The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has found probable cause that billionaire Elon Musk broke state law when he promised to hand out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election.
    • nelson@lemmy.world
      15·
      12 hours ago

      You get SMACKED or SLAMMED in newspaper articles. The damage to your ego is enough punishment really. Much worse than any fine or jail time.

      Billionaires have it rough.

      /s

      • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
        4·
        9 hours ago

        First the papers CHOP you down, and then they DROPKICK you into the gutter, then SUPLEX your reremovedtion, followed by a HEADLOCK, and then oh no what’s this why are they climbing the corner post - MOONSAULT onto your ego with a flying elbow

        • NekoKoneko@lemmy.world
          3·
          5 hours ago

          Ow, that hurt just to watch. Actually, after seeing the media give such a vicious beatdown, the billionaire seems like the underdog - we should really root for them instead!

          • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
            1·
            4 hours ago

            Don’t worry, the billionaire flouts all regulations and bravely pulls out a gun on his assailants. A tense deadlock ensues, but watch out oh dear here comes Bernie Sanders with the steel chair!

      • Avicenna@programming.dev
        2·
        12 hours ago

        In the off chance you get fined for completely dismantling democracy and helping place a crook in presidency, they will make you pay 1/1000th of your yearly bonuses. Monstrous, such barbaric measures.

    • Phantaloons@piefed.zipEnglish
      7·
      14 hours ago

      Judges and ‘boards’ complain about it for clout until everyone forgets?

      “I won’t stand for it!”

      sits down

  • Substance_P@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    19 hours ago

    The damage is now done and he’s going to get what, a fine or some shit? Doubt it. A shrug and a strongly worded don’t do that again- He will promptly do it again.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      19 hours ago

      We can (and should) elect a president who would go after all these criminals.

      There’s literally no reason not to do it.

      Anyone telling you differently is just trying to get people to skip voting

      • Substance_P@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        19 hours ago

        I’m 100% with you on this. The Dems are also complicit in not ensuring voters knew what illegal activities were happening at the time — when DOGE was in full swing, the left sat on their hands and allowed Musk and his army of hackers to siphon off terabytes of sensitive data. That said, I do believe in a swing of the pendulum, though this time it may swing further to the left than many expect.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          18 hours ago

          I mean, it depends on what you mean by “the Dems”…

          Schumer and Jefferies were/are lame ducks and obviously did nothing despite holding congressional leadership positions

          And the DNC stayed out of it, because they shouldn’t be involved in stuff like that, the party should never be setting policy like that.

          Individual politicians with Ds by their names were ringing the alarm bells throughout that period and continue to do so.

          There just wasn’t/isn’t much they can do for the next 6 months.

          Things can get a lot better just by then

          That said, I do believe in a swing of the pendulum, though this time it may swing further to the left than many expect.

          I agree many don’t see it coming…

          But for people that know history, another FDR is obviously right around the corner, and we’re a lot more likely to get a progressive Senate/House which not having is what held FDR back. Even if not, the president has a lot more power compared to 80 years ago.

          Shit looks bad and could get way worse, but on a 20 year timeline I never been more optimistic about America’s future.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    19 hours ago

    Especially since it wasn’t even a lottery, he flat out just picked who he thinks would play the best as advertisments, but sold it as “anyone can win”