Elon Musk Buys X (formerly Twitter): Just Use Bluesky, Threads, or Mastodon Instead

[MagnarTheGreat]

What's behind Elon Musk's massive effort to elect Trump

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is now a powerful mega donor for Donald Trump. Musk is using his vast resources to campaign for him in Pennsylvania and taking aggressive measures for Trump in other key battleground states. Some of those moves are raising major legal and ethical concerns as...

www.pbs.org

 

[blueharvest]

Trump and Musk’s sudden bond suggests ‘things going on behind scenes,’ warns Newsom

California governor voiced concerns about Musk ‘sucking up’ to Trump after the tech billionaire announced plans to hand out $1m per day to voters

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Hope so.

 

[blueharvest]

Musk wants to send 30K more Starlink satellites into space, worrying astronomers

Satellites in orbit are already an obstacle for astronomers. Sending tens of thousands more could compound issues without any solutions.

www.independent.co.uk

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Musk is no Christian. I'm amazed he didn't burst into flames walking in

That’s only because he didn’t come in riding in a Cybertruck.

 

[Lily Adler]

How can anyone look at the US and not believe we're a late stage capitalist society. We're a death knell away from the dystopian futures of the sci-fi films from the 80's.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

It’s far more than vocal support. He’s funding Republican causes and Trump’s GOTV effort as well as campaigning.

 

[blueharvest]

Opinion | The mind-numbing irony of Elon Musk’s million-dollar election scheme

This scheme, which gives people a financial incentive to register to vote, either violates federal law or walks right up to the line.

www.msnbc.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Justice Department Says It Has Received Complaints About Elon Musk's $1 Million Payments to Voters

Is the tech billionaire breaking the law? We may soon find out.

gizmodo.com

 

[squeekness]

Justice Department Says It Has Received Complaints About Elon Musk's $1 Million Payments to Voters

Is the tech billionaire breaking the law? We may soon find out.

gizmodo.com

Hope they don't jerk us around too long. It seems clear to me he is guilty of election interference at minimum.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Acyn: "Walz: Look, I won't waste all of the time. I will talk about his running mate. His running mate, Elon Musk. Elon is on that stage jumping around skipping like a dip****."

Melon is Trump's ghost running mate at this point, thinking he's more popular than the guy he advocated for (Vance) who seems to be keeping a lower profile these days.

 

[Lily Adler]

Justice Department Says It Has Received Complaints About Elon Musk's $1 Million Payments to Voters

Is the tech billionaire breaking the law? We may soon find out.

gizmodo.com

DOJ: We'll wait til after the election to actively pursue anything. Oh he committed voter fraud. That's a scary accusation. We'll look into it... After the election.

 

[squeekness]

DOJ: We'll wait til after the election to actively pursue anything. Oh he committed voter fraud. That's a scary accusation. We'll look into it... After the election.

Not fair!

 

[blueharvest]

Elon Musk’s pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead of X

America Pac is targeting users interested in the Boy Scouts of America, Kelsey Grammer, Kid Rock and Joe Rogan

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Lily Adler]

So they went with a strongly worded letter?

 

[squeekness]

Does that mean the ones who won have to give the money back?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal​

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/elon-musk-justice-department-letter

Keep in mind any investigation or potential legal action would take a while even if they do anything.

 

[Lily Adler]

Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal​

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/elon-musk-justice-department-letter

Keep in mind any investigation or potential legal action would take a while even if they do anything.

Justice ain't swift in America.

 

[C. Lee]

Justice ain't swift in America.

I wouldn't say that...just last week they made George Washington's corpse stand in the corner for two hours for chopping down that cherry tree.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

X marks the scam: Elon Musk using his PAC cash to pay himself

Elon Musk’s America PAC is buying ads on Elon Musk’s social media platform X to promote Republican nominee Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. According to reporting by Wired , the Trump-...

www.dailykos.com