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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    228 days ago

    Who/what do you follow that is worth supporting the app? I have never used Twitter/x, I’m genuinely curious

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      228 days ago

      A few examples include Drop Site, Aymeric Canon, Mary Kostakidis, Bruno Tertrais, Marco Botenga MEP, Régis Le Sommier, Dr Jimmy Mohamed, Ian Caroll, Rachel Blevins, Scott Ritter, Trita Parsi, Kenneth Roth, Dominique De Villepin…

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        128 days ago

        Thanks for sharing! If those are really important to you, you’re in a bit of a pickle that I don’t envy.

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          228 days ago

          Many people, especially on Lemmy, pretend to live extremely virtuously. The reality is we each make some compromises in our lives.

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              228 days ago

              No, I didn’t think you were passing judgement, and I appreciate your balanced take. I was referring to other people.

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                228 days ago

                Ok cool. Yeah sometimes I wish I could see only black and white, seems like an easy way to live.