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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,278 posts) Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:47 PM Monday

Who is George Soros, the famed philanthropist under attack?

Billionaire investor George Soros, whose left-leaning donations have triggered criticism from right-wingers for years, has long been painted as “the puppet master and the extreme left-wing manipulator,” as he once sarcastically described himself.

Most of the conspiracy theories involving Soros, 95, have also targeted his nonprofit, Open Society Foundations, which was founded decades ago and is now chaired by his son, Alex Soros. Among the accusations against the Soros-led organization are claims by President Donald Trump that it funds violent protesters.

The vitriol against George Soros resurfaced in the Oval Office on Thursday, when Trump told reporters he thought Soros was a “likely candidate” for an investigation just days after he instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey, California Sen. Adam Schiff and New York Attorney General Leticia James.

“If you look at Soros, he’s at the top of everything,” Trump added. “He’s in every story that I read, so I guess he’d be a likely candidate.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/who-is-george-soros-the-famed-philanthropist-under-attack/ar-AA1NttgP

You're not the first fascist Soros has dealt with Donny.

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Who is George Soros, the famed philanthropist under attack? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP

Because it's a day ending in "Y." rsdsharp Monday #1

95 enid602 Monday #2

For decades Soros funded pro democracy orgs in Europe and the former Soviet Union somsai Monday #3

Stand-in for Emmanuel Goldstein no_hypocrisy Monday #4

MaddowBlog-Trump's DOJ reportedly pushes prosecutors to go after George Soros' foundation LetMyPeopleVote Monday #5

rsdsharp

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1. Because it's a day ending in "Y."

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:10 PM

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enid602

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2. 95

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:14 PM

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He’s 95 years old, for chrissakes.

somsai

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3. For decades Soros funded pro democracy orgs in Europe and the former Soviet Union

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:16 PM

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Probably a lot of the credit for why so much of eastern europe has democratic governments is attributable to Soros. Look at the recent elections in Moldova this past weekend. The seeds of a democratic society were sown decades ago.

more recently the record is mixed

no_hypocrisy

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4. Stand-in for Emmanuel Goldstein

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:59 PM

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LetMyPeopleVote

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5. MaddowBlog-Trump's DOJ reportedly pushes prosecutors to go after George Soros' foundation

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 04:32 PM

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When Main Justice directs U.S. attorney’s offices to launch what amounts to a fishing expedition against a presidential foe, it’s political corruption.

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-doj-reportedly-pushes-prosecutors-go-george-soros-foundation-rcna233737

If Donald Trump’s public comments are any indication, the president has been preoccupied with George Soros lately, repeatedly referencing the Hungarian American philanthropist in multiple Fox News appearances.....

The baseless accusations were ridiculous — there’s no evidence whatsoever to suggest the Soros family or the Open Society Foundations have financed “violent protests” — but the remarks were also largely overlooked as pointless presidential palaver. As I noted in a post, Trump’s weird rants against Soros are easy to shrug off unless the Justice Department starts acting on them.

So it’s significant that The New York Times reported a senior Justice Department official has “instructed more than a half dozen U.S. attorneys’ offices to draft plans to investigate” a Soros-backed group. From the article:

The official’s directive, a copy of which was viewed by The New York Times, goes as far as to list possible charges prosecutors could file, ranging from arson to material support of terrorism. The memo suggests department leaders are following orders from the president that specific people or groups be subject to criminal investigation — a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the Justice Department from political interference. The move is the latest instance of the Justice Department moving against Mr. Trump’s perceived enemies.

.....When Main Justice directs at least seven U.S. attorney’s offices to launch what amounts to a fishing expedition, that’s not law enforcement, it’s political corruption.

This is obviously an outrageous abuse, but it’s also a familiar one. Indeed, it dovetails to an unsettling degree with Trump and his team’s revenge campaign against former FBI Director James Comey. And New York Attorney General Letitia James. And Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California. And former CIA Director John Brennan. And even former President Joe Biden.

The unsubtle and retaliatory weaponization of federal law enforcement is corrupt, brazen and dangerous in equal measure, and the problem is only getting worse.

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