2) He did time in the Army Air Corp and by 1945 was an Intelligence Officer of the Far East Air Force. So you are getting the idea of all the cross over of those in places of influence. Philip's family had long been involved in government. Father was a senator and half brother both a governor and senator. I give you this history because it is Very Important. The history of Graham Holdings Company dates back to 1877, when the Post was first published. The Washington Post Company was incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1889, and remained a District of Columbia corporation until it changed its place of incorporation to Delaware in 2003. It is a public company and its Class B common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GHC; it went public in 1971. Descendants of the late Eugene Meyer (including Chairman and CEO Donald E. Graham, his sister Lally Weymouth, and the beneficiaries of various family trusts) collectively control the company through their ownership of the unlisted Class A common stock that selects 70% of the company's board of directors. As of 2014, it forms more than 90% of the family's assets. Prior to 2014, Berkshire Hathaway was a substantial holder of the public Class B common stock that selects 30% of the company's board of directors, but exchanged most of that stock for WPLG-TV, one of Graham Holdings' television stations, and other assets, in 2014. On August 5, 2013 it was announced that the Washington Post Company would sell the flagship newspaper for $250 million to Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon.com. The Washington Post Company agreed to adopt a new corporate name once the sale was finalized. It adopted Graham Holdings Company as the new name effective November 29, 2013. Amazon.com was not involved in the sale. Nash Holdings LLC, a company owned by Bezos, closed the purchase of the newspaper and affiliated publications on October 1, 2013. Graham Holdings Company retained ownership of WaPo Labs, its technology innovation group, since rebranded as Trove. Nash Holdings LLC is Jeff Bezos private investment firm which was set up in 2013, the same year he bought Wapo for $250 million. Since 1950, the company had been based in the Washington Post building in Washington, D.C., which was sold off separately in 2014. Its new headquarters are at 1300 North 17th Street in Arlington, Virginia. Why do I go down this rabbit hole? As my critics always say. . .why can't I stay on topic? Watch closely and keep searching, even beyond my rabbit holes and you will see This Is on Topic, the topic certain people don't want You to know about. In 2014, Tim O'Shaughnessy joined GHC as president, the founder of LivingSocial and a son-in-law of CEO Don Graham. Tim O'Shaughnessy became CEO in November 2015. Tim O'Shaughnessy also the Laura O'Shaughnessy listed as CEO of Social Code LLC Social Code states this on their site, Social Code LLC provides media services. The Company offers advertising analytics, data science and research, marketing, and communication services. Social Code serves customers in the United States. And this on a newly acquired site, Social Code decodes human needs to deliver actionable insights from consumer data on advertising platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat. SocialCode is the only major social marketing platform that combines automation with a strategic solutions group. That’s why marketers like Heineken®, Nestle, Capital One, Reckitt Benckiser, and Visa trust SocialCode to know what to do now and what to do next. Visit SocialCode.com to learn more. The bigger take away Is President and CEO of GHC are also Advisors of Social Code LLC Donald Graham once held a position at Facebook as the lead independent director of Facebook's board of directors. And of course with keeping it in the family, the Graham Holdings WaPo, Bezos type of family Laura, Tim O'Shaughnessy's wife is CEO of Social Code LLC who just acquired an Amazon Sales Acceleration Sales Agency Collusion anyone? I would say this is why they have collusion on the brain. Master manipulators and orchestrators sure do seem to keep it in the family! Another crossover was in 2012 where SocialCode, the leading social marketing solutions provider, today announced that Bill Masterson, formerly a Sales Direc  ffa  tor at Facebook, has been named Chief Revenue Officer to generate new growth following the company’s strongest performance to date in 2012 with an 88 percent increase in yearly gross revenue. As CRO, Masterson will continue the growth of SocialCode’s social ad buying & intelligence technology platform. SocialCode provides best-in-class social marketing services and analytics across Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and other leading social media platforms for a growing number of top digital advertisers nationwide. Masterson brings to SocialCode over 15 years of experience in sales management, team building and partner development. At Facebook, he led a top-performing sales team working with Fortune 100 brands to create custom social experiences. Previously, Masterson built and ran the sales organization at Clickable as VP of Sales and oversaw the direct sales efforts for Google’s Commerce and Analytics team. This is what is stated on their site, SocialCode is a Facebook Marketing Partner and Twitter Marketing Platform Partner that provides social advertising technology and managed service. Acquired MarketPlace, a Cleveland-based leading Amazon sales acceleration agency. With a proven capability on most of the major social platforms, including Facebook, Google and YouTube, SocialCode is accelerating its Amazon offering with this acquisition. Really cozy as they can relate to the ideals and political views as seen in their statement, MPS will operate as a business unit within SocialCode for customers that want to run Amazon and other marketplaces (Walmart/Jet.com) alongside social. The two companies will also integrate campaign reporting so customers can have a true cross platform view of their campaigns. SocialCode is involved virtually everywhere. Headquartered in D.C., but offices in integral places like, New York, Chicago, Texas, California just to name a few. An officer contact is listed for an Arlington, VA location named Veronica Dillon and the company listed as a California Foreign Limited-Liability Company filed on November 21, 2014 address Registered agent on file is C T Corporation System Mailing address is mailing address is 1133 15th Street Nw 9th Fl, Washington, DC 20005 Social Code LLC involved in many sectors. Media buying, social platforms, Digital Advertising, hands in Super Bowl advertisers, Shopping platforms. Good thing they had LivingSocial back in the day aggressively acquire all of those companies listed in this article prior to dumping everything. And surprise, there was a hack prior to unloading and going downhill! Yikes! As you will recall, I mention Tim O'Shaughnessy was one of the creators of LivingSocial. So that works out for the Graham family fingers in virtually every sector of the pie. What influence they must have. . .er, have had all along! Donald Graham also served in Vietnam "he worked as an information specialist with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968." From January 1969 to June 1970, Graham joined the Washington Metropolitan Police Department as a patrolman and was sent to the Ninth Precinct in Northeast Washington. Donald is on the board of the District of Columbia College Access Program and a trustee of the Federal City Council in Washington, D.C. ( a501c3 so that's helpful in promoting elitist wealth) Graham was also formerly a member of the board of directors of the Summit Fund of Washington. The Summit Fund of Washington states this under it's description, Company Description THE SUMMIT FUND'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (CFNCR), A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. Co-founder Victoria Sant listed under this Co-Founder at The Summit Charitable Foundation, Inc. VICTORIA P. SANT is the cofounder and president of The Summit Foundation. The foundation provides support for international empowerment of girls and reproductive health initiatives, the conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef eco  70ef  system, and Sustainable Cities. From 1993 to March 2015, Sant was the cofounder and president of the former Summit Fund of Washington, which focused its efforts on improving the health and sustainability of the Anacostia River and preventing teen pregnancy in the District of Columbia. Sant has been a member of the board of trustees of the National Gallery of Art since 2000 Sant is also an Advisory Council member for Stanford Center on Longevity M. Charito Kruvant Co-Founder at Creative Associates International, Inc. which is clearly a "global connections hub." Max N. Berry Co-Founder at Nantucket Preservation Trust This gives you an idea of who they hob nob with and support. This from a newswire on their page. PR Newswire April 22, 2015 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, and Business and Civic Leaders: The 2015 class includes Pulitzer Prize-winner Holland Cotter, singer-songwriter Judy Collins, Nike co-founder Philip Knight, Nobel Prize-winner Brian Kobilka, Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and novelist Tom Wolfe. PR Newswire April 22, 2015 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, and Business and Civic Leaders: The 2015 class includes Pulitzer Prize-winner Holland Cotter, singer-songwriter Judy Collins, Nike co-founder Philip Knight, Nobel Prize-winner Brian Kobilka, Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and novelist Tom Wolfe.