything that had Koch tied to it. Frustratedlady Apr 2020 #9

I heard something yesterday that the front groups funded by what were the Kochs rurallib Apr 2020 #14

Yes, I had read several years ago (when the "boys" were heavy-handed) that they had several groups. Frustratedlady Apr 2020 #16

I went back over the Reynolds presser to verify I heard what I did rurallib Apr 2020 #8

We talk a lot about fascism but this is downright old school communism. defacto7 Apr 2020 #10

Governor orders Iowa employees to go down with the ship? IADEMO2004 Apr 2020 #11

or starve - there is a choice. rurallib Apr 2020 #12

How constitutional of her. IADEMO2004 Apr 2020 #13