> 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.
It’s the win at any cost mindset with the post hoc rationalization that intelligent people can do with politics being utterly corrupt to stop this mess. We should really get money out of politics. SV is the new iteration of “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”. These tech guys have way too much money and power. You’d think they cured cancer or something instead of capturing attention and showing ads.
More like the people in power protecting his ass are about to be replaced and he is scared. See Circulation of the Elites. There is always some group somewhere trying to co-opt the system. Short term buying ppl works. Long term it doesnt. Through out human history.
Several of those exact laws are on the books in blue states. Is it an inaccurate characterization of the platform, or are you outraged light was shone on it?
It is always cracking me up when Republicans are pointing on anyone left from the center like a guy is some kind maosist about to seize the means of production. And then they will turn around and offer you 5000 USD per vote if they win.
Not even the thickest european left wing populists would dare to say anything like that...
It sure seems that it doesn't take much. Kevin O'Leary gets people to lend him money to build data centers from being on a TV show. A disturbingly large number of people think Trump is a business genius because of his TV show. Elon Musk looks very legit by comparison.
Extremely well. He's getting everything he wanted out of life.
If he's having sleep problems, it's because of the ketamine. His conscience, however, is not just clear. He is certain that he's making the world a better place for everybody who matters. (Which may be limited to just him.)
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!
Using the words "born under apartheid" to describe someone from rich white familly that benefitted from apartheid and who became white nationalist ... is something.
Mostly, advertising. Radio, TV, Internet, as well as the agencies that create the ads. Americans are utterly blanketed with political advertising during our interminable campaigns.
He's extremely limited in how much he can give directly to the campaign, but as long as you've got a fig leaf that you're not actually working for the candidate, you can spend as much as you want.
That's just the First Amendment in action. The Citizens United decision extended that businesses, as individuals pooling their money, but when you're a trillionaire you don't even need the Supreme Court's approval.
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[ 0.27 ms ] story [ 42.6 ms ] threadI recommend people not recreate cult language as satire.
- If Musk wins: not satire.
- If he loses: satire.
“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?
On a giant pile of cash, presumably.
The man's a psychopath, he doesn't care about hurting other people or what anyone thinks of him.
Not even the thickest european left wing populists would dare to say anything like that...
If he's having sleep problems, it's because of the ketamine. His conscience, however, is not just clear. He is certain that he's making the world a better place for everybody who matters. (Which may be limited to just him.)
The American DreamX®.
Having a kid with a Jew or sex with non white is not argument here.
He's extremely limited in how much he can give directly to the campaign, but as long as you've got a fig leaf that you're not actually working for the candidate, you can spend as much as you want.
That's just the First Amendment in action. The Citizens United decision extended that businesses, as individuals pooling their money, but when you're a trillionaire you don't even need the Supreme Court's approval.