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Elon Musk brands Britain a 'tyrannical police state' and boosts far-right activist
Elon Musk labeled Britain a “tyrannical police state,” endorsing calls for a new election against Prime Minister Keir Starmer and boosting a Tommy Robinson video from the jailed far-right activist.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Elon Musk calls UK a 'tyrannical police state'
Elon Musk criticized the British government, continuing his feud by calling the U.K. a “tyrannical police state” as the country grapples with violent unrest. In a post on X, the social platform ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Stacey Abrams Has Some Ideas on How to Stop Elon Musk and the Far Right in Georgia
In the week leading up to the election, former state representative and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks democracy, conspiracies, and Kamala Harris’ chance at winning Georgia.Tech - Wired - October 31 -
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At town halls, Elon Musk works to harness his celebrity to boost Trump
In a series of town halls, tech billionaire Elon Musk has sought to harness his power as an influencer to help return Donald Trump to the White House.Top stories - ABC News - October 30 -
Portuguese far-right leader criticised over police shooting comments
Complaint filed against André Ventura and two Chega colleagues for statements about fatal shooting of black man. Former politicians, musicians and lawyers from across Portugal have filed a criminal ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
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German police arrest 8 suspected members of a far-right militant group
Police in Germany have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right militant organizationWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says
Senior Brazil military figures backed plot to seize power after Bolsonaro’s election defeat, federal documents allege. Brazil came within a whisker of a far-right military coup and the ...World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago -
As Elon Musk Moved to the Right, His Businesses Moved to Texas
The billionaire has rapidly transformed parts of the state, shocking even development-friendly officials: “It was like, ‘Voilà, Elon is here.’”Top stories - The New York Times - November 20 -
The boy who kicked the hornets’ nest: Stieg Larsson’s double life as an anti-far right activist
His Millennium trilogy was a worldwide hit. But to the Swedish author, it was only ever a sideshow to his true life’s work: fighting fascism, racism and rightwing extremism. It is a relatively ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Ursula Haverbeck, German far-right activist repeatedly convicted for Holocaust denial, dies at 96
Ursula Haverbeck, a prominent German extreme-right figure who accumulated a string of convictions for denying the Holocaust, has died, according to her lawyerWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Tesla shares soar more than 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk's electric vehicle company
Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s return to the White HouseTech - ABC News - November 6 -
The pressures on Britain’s state, in charts
Ageing population is a great policy achievement but the higher costs demand tax increases and improved growthWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Elon Musk goes to Washington
Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White HouseWorld - Financial Times - November 12 -
Elon Musk’s Political Influence
We explore Musk’s agenda and ideology.Top stories - The New York Times - November 18 -
The myths that made Elon Musk
The tech billionaire’s backing of Donald Trump is part of a worldview that draws on Silicon Valley’s wildest frontiersBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Philadelphia prosecutor sues Musk over $1mn daily giveaway to swing-state voters
Lawsuit alleges world’s richest man and his political action committee are operating ‘illegal lottery scheme’World - Financial Times - October 28 -
Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court
Elon Musk is attempting to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing and battleground states, throwing into question a scheduled ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Elon Musk skips hearing as $1m election giveaway case moves to federal court
Absence would have risked contempt of court had the case continued in Pennsylvania. US elections 2024 – live updates Elon Musk failed to show up to a required hearing in a Philadelphia case ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Judge returns challenge to Elon Musk’s giveaways to state court, siding with Philadelphia DA
A judge on Friday rejected Elon Musk’s attempt to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing states. Musk’s attorneys have accused ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Elon Musk $1 million voter lottery suit sent back to state court
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC have backed Donald Trump in the presidential election against Kamala Harris.Business - CNBC - November 1 -
US judge returns lawsuit against Elon Musk’s $1m voter scheme to state court
Civil suit claims that tech billionaire and his Trump-supporting America Pac giveaway is illegal lottery. A federal judge on Friday denied an attempt by America Pac – the political action committee ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Elon Musk can keep giving $1m to US voters in swing states, judge rules
The giveaway is not a lottery-like contest and the recipients are not chosen randomly, his lawyer said.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
As a former East German athlete doped by the state, I see how our past pain is fuelling the far right | Ines Geipel
In east Germany, our history is shrouded in lies and silence. Until we break their hold, support for extremism will flourish. It was the autumn of 1989. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, East ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Britain's Labour Party Bets on Big Taxes, Borrowing to Boost Economy
The U.K.’s new government presented its plan to jolt the country out of years of moribund growth: more taxes and a bigger state.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
Pronatalism won’t work but the far right loves it anyway
In demography, the future is already here: No policy can increase the number of babies born yesterday.Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Far right gains traction in EU assembly
Patriots and ultraconservatives push centre-right EPP away from its alliesWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Musk is the right man in the wrong continent
Europe’s bloated governments need his efficiency revolution much more than Washington doesBusiness - Financial Times - 4 hours ago -
Paul Stephenson, 87, Dies; Advanced Britain’s Civil Rights Movement
The bus boycott and one-man pub sit-in that he led in the mid-1960s helped pave the way for a law outlawing discrimination in public places.World - The New York Times - November 11 -
Elon Musk’s money and the battle for Pennsylvania – video
Pennsylvania is set to be this election’s most vital swing state, with the world’s richest man injecting tens of millions of dollars into the race to help Donald Trump win. With just days before ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Why a Memphis Community Is Fighting Elon Musk’s Supercomputer
Residents say Mr. Musk’s data center for artificial intelligence is compounding their pollution burden and adding stress on the local electrical grid.Tech - The New York Times - October 31 -
Why Elon Musk's Robotaxi Dreams Are Premature
Tesla is pushing to build true self-driving vehicles by 2026. The way its CEO wants to do it seems risky.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 1 -
What's at stake for Elon Musk in the presidential election?
Musk, the world's richest person, has sought to help elect Donald Trump.Top stories - ABC News - November 2 -
A Recent Timeline of Elon Musk Going All In on Trump
Over the past month, Elon Musk has put himself in position to take the credit for a Donald Trump win—or the blame for a loss.Tech - Wired - November 4 -
Elon Musk to watch results with Donald Trump
The tech billionaire has aggressively campaigned for the Republican candidate in swing states across the country.Top stories - BBC News - November 6
