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New Statesman: “What really concerned Musk, however, was that people weren’t retweeting him enough. Teams of engineers were assigned to solve the problem of reduced engagement with Musk’s tweets. Matters came to a head during the 2023 Super Bowl, when he obsessed over the fact that a tweet by Joe Biden received several times as many likes as his own.” “Nobody dared suggest that the world just found their boss easy to ignore.

“Former President Donald Trump has said he would cancel all unspent funds from President Joe Biden’s signature climate law if he wins the presidential election on Nov. 5,” Reuters reports. “But the vast majority of grants will be spent by the time a new president takes office in January, and targeting what remains would be a massive legal challenge.”

A new Wisconsin Watch/MassINC poll in Wisconsin finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump, 53% to 46%, her largest lead in recent polling from this crucial swing state and nearly outside the survey’s +/-3.8% margin of error. In a multi-candidate race, Harris received 51% support to Trump’s 45%. In the U. S. Senate race, Tammy Baldwin (D) leads challenger Eric Hovde (R), 52% to 44%.

Three former chairs of the Maine Republican Party “enthusiastically” endorsed Kamala Harris for president in the Bangor Daily News. “Never can we recall a candidate from either major political party whose sole mission seems to be to divide our nation, divide our communities and, often, divide families and friendships. Whether it is race, religion, gender, ethnicity or country of origin, Trump continues to pit us against each other in his frightening, cynical quest to get elected again.” “In contrast, we have seen in Harris a collaborative and capable leader committed to bringing people together, and we believe her when she says that she is committed to being a president for all Americans, regardless of political party.”

A 58-year-old man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump acknowledged in a prewritten note that he had planned the attack — and even predicted his failure, offering $150,000 to anyone who could “complete the job,” the New York Times reports. CNBC: Would-be Trump assassin stalked ex-president for month.

“Labeling tweets featuring false claims about election fraud as ‘disputed’ does little to nothing to change Trump voters’ pre-existing beliefs, and it may make them more likely to believe the lies, according to a new study,” The Guardian reports.