Until every vote is counted, get your news somewhere other than X. Then ask the people running for office to publish it somewhere else too.
Pick a few places to start your day that aren't X. Go straight to outlets and journalists you trust, subscribe to a newsletter or two, and follow reporters on Bluesky or Mastodon. If you want everything in one place, any RSS reader will do it. NetNewsWire, Feedly and Inoreader all work, and each one shows stories in the order they were published.
Keep it up until every vote is counted. Tell a friend you're doing it, and send them this page.
Candidates break news on X because that's where reporters are. Voters can change that by asking, and a message from a constituent counts for more than a hashtag. Copy this, add your district, and send it to your representatives and the candidates on your ballot.
Not sure who represents you? usa.gov/elected-officials lists them and how to contact them. The same ask applies to Facebook and Instagram. Posting on their own site or newsletter first, where anyone can read it with no algorithm in between, is the point. Bluesky or Mastodon are good places to post right after.
X's owner is one of the biggest political spenders in modern American history. Elon Musk gave more than $291 million in the 2024 cycle, according to OpenSecrets, making him the largest donor of that cycle. The Washington Post's analysis of the filings found it was the largest total from a single donor since at least 2010, outside of candidates funding their own campaigns.
He is back this year. Reports this summer put what he has personally given toward the midterms above $85 million, and say he authorized $100 million to $120 million for his America PAC's program.
The platform matters as well as the money. A study in Nature found that X's algorithm promotes MAGA content and demotes traditional media, nudging users' attitudes to the right.
Figures come from reporting through early autumn 2026 and will change as new filings come in.