Elon Musk Incites Violence Again: Asks Followers Why They Don’t Assassinate Politicians He Doesn’t Like

Only weeks ago, mainstream media reported on an attempted assassination attempt. A man in Virginia was arrested last week for allegedly making death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris. Frank Carillo, 66, is accused of posting more than 4,000 comments on the social media platform GETTR, threatening several public officials, including Harris and President Biden. … Continue reading Elon Musk Incites Violence Again: Asks Followers Why They Don’t Assassinate Politicians He Doesn’t Like

“My Good Friend is Black”: Elon Musk Gives Racist Response to Concerns About Twitter Racism

I’ve covered this before, when Elon Musk uses the “some of my best friends are” defense. It’s wrong to use for many well known and studied reasons, including being clearly racist. Here’s yet another example of him using it, as if he really doesn’t care. The forthcoming book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, … Continue reading “My Good Friend is Black”: Elon Musk Gives Racist Response to Concerns About Twitter Racism

Elon Musk “inciting violence and racial hatred” like an Abu Hamza

A huge flurry of late recognition (better than never) has landed in the news. Elon Musk’s extremism, long documented on this blog and elsewhere including NPR, is finally being formally acknowledged by regulators. You may recall Abu Hamza was successfully charged two decades ago in the UK with “intent to stir up racial hatred”. Now … Continue reading Elon Musk “inciting violence and racial hatred” like an Abu Hamza

Tesla Robotaxi reveal on 8/8: Violent Hate Crimes in UK

I’ve written extensively about the “88 reveal” before, and here the Tweet is again for reference on the fateful day itself. The “88” is a well known reference around the world used to invoke white supremacist domestic terrorism, and Tesla often uses it in their marketing. However, the only vehicle-related things revealed so far on … Continue reading Tesla Robotaxi reveal on 8/8: Violent Hate Crimes in UK