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hlthe2b

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4. Whatever his past sins, he's been doing incredible work the past decades with the Gates Foundation
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:54 AM
Feb 2

funding vaccine trials (e.g., the much needed dengue vaccine), climate change initiatives (yes, he DID fund work in that direction and to my knowledge, still does), other research science initiatives and helping the World Health Organization with their priority projects in the third world, especially Asia.

So, he has decades of such "reputation-repairing" work to point to. So does Clinton. Are you unaware of the Gates Foundation work?

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This message was self-deleted by its author demmiblue Feb 2 #1
That's Bezos JBTaurus83 Feb 2 #2
OMG... I need coffee! demmiblue Feb 2 #3
Bezos is unrepentant. Gates has decades of important philanthropic efforts to point to. hlthe2b Feb 2 #5
Gates is in the latest Epstein data dump and needing antibiotics for an STD obtained at Love Island n/t MartyTheGreek Feb 2 #6
Whatever his past sins, he's been doing incredible work the past decades with the Gates Foundation hlthe2b Feb 2 #4
Yes, I'm aware but not knowledgeable abt specifics. MartyTheGreek Feb 2 #7
So kiddie diddling is OK if you get enough tax breaks through philanthropy? travelingthrulife Feb 2 #12
That is despicable and you damned well know I said nothing of the kind. hlthe2b Feb 2 #13
He has already been doing a lot good when it comes JI7 Feb 2 #8
An excellent suggestion. raccoon Feb 2 #9
Gates along with most of the rich and powerful influencers is probably caught in the Epstein Russian honey trap yaesu Feb 2 #10
Fuck Bill Gates jfz9580m Feb 2 #11
+1 leftstreet Feb 2 #14
Billionaires are national security risks n/t leftstreet Feb 2 #15
I thought this when I realized we've got people who just buy their own space programs NoSheep Feb 2 #26
His philanthropy reinforces the benevolent billionaire worldview jfz9580m Feb 3 #34
I don't care who you are - if you're raping young girls, you're a sicko piece of shit no matter Solly Mack Feb 2 #16
Solly Mack, could you please post where Gates is accused of this? I saw nothing of the kind. hlthe2b Feb 2 #17
I did say "if" did I not? IF he did, then nothing he does can change that. Same goes for anyone else. Solly Mack Feb 2 #18
No accusations made except from you. I asked what you had read to justify that? hlthe2b Feb 2 #19
Except I didn't accuse him. I said IF he was. No amount of you claiming I did accuse him will change that. Solly Mack Feb 2 #20
Given he has NOT been accused of doing this, unike Epstein and many others, including Trump hlthe2b Feb 2 #21
OK Solly Mack Feb 2 #22
Epstein implies Gates was with Russian "girls" in the released documents. Quiet Em Feb 2 #25
He was an adulterer and that makes him a creep in my book, but not comparable with a pedophile hlthe2b Feb 2 #30
No one has accused Bill Gates of being a pedophile Quiet Em Feb 2 #31
Read the subject of the OP, which was not deciding Bill Gates guilt or fate or speculating on same... hlthe2b Feb 2 #32
Bill Gates has not been accused of this. Gates issues involve affairs with adults women and adult prostitutes . JI7 Feb 2 #23
Nor have I accused him or said he was accused. Solly Mack Feb 2 #24
I fully understood your post Quiet Em Feb 2 #27
Thank you. Solly Mack Feb 2 #28
You know he's one of the biggest philanthropists in the world iemanja Feb 2 #29
Some Bad Acts Eclipse All Good Acts OC375 Feb 2 #33
Bill Gates could put his former company to the task of busting open the Trump-Epstein empire. usonian Feb 3 #35
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