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Reply to comment by SueBeee in This is a cult, right? by CassCat
Which is honestly fine because I don’t think they earn a cent of profit.
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Reply to comment by CassCat in This is a cult, right? by CassCat
It’s actually his wife who built and runs it. I live close by and have been to a few of their fundraisers and events. It’s almost certainly a tax haven, but they actually do good work for human rights keeping slave labor out of construction projects. During Covid, they were the first team to acquire and distribute free PPE to the area. So yeah, it’s a somewhat odd institution, but I’d wager it’s no sketchier than your average church.
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Reply to comment by SAnnK2020 in Was there ever a mob in Connecticut? by Stamfordsterling
Trash hauling is very often a mob-run business on the east coast.
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in CT has changed in the last decade. Here are 10 charts that show how. by NicoleMcIsaac
Google “Florida man” plus literally any calendar date (starting w your birthday) and you’ll get the amuse-bouche of Florida’s awfulness. It’s literally nothing but gators, assorted methheads, right-wing loonies, and extremely drunk senior citizens.