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David Koch, 1940-2019

David Koch, 1940-2019

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Carl Beijer
Aug 23, 2019
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David Koch, a radical plutocrat who funded right-wing extremist movements for decades and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction, has died at 79.

It is unclear who raised David. Investigative journalist Jane Meyer notes that the family nanny was a “a fervent Nazi sympathizer, who frequently touted Hitler’s virtues…She enforced a rigid toilet-training…

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