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The NYT wanted to make sure wine caves and their billionaire owners are protected in this time of need. nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/…
I had to check the URL to make sure this story wasn’t a joke.

“I’m just a pawn here.” - an actual quote from an actual billionaire
In which the NYT gives billionaires a chance to threaten — “jokingly” — to stop supporting candidates and instead go buy more things for themselves.
Who will think of the wine caves?!

They’re not “snobbish,” they’re “a necessity” for *checks notes* the “private tasting room.”
Via @ragepath, the AP story on the Halls actually gives a little more detail about *why* the Halls are such big Dem donors and what they’ve gotten in exchange. apnews.com/08a7d86a43a2a1…
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