#Elon Musk’s Family History in #SouthAfrica Reveals Ties to #Apartheid & #NeoNazi Movements

Musk lived what can only be described as a neocolonial life,” said McGreal. “If you were a white South African in that period and you had any money at all, you lived with servants at your beck and call.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/27/elon_musk_south_africa

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Elon Musk’s Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements

Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in a wealthy family under the country’s racist apartheid laws. Musk’s family history reveals ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politics. We speak with Chris McGreal, reporter for The Guardian, to understand how Musk’s upbringing shaped his worldview, as well as that of his South African-raised colleague Peter Thiel, a right-wing billionaire who co-founded PayPal alongside Musk. “Musk lived what can only be described as a neocolonial life,” said McGreal. “If you were a white South African in that period and you had any money at all, you lived with servants at your beck and call.”

Democracy Now!

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on #Signal

The statements by #Hegseth, #Gabbard, #Ratcliffe, and #Trump—combined with the assertions made by numerous administration officials that we are lying about the content of the Signal texts—have led us to believe that people should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/here-are-the-attack-plans-that-trump-s-advisers-shared-on-signal/ar-AA1BH7VQ

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MSN

#Norwegian #Fuel Supplier Refuses U.S. Warships Over #Ukraine

Citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine. The company criticised the televised Oval Office event - Referring to it as the “biggest shitshow ever presented live on TV.”

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https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fuel-supplier-refuses-u-s-warships-over-ukraine/

Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine

Haltbakk Bunkers will cease supplying fuel to U.S. forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine.

UK Defence Journal

#RFK Jr. Kills Policy on Public Comment for #Health #Regulations

#DHHS is reversing over 50 year policy of soliciting public comment before it issues regulations affecting government benefits and grants, including NIH funding.

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https://www.axios.com/2025/02/28/rfk-kills-public-comment-health-policy

RFK Jr. kills policy on public comment for health regulations

HHS is reversing a decades-old policy of soliciting public comment before it issues regulations affecting government benefits and grants.

Axios
Trump orders Justice Department to stop enforcing foreign anti-bribery law

Trump orders Attorney General Pam Bondi to pause enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The Independent
Senate Republicans confirm Russell Vought as White House budget director

The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm Russell Vought as the next head of the Office of Management and Budget despite fierce pushback from Democrats.

NBC News

We have a #dictator. It just isn't the one we expected.

#NYTimes reported that #ElonMusk an #unelected, non-Senate confirmed foreign national anointed to head the U.S. #DOGE Service (#USDS), has been granted access to the “sensitive payments systems” of the #Treasury Department.

https://open.substack.com/pub/asharangappa/p/the-x-factor

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The X Factor

We have a dictator. It just isn't the one we expected.

The Freedom Academy with Asha Rangappa

#FBI Launches Sweeping Staff #Cuts as #Trump Seeks to #Purge Career Officials

Top bureau officials in five cities in line of fire with dozens of agents who worked on Trump investigations facing axe

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/31/fbi-staff-cuts-trump-purge

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FBI launches sweeping staff cuts as Trump seeks to purge career officials

Top bureau officials in five cities in line of fire with dozens of agents who worked on Trump investigations facing axe

The Guardian

The #FAA is facing its first major #aviation #disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out.

#ElonMusk pushed the Biden appointed head to resign after he fined #SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements.

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https://www.theverge.com/news/603113/faa-chief-musk-dc-plane-crash-crisis

The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out

Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker.

The Verge