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   Howard to All   
   The Man Who Wasn't There   
   18 Jun 21 12:45:33   
   
   From: howdHol@yaooho.com   
      
   In the grand tradition of Fred and Donald Trump and their spokespeople Mr.   
   Green, Carolin Gallego, John Barron, John Miller and David Dennison, the   
   "Uber for Helicopters" startup Blade, valued at $800 million, employed   
   imaginary spokesman Simon McLaren.   
      
   https://www.businessinsider.com/blade-helicopter-had-fake-spokesperson-   
   2021-6   
      
   https://tinyurl.com/8euruby5   
      
   "His personal website, created in January, was registered through a proxy,   
   and he uses a 1966 photo of the British racing driver Graham Hill across   
   his accounts in place of a profile picture."   
      
   "He has been quoted by The New York Times, the New York Post, Curbed, The   
   Washington Post, Fox Business, CNN, and [Business] Insider."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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