The staggering $446M Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized

DeepLogin 41 points 22 comments November 01, 2026
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JackSlateur

Spending half a billion of hard-earned money, for the good of the people ! Truly inspiring !

bix6

> A large portion of America Pac’s output focuses on attack ads against Democratic candidates such as Talarico, often accusing them of being radical socialists or targeting them over supporting transgender rights. The Pac has spent $28m on anti-Talarico content, including between $300,000 and 350,000 in October on a single Google ad targeting the Texas Senate candidate. “James Talarico supports parents being charged with child abuse if they do not support transitioning their children,” stated the ad, which was shown more than 10m times over an eight day period. How does Musk sleep at night?

ElProlactin

Only in America can an ambitious young man, born under apartheid to (in his own words) a "terrible human being" of a father, go from illegal immigrant to world's most despicable political powerbroker! The American DreamX®.

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