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Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk (newrepublic.com)

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If Donald Trump’s administration really wants to find evidence of foreign interference in Georgia’s elections, then they need look no further than the president’s old friend Elon Musk and his shady super PAC.

Members of the Georgia State Elections Board voted Wednesday to issue a formal letter of reprimand to Musk’s America PAC over the billionaire technocrat’s illegal scheme to get Trump elected. Georgia, a key battleground state in 2024, was the target of aggressive campaigning by Trump’s team.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It wouldn't collapse the company, it would collapse the stock price if he tried to sell it all. The company would be mostly fine.

His shares are in a sense, out of supply, and when there is an injection of new shares, the price goes down as there are now more shares available to be traded. Its very simple supply and demand. There's no way he'd be able to maintain a sustained sell and have even half of what he has, unless he did it over a very long period of time. (edit: very late edit, but less than half and then he'd lose almost another half of that to taxes so maybe around 1/4 value and thats probably optimistic if done as fast as possible)

I am pro Tesla and pro SpaceX yes. All you online folks get some much wrong about the companies, sometimes blatantly wrong, and I do try to correct people on those matters at times because you're acting no fucking better than how the MAGA people you all think act terribly act.

This is a good example of me probably simping according to you: https://lemmy.world/post/42908537/22057585

You don't have to like the companies because of who runs it, that's fine.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Its very simple supply and demand.

That's what makes it sound so plausible and how the Big Lie has managed to get such traction, but it's not simple at all and just doesn't play out that way.

This is a good example of me probably simping according to you: [removed]

You don’t have to like the companies because of who runs it, that’s fine.

Ok those last two remarks make me think you're not the useful idiot I thought you were, but actually a full-on SEO stock pumping bot.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do i get a medal or award for being called a bot? I think this is the first time?

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Certainly if you're not a bot, you should use it as a cue for a bit of introspection that your posting habits seem to follow the exact patterns of an astroturfing bot. Not really something to be proud of.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago

Or maybe all those posts claiming Musk was the cause of all those Ukrainian deaths because he didn't block Russia sooner, are the bots?