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Diraven

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8. Musk even admitted the check winners aren't random

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:30 PM

Mar 2025

A while back. The million dollar prizes all go to conservative celebrities and influencers, so he can say he's not illegally buying votes or running an illegal sweepstakes, but instead "employing" the "winners" for their "services". He counts on everyone forgetting that.

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Republican Operative Nicholas Jacobs Locks Twitter After Elon Musk Check Controversy [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2025 OP

Yeah, nothing suspicious about that :/ NotHardly Mar 2025 #1

Lucky guy. What were the odds, a million to one? multigraincracker Mar 2025 #2

So obviously a bribe. Is anyone surprised? They both should go to prison. kysrsoze Mar 2025 #3

Vote buying probably is illegal IronLionZion Mar 2025 #4

WTF! Ellipsis Mar 2025 #5

Well Nicholas, if you're really unhappy with the backlash, you could return the check.... OR, liberalla Mar 2025 #6

I fucking KNEW IT. So...who got the other one?? Bengus81 Mar 2025 #7

Musk even admitted the check winners aren't random Diraven Mar 2025 #8

Looking for fraud Musk?? Look in the mirror.......... Bengus81 Mar 2025 #9

Who remembers John Beresford Tipton? usonian Mar 2025 #10

Slightly off topic, but interesting. ChazInAz Apr 2025 #11

Way off topic, the Filoli mansion in Woodside, California, was seen in the opening credits of Dynasty. usonian Apr 2025 #14

As a little kid that show fascinated me, mostly the "stranger at the door with a MILLION dollars for you." Timeflyer Apr 2025 #13

Rigged Kid Berwyn Apr 2025 #12