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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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[–] Grizzlyboy@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

Luigi his ass already! What a fucking loser he is.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

You have to understand his perspective. He paid for it, so he thinks it's his

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 76 points 3 days ago (1 children)

he payed for that election fair and square!!!

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days 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. 😭

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Remember folks: its always projection with these fucks. This means they are doing this but it didn't work. And I'm not talking about the millions this dipshit lost.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 226 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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 55 points 4 days 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 25 points 4 days ago

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

Thanks!

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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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[–] iamnotme@feddit.uk 13 points 3 days ago

I didn’t win an election I was trying to rig, it must be a fix.

What a fucking flex 😂

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 45 points 3 days ago (22 children)

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

[–] FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Unfortunately, the art community is still big. No other platform has as much engagement with small time artists. I use it just for that. Sometimes Ill get curious and see political tweets. They're almost always filled to the brim with comments spouting: hate, disinformation or deflection. You'll see sane comments but the algorithm buries them. I'm sure most are bots but the nazi-ism is definitely boosted.

I've made accounts on bsky, pixelfed and cara and post there also. Unfortunately the masses haven't moved to those yet so commissions and posts are sparse.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Twitter overtook deviant art?

[–] dnick@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Would be interesting if everyone still stuck using it consistently advertised a discount for finding them on any site besides Twitter. Might not make the biggest difference by itself but it could start a trickle that turns into the flood.

Basically a surcharge for users that only know Twitter or otherwise wouldn't be bothered by the noise. Maybe call it a tarrif that can be easily avoided :)

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[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 98 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 85 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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 10 points 4 days ago

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

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 76 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Musk boosted a post by Alex Jones featuring Roger Stone

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

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[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 48 points 4 days ago (3 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.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 27 points 3 days 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.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

What? Just because he did not get what he paid bribes for?

[–] TaeKwonDoh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago (2 children)

YOU LITERALLY BOUGHT VOTES

[–] Zess@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days 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 22 points 3 days ago

Exactly like Trump.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

…Which is why he thinks it’s rigged…

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[–] Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I wear a cheese hat

Your arguments are invalid

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 36 points 4 days 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 🖕

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 41 points 4 days ago

Elon, this isn't an auction you disphit

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago

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

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Really? I want to know how Leon Hitler manipulated the voting machines in the swing states.

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 32 points 4 days 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 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days 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 bitch 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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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days 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??

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

Musk = POS Nazi.

[–] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Plurrbear@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

All GOP elections “were stolen” when suffering such a loss… I would be embarrassed too, if I spent that “random winning money” the GOP voters were gifted and STILL were defeated by a LANDSLIDE! 😂 Drumpf is def cry texting his “friends” about it! Lmao!?

Damn, Epstein is dead… guess we don’t know who he was “texting” lmao!!!!

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days 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.

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