John,

After leading the destruction of everything from USAID to Social Security with DOGE — and then leaving Washington once the damage was done — Elon Musk is already preparing his next political move.

According to Axios , Musk is backing Republican candidates ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, putting himself back at the center of MAGA politics.

Just how much the world’s richest man will spend is anyone’s guess, but the last time Musk intervened in an election cycle, he dropped nearly $300 million backing Trump and Republican groups.

Before we explain why this matters, if you’re ready to support journalism willing to take on Musk’s propaganda machine, please donate $25 today and help us reach our end-of-year goal. [[link removed]]

Musk’s return comes at a perilous moment — and not just because defeating MAGA in the 2026 midterms is critical to the future of our democracy.

It’s because figures like Musk are working aggressively to choke off trustworthy sources of information, so propaganda — and profits for rich guys like him — are all that’s left.

We’ve already seen this play out. Paramount’s merger has been followed by the effective hollowing-out of CBS News. ABC made the cowardly decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live after pressure from Trump’s FCC chair — a clear signal that intimidation works.

Across the media landscape, legacy outlets are being sued into submission, pressured into silence, or bought outright by billionaires who view authoritarianism as a business model. Public media — including the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — is being squeezed toward extinction. And the information Americans rely on is increasingly filtered through platforms owned by people who profit directly from Trump staying in power.

For Elon Musk, that platform is X.

In 2025, X has become one of the most alarming developments in the media landscape — a billionaire-controlled platform that suppresses credible reporting, amplifies authoritarian narratives, and floods the public square with disinformation, all while cloaking itself in the language of “free speech.”

Courier exists to provide a courageous alternative: we expose right wing lies at their source and never back down out of fear of retaliation or intimidation

We have just days left to reach our $75,000 end-of-year goal, and what we raise now will determine how strong our reporting is heading into 2026.

If you believe the billionaire takeover of information is a real threat — and that it must be confronted clearly — please contribute before December 31. [[link removed]]

— The Courier Team

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