fukhueson@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agoGov. Gavin Newsom announces $25 million fund to fight Trump administrationwww.sacbee.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down14
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkGov. Gavin Newsom announces $25 million fund to fight Trump administrationwww.sacbee.comfukhueson@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down2·1 day ago$25 million doesn’t seem like enough, is it?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·1 day agoIt’s off by at least one order of magnitude.
minus-squareImgonnatrythislinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoIt was enough to get Neesom’s name in the news, and he hasn’t even raised the money yet.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·22 hours agoAn Airbus A380 jet plane costs half a billion dollars. So Newsom’s fund couldn’t even buy even one of the largest passenger jets that would be needed to get all of the people threatened by Trump to safety.
$25 million doesn’t seem like enough, is it?
It’s off by at least one order of magnitude.
It was enough to get Neesom’s name in the news, and he hasn’t even raised the money yet.
An Airbus A380 jet plane costs half a billion dollars.
So Newsom’s fund couldn’t even buy even one of the largest passenger jets that would be needed to get all of the people threatened by Trump to safety.