If only there’d been some sort of clue that Musk was supremely comfortable with racist grifters, conspiracy theories & liars… (Good scoop, though.) - ThreadSky

mrjamesob.bsky.social • 138 days ago

If only there’d been some sort of clue that Musk was supremely comfortable with racist grifters, conspiracy theories & liars…

(Good scoop, though.)

Reposted from Alex Wickham

Exclusive:

Senior politicians on the UK right have privately contacted Donald Trump’s allies urging them not to endorse far-right activist Tommy Robinson

The view in both the Tory party and Reform is that Elon Musk has gone too far by backing Robinson

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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alchemichael.bsky.social•138 days ago

Can’t wait until this unholy alliance goes sideways. I’m guessing around six months should do it.

rhernamanallen.bsky.social•137 days ago

If you sup with the devil you need a long spoon

kneb79.bsky.social•137 days ago

At least he makes it clear to chronic fence sitters like myself what side I need to be on.

davidjoke.bsky.social•137 days ago

Next time you decide to go on holiday, he could be your stand in, based upon recent invitations..

steveasmith1.bsky.social•137 days ago

Why are Trump and Musk shoving their over privileged noses into British affairs?
Is this some kind of projected coup?
We should reject these intrusions into our politics strongly and give the nasty wannabe quisling Farage the boot he so richly deserves.

kuyvonbraun.bsky.social•137 days ago

Yes.

billbobagginsx.bsky.social•138 days ago

Unelected Foreign Billionaire interfering in UK
sovereignty and our British laws after 51.89% - 17.4m voted
to take them back, Where are the Taking Back Control lot......😆

teespirit.bsky.social•138 days ago

It's alright as scoops go, but probably not as big as that time media guido reported that @theguardian.com had put adult 'horse play' content on their homepage, when it was actually just the targeted ad served to Guido Fawkes' gateway IP address based on their office surfing habits.

anbenn.bsky.social•137 days ago

What was that the dart's are on ?

kslansdown.bsky.social•137 days ago

I’m also wondering is we should refer to him as Felon Skum

kslansdown.bsky.social•137 days ago

He’s just doing the supremely wealthy man’s version of the Bannon playbook.
Take as much effluent as you can , throw it and then when they are cleaning up get a load more and chuck that…….. on repeat

haridragon.bsky.social•137 days ago

Oh that’s ok then

sissyspacecake.bsky.social•138 days ago

Oh please. Reform voters are absolutely loving this, and kissing Elon's ring 24/7 over there.

bi99le5.bsky.social•137 days ago

And yet our government haven't said a word AFAIK.
#Pathetic

sabrinadec.bsky.social•138 days ago

Considering the sexual abuse, grooming and rape cases of Trump and many of his picks for top jobs (Gaetz, Kavanaugh etc) surely they would not want to support this.
They can't argue TR is a victim of protecting girls/women and should be released from prison when they are themselves perpetrators.

kaceyvarren.bsky.social•138 days ago

They can and will

funlittlegames.bsky.social•137 days ago

Maybe I'm dense but...

Who the hell cares what Musk thinks about anything?

He's just another internet rando spouting off about stuff he doesn't understand. And he owns Twitter! Why is every media outlet voluntarily amplifying his brain-wanks?

arsenal49.bsky.social•137 days ago

drengur.bsky.social•138 days ago

He will be doubling down on his ststements and paying for Tommy's legal fees in 3..2..1..

tjpicton.bsky.social•137 days ago

Racist claims something is too racist for them. Pick a side. 🤣

xaraptor.bsky.social•137 days ago

Blimey. Of all the 💩 Musk comes out with, Yaxley-Lennon is a step too far?

vv76rc.bsky.social•137 days ago

Musk doesn't care. I think he believes he can rule the world endorsing the far right

sonnet-lumiere.bsky.social•138 days ago

Going by both Reform and Tories' past rhetoric it probably has less to do with their scruples and more to do with money.

ie It may well put off other donors if they embrace Musk.

Money/donations is ALL they care about.

tim199.bsky.social•137 days ago

Exactly. They are frightened Musk will spoil their brand

abluelion.bsky.social•137 days ago

He went quite far in his stupid slander.
My OH said "old boy Musk is rather unwell, isn’t he? All that money, he could’ve had a great life, but he’s so fucked".
Thanks god for Dominic Grieve.

wokinglass.bsky.social•138 days ago

I think Musk has now made it clear to the world just how unhinged he is. Even Trump must see it.

ajel-1954.bsky.social•137 days ago

I thought that about The Orange One in 2016. 🤷

kph100.bsky.social•137 days ago

Musk is basically the same as Trump. A complete bullshitter, grifter, emporer with no clothes. All his companies are basically bs.

montyboo1.bsky.social•137 days ago

Musk really is a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic,it's turned into the mad hatters tea party over there. A hundred odd years after Hitlers rise and we're almost there again. Terrifying times ahead.

stuzipants.bsky.social•138 days ago

Quite the salesman though

brexodusrex.bsky.social•137 days ago

elainejennings1.bsky.social•137 days ago

Wow you would trust buy that car

stuzipants.bsky.social•137 days ago

Nope

jamiep111.bsky.social•137 days ago

Yep. He didn’t invent the car. Any more than he invented the space ship. He bought the companies that did invent them using his inherited South African emerald mining wealth. Musk invents nothing. And where he buys and actually intervenes, it dies - see Twitter

elainejennings1.bsky.social•137 days ago

He needs to be boycotted, that way he loses money

jamiep111.bsky.social•137 days ago

He’s got enough money not to care about losing it. His pathetic, pin-prick-thin ego is the way to destroy him. So desperate to be liked. So incapable of being likeable. Boycott plus open statements of disgust and contempt I’d say.

t166er.bsky.social•138 days ago

One man, however, died in that shed of a vehicle...
And all he can do is crack jokes..

kph100.bsky.social•137 days ago

You mean the Trumper who shot himself ?

stuzipants.bsky.social•138 days ago

Exactly that

deborahstort.bsky.social•137 days ago

He shot himself. (Not that I'm defending Musk.)

magicmonkster.bsky.social•137 days ago

I think this guy is trying (v hard) to make himself the most hated man in the world 🌎 and I wonder why 🤔

andybills.bsky.social•138 days ago

Ffs please have a say on who does your cover next time 😡

bobbearwales.bsky.social•137 days ago

Lets hear from the people who claimed he was a hero 12 months ago.

czeckmate2024.bsky.social•137 days ago

James… any chance you could do your program w US or Canadian focus a day or 2 per week?
I always appreciated what you do. No one showed up Rees-Mogg for the lying pompous effete affront to common sense better than you did.

You must keep Musk out. Can you do it by law?

toekneee.bsky.social•137 days ago

This is all going to end in tears. Just not sure whose at the moment.

teaanddata.bsky.social•138 days ago

Shock as people who lie with dogs get up with flees...

peterlew121.bsky.social•138 days ago

Elon Musk owns the site with best morals ...
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/checkmarked-x-users-caught-promoting-211401747.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAC9c57bwDN8S-oFrQ9AL2WRKuDdoqNHV4cZdAUA4eXs4NJhK7i1vT6KQaXTTHDYBEI_LQuyojk_HlVuuz6r04Sh4YkaLnVkwliHqlD1FxBWnk29G9BCpngYZ0WsuPN4-gbsquD7OQa30HmmhY2_AzcfZsTiR5hYsCqox0sh6-VJu

peterlew121.bsky.social•138 days ago

I'm completely shocked that Farage and TwotierTice haven't distanced themselves from this idiot ......

maasterpieces.bsky.social•135 days ago

Musk grew up in the same environment as I did,South Africa.White supremacy was instilled at birth and throughout his youth and mine, anyone not white was an animal.I had an awakening, of sorts, that reinforced, all humans are equal.I can address my my feelings regarding racism.I don’t think he can.

baggiesman.bsky.social•137 days ago

I still think that Musk is Oscar Pistorious in drag. Has anyone actually seen his legs?

trekkie2026.bsky.social•138 days ago

He is a paid up member of Reform UK and he Martin Daubney should has no interest in what the Conservative Party leadership and their party members and MPS think about the issue regarding the current leadership of Tory party he should be just shut up and go away period 👎👎👎

ameilasykeharrison.bsky.social•137 days ago

At least we are getting to know the man that he is......

john3llis.bsky.social•138 days ago

Lovely bunch.

alchemichael.bsky.social•138 days ago

Not that ‘exclusive’ anymore if they’re letting oafs like Lee Anderson in… 😉

marcd72.bsky.social•138 days ago

Dominic Frisby there, still proving that - after 30 years as a comedian - he's still not funny.

jamiep111.bsky.social•137 days ago

“Senior politicians on the right”? Who are they then? The Torys have 100 MPs, all of whom are laughable, Reform have 4, all of whom are certifiable. Do you mean the objectively absurd Badenoch? In which case please qualify the “senior”. They are children.

leifb73.bsky.social•138 days ago

Now… would that be the same Tommy Robinson arrested under the Terrorism Act? THAT Tommy? Never!

el-presidente.bsky.social•138 days ago

I would be amazed if Musk gives a tuppeny toss about any issue in the UK. It's all flex.

alexcrk7.bsky.social•138 days ago

Thank God you’re back on Monday. Loyal listeners are traumatised after this week. Thank goodness for @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social

underapostmanssky.bsky.social•137 days ago

I do wonder if when Trump and Musk look at each other they see the same thing ……. a useful idiot, or more to the point they’re thinking
‘I want what you’ve got’

lxln.bsky.social•137 days ago

So there's this story emerging at the same time....

troodledoodle.bsky.social•138 days ago

Maybe far right radicalisation of his followers is his main objective? His very own army. Musk is a 100% fascist

gh0sttown.bsky.social•137 days ago

👇🏼
https://medium.com/@jackmorton2406/americas-grooming-gang-epidemic-tens-of-thousands-of-girls-and-children-abused-every-year-27a9b626f992

granvilleg.bsky.social•137 days ago

Did someone mention grooming?

millap.bsky.social•137 days ago

Musk has obv not read the memo & gone full Messiah complex rogue. Even Nige distanced himself from Tommy 10 names in the run up to the election (which caused a massive fashy cry fest at the time I recall) Reform will want to keep their jackboots looking clean as they Uriah Heep around Musk’s money.

tfoster450.bsky.social•138 days ago

Can you answer for me why it is ok for this foreign agent to try and subvert our democracy* (for his supporters to cheer this) and also for campaigning for rejoining the EU still to be banned (because the same people feel it is subverting democracy)?

tfoster450.bsky.social•138 days ago

*some of his tweets have crossed the line.
I would love your help on this!

johnhankinson.bsky.social•137 days ago

At this stage, can you imagine a) driving a Tesla or b) buying into any of the techbro hype BS this guy regularly spouts? Unfortunately I think shaming people who do either is going to become necessary.

adyj.bsky.social•137 days ago

Him being a white South African might have been the first clue #spittingimage

elthampug.bsky.social•137 days ago

He’ll end up being barred from the UK for promoting hate, which is probably what he wants.

muwookie.bsky.social•137 days ago

Someone on Shelagh Fogarty show said he might be mentally ill. Twitter can do that. probably why 22m left for blue sky.

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