The rise and rise of Maye Musk: China’s love affair with Elon Musk’s mother

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The 76-year-old is part of a trend of ‘silver influencers’ whose success in the face of adversity resonates strongly. Could she be Elon’s secret weapon in China?

Maye Musk is a busy woman. As well as …

Fresh calls for tightening of political donation rules as Elon Musk mulls giving a huge $100m cash injection to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

David Howarth, who served on the Electoral Commission between 2010 and 2018, called for a 'tight cap' on political donations.

Reform has MORE billionaires ready to join Elon Musk and fund its 'disruption' of UK politics, claims Holly Valance's husband Nick Candy - but Tory leader Badenoch says party is 'all talk'

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 12:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Nick Candy , the property billionaire and husband of ex-popstar Holly Valance , claimed Reform would out-fundraise all other UK parties, amid claims Mr Musk is poised to open his wallet.

Trump makes defense, Doge and Latin America envoy picks for administration

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 08:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Katie Miller picked to join Musk and Ramaswamy’s advisory board as Stephen Feinberg tapped for No 2 Pentagon role

Donald Trump announced a series of appointments to his incoming administration on Sund…

How far do Elon Musk and Reform UK share a political vision?

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Immigration, culture wars and shrinking the public sector all feature highly on their agendas

The get-together last week of Elon Musk, Nigel Farage and Reform UK’s treasurer, Nick Candy, was not just …

Nick Candy vows to help Reform disrupt British politics ‘like we have never seen’

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Property developer claims more billionaires are joining Elon Musk in backing the party

Palantir and Anduril join forces with tech groups to bid for Pentagon contracts

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Consortium likely to include Elon Musk’s SpaceX in move to grab a bigger slice of $850bn US defence budget

I'm Elon Musk's British cousin - we reached out to the world's richest man but he snubbed us with a VERY brutal text message

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

He's been accused of paying too much attention to UK politics in recent times but it appears that Elon Musk has no intention of forming a 'special relationship' with his British family.

Trump said to see Elon Musk as useful activist after spending deal showdown

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 20:34 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Musk’s role in government shutdown drama could be a preview of role he plays for incoming president next year

Donald Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk is showing no signs of fraying, even after at t…

US House passes funding proposal sans Trump’s demand to raise debt limit

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 23:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

After Trump and Musk scuttled prior bipartisan deal, Republicans denied Trump-backed package

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