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Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him

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Here's why he gave away $2 million Sunday and why he said it's for “the future of civilization.”

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  1. Elon Musk says he's hitting the campaign trail in Wisconsin, will personally hand out $1 million checks

    Headline from Insider ·

  2. Newest

    Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him

    Headline from CBS 19 Tyler ·

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Musk announces $1 million for Wisconsin voter in Supreme Court race. Opposition calls it ‘corrupt.’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The payment to a Green Bay man is similar to a lottery that Musk’s political action committee ran last year in Wisconsin and other battleground states before the presidential election.

  2. Insider

    Elon Musk says he's hitting the campaign trail in Wisconsin, will personally hand out $1 million checks (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Later Friday morning, Musk deleted his post on X about giving away $1 million checks. It's unclear if the event will go on.

  3. Newsweek

    Elon Musk vows to hand out $1 million checks this weekend: What to know (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Musk said that the money could only be given to people who had voted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

  4. Insider

    Elon Musk's group spent over $12 million in Wisconsin. Here's why he cares about a state Supreme Court race. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk and his America PAC have spent over $12 million on efforts to elect a judge who could shift the majority of Wisconsin's highest court.

  5. Foxla

    Musk announces $1 million for Wisconsin voter in Supreme Court race. Opposition calls it ‘corrupt’ (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Elon Musk announced a $1 million payment to a Wisconsin voter ahead of a state Supreme Court election.

  6. CBS 19 Tyler

    Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    Here's why he gave away $2 million Sunday and why he said it's for “the future of civilization.”

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Musk hands out millions in bid to sway Wisconsin court vote – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Elon Musk has handed million-dollar checks to two voters in Wisconsin ahead of an election for the state's top court. The billionaire claimed that "the future of civilization" was at stake in the vote.

  8. Fox News

    Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks amid 'super important' Wisconsin judicial race (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Elon Musk handed out $1 million checks to two voters in Wisconsin on Sunday amid the state's supreme court race.

  9. The Guardian

    Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Musk denied he was buying votes but said the court election outcome would be critical to Trump’s agenda and ‘the future of civilization’

  10. The Federalist

    Musk Hands Out $1 Million Checks In Green Bay Before Election (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    The billionaire tech titan said Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court election 'might decide the future of America and Western Civilization.'

  11. Rolling Stone

    Elon Musk Says He's Giving Out $1 Million Checks to 'Get Attention' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Musk delivered two checks for $1 million on Sunday in Wisconsin, in advance of the state’s Supreme Court election.

  12. West Hawaii Today

    Musk gives away two $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters in high profile judicial race (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday handed out million-dollar checks to two voters in Wisconsin and promised smaller payments to others who help elect a conservative candidate to the state’s top court in a closely watched election.

  13. New York Post

    Elon Musk hands out $1 million checks to voters after Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to intervene (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk gave away $1 million checks to two voters despite massive backlash from critics and a lawsuit from Wisconsin's attorney general ahead of a consequential Supreme Court election in the state.

  14. Insider

    Elon Musk says his $1 million giveaways are mainly about grabbing your attention (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Every time Musk starts handing out $1 million checks to voters, controversy and legal challenges follow. He says that's the point.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Musk gives $1M to 2 Wisconsin voters (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Donald Trump's agenda and "the future of civilization."

  16. The Daily Caller

    ‘Destiny Of Humanity’: Elon Musk Proceeds With $1 Million Wisconsin Voter Giveaway After Courts Refuse To Intervene (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously rejected an effort to block Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters ahead of Tuesday’s judicial election.

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