Question for the experts

[malaise]

Did they try to shakedown AMAZON?

That would explain the outbursts! That could hasten the end big time.

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1. good question!

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2. Please explain your thoughts. Why would this hasten the end?

I feel like I missed something

[malaise]

3. If the public attacks on Amazon were based on their refusal to

pay to play, that's a clear cut high crime.

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4. I was hoping that was what you were suggesting.

[Control-Z]

5. Are there new outbursts, malaise?

I'm just getting to DU this morning so I have no idea what fresh hell the WH squater is serving up today.

[malaise]

6. Not really just this great satire from last month (which may or may not be giving us a hint)

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/michael-cohen-writes-a-threatening-letter-to-jeff-bezos-on-behalf-of-an-individual-who-doesnt-know-anything-about-the-fact-that-mr-cohen-is-writing-the-letter
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Michael Cohen Writes a Threatening Letter to Jeff Bezos On Behalf of An Individual Who Doesn’t Know Anything About the Fact That Mr. Cohen is Writing the Letter
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Dear Mr. Bezos:

Please be advised that I am the attorney for a very well-known individual recognized universally both for his highly successful business and show business endeavors who also simultaneously holds an extremely high office in the government of the United States of America.

You’ll never guess who he is. Don’t even try.

Mr. Bezos, my client doesn’t know I am writing to you. It is, however, his firm belief that your company Amazon.com Inc. (hereinafter “Amazon”) poses a major threat to the well-being of America for a number of serious and troubling and generally untrue reasons which he has enumerated elsewhere under his preferred mode of communication.

You have an awfully nice company here, Mr. Bezos. You provide so many lovely products to the American public. Among those many fine products are a wonderful pig-shaped hamper, comfy knee-high leg warmers, and a number of books by obscure indie authors that only sell to their friends and family, if at all.

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Plenty more great stuff at link and remember this was weeks before the AT&T et al story broke last week.

[Achilleaze]

7. Shakedown (R)

They* say Amazon did game training to thwart the freaking, darkside, god-forsaken KGOP republican grifters.



* the ubiquitous, imaginary & eminently useless "they"

[malaise]

8. LOL

[OnDoutside]

9. I would have thought WaPo would have that scoop ?

[malaise]

10. I hope they do and soon

Good point