fukhueson@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 23 days agoGov. Gavin Newsom announces $25 million fund to fight Trump administrationwww.sacbee.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down15
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkGov. Gavin Newsom announces $25 million fund to fight Trump administrationwww.sacbee.comfukhueson@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down2·23 days ago$25 million doesn’t seem like enough, is it?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·23 days agoIt’s off by at least one order of magnitude.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·23 days 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-down1·23 days 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.