• takeda@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Is this legitimate? Often there are people who are using a popular event to get rich quick.

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        2 days ago

        His lawyer apparently is saying that he won’t be accepting outside money, so probably all donations are scams.

        This one says:

        All proceeds will be sent directly to Luigi or, if he chooses to reject the funds, they will instead be donated to legal funds for other U.S political prisoners and defendants facing politicized charges.

        So if Luigi will reject it, then who are the political prisoners that will get it?

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          1 day ago

          I edited the comment for awareness.

          I think even if the funds aren’t going to him, there is still at least some value in keeping the conversation going and the political memes flowing. Like it or not, this whole thing has become a hell of a lot bigger than our hero Luigi, and for damn good reason. It’s healthy for this country to keep the momentum goin here.