Elon Musk is dealing with controversies on many fronts after a busy week in which he has traded barbs with newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer amidst violent protests across the UK, brought a lawsuit against advertisers, and revived a case against OpenAI. And it’s not even Friday.

The week Elon Musk declared war

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Elon Musk shares faked far-right 'detainment camp' post

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An NHS hospital has quit the social media platform X over an increase in abuse, hate speech and misinformation after the far-right riots in England and Northern Ireland. The former Twitter has come in for criticism over misinformation and hate speech fuelling disorder in a number of towns and cities, with nearly 500 people arrested so far.After three children were fatally stabbed and eight others were injured in Southport, a fictitious identity of a Muslim asylum seeker was incorrectly identified as a suspect, leading to a wave of Islamophobia, including an attack on a mosque in the town.The Royal National...

NHS trust boycotts Elon Musk’s X over hate speech and misinformation

Fox Business

Riots have continued over the past week as anti-immigrant protesters and right-wing groups clashed with police, believing the suspect in a lethal stabbing came from overseas.

Elon Musk in war of words with UK prime minister over riot crackdown: 'Britain or Soviet Union?

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

False or misleading US election claims posted on X by Elon Musk have amassed nearly 1.2 billion views this year, a watchdog reported Thursday, highlighting the billionaire's potential influence on the highly polarized White House race. Musk, who purchased the platform in 2022 for $44 billion, is facing growing scrutiny over his potential influence on voters.

Musk's misleading election posts viewed 1.2 billion times: study

The New Republic

Donald Trump took his authoritarian threats in a dark new direction during two new public appearances. He suggested our next election might be our last, reiterated in advance that the election will be rigged against him, and admitted all the post-assassination “unity” talk was nonsense, openly declaring: “Maybe I’ve gotten worse.” We talked to Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of the “Lucid” newsletter and the book Strongmen, who helps illuminate how Trump’s form of politics requires keeping his followers in a frenzy of excitement about what the authoritarian leader plans to inflict on their imagined enemies. Listen to this episode here.

Trump’s Mental State Suddenly Takes a Darker Turn: “I’ve Gotten Worse”

Fortune

The EV leader earlier denied news reports that he would pump $45 million a month into Trump’s campaign

Elon Musk says a Trump presidency ‘would be devastating’ to Tesla’s competitors

MarketRealist

The duo have a combined net worth of $445 billion

How long before Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos go broke if they spent $1 million a day?

The Hill

Jessica Burbank and Robby Soave discuss the latest on the chaos in the U.K. following the stabbing rampage that left three young girls dead.

Riots continue in the UK, Elon Musk says civil war is inevitable

Business Insider

Donald Trump praised Elon Musk at a Michigan rally but said that he never heard about the $45 million-per-month donation plan from the billionaire,

Trump says he loves Elon Musk even though he never heard of the $45 million-a-month donation plan from the billionaire

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With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

People in Japan are seeking out “haunted houses” to beat the heat. Summer in Japan has long been associated with the dead, as ancestral souls are thought to return to their homes during the mid-August festival of Obon. Indoor theme parks evoke spirit-infested towns, including one in Tokyo where “kimono-clad ghosts with bloody eyes convulse in agony and lurch toward visitors,” The Japan Times wrote.

In Japan, haunted houses help beat the heat

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Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

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The Aurora Police Department released a statement on Tuesday on social media to clear up misinformation about an incident involving thousands of migrants. “Misinformation has spread on social media regarding the large gathering on Sunday at Gardens on Havana shopping center,” Aurora PD posted on X. “We recognize that Sunday’s incident was disconcerting and alarming for a large number of our residents and citizens. The purpose of this message is to provide the community with accurate information based on what we know right now.”

Law-abiding Venezuelans watch election results in Aurora, leave behind mess

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If you're considering settling down in North Carolina, Niche has released its annual rankings of the best places to buy a house in the state. The rankings are based on home values, property taxes, home ownership rates, housing costs, and real estate trends.

Where are the best places to buy a house in NC? New report reveals top-ranked cities

A shaman, a singer with 27 million social media followers, and an entirely silent character are among the contestants locked in a battle for attention in a new Korean reality show landing on Netflix this week. The latest in South Korea’s wildly popular “survival show” format, The Influencer pits TikTokers against YouTube stars in a popularity contest; their follower counts are displayed on electronic collars as they dole out likes and dislikes to their fellow contestants.

Netflix premieres new social media competition show

GARM was an initiative formed in 2019 by the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA); the idea was to stop advertising on social media platforms that don’t meet certain safety standards. In its lawsuit, X said that GARM “organized an advertiser boycott of Twitter.”. The lawsuit from the platform...

Ad group sued by Elon Musk reportedly disbands

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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UK could summon Musk over riots

British lawmakers want to summon Elon Musk before the UK Parliament over X’s alleged role in fueling the country’s far-right riots, Politico reported. Violent anti-Muslim and...

UK could summon Musk over riots

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