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[-] skvlp@lemm.ee 70 points 3 days ago

Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta — ruling after Musk’s lawyers said the winners are paid spokespeople and not chosen by chance — did not immediately explain his reasoning.

“The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,” Gober said Monday. “We know exactly who will be announced as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”

Chris Young, the director and treasurer of America PAC, testified that the recipients are vetted ahead of time, to “feel out their personality, (and) make sure they were someone whose values aligned” with the group.

A scam, in other words.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Pretty sure it's against the law to advertise something as a lottery/random and then it's not.

Definitely scam

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Yes, election interference, but instead of buying votes you trick voters into thinking you are gonna pay them

[-] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 34 points 3 days ago

Just more unequal application of the law due to money.

[-] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago

This is how democracy dies, not with a bang, not with a whimper, but a "cha-ching!"

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 29 points 3 days ago

Elon scamming people, again.

*Also see “Dogecoin”, “Robo-taxis”, “Optimus” and “Full Self Driving”.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Human vacuum tube transport thing.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago
[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

From an immigrant!

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago

So it went from lottery to sweepstakes. Bill O'Reilly is literally bending steel over his erection from all this spin.

this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2024
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