638

The SBA's SVOG grants were intended for struggling small artists. But big stars like Post Malone and Chris Brown got $200M in pandemic ​r​elief funds.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] _wintermute@lemmy.world 249 points 1 year ago

PPP loans must be one of the largest transfers of wealth over a short period of time in history. So much of our money funneled into the already rich and corporations. And in classic American fashion those "loans" will be forgiven.

Fucking country is a circus.

[-] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 year ago

I mean isn't Nickelback Candian? But my 10K left of Parent Plus Student loans.. Well fuck me evidently...

load more comments (2 replies)
[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago

Poor people's loans obviously wint be forgiven or forgotten

[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

To be clear, the thing being talked about in the article was not a ppp loan, but a grant. There is no indication anyone, intended recipient or not, is supposed to pay this one back

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Grants have rules, and it looks like these rich fucks (who never needed any of that money) just pocketed it. People are fucking losing their homes and are starving and these goddamned talentless conservative grifters are profiting from the misery.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Why would the oligarchy allow proles to have any taste of financial freedom? The point of their existence is indentured servitude...

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

But dare to forgive student loans or even mortgages? SOCIALISMS!

[-] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 17 points 1 year ago

What, you spent your whole $1200 relief check already?

[-] b3an@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

But student loan debt is shackled to you for life with little relief. When we fought for it we were told to fuck off by republicans. Cool. So PPP loans for millionaires are a-okay. But not the average citizen; who pays the taxes in the first place btw. Cool. Cool cool cool.

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Dw it will trickle down :^)

[-] Wollang@sh.itjust.works 105 points 1 year ago

Other stars like Bonnie Raitt and Justin Bieber paid their production crews from their own pockets when the pandemic canceled their concerts, Arko noted.

Fuck me. Never thought I’d ever have even a speck of respect for Bieber, but I guess I do now.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago

Bieber actually turned into a surprisingly down to earth adult after being a massive douche in his teens. It was around the Comedy Central roast I started to respect him and he's continued to come across as a genuinely good person since then. Even in candid clips.

[-] thedrivingcrooner@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not gonna pretend like he's doing great things and all but I also have a strong suspicion he's got a reputation reversal PR team that controls every aspect of his social life and that's why he's always hanging out with the mega church pastors that wear their swimming trunks down to their ankles in public to show off their pelvic tans and have only positive news clips where he's praying for Africa and throwing wads of cash into subway station crowds. He's becoming the new Ellen.

[-] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

As long as he keeps pretending with good actions it's a step up. I would rather him be fake and help the crews with his money than not.

[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Child star goes through a douchey phase, tale as old as time

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Many of them don't make it through.

I feel like Jason Bateman is a great example of child star who became a douche, then survived and grew out of it.

[-] Wollang@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Well shit. It’s always nice when people grow and mature, wish it happened more often! Good for him.

[-] donut4ever@lemm.ee 55 points 1 year ago

Aren't they already millionaires, why do they need more money?

[-] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 55 points 1 year ago
[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Anything that gets them money is by definition capitalism and by definition good! /s (Yes there are many economists/businessmen that think anything that makes money is by definition good.)

[-] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

It's almost like there is a reason Vancouver collectively disowned Nickleback.

[-] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 47 points 1 year ago

Every time I see Chris Brown's name, I'm reminded that this piece of shit is still rich and famous. People are disappointing.

[-] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

And a wifebeater too ffs! 🤬🤬🤬

[-] El_illuminacho@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yah, that's kind of why he's referenced to as a piece of shit.

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] Redditiscancer789@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Well we know what post Malone did with some of it. He bought that stupid magic the gathering card for like $2 million.

[-] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

As a magic fan I'm pretty sour at Posty for this. Loved that he brought more mainstream attention to magic, but not like this. Mr Down To Earth is counting his beans just like the rest of them I guess.

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not like they’d already made tons of money or anything.

ETA: they should have to give it back.

[-] istoff@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

It's not like me to say sorry.

[-] greendakota99@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

These were both good but this one is better!

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

What the fuck is going on here? Fucking bullshit. These fucking pieces of shit need to rot in jail. Especially Chris Brown for beating up Rihanna smh.

[-] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago

New reason to hate nickelback just dropped

[-] alienanimals@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Free money for the rich and the poor get nothing. Sounds about right.

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Hey hey how you got those handful of stimulus payouts which were totally responsible for all the problems we now face. People still haven't gone back to work after they got all that money for free

/s

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Looks like a lot of people in this comments want their nickels back.

[-] toastus@feddit.de 15 points 1 year ago

Is that Chris Brown pasta not a thing around here?

[-] dlhextall@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago

A verbal argument ensued and Chris Brown pulled the vehicle over on an unknown street, reached over Robyn F. with his right hand, opened the car door and attempted to force her out. Brown was unable to force Robyn F. out of the vehicle because she was wearing a seat belt. When he could not force her to exit, he took his right hand and shoved her head against he passenger window of the vehicle, causing an approximate one-inch raised circular contusion.

Robyn F. turned to face Brown and he punched her in the left eye with his right hand. He then drove away in the vehicle and continued to punch her in the face with his right hand while steering the vehicle with his left hand. The assault caused Robyn F.'s mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle.

Brown looked at Robyn F. and stated, 'I'm going to beat the shit out of you when we get home! You wait and see!'

The detective said Robyn F. then used her cell phone to call her personal assistant Jennifer Rosales, who did not answer.

Robyn F. pretended to talk to her and stated, 'I'm on my way home. Make sure the police are there when I get there.'

After Robyn F. faked the call, Brown looked at her and stated, 'You just did the stupidest thing ever! Now I'm really going to kill you!'

Brown resumed punching Robyn F. and she interlocked her fingers behind her head and brought her elbows forward to protect her face. She then bent over at the waist, placing her elbows and face near her lap in [an] attempt to protect her face and head from the barrage of punches being levied upon her by Brown.

Brown continued to punch Robyn F. on her left arm and hand, causing her to suffer a contusion on her left triceps (sic) that was approximately two inches in diameter and numerous contusions on her left hand.

Robyn F. then attempted to send a text message to her other personal assistant, Melissa Ford. Brown snatched the cellular telephone out of her hand and threw it out of the window onto an unknown street.

Brown continued driving and Robyn F. observed his cellular telephone sitting in his lap. She picked up the cellular telephone with her left hand and before she could make a call he placed her in a head lock with his right hand and continued to drive the vehicle with his left hand.

Brown pulled Robyn F. close to him and bit her on her left ear. She was able to feel the vehicle swerving from right to left as Brown sped away. He stopped the vehicle in front of 333 North June Street and Robyn F. turned off the car, removed the key from the ignition and sat on it.

Brown did not know what she did with the key and began punching her in the face and arms. He then placed her in a head lock positioning the front of her throat between his bicep and forearm. Brown began applying pressure to Robyn F.'s left and right carotid arteries, causing her to be unable to breathe and she began to lose consciousness.

She reached up with her left hand and began attempting to gouge his eyes in an attempt to free herself. Brown bit her left ring and middle fingers and then released her. While Brown continued to punch her, she turned around and placed her back against the passenger door. She brought her knees to her chest, placed her feet against Brown's body and began pushing him away. Brown continued to punch her on the legs and feet, causing several contusions.

Robyn F. began screaming for help and Brown exited the vehicle and walked away. A resident in the neighborhood heard Robyn F.'s plea for help and called 911, causing a police response. An investigation was conducted and Robyn F. was issued a Domestic Violence Emergency Protective Order.

[-] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

Be the pasta you wish to see on the world?

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] Javish@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

This is fucking gross.

[-] istoff@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

And this is how you remind me.

[-] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I hate you so much for getting Nickleback songs stuck in my head.

load more comments (2 replies)
[-] Jikal@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Well, it wasn't to make good music

[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

cool that's not art

load more comments
view more: next ›
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2023
638 points (98.3% liked)

News

22838 readers
3686 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS