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Sep 13, 2023Liked by Michele Simon, JD, MPH

Let's hope they turn this around. Great insights Michele!

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Not holding my breath, thanks for your kind feedback!

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Sep 17, 2023Liked by Michele Simon, JD, MPH

Great analysis, made my eyes blur 😢 just.... Capitalism 🤬😢🙁 putting profits uber alles 🤬

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Satish Karandikar either consciously favors dishonest people, or else he lacks the ability to judge character. I don't know how Mr. Karandikar got so wealthy. But by the way he indiscriminately wastes his billions of dollars, I assume he became rich via inheritance. (But maybe I'm wrong?)

Josh Tetrick isn't the only alleged abuser to be the recipient of Karandikar generosity. Satish has been the primary funder for northern California's infamous cult, Direct Action Everywhere (DXE), and its malignant narcissist leader, Wayne Hsiung (ref. https://caroljadams.com/carol-adams-blog/why-i-am-boycotting-events-if-dxe-is-also-an-invited-speaker, https://www.berkeleyside.org/2020/10/19/opinion-wayne-hsiung-dxe-mayor-berkeley-ca-election-2020, etc. ). Thanks to Satish Karandikar, Hsiung now has accumulated millions of dollars in his "Friends of DXE" acccount. Although Wayne Hsiung claims not to be involved with his cult anymore, he still controls its money, which he inevitably will keep for himself. Meanwhile, Hsiung still is invited to fly to the Karandikar house in New Jersey, asking for donations of hundreds of thousands of dollars for Hsiung's "Simple Heart" account.

Jay K, when you read this, please reconsider what you're doing with your life. You're a smart enough person to understand the difference between lies & truth, and between right & wrong. While you were at Princeton, you pledged for 4 years to abide by the Honor Code. That still should mean something to you. Remember that a benevolent society can thrive ONLY when it excludes malignant dishonesty, such as that demonstrated by Tetrick, Hsiung, Sawhney, and other liars whom your family has funded, such as Randall Miller (https://www.yahoo.com/video/convicted-midnight-rider-director-randall-233938444.html), Rene King-Sonnen (https://www.click2houston.com/news/2017/08/02/angleton-animal-sanctuary-facing-fines-after-filing-lawsuit/), et. al.

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Sep 17, 2023Liked by Michele Simon, JD, MPH

OMG glad I read your comment. I saw Wayne on social media recently.... 🤬🤬🤬

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Michele, I notice that your original article on the Forbes website now seems to be scrubbed. Were you given notice and/or explanation of that?

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Nov 14, 2023·edited Nov 14, 2023Author

Oh yeah, they took it down and fired me over it. I have not written about that yet.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Michele Simon, JD, MPH

Wow. You uncovered something both important and true. Had you written anything that was factually incorrect, they could have easily dismissed the matter and published a correction. Instead, they try to erase it and pretend the issue doesn't exist.

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Yes, obviously Eat Just complained, as they always do. The editor claimed that using OTHER sources was not valid and I had to fact check ALL of it myself, while they don't even pay us. So whenever you see "contributor" on Forbes, know it's just someone's blog, not journalism.

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