Royal Society Suggested to Elon Musk He Consider Resigning Science Fellowship

THE GUARDIAN: Exclusive: Fellows called on academy to act over Tesla owner’s role in Trump administration’s attacks on research

The Royal Society suggested to Elon Musk he should consider resigning his fellowship if he felt unable to help mitigate the Trump administration’s attacks on research, the Guardian has learned.

The owner of X, who is also CEO of Tesla and Space X, was elected a fellow of the UK’s national academy of sciences in 2018 for his contribution to the space and electric vehicle industries.

But over the past year, fellows and other scientists have repeatedly called on the Royal Society to take action over Musk’s comments and behaviour, saying he has violated the academy’s code of conduct, with open letters, resignations and the return of awards among their acts of protest against the academy’s apparent inertia on the matter.

Among other causes of the outcry was Musk’s role as head of the US department of government efficiency (Doge), a body that has slashed research funding and has been accused of imposing a regime of censorship on academia. » | Nicola Davis | Science correspondent | Thursday, July 17, 2025

Tesla Stock Dives as Elon Musk Plans New Political Party

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mr. Musk’s involvement in politics was once seen by investors as a benefit to Tesla. Not anymore.

When Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, asked his followers on X last week whether it was time to create a new political party, 80 percent answered “yes.” Wall Street seems to disagree.

Tesla shares plunged 7 percent in early trading on Monday as investors registered dismay at Mr. Musk’s plans to form a third party and his intensifying feud with President Trump.

Mr. Musk’s involvement in politics and his financial support for the president’s campaign was once seen by investors as a benefit to Tesla, fueling a steep rise in company shares after the election last year.

That association has now turned into a liability. Tesla shares are down 40 percent from their peak in December. » | Jack Ewing | Monday, July 7, 2025

What Specific Policies Will Musk's America Party Advocate? | DW News

Jul 6, 2025 | Elon Musk, the world's richest tech billionaire, has announced his intention to establish a new political party in his adopted homeland of the United States. This announcement comes just days after Musk broke with President Donald Trump over his substantial spending bill, which Musk claims will bankrupt America. Musk was a fervent supporter of Trump during his presidential campaign, serving as an advisor tasked with cutting government waste. However, he now says he wants to challenge the entire US political system.

Is this going to be another political party determined to fleece ordinary, hard-working Americans again? And has Elon yet left his fascist ideas behind, once and for all? The last thing the US needs is yet more fascists! It is to be hoped that Elon will come up with some sensible ideas. But we shouldn’t hold our breath. The words ‘American’ and ‘sensible’ these days are oxymorons. – © Mark Alexander

Elon Musk Says He Is Launching New Political Party | BBC News

Jul 6, 2025 | Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party, weeks after dramatically falling out with US President Donald Trump.

The billionaire announced on his social media platform X that he had set up the America Party, billing it as a challenge to the Republican and Democratic two-party system.
However, it is unclear if the party has been formally registered with US election authorities. Musk, who was born outside of the US and is thus ineligible to run for the US presidency, does not say who will lead it.

He first raised the prospect of forming a party during his public feud with Trump, which saw him leave his role in the administration and engage in a vicious public spat with his former ally.


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Musk’s Political Party: A Political Vision or Personal Rivalry with Trump? | DW News

Jul 6, 2025 | Tech billionaire Elon Musk says he has created a new political party in the United States, to challenge what he called the country's one-party system. On the social platform X, the former ally of US President Donald Trump wrote he was forming the America Party, to give back Americans their freedom. He made the announcement after holding a 24-hour poll on the platform, where the majority voted in favor of the new party.

I’m No Fan of Elon Musk. But Trump’s Threat to Deport Him Is Sickening

THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: The president said he would ‘take a look’ at deporting the US citizen amid a political feud, as Republicans make similar remarks about Zohran Mamdani

Elon Musk is an utterly deplorable human being. He has unashamedly flashed an apparent Nazi salute; encouraged rightwing extremists in Germany and elsewhere; falsely claimed there is a “genocide” in South Africa against white farmers; callously celebrated the dismantling of USAID, whose shuttering will lead to the deaths of millions, according to a study published in the Lancet this week; and increased misinformation and empowered extremists on his Twitter/X platform while advancing his sham “I am a free speech absolutist” claims. And so much more.

So the news that Donald Trump “will take a look” at deporting his billionaire former “first buddy” Musk has many smirking and shrugging: “Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.”

I like a good comeuppance, but this doesn’t please me at all. It sends a chill down the spine. It is the use of law enforcement agencies as a tool to chill debate, to silence disagreement and dissent, and to punish political opposition. Democracy is dimming fast in the United States, but threats to deport US citizens for disagreeing with the governing administration’s policies are the domain of authoritarian regimes such as Belarus or Cameroon. » | Justice Malala | Thursday, July 3, 2025

This is incredible. If it weren't for Elon Musk's generosity, Donald Trump probably wouldn't be president. Not much thanks for Musk's generosity here! – © Mark Alexander

Donald Trump vs Elon Musk: What Does Their Fallout Mean for the World? | 60 Minutes Australia

Jul 2, 2025 | When it comes to relationships, this one is complicated. Donald Trump and Elon Musk went from bros to foes in what seems like the blink of an eye - and it’s a feud that could have major global implications.

What a puke-o-rama! – © Mark Alexander

Donald Trump Says He’s Looking into Deporting Elon Musk for Criticizing Him!

Jul 1, 2025 | Jesse discusses Donald Trump's statement this morning about looking into deportation proceedings against American citizen Elon Musk, whose crime against Trump involves opposing the budget bill.

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Trump Doesn't Rule Out Deporting Elon Musk

Jul 1, 2025 | The Senate is nearing its final vote on President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" after more than 24 hours of a "vote-a-rama" marathon. Also, Elon Musk is reigniting his feud with Trump. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports more from Capitol Hill. Republican strategist Susan Del Percio and Democratic strategist Basil Smikle join Alex Witt to share their political analysis.

'Billionaire Breakup': Trump Threatens to Deport Elon Musk to South Africa | Diane Francis

Jul 1, 2025 | Times Radio's Louis Sykes is joined a senior fellow at The Atlantic Council in Washington and editor at large with The National Post Newspaper to discuss the latest from the White House.

What a sh***y political system! This woman is like Pollyanna! – © Mark Alexander

Elon Musk Vows to Help Defeat Republicans Who Vote for Trump's Megabill

July 1, 2025 | As the Senate debated President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” before a final vote, Musk issued a stark warning via his social media platform X. “Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame! And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth,” he wrote.

Musk Wades Back Into Politics, Slamming Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Weeks after ending his war of words with President Trump, Elon Musk called the president’s bill “utterly insane and destructive.”

Elon Musk waded back into the political fray on Saturday, slamming a major domestic policy bill that Senate Republicans are scrambling to pass, just weeks after he ended a feud with President Trump over the legislation.

In the wee hours of Saturday morning, G.O.P. leaders released a new 940-page version of the legislation to carry out the president’s agenda. Like the House version, the bill would slash taxes, scale back Medicaid, cut nutritional assistance and increase spending on the military and immigration enforcement.

But the Senate also included some new measures intended to mollify holdouts in the Republican ranks, including a fund to help rural hospitals that depend on Medicaid. Leaders in the Republican majority are hoping to push the bill through the Senate and win final approval in the House before Mr. Trump’s deadline of July 4.

Mr. Musk, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, had been relatively quiet since his blowup with the president this month, but as the Senate convened to discuss the package on Saturday afternoon, he re-entered the debate, calling the bill “utterly insane and destructive” in a post on X.

“The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country!” he wrote on X. » | Ashley Ahn | Saturday, June 28, 2025

The Lincoln Project: He's Not Like Us

Mar 24, 2025 | Republicans: after years of whining about dark-money billionaires puppeteering our political system, what do you have to say about Elon Musk buying the Presidency - and now the Wisconsin Supreme Court?

Bernie Sanders WALKS OUT of interview

Mar 23, 2025

Demonstrators Hold ANTI-MUSK PROTEST Outside Washington DC Tesla Showroom – LIVE

Started streaming 8 hours ago | On March 22, 2025, a vibrant protest took place outside a Tesla showroom in Washington, D.C., where approximately 100 demonstrators voiced their opposition to Elon Musk's leadership, particularly his role in reducing the federal workforce. The protest featured lively pop music, dancing, and signs, creating a peaceful yet energetic atmosphere. This demonstration is part of a global movement, with similar protests planned worldwide, including 500 demonstrations at Tesla showrooms on March 29, 2025.
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Elon Musk Erupts in Terrifying Meltdown after Daughter Calls Him Out in Public

Mar 23, 2025 | Elon Musk loses his mind in a terrifying rant on social media immediately after getting ripped apart by his own daughter for being a 'pathetic man-child' and more. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!

Joni Askola: The Most Un-American Administration in History!

Mar 23, 2025

Bravo Joni Askola! What you say is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! – © Mark Alexander

SpaceX Positioned to Secure Billions in New Federal Contracts Under Trump

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Elon Musk’s role in the White House allows him to cancel contracts and influence policy, potentially benefiting his companies. Supporters say he has the best technology.

Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the Pentagon could move military cargo rapidly around the globe.

In the Commerce Department, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service will now be fully eligible for the federal government’s $42 billion rural broadband push, after being largely shut out during the Biden era.

At NASA, after repeated nudges by Mr. Musk, the agency is being squeezed to turn its focus to Mars, allowing SpaceX to pursue federal contracts to deliver the first humans to the distant planet.

And at the Federal Aviation Administration and the White House itself, Starlink satellite dishes have recently been installed, to expand federal government internet access. » | Eric Lipton | Eric Lipton has spent the past year writing about SpaceX and its work for the federal government. | Sunday, March 23, 2025

Whack-a-doodle-doo! It is to be hoped that Elon has been able to save enough on old people’s social security and their healthcare to cover the cost of all this. – © Mark Alexander

Tesla Sales Drop 35% in San Diego

Mar 22, 2025 | Jaime Chambers reports.

Trump Threatens to Send Tesla Protesters to ‘Slave Prison’ In El Salvador

Mar 22, 2025 | On Friday morning, Donald Trump sent out a post on Truth Social where he threatened to send anyone who vandalizes a Tesla vehicle to what has been called a "slave prison" in El Salvador. Sending Americans overseas to serve prison terms is certainly prohibited under the Constitution, but that doesn't matter at all to Trump. All he wants to do is make sure that people who are mean to his benefactor as punished as harshly as possible, as Farron Cousins explains.