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Elon Musk brands Britain a 'tyrannical police state' and boosts far-right activist (www.nbcnews.com)

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Summary

Elon Musk labeled Britain a “tyrannical police state” on X, criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, and questioned the imprisonment of far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

Musk’s comments coincide with his role as a key adviser to Trump, raising concerns in the U.K. about its relationship with the incoming administration.

Musk also criticized Starmer’s policies, including increased farm inheritance taxes, and boosted far-right content on X.

This follows similar clashes with other U.S. allies, including Germany and Australia, over their domestic policies.

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[-] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 277 points 3 weeks ago

He's a Russian asset that holds U.S. military contracts. yay

[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 106 points 3 weeks ago

Just wait until he uses DOGE to gut NASA and gets more contracts for SpaceX.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

I think he’d be more likely to fund more NASA projects since they contract it out to SpaceX anyway.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's likely going to be a bit of both.

It would be extremely convenient for Muskrat if NASA no longer had the engineering budget to design their own rockets while simultaneously having a higher budget for private contractors.

It would be extremely easy to sell the idea to people who don't look past the raw numbers, too. Frame it as though NASA is spending $400 million on projects that have already been done by the private sector and propose half of it gets reallocated to contracting and the other half gets cut to lower expenses. Musk sycophants will praise him for being a genius, MAGA morons will congratulate him on being "efficient" and fixing the economy, and he'll have his nice little oligarchy just like he wanted.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Definitely. He’ll try to get SLS cancelled because he owns its competitor.

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[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 176 points 3 weeks ago

White, rich guy from apartheid South Africa accuses country of tyranny after it locks up a person white supremacists look up to.

Hmm. Hmmmm.

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 143 points 3 weeks ago

Elon is a threat to humanity.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 66 points 3 weeks ago

He’s trying to build starships. He’s a threat to the galaxy.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 56 points 3 weeks ago

He has already started littering space with scrapped vehicles.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

Next star trek series, they gonna find the Tesla floating out there.

[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

“Captain, we are being hailed by T’ger.”

“On screen.”

“Elon and Don at McDonalds. Arms wide.”

“Arm photon torpedoes.”

“Can you make it go?”

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[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 106 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

accusation, confession

We should ban this guy's propaganda site.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago

All the people taking this lightly, wildly underestimate the effect the richest man in the world has on public discourse. This guy is taking heads of state to task, threatening democracy.

I hope he trips up and gets X banned.. but we need to be way more radical in protecting our democracy.

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[-] AshMan85@lemmy.world 88 points 3 weeks ago

He is doing Russian dirty work

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 85 points 3 weeks ago

It’s really annoying how this guy never complains about what actual autocracies are doing; never a peep complaining about the times they ask for things to be removed from Twitter. Just hand wringing about needing to follow the law to operate in those places. Hypocrite

[-] Redfox8@mander.xyz 14 points 3 weeks ago

Welcome to politics, there's all sorts going on that we know nothing about that will influence who says what about whom, when and why. Hypocrisy is irrelevant to these people. He's just influencing.

[-] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 82 points 3 weeks ago

Jesus Christ Russia have absolutely nailed this part of their geopolitical play.

They've basically got 2 members of, if not an entire, US government under their thumb, they've corrupted the EU to make one of their major contributors to leave (thinking the US is on their side, idiotically), and they've got good relations with the other superpower (china).

Annoyingly, it looks like the EU which is the most, even if not enough, "for the people" political establishment in our world today is going to get screwed over the next decade or so.

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[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 73 points 3 weeks ago

I'm so tired of this guy.

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[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 61 points 3 weeks ago

He's got such a hate boner for Kier Starmer that I'm kind of intrigued. Starmer is the most boring, beaurocratic politician you can find. I can't understand what's triggered this latest Musk mania.

[-] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 76 points 3 weeks ago

He's a prosecutor who apparently can't be bought.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/13/tax-authorities-should-prosecute-evaders-keir-starmer

That's far more dangerous to a billionaire than a firebrand.

If Starner only delivers a non-corrupt legal system it'll be an incredible win for the Country. But I do think he needs 10 years in office so he should focus on actually winning the next election.

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[-] criticalthreshold@lemmy.world 55 points 3 weeks ago

A ketamine overdose couldn't happen sooner to this mother fucker.

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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 51 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Elon musks death would create a great trickle down effect as his assets were carved up by various corporations and inheritors. It would be a new golden age.

Right now its all being hoarded in texas in a garage where Musk sleeps and pisses on a pile of deeds and gold like a little pink pig dragon.

So if Kier Starmer had the balls to do the right thing he'd take care of this issue old school.

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[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Lol, put that police state to use and get that X bullshit out of your countries so you don't have to deal with his lame blackmail attempts anymore. This is far more blatant and insidious than TikTok ever was. Let him boost away in his own little bubble of delusional Americans and Russian bots.

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 41 points 3 weeks ago

If I didn’t already think that Musk is a fucking shithead, him stanning for Tommy fucking Robinson would have sealed it.

Tommy Fucking Robinson (or Stephen Yaxley-Fucking-Lennon to give him his actual name) is the worst. A racist thug through and through, who, by being banged up, is in the right place.

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[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 35 points 3 weeks ago

I hate that this piece of shit is so young...

I'm going to have to wait a lonnnnnng time to piss on his grave :(

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 weeks ago

I would say hopefully his diet will kill him but then we have the likes of trump

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

The dude basically lives on cocaine and a plethora of other drugs from what I’ve heard.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

Could somebody just grind this man into a fine paste already?

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 29 points 3 weeks ago

Muskatnuß gemahlen (ground nutmeg)

[-] beansbeansbeans@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Got any extra fiberglass submarines? ;)

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[-] Zink@programming.dev 23 points 3 weeks ago

I think this maniac wishes for immortality, and since the closest he can do is make his name stand out in the history books, he used his “dumbest kid on planet Vulcan” logical prowess to deduce that the best way to accomplish that is to become a mustache twirling villain.

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[-] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 23 points 3 weeks ago

Hate to say it but my experiences with British police is that they are all tyrants who will grasp as straws to screw you over. That said Elon is someone I would very much enjoy to punch in the face.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, that's police everywhere.

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[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 22 points 3 weeks ago

Kim Jong-Musk beating the drum, undermining democracy wherever he can

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[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 weeks ago

Well, he's 50% right about that, for the wrong reasons

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[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago

And the US isn't?

Ok.

[-] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Someone just bitchslap that cunt, please.

[-] iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Musk here is using the Tucker Carlson technique of "just asking questions". An answer is easily found. "Robinson" (not his real name) is in jail for 18 months because he committed crimes, admitted to them in court, and was found guilty of them in a court of law. Hardly tyranny. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/28/tommy-robinson-admits-contempt-of-court-over-false-claims-about-refugee

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[-] Redfox8@mander.xyz 15 points 3 weeks ago

Pot kettle black. Also a monstrous gobshite. He was bad enough just as an annoying business owner, now we have to put up with so much more.

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

call Britain tyrannical police state, defend far right.

we are going to see this guy's self entitled, completely off the mark political comments for the next four years. enjoy people.

For the record, I dont think he is using some heinous misinformation tactics. His grasp of certain concepts is just on par with a first graders'.

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Musk is a whiny little bitch. Also a con man.

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