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Maye Musk is Elon Musk's mother and holds Canadian, South African, and American citizenship. When Leon Musk bought Twitter, just before he broke it, he vowed it would be politically "neutral," and most of us knew that wasn't true. Then, Leon jumped on the Trump Trainwreck and stumped for the disgraced former President in Butler, Pennsylvania, describing himself as "Dark MAGA." I think he meant Dork MAGA, but whatever. Maye took to Xitter to tell her one million followers to vote ten times (!!!) using fake names, which didn't go down well. "The Democrats have given us another option," she insisted.

Seems that Brittney Griner exchange the Biden-Harris team worked out isn't working out so well for the U. S.

It was the Minnesota governor’s first media interview since he became Kamala’s running mate — and it didn’t go well.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton both navigated their paths to power primarily through relationships rather than notable achievements.

Timmy blows another interview -- and it's all Trump's fault.