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'''Jeff Bezos''' is the founder and [[CEO]] of [[Amazon.com]], the United States' largest online retailer.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html|author=Saul Hansell|date=Jan 23 2002|accessdate=Apr 26 2009|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit|language=English|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref>
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He also owns the [[liberal]] [[Washington Post]] and the space agency [[Blue Origin]].
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'''Jeffrey Preston Bezos''' (born January 12, 1964) is an America [[oligarch]] and founder of [[Amazon.com]], the United States' largest online retailer.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html|author=Saul Hansell|date=Jan 23 2002|accessdate=Apr 26 2009|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit|language=English|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref>
He also owns the [[liberal]] ''[[Washington Post]]'' and the space agency [[Blue Origin]].
As of 2022, Bezos has been surpassed as the "world's richest person" by the more [[conservative]] [[Elon Musk]].
Bezos resigned as CEO for Amazon on February 2, 2021.<ref>https://link.breitbart.com/click/22831037.440302/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnJlaXRiYXJ0LmNvbS9lY29ub215LzIwMjEvMDIvMDIvamVmZi1iZXpvcy1zdGVwcy1kb3duLWFzLWFtYXpvbi1jZW8vP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPWRhaWx5JnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0yMDIxMDIwMg/5d13e1a9fc942d626ce527eaC921804aa</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/e0qrHl-bAx0</ref>
In 2020,<ref>https://www.devex.com/news/bezos-earth-reveals-110m-in-new-grants-for-climate-reforestation-104653</ref> Bezos pledged $10 billion over 10 years to spend on private development based on the theory of [[climate change]], through the Bezos Earth Fund:
{{cquote|Among its priorities are reducing the carbon footprint of construction-grade cement and steel; pushing financial regulators to consider climate-related risks; advancing data and mapping technologies to monitor carbon emissions; and building natural, plant-based carbon sinks on a large scale.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/business/jeff-bezos-charity/index.html#:~:text=Bezos%20has%20committed%20%2410%20billion,%2C%20which%20S%C3%A1nchez%20co%2Dchairs.</ref>}}
In December 2022, the Bezos Earth Fund affirmed its commitment to “fight [[climate change]], conserve and restore nature, and advance environmental justice and economic opportunity.”<ref>https://www.devex.com/news/bezos-earth-reveals-110m-in-new-grants-for-climate-reforestation-104653</ref>
==Black Lives Matter==
==Black Lives Matter==
After the Amazon warehouse in Redlands, [[California]] was burnt down by [[socialist]] [[terrorist]]s during the [[2020 Antifa riots]], Amazon placed the slogan "Black Lives Matter" on storefronts. Bezos tried to explain his support for the slogan on [[Instagram]]. Bezos shared an email from a customer who called the BLM slogan “offensive” and added that “all lives matter.” Bezos replied,
After the Amazon warehouse in Redlands, [[California]] was burnt down by [[socialist]] [[terrorist]]s during the [[2020 Antifa riots]], Amazon placed the slogan "Black Lives Matter" on storefronts. Bezos tried to explain his support for the slogan on [[Instagram]]. Bezos shared an email from a customer who called the BLM slogan “offensive” and added that “all lives matter.” Bezos replied,
MacDonald also noted the high murder rate of young black men by other young black men in certain urban centers. Specifically to Bezos’ claim that black families have more to fear from police than whites, MacDonald noted:
MacDonald also noted the high murder rate of young black men by other young black men in certain urban centers. Specifically to Bezos’ claim that black families have more to fear from police than whites, MacDonald noted:
{{quotebox|"The latest in a series of studies undercutting the claim of systemic police bias was published in August 2019 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that the more frequently officers encounter violent suspects from any given racial group, the greater the chance that a member of that group will be fatally shot by a police officer. There is “no significant evidence of antiblack disparity in the likelihood of being fatally shot by police.”}}
{{quotebox|"The latest in a series of studies undercutting the claim of systemic police bias was published in August 2019 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that the more frequently officers encounter violent suspects from any given racial group, the greater the chance that a member of that group will be fatally shot by a police officer. There is “no significant evidence of antiblack disparity in the likelihood of being fatally shot by police.”}}
Additional evidence puts the lie to the ‘systemic racism among police’ narrative. MacDonald cited a 2015 analysis by the Philadelphia Police Department which
Additional evidence puts the lie to the ‘systemic racism among police’ [[narrative]]. MacDonald cited a 2015 analysis by the Philadelphia Police Department which
{{quotebox|“found that white police officers were less likely than black or Hispanic officers to shoot unarmed black suspects....Research by Harvard economist Roland G. Fryer Jr. also found no evidence of racial discrimination in shootings."}}
{{quotebox|“found that white police officers were less likely than black or Hispanic officers to shoot unarmed black suspects....Research by Harvard economist Roland G. Fryer Jr. also found no evidence of racial discrimination in shootings."}}
MacDonald also noted a factor that is seldom taken into consideration by apologists like Bezos when it comes to citing false or misleading information regarding police interactions with the blacks.
MacDonald also noted a factor that is seldom taken into consideration by apologists like Bezos when it comes to citing false or misleading information regarding police interactions with the blacks.
In January 2017 former NSA official John Schindler tweeted, "When [[David Ignatius|@IgnatiusPost]] speaks, Langley's 7th floor lips are moving. '''They are taking [[traitor]] Trump out now'''."<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/20committee/status/819764059096678402?lang=en</ref> Ignatius is a reporter for the ''Washington Post'', and Langley's 7th floor is a reference to CIA director [[John Brennan]]'s office.
In January 2017 former NSA official John Schindler tweeted, "When [[David Ignatius|@IgnatiusPost]] speaks, Langley's 7th floor lips are moving. '''They are taking [[traitor]] Trump out now'''."<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/20committee/status/819764059096678402?lang=en</ref> Ignatius is a reporter for the ''Washington Post'', and Langley's 7th floor is a reference to CIA director [[John Brennan]]'s office.
== COVID-19 pandemic ==
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] (2020-), Bezos and other [[globalist]] billionaires grew their wealth by over $1.6 billion per day whilst working- and middle-class people suffered with forced lockdowns and supply-chain failures.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/17/profits-of-doom-globalist-elites-doubled-their-wealth-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ Profits of Doom: Globalist Elites Doubled their Wealth during Coronavirus pandemic] </ref>
== Investments ==
Jeff Bezos has invested in other start-ups, perhaps most notably [[Uber]] in which he invested in 2011.<ref>https://mark43.com/press/jeff-bezos-is-quietly-betting-on-these-15-companies-why-you-should-too/</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Amazon.com]]
* [[Amazon.com]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1757263/ Jeff Bezos] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1757263/ Jeff Bezos] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/jeffrey_p_bezos/index.html Jeff Bezos collected news and commentary at The [[New York Times]]]
* [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/jeffrey_p_bezos/index.html Jeff Bezos collected news and commentary at The [[New York Times]]]
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/436/000022370 Jeff Bezos at the [[NNDB|Notable Names Database]]]
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/436/000022370 Jeff Bezos at the Notable Names Database]
* [http://www.ted.com/speakers/jeff_bezos Jeff Bezos at [[TED]]]
* [http://www.ted.com/speakers/jeff_bezos Jeff Bezos at TED]
* [http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n99-280137 Works by or about Jeff Bezos in libraries ([[WorldCat]] catalog)]
* [http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n99-280137 Works by or about Jeff Bezos in libraries (WorldCat catalog)]
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