標題:Elon Musk’s X Endgame

The world’s richest man has become a new kind of oligarch.

正文：After months of negotiation, Congress was close to passing a spending bill on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown. Elon Musk decided he had other ideas. He railed against the bill in more than 150 separate posts on X, complaining about the raises it would have given members of Congress, falsely exaggerating the proposed pay increase, and worrying about billions in government spending that weren’t even in the bill. He told his followers over and over that the bill was “criminal” and “should not pass.” Nothing about Musk’s campaign was subtle: “Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!” he posted. According to X’s stats, the posts accrued tens of millions of views.

知識點：bill n.

a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country's parliament so that its members can discuss it（提交議會討論的）議案，法案

to introduce/approve/reject a bill 提出╱通過╱否決一項議案

the Education Reform Bill教育改革法案

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