Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’
His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month.
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Musk tells Germany to get over "past guilt" before Holocaust Remembrance
Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over "past guilt."CBS News - 15h -
Elon Musk faces criticism for telling German far-right crowd to move beyond "past guilt"
Elon Musk is facing backlash for his recent comments to Germany's far-right AfD political party ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day.CBS News - 15h -
Elon Musk calls on Germany's far-right party to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt
Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party on Saturday, telling members that they need to "move beyond" ...NBC News - 2d -
Holocaust memorial chair: Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous
The chair of Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, said Sunday tech billionaire Elon Musk’s call for Germans to “move beyond” the crimes of Nazi Germany is dangerous for the country’s ...The Hill - 2d -
Musk tells Germans to get over 'past guilt' at far-right AfD rally
Tech billionaire Elon Musk told Germans they should be proud of their heritage and should “move beyond” the “past guilt” of older generations. Musk on Saturday made a virtual appearance at a rally ...The Hill - 2d -
JD Vance says Big Tech has "too much power"
Vice President JD Vance said Saturday that "we believe fundamentally that big tech does have too much power," despite the prominent positioning of tech CEOs at President Trump's inauguration last ...CBS News - 2d -
Elon Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says
Musk's AfD support, followed a gesture many said resembled a Nazi salute, and came as leaders are due to observe the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation.NBC News - 2d -
Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at AfD event in eastern Germany
Tycoon tells 4,500 people at campaign event in Halle to be proud of German culture in speech via video link. Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) ...The Guardian - 3d -
Felicity Jones: ‘I try not to look in the mirror too much’
The Brutalist actor, 41, talks about perfect childhoods and imperfect performances, crying on planes and looking like Eddie Redmayne’s twin. I think about bringing up our children all the time, ...The Guardian - 3d -
Inside Elon Musk's Attack on Germany's Political Establishment
The world’s richest man set out on a quest to boost the European powerhouse’s far-right opposition.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
Germany's conservatives to focus on 'security first' after stabbing
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2 people killed in knife attack in Germany; suspect has been arrested, police say
Two people, including a two-year-old boy, have been killed and three others were injured in a stabbing attack in BavariaABC News - 6d -
Adidas has ‘brand heat,’ analysts say. It’s a hot stock, too.
Adidas stock rallied on Wednesday as the apparel maker said its fourth-quarter results would come in ahead of estimates.MarketWatch - 6d -
Trump's DOGE executive order says Musk's efforts will focus on IT
Trump on Monday signed an executive order to create Elon Musk's DOGE, with a mandate to improve federal IT systems.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Germany's The Left to agree on election manifesto with focus on rent
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Has Trump promised too much on US economy?
He won the election partly to fix inflation but Trump may find his pledges on prices and tariffs conflict, say experts.BBC News - Jan. 18 -
Germany's leader: Musk's support for European far-right is 'completely unacceptable'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable.”ABC News - Jan. 17 -
How much has the pound been trashed?
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Elon Musk knows little about UK and Germany and should not interfere – poll
Exclusive: Majority polled by YouGov viewed billionaire negatively – except among Reform UK and AfD voters. Most people in the UK and Germany consider Elon Musk’s efforts to influence their ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Biden says he spent too much time on policy, not enough on politics
President Biden said that he spent too much time on policy and not enough time on politics while reflecting on his presidency in his final interview just days away from leaving office. Biden sat ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Nepal's leader says the country has 'too many tigers'
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Nepal's leader says it has too many tigers. Does it?
Wild tigers killed nearly 40 people in Nepal between 2019 and 2023. Solutions are hard to come by.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Do Indians work too much?
An executive in the country has gone viral for saying workers should be in the office on SundaysFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
DoubleLine’s Gundlach says the Fed looks like Mr. Magoo, focuses too much on 'short-termism'
"CPI month-over-month change has got the Fed zig-zagging," Gundlach said.CNBC - Jan. 15 -
Germany Puzzles at Elon Musk's Embrace of Its AfD Populists
The billionaire tech entrepreneur has cast the far-right party as moderate, but many in Berlin beg to differ.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
Wayfair to exit Germany, cut 730 jobs as it looks to focus on physical retail
Wayfair, an early e-commerce disruptor, wants to focus more on physical retail and has decided to exit the German market and cut 730 jobs as a result.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
Elon Musk lavishes praise on Germany’s far right co-leader
Billionaire uses livestream on his X platform to urge Germans to vote for Alice Weidel’s Alternative for Germany in federal electionsFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Germany’s Quarantine on the Far-Right AfD
Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Meloni says Italy’s military has ‘no public alternative’ to Musk’s Starlink
Italian premier defends talks with billionaire’s SpaceX company and rejects accusations he poses ‘a danger to democracy’Financial Times - Jan. 9 -
Musk is courting the far right in Germany — and there's not much European leaders can do about it
European leaders have raised concerns about Elon Musk interfering with Germany's elections as he plans to host a chat with far-right leader Alice Weidel on X.CNBC - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk is boosting the AfD. But why is Germany’s mainstream helping him?
After years of politicians and media figures normalising far-right ideas, the billionaire’s meddling is falling on fertile ground. When Elon Musk endorsed the far-right Alternative für Deutschland ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
How much sick pay is too much sick pay?
The contrasting cases of Germany and the UK are revealing about policy trade-offsFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Palantir has this rare distinction as Morgan Stanley says stock price is too high
Morgan Stanley assigned a new analyst to cover hot artificial intelligence stock Palantir Technologies, and the Wall Street firm joined the ranks forecasting worse times ahead for the stock.MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
They say Musk has turned the GOP into the new punk rock but I say ‘never mind the bollocks’
If there’s an escape from the omnipresence of Elon Musk it’s this: throw your phone in the sea, sing and dance, and stay out all night. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Elon, ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Musk extends political tentacles into UK, Germany
Elon Musk is seeking to wield the power of his social media network to boost far-right political movements in the United Kingdom and Germany, after becoming a major backer of President-elect Trump ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
UK minister knocks Musk: 'Focus on issues on the other side of the Atlantic'
British public health minister Andrew Gwynne urged Elon Musk to stay out of foreign politics after the tech giant repeatedly criticized the United Kingdom’s governing party in a series of posts on ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Vance shares Musk op-ed backing Germany's far-right party
Vice President-elect JD Vance has shared Elon Musk's op-ed supporting the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), while the German government has accused Musk of trying to ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Ex-Traitors player: 'Beware those who talk too much'
Charlotte Chilton from Warwickshire was on the second series of The Traitors as a "faithful".BBC News - Jan. 2
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