Oligarch Watch
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"Musk sunk $21 million into flipping the WI Supreme Court to conservative control, only to see his candidate defeated by 10 percentage points. The losing margin was four points larger than that of the only other Republican on the same ballot, who was not tied to Musk’s money."
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Democrats' win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk
The billionaire supporter of President Donald Trump and his affiliated groups spent more than $21 million supporting the conservative in the race in hopes of breaking liberals' 4-3 majority on the cou...
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April 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"Musk sunk $21 million into flipping the WI Supreme Court to conservative control, only to see his candidate defeated by 10 percentage points. The losing margin was four points larger than that of the only other Republican on the same ballot, who was not tied to Musk’s money."
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tinyurl.com/3byysmpb
Wisconsin SC rejects AG's effort to block Elon Musk's voter payments. WI state law “forbids anyone from offering... to give anything of value to an elector in order to induce the elector to go to the polls...”
"The court did not provide a reason for rejecting the request."
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"The court did not provide a reason for rejecting the request."
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects AG Josh Kaul's effort to block Elon Musk voter payments
The court in a unanimous decision turned down Attorney General Josh Kaul's request to bar Musk from handing out $1 million checks at a Sunday event.
www.jsonline.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Wisconsin SC rejects AG's effort to block Elon Musk's voter payments. WI state law “forbids anyone from offering... to give anything of value to an elector in order to induce the elector to go to the polls...”
"The court did not provide a reason for rejecting the request."
tinyurl.com/53abchnz
"The court did not provide a reason for rejecting the request."
tinyurl.com/53abchnz
❗⚠️"On March 25, Trump signed an executive order that would upend voter registration in the United States; block tens of millions of eligible American citizens from registering to vote; and empower DOGE to review citizens’ voter registration status."⚠️❗
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Executive Order on Elections Aims to Dictate How States Run Elections and Handpicks Which Citizens Can Vote
If enforced, the executive order would block tens of millions of eligible Americans from the ballot box and empower DOGE to review Americans’ voter registration status.
www.americanprogress.org
March 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
❗⚠️"On March 25, Trump signed an executive order that would upend voter registration in the United States; block tens of millions of eligible American citizens from registering to vote; and empower DOGE to review citizens’ voter registration status."⚠️❗
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
essayx.substack.com/p/the-rise-a...
⚠️ "Fighting the rise of a third oligarchy requires collective action and systemic reform."⚠️
⚠️ "Fighting the rise of a third oligarchy requires collective action and systemic reform."⚠️
The Rise and Fall of Oligarchies in American History
Learning from History to Protect Democracy
essayx.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
essayx.substack.com/p/the-rise-a...
⚠️ "Fighting the rise of a third oligarchy requires collective action and systemic reform."⚠️
⚠️ "Fighting the rise of a third oligarchy requires collective action and systemic reform."⚠️