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VioletTea@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 days ago

Elon Musk gives $276 million to Republican groups

www.cnbc.com

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Elon Musk gives $276 million to Republican groups

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VioletTea@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 days ago
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Elon Musk gives $276 million to Republican groups, becomes biggest known 2026 midterm donor
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Musk’s record midterm election spending comes as the Tesla and SpaceX CEO rebuilds his relationship with Trump and has business ties to the federal government.
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  • Duchess@piefed.linenoise.vip
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    Republican groups like the Trump administration have awarded him tens of billions in federal contracts. Our system is so broken. Lived in blue states my whole life and my vote has never mattered. Volunteered for past elections and it didn’t seem to help much. Depressing state of things.

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      Hey you can always move to a red state!

      The food is good. But it does get a little warm.

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        There’s Idaho too

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          Also Utah if you want to live in hell and be surrounded by morons I mean Mormons.

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            Don’t forget about the salt lake that’s going to become a toxic dust cloud soon!

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              I feel like that’s under the banner of being called hell. But probably good to point out by itself as well.

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    Elon Musk gives $276 million to Republican groups

    Well that’s just free speech, innit.

    Isn’t it, supreme Court Justice Anthony “my son is trumps loan shark at DeutscheBank” Kennedy?

    Free fuckin’ speech. You asshole.

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    1. Our democracy fell with Citizens United. Laughably named since it was really The Richest Assholes United.
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      They legalized bribery

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    So, 0.2% of his net worth is enough to buy the republican party…

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      He doesn’t even have to spend that much. Elmo could cut a $10,000 check to Susan Collins and she would introduce the Orphans as Biofuel Act.

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      They like the money, but they LOVE the attention. A lot like toddlers in that regard. They’ve got irrational tantrums down perfectly, too.

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    If you buy a Tesla, use Starlink, or X, you are funding the fascist Republican Party.

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    He’s pretty high on my biting list

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    Some immigrants are more equal than others.

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    That bought him his spot in the Army “advising” or troops and running our autonomous killing drones with Lucky Palmer.

    MAGA are the biggest traitors on the planet and need to go away NOW AND NO ONE STANDS UP TO THEM

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