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03/22/24

Billionaires, Big Tech and Big Pharma Were Pandemic’s Big Winners, New Report Confirms

As the wealth of U.S. billionaires soared by over $2.6 trillion during the pandemic, major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna and tech giants such as Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon also saw their market capitalizations skyrocket.

01/16/24

Billionaires Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott Invest $23 Million to Promote School-Based Health Centers

The billionaires’ investment in the School-Based Health Alliance, the leading national nonprofit that promotes the expansion of school-based health centers, substantially increases the alliance’s revenue, which was less than $4 million in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available.

05/20/22

$60 Million From U.S. Taxpayers so WEF Can Fund ‘Playground’ for World’s Billionaires?

Documents obtained by OpenTheBooks found U.S. taxpayers ponied up $60 million over the last eight years to support the World Economic Forum, which next week will host the 2022 meeting of the world’s billionaire business elite in Davos, Switzerland.

05/09/22

Bezos, Musk Using NASA as ‘ATM Machine’ in Billionaires’ Race to Space

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized a proposed $10 billion NASA lunar landing contract that would likely go to Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, accusing Bezos and SpaceX founder Elon Musk of using NASA as “little more than an ATM machine” to fund their new space race.

05/04/22

Here’s What Happens When Billionaires Buy Up Mainstream Media

Billionaires who buy legacy newspapers are often presented as benevolent saviors of a dying industry, but can we depend on the media to challenge the powerful when they’re the ones paying writers’ salaries?

03/02/22

When Billionaires Dodge Taxes, People ‘Lose Faith in Democracy,’ Senator Says

In an interview with ProPublica, Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) described what happens when billionaires don’t pay taxes, and said his stalled efforts to make the ultrawealthy pay what he calls “their fair share” could still bear fruit.

02/17/22

Sanders Slams Congress for Serving Billionaires and Failing Americans

In a 30-minute speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said, “I am not sure that members of Congress have the willingness or the courage to stand up to the powerful special interests who control the economic and political life of this country.”

01/21/22

$1 Billion a Day — That’s How Much Top 10 U.S. Billionaires Added to Their Fortunes During Pandemic

According to an analysis by Americans for Tax Fairness, the combined net worth of the 10 richest people in the U.S. has more than doubled since March 2020, reaching $1.35 trillion this week.

10/19/21

Pandemic Created 130 New Billionaires, $2.1 Trillion in New Wealth, While Millions Suffered

New analysis by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies shows, in total, 745 billionaires now hold $5 trillion in collective wealth, which is “two-thirds more than the $3 trillion in wealth held by the bottom 50% of U.S. households.”

07/22/21

Russel Brand: What Happens When ‘World’s Most Powerful’ Tech Billionaires and Media Moguls Convene in Sun Valley?

The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho is where the “world’s most powerful, richest tech billionaires get together with media moguls to decide on our future,” said Russell Brand.

07/09/21

After Bezos’ Fortune Hits Record $211 Billion, Lawmakers Demand: ‘Tax the Billionaires’

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ fortune soared by $8.44 billion after the Pentagon cancelled a $10 billion cloud contract controversially awarded to Microsoft, prompting calls by some members of Congress for millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share in taxes.

06/09/21

Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How Bezos, Musk, Other Top Billionaires Pay Almost Zilch in Income Taxes

A vast cache of IRS information obtained by ProPublica reveals how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

05/25/21

9 New ‘Vaccine Billionaires’ Amass Combined Net Worth of $19.3 Billion During Pandemic

A new report by People’s Vaccine Alliance reveals how Big Pharma’s monopoly on COVID vaccines generated a massive increase in wealth for a handful of people.

03/26/21

3 Big Tech Billionaires Top List of Pandemic Profiteers

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg topped the list of the 15 billionaires with the greatest growth in absolute wealth since pandemic lockdowns began in March 2020.

03/09/21

Healthcare Billionaires ‘Made a Killing’ During Pandemic While Workers Struggled to Get By

A new analysis shows the largest private healthcare conglomerate, HCA, owned by the billionaire Frist family, made nearly $4 billion in profits in 2020 during the pandemic, but continued to slash expenditures, pay workers inadequate wages and fight efforts to unionize.

02/16/21

Critics Must Be Silenced for Billionaires to Keep Profiting From Pandemic

By controlling the media, billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates can prolong a crisis indefinitely while they accumulate unprecedented wealth and power over humanity.

12/14/20

American Billionaires Rake in Another $1 Trillion Since Beginning of Pandemic

“Never before has America seen such an accumulation of wealth in so few hands. As tens of millions of Americans suffer from the health and economic ravages of this pandemic, a few hundred billionaires add to their massive fortunes.”

04/09/24

Exclusive: Synchron Readies Large-Scale Brain Implant Trial + More

The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.

04/04/24

‘We’re Open for Business’: FDA’s Peter Marks Says Agency Ready to Review Novel Cancer Vaccines Despite Unknowns + More

The Defender’s Big Pharma Watch delivers the latest headlines related to pharmaceutical companies and their products, including vaccines, drugs, and medical devices and treatments. The views expressed in the below excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender. Our goal is to provide readers with breaking news that affects human health and the environment.

03/28/24

‘Misleading’ Letter Urges Support for Pandemic Treaty, as Louisiana Becomes First U.S. State to Reject WHO Power Grab

More than 100 former world leaders and public figures urged WHO member states to finalize a new “pandemic accord,” which the leaders said does not threaten nations’ sovereignty, but critics called the letter misleading because it doesn’t address the proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations.

02/15/24

The Leading Lab-Grown-Meat Company Just Paused Major Expansion + More

The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.

02/08/24

Common Preservative May Harm Your Gut + More

01/30/24

Who Benefits From ‘Precision Agriculture’ — Farmers and Consumers? Or Big Ag?

Federal lawmakers may soon launch a new grant program to expand internet-connected “precision agriculture” methods on U.S. farms — but some critics of the technology say the taxpayer money should go to supporting regenerative agriculture.

01/26/24

Dutch Government’s $25 Billion Plan to Get Rid of Farmers — Funded by Taxpayers

The Dutch government claims it needs to nationalize half of cattle farmers’ land — an amount equal to about one-third of Holland — in order to reduce nitrogen, but experts say this plan is seriously flawed.

01/18/24

Inside Biden’s Secret Surveillance Court + More

01/17/24

Moderna Surveillance Operation Targeted Alex Berenson, Russell Brand, Others

Moderna ran an internet surveillance operation that specifically targeted independent media commentators who questioned mainstream narratives about COVID-19 vaccines, according to internal documents obtained by RealClearInvestigations and journalist Lee Fang.

01/12/24

‘Our Choice Is Clear’: Holocaust Survivor Outlines History of Propaganda in the U.S. and How It Led to Today’s Globalists’ Power Grab

In a recent CHD.TV presentation, Holocaust survivor Vera Sharav traced modern political and commercial propaganda back to Word War I, warning that officials today use the same psychological manipulation tactics to control COVID-19 policy dissent and to push the “Great Reset.”

12/19/23

EU Fingerprint Checks for British Travelers to Start in 2024 + More

12/06/23

Is One $6-Billion Payout Enough Punishment for the Family That Brought Us the Opioid Crisis? + More

12/06/23

‘Their Plans for Humanity Are Horrifying,’ Author of ‘Controligarchs’ Warns

There’s a global “unelected unaccountable billionaire class” that wants to control every facet of our lives, Seamus Bruner, author of “Controligarchs: Exposing the Billionaire Class, their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life,” said during today’s interview on “The Defender In-Depth” podcast.