• savvie@lemmy.zip
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    Far-right billionaire Elon Musk is spending an unprecedented fortune helping the Republican Party maintain its majorities in Congress, according to a Monday report in The New York Times.

    The Times used filings made with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to calculate that Musk has funneled at least $276 million to GOP groups and his own super political action committee (PAC) since July alone.

    In total, the Times estimated that Musk has given $366 million in campaign contributions during the 2025-26 election cycle, which is even more than the $290 million he gave during the 2023-24 election cycle to return President Donald Trump and the GOP to power.

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    How is that insane? The guy had trillion $ at one point. Donating $276 million for him is like me donating ~$400.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    Here’s a crazy idea: political parties should receive one set amount of money from a set fund, and all fundraising and private political contributions should be illegal.

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    This is one of the few immigrants I’d actually like to have deported. Nazi scum like him is what’s ruining this country.