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Germany’s Scholz takes veiled swipe at Musk in New Year’s address

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's New Year's Eve speech included a veiled reference to Elon Musk's influence on German politics, amid rising polarization in Europe.
The three-party coalition government collapsed in November, leading to federal elections scheduled for February 23, as stated by Scholz.
Scholz criticized Musk's endorsement of the far-right AfD party, which has neo-Nazi ties, calling for citizens to decide Germany's future.
Government officials condemned Musk's actions, with Scholz urging voters to resist manipulation from social media owners regarding the election.

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The Epoch Times

German Chancellor Takes Apparent Jab at Elon Musk in New Year’s Address

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz offered a New Year’s address in which he seemed to admonish potential concern about billionaire Elon Musk’s influence on the country’s upcoming elections. The future of Germany “will not be decided by the owners of social media channels,” Scholz said in a Dec. 31 address. “It won’t be the person who yells loudest who will decide where Germany goes from here—rather, that will be up to the vast majority of reasonable …

2 months ago·New York, United States

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thepatriotlight.com

ThePatriotLight - "Kekius Maximus" Elon Musk Trolls Europe's Left-Wing Tyrants, Endorses AfD and Farage's Reform Party

ThePatriotLight - President Donald J. Trump, AfD chair Alice Weidel and Elon Musk (AI generated) Elon Musk has been using his 200 million subscriber reach on X to troll far-left authoritarian governments in Germany and the UK, calling the parting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz “Oaf Schitz” and questioning why Tommy Robinson is in solitary confinement in the UK for journalism. Musk will hold a Spaces chat with AfD chair Alice Weidel Jan. 10, and…

2 months ago

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The Gateway Pundit

"Kekius Maximus" Elon Musk Trolls Europe's Left-Wing Tyrants, Endorses AfD and Farage's Reform Party

Elon Musk's provocative support for Germany's AfD and UK’s Reform Party has ignited a media storm. Discover how his online influence could reshape European politics.

2 months ago·United States

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Corriere Della Sera

Germany, Scholz responds to Musk (who called him an 'idiot'): 'The owners of social networks do not decide our future'

Elon Musk's straight-legged entry into German politics, after Afd's ultra-right support: the tweet about the head of state Steinmeier, “an anti-democratic tyrant”

2 months ago·Italy

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Firstpost News

Musk changed his X username to ‘Kekius Maximus’. This sent an obscure meme coin soaring 1600%

The impact of Musk's update on the cryptocurrency world was immediate. A digital currency named “Kekius Maximus,” inspired by the same internet meme as Musk’s new handle, saw its value skyrocket by over 1,600% by Tuesday evening

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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