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‘Twitter philanthropy’ reveals chasms in social safety net

Callie Coppage, of Portland, Oregon, sits with her sons Anthony, 3, and Royal, 11 months, near the Willamette River on May 13, 2022. Coppage received $7,000 from multimillionaire and "Twitter philanthropist" Bill Pulte after tweeting a photo of herself and her infant son, saying she had just left an abusive relationship and needed support. Coppage says the money helped her buy a used car, replace stolen car seats and get her life back on track. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) Callie Coppage, of Portland, Ore., takes a walk with her sons Anthony, 3, and Royal, 11 months near the Willamette River on May 13, 2022. Coppage received $7,000 from multimillionaire and "Twitter philanthropist" Bill Pulte after tweeting a photo of herself and her infant son, saying she had just left an abusive relationship and needed support. Coppage says the money helped her buy a used car, replace stolen car seats and get her life back on track. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) This 2021 photo provided by Billy Price shows him and his son, Maddox in Ohio. Price was already struggling to make ends meet before someone broke into his Michigan storage unit, stole his identity and ruined his credit. He filed a police report, and then tweeted about it to Bill Pulte, a multimillionaire who he'd heard uses Twitter to give money to those in need. (Billy Price via AP) This 2021 photo provided by Billy Price shows him and his son, Maddox in Ohio. Price was already struggling to make ends meet before someone broke into his Michigan storage unit, stole his identity and ruined his credit. He filed a police report, and then tweeted about it to Bill Pulte, a multimillionaire who he'd heard uses Twitter to give money to those in need. (Billy Price via AP)