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Cards Against Humanity\u2014a self-described<\/a> \u201cparty game for horrible people\u201d\u2014is suing<\/a> Elon Musk<\/strong>\u2019s SpaceX to the tune of $15 million {dollars}, claiming that the corporate trespassed on and \u201ccompletely fucked\u201d up their parcel of land on the US-Mexico border.<\/p>\n Back in 2017, after then-president Donald Trump<\/strong> had run and gained<\/a>, partially, on promising to \u201cbuild a great great wall on our southern border\u201d and \u201chave Mexico pay for that wall,\u201d Cards Against Humanity determined to throw a wrench into his proposed plan. They pooled funds, $15 {dollars} per particular person, in keeping with the corporate\u2019s lawsuit<\/a>, from 150,000 subscribers to purchase land on the border to stop Trump from constructing on it. Fast ahead, and the corporate is now alleging that SpaceX has been utilizing their property to accommodate constructing supplies for a close-by mission.<\/p>\n \u201cElon Musk\u2019s SpaceX was building some space thing nearby, and he figured he could just dump his shit all over our gorgeous plot of land without asking,\u201d the Cards Against Humanity workforce wrote<\/a>. \u201cAfter we caught him, SpaceX gave us a 12-hour ultimatum to accept a lowball offer for less than half our land\u2019s value. We said, \u2018Go fuck yourself, Elon Musk. We\u2019ll see you in court.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n At the time, the corporate despatched out certificates<\/a> to those that donated to the trigger which confirmed the person helped Cards Against Humanity buy 0.000667% of this space of land. \u201cThis document further certifies that any attempt by the U.S. Government to build a wall on this land will be resisted to the full extent of the law,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n The land in query sits on a plot in Cameron County, Texas\u2014a coastal space on the southern tip of the state. SpaceX, Musk\u2019s non-public spaceflight firm that has despatched satellites and folks to area, has been working in Texas for over twenty years. The firm\u2019s dealings within the state have elevated since then\u2014as has Musk\u2019s political affect. In the previous decade, Elon Musk and companies linked to SpaceX have contributed greater than $500,000 to the campaigns of two dozen elected officers from the area since 2014, in keeping with a Reuters\u2019 particular report<\/a> revealed on Friday.<\/p>\n Since 2017, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has contributed seven occasions as a lot to Republican campaigns and political committees than to Democratic ones, in keeping with a HuffPost evaluate<\/a> of Federal Election Commission information.<\/p>\n Musk has additionally contributed more and more massive sums<\/a> to The National Republican Congressional Committee and the pro-Donald Trump<\/strong> America PAC. He\u2019s been bankrolling the latter. (At one level, Musk reportedly claimed<\/a> he could be donating $45 million {dollars} a month to elect Trump. Later, he referred to as<\/a> the reporting on his promised contributions \u201cnot true.\u201d)<\/p>\n In July, Musk formally endorsed Trump and has been a vocal supporter of the previous president, interviewing him for hours<\/a> on X and calling him<\/a> \u201cthe path to prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cLone Star State has become a preferred base of operations for Musk,\u201d the Reuters\u2019 report reads. SpaceX has reportedly created 2,100 direct jobs and economically remodeled the southern cities.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter a Delaware court rejected billions in compensation awarded to him by the board of Tesla, Musk this year moved the electric carmaker\u2019s corporate registry to Texas. In July, he said the headquarters of X, his social media platform, and SpaceX would soon follow,\u201d Reuters\u2019 Marisa Taylor reported.<\/p>\n \u201cWhatever the impact, the relationship between SpaceX and the area\u2019s political class is mutually beneficial,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe company\u2019s bonds with local officials have allowed Starbase to grow fast and permitted local authorities to tout a type of economic progress that has long evaded the area, known broadly as the Rio Grande Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n