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[-] ElderberryLow@programming.dev 159 points 8 months ago

Apparently the guy who proved Mike wrong is a Trump voter, who just knew enough to get the $5 million lol.

[-] rambaroo@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

Damn that's fucking hilarious

[-] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Not surprising. They eat their own the very moment it becomes advantageous to do so. There's no loyalty among thieves

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah I heard an interview with him. He basically said that Lindell's crazy was hurting Trump. 100% not joking

[-] gloss@discuss.tchncs.de 72 points 8 months ago

Eat shit Lindell. Sell some more pillows if you can. All you had to do was quietly be a millionaire selling cheap garbage pillows to idiots, but noooo you thought you could have an influence on a national scale and overthrow an election. Turns out you were wrong.

[-] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 62 points 8 months ago

How did some fucking Shamwow Vince wannabe be fuck become such a big name in politics?

[-] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 61 points 8 months ago

Same way "Joe the Plumber", Kim Davis, Kyle Rittenhouse, etc. GOP elevates their story to the national spotlight to "prove their point" and then leaves them out to dry after their 15 minutes of fame have been used up.

[-] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

lol i forgot all about joe the plumber.

[-] evidences@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

Smh, the man wasn't even a plumber.

[-] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

Thinking he may have passed away.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago

Same way a wannabe mob boss reality star did,

[-] Icalasari@kbin.social 61 points 8 months ago

Wait, I could have gotten $5 mil by proving him wrong?

Fuck, why did I have to learn about this AFTER the fact?

[-] 520@kbin.social 31 points 8 months ago

Dude still hasn't paid out after nearly 4 years.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 20 points 8 months ago

How the fuck does the owner of a pillow company get so much press?

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

by being a cocaine fueled conspiracy monkey infront of cameras

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

I thought he smoked crack? I guess it's technically the same drug...

[-] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 20 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Federal Judge orders MyPillow founder, Mike Lindell, to pay $5 million within 30 days for losing an election challenge. Lindell, known for denying the 2020 election results, had hosted a contest to prove his claims but lost. Despite Lindell's intention to appeal, he must pay up immediately. Lindell claims financial hardship, stating his company organized the event, not him personally, and he has minimal assets. The dispute arose when Lindell failed to provide promised evidence, leading to arbitration. While the judge expressed concerns about the arbitration panel's interpretation, he upheld the decision. Lindell's financial struggles extend beyond this case, including defamation lawsuits that drained his resources.


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[-] sircac@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago
[-] bappity@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago
[-] Fixbeat@lemmy.ml 13 points 8 months ago

That's a lot of shitty pillows!

[-] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

be sure to call them lumpy pillows!

[-] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

Looks like he's now finding out...

[-] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Why do all these genius millionaires/billionaires suddenly have no money when it comes to paying their court ordered punishments?

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

You don't get to hoard unreasonable amounts of wealth by being someone who pays others what they are due.

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