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orthoclad

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22. It was like Zuckerthing in 2016

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 10:04 PM

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Facebook illegally provided Cambridge Analytica with private user information. CA used it to micro-target political ads in key electoral college areas. It was enough to swing the election.

Facebook/Zuck was charged, tried, and convicted. He got a dazzling fine of ~30k. Then made billions from Trump. Quite a ROI. This is why I despise all things zuck/meta/facebook. He gifted us our long national nightmare, more than any other single person. He hurt us worse than Putin.

Musk did something similar in '24. I was too depressed to follow election news, so I don't know details. But it looks like Mucks is set to be our despot, with rodeo clowns in the White House and Congress to distract our attention from him.

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What percent do you give to Trump stealing the 2024 election? [View all] edhopper Sunday OP

Can we use Traildogbob Sunday #1

I personally don't think he did, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #2

He always accuses other people of doing things he did, pwb Sunday #3

I don't know if he actually changed votes, but he broke a lot of laws around campaigns Walleye Sunday #4

If they weren't so greedy bob4460 Sunday #5

Simple logic comes into it. yellow dahlia Sunday #16

I doubt he stole it. bucolic_frolic Sunday #6

0% EdmondDantes_ Sunday #7

I think you are more correct at Prairie_Seagull Sunday #8

Musk did it. orthoclad Sunday #9

They both admitted it. yellow dahlia Sunday #17

Money talks. With lots of zeroes. orthoclad Sunday #19

Indeed. yellow dahlia Sunday #24

100% ananda Sunday #10

It was like Zuckerthing in 2016 orthoclad Sunday #22

Republicans fought recounts in 2016... Chemical Bill Sunday #27

Lol Polybius Monday #37

He only needed to manipulate enough of the swing states, just 4-5 of 50 states Blue Owl Sunday #11

Plus Musk stopped investigations into his businesses. Chemical Bill Sunday #28

ZERO Fiendish Thingy Sunday #12

100% OLDMDDEM Sunday #13

I'll say 0% sarisataka Sunday #14

90% for trying to steal it malaise Sunday #15

My immediate answer is 100%. But if I were filling out a form, I would say 99.99%. yellow dahlia Sunday #18

50/50 MustLoveBeagles Sunday #20

Zero. mr715 Sunday #21

0% onenote Sunday #23

I'm convinced he stole the election canetoad Sunday #25

0%. Jedi Guy Sunday #26

A few years back The Bopper Sunday #29

A better question might be, "What percentage of the election was stolen?" Intractable Monday #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Monday #31

Zero per cent. There has been no proof at all, just a bunch of CT-pushers like This Will Hold and others, who, in the Celerity Monday #32

100% Chemical Bill Monday #33

Maybe a 0.01 to 1 percent chance fujiyamasan Monday #34

0% Kaleva Monday #35

Same chance as if the 2020 election was stolen Polybius Monday #36