The Rotten Stench of Elon Musk's Political Money - "Elon Musk will be spending $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help elect Republicans in November"
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Billionaire Elon Musk has thrown his support behind far-right leader Marine Le Pen's bid for the French presidency, prompting accusations of foreign interference in the 2027 election.
Musk on Wednesday called Le Pen "France's last hope" on his social media platform X, in a post declaring his support for her presidential bid – which she confirmed earlier this month, even after her conviction for embezzlement was upheld on appeal.
Pollution from Musk’s unpermitted xAI power project hits hardest in Black communities
Elon Musk's xAI has installed far more gas turbines without federal permits at its Colossus 2 data center project in Tennessee than it has publicly acknowledged, and the pollution is hitting predominantly Black neighborhoods the hardest, a Reuters analysis found.