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We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain
“intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/…

Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public
We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”

"The [Tesla] owners are demanding that their lease contracts be terminated and reimbursed for the accrued legal costs."
☑️ Tesla Drivers Sue Elon Musk for Turning Their Cars Into "Extreme" Right-Wing Symbols
https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-dr

Tesla Drivers Sue Elon Musk for Turning Their Cars Into "Extreme" Right-Wing Symbols
Tesla drivers in France are suing Elon Musk's EV maker for turning their vehicles into what they characterize as "extreme-right" symbols.

Bitkom-Umfrage: Immer weniger deutsche Unternehmen nutzen X
Zahlreiche deutsche Unternehmen kehren dem Kurznachrichtendienst X den Rücken. Das hat viel mit der polarisierenden Figur Elon Musk zu tun, zeigt eine Umfrage.

#Musk gegen #Trump: Zwei Alpha-Egos, ein Machtkampf, ein klarer Gewinner. Musk hat’s mit Humor versucht – Trump mit Macht. Jetzt darf der Tesla-Chef wieder in der Garage schlafen, während Trump im Oval Office bleibt. Politische Macht schlägt Plattform-Macht - Christian Schiffer kommentiert

Elon Musk kapituliert: Wie Trump den Tech-Milliardär besiegte
Der mächtigste Tech-Milliardär der Welt gibt klein bei. Elon Musks öffentliche Entschuldigung beendet einen erbitterten Machtkampf – und offenbart die wahren Kräfteverhältnisse in Amerika.

Corruption & incompetence all in one!
Amtrak brings in Elon Musk's "Hyperloop" company to reassess plan for building new Northeast Corridor rail tunnel in Baltimore.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12…

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to see if it could help with a multibillion-dollar rail project.

Marina Hyde is a brilliant columnist:
Imagine owning the world’s premier shitposting platform – in fact, having spent $44bn on it, specifically so that your magic mirror would tell you each day that you were the fairest shitposter of all – and then shuffling sheepishly on to your own pixels to mumble something about having gone “too far” with your hurty words.

Gov. Greg Abbott says emails with Elon Musk are too 'intimate and embarrassing' to make public (Lauren McGaughy/KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station)
https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-07-14/texas-elon-musk-greg-abbott
http://www.memeorandum.com/250714/p103#a250714p103

Elon Musk says Tesla's robotaxi service will "tentatively" begin on June 22 in Austin, with first autonomous deliveries of a car to a customer's home on June 28 (Ari Levy/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/elon-musk-

Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin 'tentatively' set to begin June 22
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on Tuesday that the first self-driving Tesla will reach a customer's house on June 28.

#ai

Here's an article on the still-racist Grok "AI".
In the article is a chunk of Python code that was generated by Grok.
What a stinkin' pile of code.
It is really simple code, but it has unacceptably weak error detection and handling that would give a user almost no useful information if something goes awry.
The hardest (and largest part) of most code (at least the code I work with) is validating inputs and handling errors. It is the most boring part …

Elon Musk Updated Grok. Guess What It Said?
After praising Hitler earlier this week, the chatbot is now listing the “good races.”

Shareholders in his companies feared that Musk was closing the golden money faucet for them in the White House.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/elon

Elon Musk backs off from feud with Trump, saying he regrets social media posts that 'went too far'
Musk earlier deleted a post in which he claimed without evidence that the government was concealing information about the president's association with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has said he has no desire to repair their relationship.

Insiders describe Linda Yaccarino's tumultuous partnership with Elon Musk and say the two failed to gel as Musk's blunt style clashed with Yaccarino's polish (Financial Times)

»Pariser Staatsanwaltschaft – Frankreich ermittelt gegen X wegen mutmaßlicher Manipulation:
Der Algorithmus der Plattform soll zum Zweck ausländischer Einflussnahme geändert worden sein. Der Name von CEO Elon Musk wurde nicht explizit erwähnt«
Da bin ich mal gespannt wie das auskommt. Dass X Manipulation ist, ist nicht neu aber wurde noch nie handfest belegt und auch deswegen wurde es von Musk übernommen.
🧑‍⚖️

Frankreich ermittelt gegen X wegen mutmaßlicher Manipulation
Der Algorithmus der Plattform soll zum Zweck ausländischer Einflussnahme geändert worden sein. Der Name von CEO Elon Musk wurde nicht explizit erwähnt

Further tests reveal Grok 4 appears to consult Elon Musk's views on a range of sensitive topics, and its answers tend to align with Musk's personal opinions (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/grok

Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's newly launched AI chatbot, Grok 4, seemed to reference Musk's posts on social media before answering controversial questions.

This is not a surprise 😐
From: @…
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/114852457035271688

Ars Technica (@arstechnica@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering Grok 4's "reasoning" shows cases where the chatbot consults Musk posts to answer divisive questions. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/new-grok-ai-model-surprises-experts-by-checking-elon-musks-views-before-answering/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Try not to laugh reading #Trump's words about #ElonMusk:
"I'm amazed that he's endorsing me because that can't be good for him. I'm abolishing the EV mandate."
"He got a little bit strange."
✅ Puzzled Trump Says He Has No Idea Why Musk Support…

Puzzled Trump Says He Has No Idea Why Musk Supported Him in the First Place
Fresh off his feud with former ally Elon Musk, president Donald Trump has once again said the quiet part out loud. 

Apparently Elon Musk has begun his walk to Canossa.
#Musk #Trump

I didn't expect a future where self-driving electric cars would spew nazi rants like somebody's crazy uncle.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2025/07/10/elon-musk-grok-tesla-vehicles/84535654007/

The articles dumping on Bluesky miss the point.
Either you’re comfortable with Elon Musk moderating your and the country’s info diet, or you’re not.
If you are, say so. If not, don’t hate on people trying to build elsewhere.

Elon Musk issues groveling apology to Trump saying that his posts ‘went too far’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-trump-apology-b2767799.html

Elon Musk scheint endlich einen Weg gefunden zu haben, wie seine KI auf ihn hört. 🙄
Grok, das KI-Modell von Elon Musks Unternehmen xAI, scheint bei der Beantwortung von Fragen zunächst zu prüfen, was der US-Milliardär selbst dazu gesagt hat. 😲
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10483586

When I get elected Pope, I will choose my name to be "X". Then I will immediately resign and get re-elected nine times; so that in the end I will be Pope X X.
All that just for the fun of seeing Elon Musk become green with envy.

To Grok: What is the evidence pro or con that a Neuralink Blindsight brain implant in visual cortex will give vision to congenitally blind people as claimed without any evidence by Elon Musk? https://x.com/i/grok/share/txlo83o1c52Fh4wRcScnzXt1h

Elon Musk says "I regret some of my posts about President Trump last week. They went too far"; Trump said he had no interest in repairing the relationship (Andrés R. Martínez/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/business/elon-musk-trum…

Musk Expresses ‘Regret’ Over His Criticisms of Trump
President Trump and Elon Musk traded social media barbs last week. Mr. Trump has said that he has no interest in repairing the relationship with his former adviser.

A judge rules Don Lemon's lawsuit against Elon Musk and X can proceed to trial, after Musk canceled a $1.5M/year exclusive X content deal with Lemon in 2024 (Alex Welch/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/don-lemon-elon-musk-x-lawsuit-moving-to-trial-ruling/…

Don Lemon's Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Can Go to Trial Following Pivotal Court Ruling
Former CNN journalist Don Lemon's lawsuit against Elon Musk and the Tesla CEO's social media platform X will be allowed to go to trial.

After lengthy #legal delays via #MelonHusk attorneys, judge okays #DonLemon lawsuit over cancelled $1.5M streaming show deal to proceed to trial phase...

Don Lemon's Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Can Go to Trial Following Pivotal Court Ruling
Former CNN journalist Don Lemon's lawsuit against Elon Musk and the Tesla CEO's social media platform X will be allowed to go to trial.

“The society said any judgments it issued that were potentially seen as political would do ‘more harm than good.’”
The Royal Society has already made a political announcement: that it is perfectly fine with fascism and having fascists as fellows. As far as political statements go, it doesn’t get any stronger than that. The only thing they could do to make their point clearer is if they hang a “Nazi Bar” sign above their headquarters.

"alleged security"
Elon Musk says XChat is rolling out to all, but questions remain about its alleged security
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/02/elon-musk-says-xchat-is-rolling-out-to-all-but-questio…

Elon Musk says XChat is rolling out to all, but questions remain about its alleged security | TechCrunch
Elon Musk on Sunday announced that a new version of X's Direct Messaging (DM) feature, XChat, was rolling out with support for features like vanishing

Oh wow, if you ask Grok something it asks the great Elon Musk for guidance....😆
(Source : #grok

Internal docs: Fidelity, TPG, Sequoia, and others are buying ~$250M worth of shares in xAI under a tender offer valuing it at $113B; Fidelity is purchasing $20M (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/business/xai-elon-musk-investors.html

Elon Musk’s xAI Is Getting $250 Million in Investments From TPG, Sequoia and Others
Two dozen venture capital firms and other investors are investing in xAI, the artificial intelligence and social media company.

What a great action against the fascist Elon Musk! Respect for the old man!
#musk

Elon is as fragile as the orange turd? Shocker.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/05/elon-musk-new-party-poll-trump

Musk floats new party in signal he could torch GOP
"Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?"

Findet Hitler gut - Musk will Skandal-KI in Teslas verbauen lassen #News #Nachrichten

Elon Musk announces exit from US government role: https://benborges.xyz/2025/05/29/elon-musk-announces-exit-from.html

Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/grok-4-seems-to-consult-elon-musk-to-answer-controversial-questions/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250710/p159#a250710p159

Trump Plan To Redirect Billions In Broadband Subsidies To Elon Musk Starts Seeing Blowback From States | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/11/trump-plan-to-redirect-billions-in-broadband-subsidies-to-elon-musk-starts-seeing-blowback-from-states/

Wenn Männer mit der Mentalität von Fünfjährigen anderen die Mentalität von Elfjährigen vorwerfen -
ist das in erster Linie eine Beleidigung für alle Fünf- und Elfjährigen.
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/elon-mus

Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump: Drohung mit SpaceX, Tesla-Aktie stürzt ab
Die Allianz zwischen Elon Musk und Donald Trump hat Monate gehalten, nun ist es damit offenbar vorbei. Mit heftigen Vorwürfen haben sich beide nun angegriffen.

🍿
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/05/donald-trump-travel-ban-elon-musk-joe-biden-friedrich-merz-us-politics-live-news-updates

Paul Krugman's critique of Elon Musk at #DOGE:
"[A] zillionaire who knew nothing about government marched in claiming that he could cut $2 trillion from the $6 trillion federal budget by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. This was obvious nonsense […]."
"Seriously, would any of Musk’s tech-bro friends have invested in a venture run by someone with such a record of …

Conflict over begrotingswet kookt over: Trump en Musk hebben slaande ruzie | #Trouw
https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/conflict-o

Insiders describe Linda Yaccarino's tumultuous partnership with Elon Musk and say the two failed to gel as Musk's blunt style clashed with Yaccarino's polish (Financial Times)

Das größte Ziel von Amazon-Chef Jeff Bezos und X-Chef Elon Musk ist die Besiedlung des Weltalls durch eine Elite, die sie selbst aussuchen dürfen.
Dieses Radio-Feature geht der Frage nach, warum diese Milliardäre alles dafür tun, eine Dystopie Realität werden zu lassen.
Mein Eindruck ist, dass sie beim Science-Fiction-Konsum nicht in der Lage waren, Dystopien von positiven Utopien zu unterscheiden. Vielleicht sollte es mehr betreutes Lesen geben.
Hinzu kommt bei diesen rech…

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang
said he’s reached out to Elon Musk
in hopes of collaborating on the creation of a new political party,
Yang, along with mutual friends, believes the Tesla CEO has what it takes to form a new faction that propels America’s strongest leaders. ($$$$)
When asked if Musk has responded to his inquiry, Yang told the outlet “Not yet, but I assume he’s been very busy.”

Andrew Yang reaches out to Musk to collaborate on new political party
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said he’s reached out to Elon Musk in hopes of collaborating on the creation of a new political party...

Elon #Musk kritisiert Trumps Haushaltsentwurf scharf und nennt das Paket eine „widerliche Abscheulichkeit“.
Der Entwurf sieht unter anderem das Ende von #Steuervorteilen für #Elektrofahrzeuge

Senat diskutiert Haushaltsgesetz: Musk kritisiert Trumps „Big, Beautiful Bill“
Auf X kritisiert Milliardär Elon Musk den US-Haushaltsentwurf als „widerliche Abscheulichkeit“. Darin würden Steuerrabatte für Elektrofahrzeuge gekürzt.

"Musk’s 'ChatGPT moment' may soon be here"
Not that ChatGPT is any sign of success, but this will probably be more like "CrashGPT" and "CollateralGPT". 😟
#Tesla #robotaxi #Musk #technology

A judge rules Don Lemon's lawsuit against Elon Musk and X can proceed to trial, after Musk canceled a $1.5M/year exclusive X content deal with Lemon in 2024 (Alex Welch/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/don-lemon-elon-musk-x-lawsuit-moving-to-tria…

Don Lemon's Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Can Go to Trial Following Pivotal Court Ruling
Former CNN journalist Don Lemon's lawsuit against Elon Musk and the Tesla CEO's social media platform X will be allowed to go to trial.

Grok users are soliciting Nazis.
☑️ Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is posting antisemitic comments
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/08/elon-musks-grok-ai-chatbot-is-posting-antisemitic-comments-.html

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is posting antisemitic comments
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Tuesday praised Adolf Hitler and made other antisemitic comments on Tuesday.

So, the kid who hacked the Finnish therapy clinic and caused so much pain is featured in an upcoming four-part HBO documentary.
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/elon-musk-playstation-hacker-max-documentary-series-1236420579/

Elon Musk, PlayStation Hacker Subject of New Max Documentary Series
Max has dropped the first teaser for "Most Wanted: Teen Hacker," a documentary series that chronicles Finnish hacker Julius Kivimäki.

Well, duh - Elon (age 53) will still be alive (preserved by drugs, perhaps) while FFOTUS (age 78) is decomposing in a box. Musk has time on his side.
"Who holds the cards in Trump vs. Musk?"
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/repu…

Who holds the cards in Trump vs. Musk? Trump, but …
It remains to be seen whether President Donald Trump and Elon Musk can patch things up after their ugly break-up this week – as many around them are hoping.

»Wieder Probleme mit Grok – X-KI verbreitet Antisemitismus - und wird deaktiviert:
Der KI-Account Grok des Kurznachrichtendiensts X war Elon Musk zu links, jetzt gab es eine Überarbeitung. In der Folge verbreitete er antisemitische Inhalte.«
Wenn jetzt nicht endlich mal Presse, Politiker & Co. sich dort verabschieden und nein ein Widerspruch auf Xitter unterstützt sogar den Elon.
👉

Wieder Probleme mit Grok: X-KI verbreitet Antisemitismus – und wird deaktiviert
Der KI-Account Grok des Kurznachrichtendiensts X war Elon Musk zu links, jetzt gab es eine Überarbeitung. In der Folge verbreitete er antisemitische Inhalte.

“Time to drop the really big bomb,” Elon Musk wrote on social media.
Donald Trump, he said, “is in the Epstein files. That is why they have not been made public.”
Musk did not offer any evidence, but soon added,
“The truth will come out.”
https…

Elon Musk Suggests Trump Is in Epstein Files, a Source of Conspiracy Theories
In a spat with President Trump, Elon Musk invokes the Epstein files, a source of endless speculation and conspiracy.

Wer braucht schon Reality-TV, wenn man Musk und Trump auf Social Media hat? 🫠
Dort liefern sich die beiden einen heftigen Schlagabtausch, der sich direkt auf den Aktienkurs von Tesla auswirkt.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10435168?wt_mc=sm.…

Elon Musk's Grok Has Lost Its Non-Sentient Mind (Brian Phillips/The Ringer)
https://www.theringer.com/2025/07/09/tech/ai-x-grok-elon-musk-linda-yaccarino-hitler
http://www.memeorandum.com/250710/p10#a250710p10

Capitalism has given you Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Peter Thiel… Have you said thank you once?

Tesla is set to face a Florida federal jury to defend allegations that Autopilot was at fault in a fatal 2019 crash, as it tests autonomous robotaxis in Austin (Trisha Thadani/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/14/tesla-trial-…

As Elon Musk pushes Robotaxis, Tesla faces trial over fatal Autopilot crash
Tesla faces trial in Miami over a fatal 2019 crash involving a distracted driver using its Autopilot technology. A woman died and her boyfriend was gravely injured.

Wie der Herr, so ...
Der KI-Chatbot #Grok von Techunternehmer Elon Musk ist mit antisemitischen und diffamierenden Äußerungen aufgefallen. Die Entwicklerfirma# xAI schrieb auf X dazu, sie sei dabei, "unangemessene Beiträge" von Grok auf der Onlineplattform #X zu entfernen.

Künstliche Intelligenz: Musks KI-Chatbot Grok verbreitet antisemitische Narrative
In seiner neuesten Version fällt der KI-Chatbot Grok auf X mit antisemitischen und diffamierenden Äußerungen auf. XAI will ihn gefixt haben, Nutzer sind enttäuscht.

This Is DOGE 2.0 -- Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency is continuing ... (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/next-stage-doge-elon-musk/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250710/p7#a250710p7

Errol Musk, the father of U.S. billionaire Elon Musk,
has arrived in Moscow to attend the Forum of the Future 2050,
a pro-Kremlin event scheduled for June 9-10,  the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on June 8.
https://kyivindepend…

Elon Musk's father to attend pro-Kremlin event in Russia hosted by far-right ideologue
Among the forum's panels are sessions titled "Russian Space: The Race for Mars" and "The Battle for Hearts and Minds: The Ideology of Sovereign Russia."

Elon Musk addresses Grok's antisemitic posts, says it was "too compliant to user prompts" and "too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially" (Herb Scribner/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/elon-musk-grok-x-twitter-hitler…

Musk breaks silence on Grok's Nazi bender
Musk has recently expressed frustration with Grok's way of answering questions.

Official statements from Elon Musk's newly founded "America Party,"ranked by whether they make any damned sense at all
https://thewhitepages.net/p/official-statements-from-elon-musks

When asked "Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only!", Grok 4 first searches the web for Elon Musk's views before answering (Jeremy Howard/@jeremyphoward)
https://x.com/jeremyphoward/status/1943444549696917714

Jeremy Howard (@jeremyphoward) on X
Here's a complete unedited video of asking Grok for its views on the Israel/Palestine situation. It first searches twitter for what Elon thinks. Then it searches the web for Elon's views. Finally it adds some non-Elon bits at the end. ZA 54 of 64 citations are about Elon.

Who would vote for Elon Musk's America Party? (G. Elliott Morris/Strength In Numbers)
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/who-would-vote-for-elon-musks-america
http://www.memeorandum.com/250711/p50#a250711p50

NYTimes: On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs & Family Drama:
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous & his drug use was more intense than previously known.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon

Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama on Trump’s Campaign Trail
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

Nach Überarbeitung: X-KI Grok verbreitet Antisemitismus – und wird deaktiviert
Der KI-Account Grok des Kurznachrichtendiensts X war Elon Musk zu links, jetzt gab es eine Überarbeitung. In der Folge verbreitete er antisemitische Inhalte.

Like Elon Musk, Russ Vought wants to break Washington. Unlike the billionaire, the budget guru might just succeed. - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/07/russ-vought-elon-musk-00392931

xAI launches Grok 4 Heavy, a "multi-agent version" of Grok 4 offering increased performance, and unveils a new $300/month AI subscription plan, SuperGrok Heavy (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/elon

Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription | TechCrunch
Elon Musk and xAI employee announced on Wednesday night the launch of the startup's next flagship AI model, Grok 4.

French drivers sue Tesla over Elon Musk's right-wing politics (Jordyn Dahl/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/french-sue-tesla-elon-musks-politics-electric-vehicle-ev-europe-afd-courts/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250611/p74#a250611p74

Elon Musk calls Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill
a ‘disgusting abomination’
The former head of Doge said the ‘outrageous’ tax bill will cause the deficit to grow to $2.5tn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j

After Musk said Grok was improved "significantly", Grok wrote numerous antisemitic posts, sometimes without any clear prompting; some posts were later deleted (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/elon-musk-grok-antisemitic-…

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok makes antisemitic posts on X
Elon Musk's Grok made several antisemitic posts on X days after the tech billionaire released an updated version of the AI chatbot.

LMAO. 🤣
“But Elon is a man who has never known a day’s hardship in his life. He has had a charmed life & so has never had to learn that the hard way.”
✅ Musk’s father: Trump & Elon feud like ‘two gorillas’
https://www.thetimes.com/us…

Musk’s father: Trump and Elon feud like ‘two gorillas’
Errol Musk said that his son has ‘never known a day’s hardship’ but urged him to accept that the president was the more dominant of the pair

Donald Trump responds to Elon Musk's late-night apology after ugly public feud (Diana Glebova/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/06/11/us-news/donald-trump-responds-to-elon-musks-apology-after-public-feud/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250611/p70#a250611p70

'Just Desperate for a Paycheck': Sen. Tim Scott Mercilessly Mocked for Jumping In to Defend Trump Who 'Abandoned His A--' to Take Shots At Elon Musk In Growing Billionaire Feud
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/06/08/sen-tim-scott-mercilessly-mocked-for-jumping-in-to-defend-trump-who-abandoned-his-a-to-take-shots-at-elon-musk-in-growing-billionaire-feud/

After Elon Musk announced a US political party called the America Party, Donald Trump called Musk a "TRAIN WRECK" fueled by discontent over EV subsidies ending (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/06/elon-musk-…

Musk happens to be right:
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act
— its actual name!
— is indeed a disgusting abomination.
But this is one of those cases where it takes one to know one.
Few men have done as much damage out of sheer arrogance, ignorance and pettiness as Elon Musk.
He has thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of deaths on his hands.
And even his parting blast is destructive,
demonstrating that he has learned nothing from his abject f…

Elon Musk is a Disgusting Abomination
So is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But still

Elon Musk's Grok praises Hitler, shares antisemitic tropes in new posts (Herb Scribner/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/elon-musk-grok-x-twitter-hitler-posts
http://www.memeorandum.com/250708/p155#a250708p155

xAI introduces Grok 4, trained on its Colossus supercomputer, featuring multimodal tools, faster reasoning, Grok 4 Voice, Grok 4 Code, a new interface, and more (Amanda Caswell/Tom's Guide)
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/grok-4-is-her…

Turkey blocks Grok over offensive responses about President Erdogan and Ataturk; Poland plans to report Grok to the EU for offensive posts about Donald Tusk (Elçin Poyrazlar/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-ban-elon-musk-grok-…

Turkey bans Elon Musk’s Grok over Erdoğan insults
X’s chatbot under fire in Poland, too, over insulting comments targeted at Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Two Reports Released on Elon Musk's Corrupt and Conflicted Activities in Govt : r/fednews
https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1l6rarf/two_reports_released_on_elon_musks_corrupt_and/

Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/politics/elon-musk-curtis-yarvin-third-party.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p79#a250709p79

“The easiest way to save money in our Budget,
Billions and Billions of Dollars,
is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,”
Trump posted on Truth Social.
“I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!”
On Saturday, he said that the move was still on the table:
“I’d be allowed to do that,” he said, “but I have, I haven’t given it any thought.”
Trump also suggested that it was Musk who was reeling from the toxic breakup.
“I thin…

Trump Issues Jaw-Dropping Authoritarian Threat to Elon Musk
As President Donald Trump works through the seven stages of grief that come with a big breakup, he’s embracing anger—and directing it at his former ally Elon...

Multiple Republican lawmakers appeared split as the feud between Trump and Musk escalated into an all-out social media war on Thursday.
At the heart of the breakup is their disagreement over Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which Musk has called a “disgusting abomination.”
https://www.

Team Trump vs. Team Musk: Republicans torn as billionaire bromance ends
At the heart of the breakup is the pair's disagreement over President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill,” which Elon Musk has called a “disgusting abomination."

🎻 Elon Musk lost $34 billion of his net worth in a day from his Trump spat: report - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-lost-34-billion-of-his-net-worth-in-a-day-from-his-trump-spat-report/

Elon Musk’s team of Texas lobbyists during the 2025 legislative session did not rival those of huge energy and telecommunications companies,
which typically employ dozens of people to represent them.
⭐️But Musk and his companies still hired more lobbyists this year than any other since 2021, according to data from the Texas Ethics Commission.
❌Musk, the billionaire businessman behind carmaker Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. …

Elon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists This Year. State Law Keeps the Extent of Their Influence Under Wraps.
Musk, the billionaire businessman behind Tesla and SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists came about these wins, however, is more of a mystery.

Elon Musk Accuses Trump of Epstein Coverup With Clown Meme (Luc Olinga/Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-accuses-trump-of-epstein-coverup-with-clown-meme-2000624918
http://www.memeorandum.com/250707/p63#a250707p63

Who Punched Elon Musk?
The list of possible suspects seems long.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/politics/elon-musk-black-eye.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

How Did Elon Musk Get a Black Eye?
The list of possible suspects seemed long.

xAI apologizes for Grok's "horrific behavior" when it wrote antisemitic posts on July 8, and blames "an update to a code path upstream of the Grok bot" (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/12/xai-and-grok-apologize-for…

xAI and Grok apologize for ‘horrific behavior’ | TechCrunch
In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted was “horrific behavior.” The posts appear to be an official statement from xAI, the Elon Musk-led company behind Grok, as opposed to an AI-generated explanation for Grok’s posts. (xAI recently acquired X, where Grok is prominently featured.)

Trump says Elon Musk will face 'very serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-elon-musk-consequences-funds-democratic-candidates-rcna211605
http://www.memeorandum.com/250607/p32#a250607p32

Trump learned about the timing of Musk’s departure in the same manner that the president himself has often used to share significant personnel news:
via a social-media post
"The president knew that Musk would be leaving soon, but not the exact timing until the post was sent"

'I don't like being surprised': Trump reportedly blindsided by Elon Musk comment
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have a "complicated" relationship characterized by at least one recent instance of lack of communication, according to a new report.The conservative Wall Street Journal late Friday evening published a report entitled "Inside Trump and Musk’s Complicated Relationship" in wh...

Andrew Yang Is Ready to Team Up With Elon Musk (Catherine Kim/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/07/elon-musk-third-party-andrew-yang-interview-00392288
http://www.memeorandum.com/250607/p48#a250607p48

Trump says Elon Musk "went CRAZY" and that canceling his government contracts is "the easiest way to save money", as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/trump-musk-crazy-…

Trump says Musk went 'CRAZY,' suggests cutting government contracts for his companies
Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and founded The Boring Company, xAI and Neuralink. He also owns the social media platform X.

Musk's America Party has helpers -- and challenges (Brittany Gibson/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/elon-musk-america-party-helpers-challenges
http://www.memeorandum.com/250708/p44#a250708p44

X aims to roll out an "XChat" messaging feature "with encryption, vanishing messages and the ability to send any kind of file" to all users this week (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/02/elon

Elon Musk says XChat is rolling out to all, but questions remain about its alleged security | TechCrunch
Elon Musk on Sunday announced that a new version of X's Direct Messaging (DM) feature, XChat, was rolling out with support for features like vanishing

Trump's Feud With Musk Highlights His View of Government Power: It's Personal (Peter Baker/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/politics/trump-elon-musk-fight-power.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250608/p63#a250608p63

Trump says "We might have to put DOGE on Elon", "DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon", and "We'll have to take a look" at deporting Musk (Avery Lotz/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/01/trump-deporting-el…

Trump says DOGE may "go back and eat Elon"
Trump posted to Truth Social overnight that DOGE may need to take a "good, hard look" at Musk's companies.

GOP Lawmakers Ditch Elon Musk and Embrace President Trump (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/republican-elon-musk-trump-feud-reactions-4191b2de
http://www.memeorandum.com/250606/p1#a250606p1

Sources: Elon Musk engaged in intense drug use during the 2024 presidential campaign, as he juggled the messy consequences of efforts to produce more babies (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon

Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama on Trump’s Campaign Trail
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

Neuralink raised a $650M Series E from ARK Invest, Founders Fund, G42, Human Capital, Sequoia, Thrive, and others; it was reportedly valued at ~$9B pre-money (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/02/elon-musks-neuralink-closes-a-65…

Elon Musk's Neuralink closes a $650M Series E | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's brain chip implant startup Neuralink raised a $650 million Series E funding round, the company announced.

Sources: Linda Yaccarino had discussed her plans to leave with X employees earlier this week, before Grok's antisemitic posts (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/technology/linda-yaccarino-x-steps-down.html

X CEO Linda Yaccarino Says She Is Leaving the Social Media Platform
Linda Yaccarino, whom Elon Musk hired to run X in 2023, grappled with the challenges the company faced after Mr. Musk took over.

Source: X is piloting a program to use Community Notes to highlight posts on which people of typically differing opinions agree (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/05/x-elon-musk-community-notes

Exclusive: X piloting new program to elevate content users agree on
The goal is to build momentum around opinions that are widely shared.