Sun Feb 27, 2022, 07:43 AM
Joinfortmill (7,518 posts)
Holy shit, Batman! Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani donates 1 billion Yen to Ukraine
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/27/national/hiroshi-mikitani-ukraine-donation/
The founder of e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. said in a letter addressed to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the donation of ¥1 billion ($8.7 million) will go toward “humanitarian activities to help people in Ukraine who are victims of the violence.”
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Joinfortmill | Feb 2022 | OP |
Lonestarblue | Feb 2022 | #1 | |
pazzyanne | Feb 2022 | #2 | |
Scottie Mom | Feb 2022 | #3 | |
samsingh | Feb 2022 | #11 | |
BComplex | Feb 2022 | #17 | |
COL Mustard | Feb 2022 | #4 | |
Ferrets are Cool | Feb 2022 | #7 | |
Farmer-Rick | Feb 2022 | #10 | |
OnlinePoker | Feb 2022 | #16 | |
whopis01 | Feb 2022 | #18 | |
Ilsa | Feb 2022 | #19 | |
niyad | Feb 2022 | #5 | |
LittleGirl | Feb 2022 | #6 | |
Alice Kramden | Feb 2022 | #8 | |
The Jungle 1 | Feb 2022 | #9 | |
wryter2000 | Feb 2022 | #12 | |
OldBaldy1701E | Feb 2022 | #13 | |
Dark n Stormy Knight | Feb 2022 | #21 | |
Beachnutt | Feb 2022 | #14 | |
dalton99a | Feb 2022 | #15 | |
electric_blue68 | Feb 2022 | #20 | |
Demovictory9 | Feb 2022 | #22 | |
Hekate | Feb 2022 | #23 |
Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 08:45 AM
Lonestarblue (6,071 posts)
1. Excellent! It seems moat of the world is on Ukraine's side.
Except for Trump and his cult, Pompeo, Carlson, Fox, and some Republican leaders who are owned by Putin and just staying quiet at the moment. Ukrainians are true patriots; Jan. 6 insurrectionists are domestic terrorists and have no concept of real patriotism.
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Response to Lonestarblue (Reply #1)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 08:59 AM
pazzyanne (5,698 posts)
2. + 1,000 nt
Response to Lonestarblue (Reply #1)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:07 AM
Scottie Mom (4,753 posts)
3. Amen to that!!! EOM
Response to Lonestarblue (Reply #1)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 12:35 PM
BComplex (6,592 posts)
17. Fox changed its tune when our government started investigating its financial dealings with russia.
Finally!!!
Now they're all about supporting Ukraine. |
Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:12 AM
COL Mustard (3,874 posts)
4. That's a lot of cash!
Good on him, makes the $100 I'm going to donate seem puny.
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Response to COL Mustard (Reply #4)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:17 AM
Ferrets are Cool (17,582 posts)
7. ...
As of 13:00PM UTC one billion 💴 yens is equal to $8,654,636.72 (USD) or 💵 eight million six hundred fifty-four thousand six hundred thirty-six dollars 72 cents.
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Response to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #7)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:47 AM
Farmer-Rick (6,816 posts)
10. Wow,
OK, it's official. He's now the only filthy rich person that I admire...Hiroshi “Mickey” Mikitani is his name. I thought I should know his name if I admire him when I despise most all filthy rich people.
He puts his money where his heart is. May his diety bless him in every way possible. |
Response to COL Mustard (Reply #4)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:35 AM
OnlinePoker (5,200 posts)
16. It's all relative.
I remember an Archie comic I read in the 70's that has stuck with me all these years. Jughead tells Mr. Lodge about a charity he gave (numbers are guesses) $5 to. Mr. Lodge laughs and says he gave $1000 to the same charity. Jughead replies, "Yes, but I gave everything I had".
Give what you can afford to live without and be content that you did what you could. |
Response to COL Mustard (Reply #4)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 01:25 PM
whopis01 (3,173 posts)
18. Your donation is not puny
when it is combined with mine and thousands and thousands of others.
His donation is wonderful and I in no way mean to diminish it. But this battle is not going to won by powerful individuals. It is going to be won by the masses banding together and no more to the powerful individual trying to oppress them. |
Response to COL Mustard (Reply #4)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 01:30 PM
Ilsa (59,876 posts)
19. (paraphrased) "It will not amount to but a drop in an ocean..."
Response: "But what is an ocean, but a multitude of drops?"
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Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:13 AM
LittleGirl (7,299 posts)
6. Wow! I love it! NT
Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:22 AM
Alice Kramden (1,663 posts)
8. This is what we need
Wonderful man. Rakuten is a good company, too.
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Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:37 AM
The Jungle 1 (2,585 posts)
9. A fantastic and huge help
Now we need more people and corporations with money to step up.
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Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:00 AM
wryter2000 (43,933 posts)
12. And give up his space rocket?
Good for him. I hope this shames so other greed heads to do the same.
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Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:04 AM
OldBaldy1701E (2,658 posts)
13. "And, now the American multi-millionaire/billionaire response... Hello?"
"Is this thing on?"
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Response to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #13)
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:26 AM
Dark n Stormy Knight (9,425 posts)
21. Yep. Very disappointing. But then, they give relatively little
to support democracy here at home.
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Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:09 AM
Beachnutt (3,548 posts)
14. Musk,Bezos,where are you guys
Step up.
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Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:09 AM
dalton99a (70,392 posts)
15. FWIW Japan beat Russia in the Russo-Japanese War
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Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 01:31 PM
electric_blue68 (7,995 posts)
20. Well done! More people will be helped
Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:29 AM
Demovictory9 (28,204 posts)
22. excellent
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Response to Joinfortmill (Original post)
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:40 AM
Hekate (78,127 posts)
23. Do you get the feeling that The World is telling Putin they are done with him?
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