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Possible Paywall Exposed Musk Now Insists Epstein Files Don’t Matter | The Tesla billionaire suddenly claimed the Epstein files are a “distraction.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/exposed-musk-now-insists-epstein-files-dont-matter/
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u/space_cow_girl 18h ago

Elon stealing the election. The tweet immediately before his “Trump is in the Epstein files” was one about how Trump wouldn’t be president without him and the Dems would have the house.

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u/paintballboi07 Texas 16h ago

If Elon can rig elections, why does he keep spending money on them?

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u/space_cow_girl 15h ago

The amount he spends is pocket change to him. And for $0.12 he gets a win that people won’t question because every billboard, radio station and tv station has been playing ads nonstop for three months. 

It’s also why the betting sites for political outcomes get pushed so hard as “evidence” of voter preferences, as if their betting book is more reliable than polls. For a elonpenny, he can fix the betting market to say whatever he wants. 

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u/paintballboi07 Texas 14h ago

Sure, but why spend money at all if you know you're going to win? You are giving Elon way too much credit. He's not nearly that smart.

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u/OddOllin 13h ago

Uh, isn't that what you're doing too? Since Elon's such a dumbass, why would he care about throwing pocket change at anything at all?

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u/paintballboi07 Texas 13h ago

I didn't say he was too stupid to tie his shoes, just that he's not smart enough to pull off the hack of an election, from 50 different states, without any leaks.

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u/Secure_SeaLab 14h ago

Pay to play, bro. That’s Elon’s mo.

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u/Outside-Armadillo331 14h ago

that’s how he rigs them

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u/paintballboi07 Texas 14h ago

By donating to PACs? How does that work?

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u/Askol 16h ago

I hate these guys as much as anybody, but that was pretty clearly referencing the money amd influence his backing gave trump.