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Summary

Elon Musk, after spending $21 million backing conservative Brad Schimel in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, amplified election fraud claims following Schimel’s loss to liberal judge Susan Crawford.

Musk boosted a post by Alex Jones featuring Roger Stone, who alleged mail-in vote fraud. Schimel rejected the claims, urging supporters to accept the results.

Musk pivoted to highlighting a voter ID ballot measure, though Wisconsin already requires ID. Critics see his reaction as echoing Trump-era denialism.

Despite GOP pressure, Schimel’s concession stood out for its rare break from MAGA conspiracy rhetoric.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 47 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

he payed for that election fair and square!!!

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago

Poor Musk was robbed, he was promised that if he paid generously, the election result would be guaranteed. In the end he was cheated, it's unfair. Cry, Cry, crocodile tears. 😭

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 27 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I want to know why anyone still uses that shitty Nazi site he bought.

[–] alkbch@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Because it’s the site where you can follow and interact with the most people.

[–] MiyamotoKnows@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You spelled bots wrong homie.

[–] alkbch@lemmy.ml 1 points 24 minutes ago (1 children)

Sure, there are bots. There are also a lot of real people, politicians, journalists, analysts, software engineers etc.

I actually tried to replace X a few weeks ago and considered Mastodon and Bluesky. Nobody I follow on X is on Mastodon, and only three are on Bluesky.

[–] SovsensMester@feddit.dk 2 points 16 minutes ago

Go outside? I have never used Twitter and live a perfectly normal life. I have access to plenty of information and opinions from paid subscriptions to newspapers and personal blogs. No one can communicate anything serious on Twitter. For sport highlights or similar - I get it. For anything else - a social tool - people have simply forgotten to go outside and do real stuff with real people. You are lying to yourself by saying Twitter provides something you can't live without.

[–] TemplaerDude@lemm.ee 2 points 11 minutes ago

No one in their right mind should want to interact with the nazi-loving scum on that shit hole.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago

I guess maybe? Since technically, he did buy it, right? But this is sort of like calling the cops because someone stole your heroin, isn’t it??

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 41 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

How can this man walk freely on the street? He would get shanked in prison and those dudes have to make knives with toothbrushes and other garbage.

This idiot just walks around and no one shoots their shot.

[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

He would be protected by the nazis in prison.

[–] GetOffReddit@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

lol, how long before the prison Nazis get tired of his shit.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 25 points 19 hours ago

Well, I mean he had an entire security detail deputized by the US Marshalls....so it's not like he's just walking out in the open. The guy surrounds himself with sycophants and other billionaires, it's the only way to completely isolate yourself from reality.

I don't think he's really made an actual public appearance since being booed on stage at that chapel show, and that was by people going to see an unfunny transphobe.

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 37 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

YOU LITERALLY BOUGHT VOTES

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 14 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

…Which is why he thinks it’s rigged…

[–] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 26 minutes ago

Can't argue with that logic. CHECK AND MATE, LIBERAL!

[–] Zess@lemmy.world 29 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He's been able to get whatever he wants by throwing money at it his whole life, so when it doesn't work he automatically cries foul.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 21 points 18 hours ago

Exactly like Trump.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 210 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Oh look, Conservatives sowing more doubt and mistrust because they can't handle it when faced with how unpopular they are.

Quelle surprise.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Sowing like planting seeds not sewing like creating a garment

But now that I think about it they both kinda work... sewing the threads of lies.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

You know, I looked at that and knew it looked wrong but brain couldn't figure out why.

Thanks!

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago

Instead of a seamstress, we've got a memestress.

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Perhaps some leading election deniers are motivated by a psychological defense mechanism, but I think that many realize the strategic benefit. The members of the public who are convinced that Democrats steal elections will vote Republican. They'll also be more willing to accept a Republican refusing to leave office after losing an election, if things come to that.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 16 hours ago

3..2..1.. wooowww, is he REALLY saying that? I am SO surprised and I really NEVAH expected this to happen! Oh my God, did this really happen?

Nah, of course not

We all knew immediately after her win that this was the next step. First try to cheat, if that doesn't work, lie about the other cheating to get what you want.

Elmo is a mysigenic sociopathic narcissist sho actively destroys and ends lives.

[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 89 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 21 hours ago

A bit?

Don't undersell the oligarch's image. He's worked hard to earn.

The only work he's personally performed these past decades.

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 36 points 23 hours ago

Everything is stolen when your a South African Nazi fascist who was unable to buy the vote they wanted.

Hey F’Elon; how about returning those billions of dollars you’ve stolen from the U.S. government (and many other governments) over the past decade.

Fuck you Elon 🖕

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 78 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"I WASNT ABLE TO BUY THIS ELECTION DESPITE MY VAST WEALTH, SO OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE ELSE BOUGHT THIS ELECTION AND STOLE IT WITH THEIR VAST WEALTH, ITS THE ONLY CONCEIVABLE REASON WHY I COULD POSSIBLY LOSE!"

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 21 hours ago

He's salty because he got outbid. Damned eBay snipers.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 71 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Musk boosted a post by Alex Jones featuring Roger Stone

It's like a who's who of absolutely garbage people.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 8 points 23 hours ago

Roy Cohn was also consulted by seance.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 18 points 21 hours ago

Musk = POS Nazi.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 42 points 1 day ago

Elon, this isn't an auction you disphit

Your attempts to steal an election were subverted and now you're complaining. Fucking GOLD.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago
[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 31 points 1 day ago (6 children)

This is a guy who wants to blame the world for his botched gender affirmation surgery that left him with a mangled useless sex organ.

No wonder he hates trans people so much.

No wonder he has so many ivf babies with multiple women.

No wonder he wants to experiment on unwilling human subjects in El Salvador until he can get the neuralink chip to work (he wants to be able to push a button to get off. He has been waiting years for his tantric release. There is no other way)

No wonder he’s so rich yet seems so unhappy.

[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

botched gender affirmation surgery that left him with a mangled useless sex organ

I keep hearing this around here. Is there any actual reason to think it's true?

Even if the bit about the surgery is true, it's a very reductive explanation of issues which clearly aren't new in his life. He was brought up by far-right parents and his father apparently showed him no love. He has been poisonously insecure all his life, only now he has the power to inflict his psychological troubles on the world. Ever since he got financially lucky in the 1990s, he has had the money to buy influence and pay people to do what he wants, so he has never become equipped to deal with people as equals and has all kinds of issues and insecurities around power. He discovered early that, while he had trouble making friends, he could make an impression on people by being edgy and controversial, and has never managed to move beyond this into a more mature persona.

I feel like saying "it's all because of his wonky penis" trivializes how profoundly this man's life has messed him up, and how many complex factors are at work in his psyche. It also implicitly insults anyone else who doesn't have "normal" genitalia.

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Space Nazi abuses ketamine- that’s an established fact. And ketamine abuse can do horrible things to your urogenital tract. So it might not be botched gender affirming surgery that is his pee pee problem, but ketamine side effects.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

how profoundly this man’s life has messed him up, and how many complex factors are at work in his psyche.

Why should we give a single fuck? This guy lies, cheat and sayd himself he thinks empathy is a weakness. Why should have any towards him. He calls everyone he disagree losers, called my prime minister "girl" and openly makes nazi salutes, and you want us to play the "Tell me about chilhood Elon" card? He's a little narcissist privilege removed who's been exploiting people all his life, and I will be happy to take a piss on his grave. And I have no doubt the size of his dick (it's obviously tiny) is one of the reasons he want's to make the world suffer.

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The only way we can be sure is to inspect the genitals.

Prove there is a penis that can get an erection.

Otherwise “he” might be using the WRONG BATHROOM!!!!!!!

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[–] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He thinks it's "stolen" because he also thought he had bought it and thus owned it.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 2 points 15 hours ago

He still has his receipts! But there's a no-return policy for purchased elections.

[–] chilldrivenspade@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

Alex Jones and Roger Stone, two stand up guys if I’ve ever heard of any!

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