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Neri Oxman, billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s wife, accused of plagiarism in MIT dissertation

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The point is that Bill Ackman made a big public whiny piss and moan about Claudine Gay's plagiarism, which as it turns out is pretty much identical to the type of plagiarism his wife has now been found guilty of performing.

It's all very dumb, but now it's funny because he's made a valid case why his own wife should immediately be fired and her PhD dissertation put under review.

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Joan Jett Rule

I love seeing stuff like this, but I absolutely HATE that we are all still fighting for these rights and such basic shit is not long since codified into law. What the fuck.

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Democrats Unveil Bill to Ban Hedge Funds From Owning Single-Family Homes Amid Housing Crisis

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Hedge funds have been disproportionate buyers of single-family homes over the last few years.

Traditionally, real estate investment funds didn't own single family homes to rent. Most companies with single family home exposure were builders.

There's still a ton of other multi-family and apartment REITs out there, but I believe they're not being targetting both because they've existed for a long while and also because usually a person looking for a family home doesn't buy the entire apartment building.

Here's a source with some more info: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/how-wall-street-bought-single-family-homes-and-put-them-up-for-rent.html