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.

  • SovsensMester@feddit.dk
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    21 hours 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.

    • alkbch@lemmy.ml
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      19 hours ago

      You answer to finding a platform that provides most of the information I want to have is to … go outside? Do you think that’s even remotely helpful?

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        19 hours ago

        Dont be lazy and find it elsewhere? I didnt realize twitter was where all new things come from.

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          19 hours ago

          I’m guessing you didn’t read my comment two steps above…