Elon's Antics

[McLaren]

Concerning.

Looking into it.

 

[Danoff]

Elon Musk’s Big Business and Conflicts of Interest With the U.S. Government

Mr. Musk, who holds billions in federal contracts, wants to be in charge of the regulators that oversee him if Donald Trump wins.

www.nytimes.com

I'm not sure why this wasn't a bigger story when it was first announced. It's been "concerning" since then.

 

[EngieDiesel]

Elon Musk pledges to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

The winner will be chosen from those who sign a petition by the tech billionaire's Trump-supporting campaign group.

www.bbc.com

Even if there weren't massive legality concerns surrounding this, I'd be making damn sure that check cleared before I got anywhere near a polling station.

 

[Liquid]

Chosen from the random Republican party register.

Edit: It's like one of those scam giveaways on Twitter (lol)

"Guys, I'm giving away ONE MILLION DOLLARS to one of my followers.

Make sure you vote Republican to be in with a chance of winning."

 

[MatskiMonk]

I feel like I've seen this big-brain play from Musk somewhere before...#

... oh yes ...

 

[Danoff]

Yea that's illegal.

18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting

www.law.cornell.edu

But only if Kamala wins. If Trump wins, that's not illegal because Trump will abuse the presidency to enable breaking election laws. This is how broken the US is right now.

 

[GBO Possum]

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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Elon Musk Over ‘Robotaxi’ Imagery

Alcon Entertainment, the Hollywood company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” said it had denied a request to use images from the movie but that Mr. Musk did so anyway.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Danoff]

Yea that's illegal.

18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting

www.law.cornell.edu

But only if Kamala wins. If Trump wins, that's not illegal because Trump will abuse the presidency to enable breaking election laws. This is how broken the US is right now.

It's actually more illegal than I realized. The legal analysis above suggests that it might also be illegal under PA law as well and an illegal lottery. 597, the law I quoted, is the first one he mentions in the video.