Bill Gates Gave $3.5m to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
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Bill Gates donated $3.5M to a think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg, sparking criticism and raising questions about the motivations behind such philanthropic decisions.
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ZeroGravitas
2 months ago
I'm not sure we're allowed to think that our oligarchs are stupid so I guess this is just evil.
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