{"id":7946,"date":"2025-01-15T17:56:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/?p=7946"},"modified":"2025-01-25T21:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T21:05:41","slug":"toxic-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/2025\/01\/15\/toxic-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxic Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Updated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jan\/14\/is-andrew-tate-going-to-reinvent-himself-as-a-politician-and-save-britan-sic\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jan\/14\/is-andrew-tate-going-to-reinvent-himself-as-a-politician-and-save-britan-sic\">Arwa Mahdawi, Guardian, Is Andrew Tate going to reinvent himself as a politician and \u2018save Britan [sic]\u2019?, 14 Jan 2025. &#8220;<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lfnfxzv4is2z\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibwqrrkez3ztxvzip5wddasq3gnrcuug4jrk5qw6kphpycupsvksu\"><p lang=\"en\">Charity staff &#x27;harassed&#x27; after Musk shares X post www.bbc.com\/news\/article&#8230; \u201cStaff at a refugee charity say colleagues have had &quot;their lives threatened&quot; after Elon Musk shared a post which suggested videos of girls were being used to &quot;entice&quot; migrants to the UK.\u201d<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3lfnfxzv4is2z?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gary R. Bunt (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5?ref_src=embed\">@garyrbunt.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3lfnfxzv4is2z?ref_src=embed\">13 January 2025 at 18:55<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lfa4deadfk2e\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreictsxgooajdp625k76z24no63zhllbjxhurqgs6lnjwhtgdt2evuq\"><p lang=\"en\">No paywall on Andrew Norfolk&#x27;s original investigative report from 2011 in @thetimes.com<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3lfa4deadfk2e?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gary R. Bunt (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5?ref_src=embed\">@garyrbunt.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3lfa4deadfk2e?ref_src=embed\">8 January 2025 at 11:57<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:oyb4qskv7za66bfzdyhpl42i\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lf7wghxhkk2r\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreicbuu4gn2jkjsbon3ovyil5ieg45enikjwrz3xmozujiojra6pnoa\"><p lang=\"en\">The toxic triad &#8211; Musk-Tate-Robinson\n\nTate and Robinson are adept at creating division and stoking violence and Musk is right there behind them.\n\nThis is profound implications for the UK. Unprecedented territory in terms of US UK diplomacy.\n\ntheconversation.com\/the-hypermas&#8230;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:oyb4qskv7za66bfzdyhpl42i\/post\/3lf7wghxhkk2r?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Elizabeth Pearson (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:oyb4qskv7za66bfzdyhpl42i?ref_src=embed\">@lizzypearson.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:oyb4qskv7za66bfzdyhpl42i\/post\/3lf7wghxhkk2r?ref_src=embed\">8 January 2025 at 10:12<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:mzpfn3ueikh3g4ubea63jmda\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lf7qfmfbz22k\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreieskrmeykrhgzzsdbz43kxqn7d4yok3lvhlq3zr4yt7v45xqduhhm\"><p lang=\"en\">Musking the British media<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:mzpfn3ueikh3g4ubea63jmda\/post\/3lf7qfmfbz22k?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter Jukes (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:mzpfn3ueikh3g4ubea63jmda?ref_src=embed\">@peterjukes.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:mzpfn3ueikh3g4ubea63jmda\/post\/3lf7qfmfbz22k?ref_src=embed\">8 January 2025 at 08:24<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:oyb4qskv7za66bfzdyhpl42i\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lf7wghxhkk2r\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreicbuu4gn2jkjsbon3ovyil5ieg45enikjwrz3xmozujiojra6pnoa\"><p lang=\"en\">The toxic triad &#8211; Musk-Tate-Robinson\n\nTate and Robinson are adept at creating division and stoking violence and Musk is right there behind them.\n\nThis is profound implications for the UK. Unprecedented territory in terms of US UK diplomacy.\n\ntheconversation.com\/the-hypermas&#8230;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:oyb4qskv7za66bfzdyhpl42i\/post\/3lf7wghxhkk2r?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Elizabeth Pearson (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:oyb4qskv7za66bfzdyhpl42i?ref_src=embed\">@lizzypearson.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:oyb4qskv7za66bfzdyhpl42i\/post\/3lf7wghxhkk2r?ref_src=embed\">8 January 2025 at 10:12<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:u2bmui4hi3n2nkuvhnax2fw2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lf7pglrljs2h\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifybirwcbyxpuwlsiwf4cd4xszrcfpt3g2wn7q6ly2khnlf4vmyty\"><p lang=\"en\">Once again, credit to @lewisgoodall.com and @maitlis.bsky.social, this episode is one of the most insightful pieces of journalism I&#x27;ve heard in a long time.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:u2bmui4hi3n2nkuvhnax2fw2\/post\/3lf7pglrljs2h?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jake Bateson (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:u2bmui4hi3n2nkuvhnax2fw2?ref_src=embed\">@jakebateson.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:u2bmui4hi3n2nkuvhnax2fw2\/post\/3lf7pglrljs2h?ref_src=embed\">8 January 2025 at 08:07<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In this tweet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> accuses <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessphillips?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jessphillips<\/a> of being &quot;a rape genocide apologist&quot;. <br><br>This is evil nonsense. Musk has lost his marbles. <br><br>Perhaps we do need a wide inquiry into extremism in British life. Neither Islamic State or a fascist beneficiary of apartheid like Musk or\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jeGJaIYjZ4\">pic.twitter.com\/jeGJaIYjZ4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; John Sweeney (@johnsweeneyroar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnsweeneyroar\/status\/1875193243341631873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The oleaginous Jenrick finally put in his box. From generic careerist to Enoch Powell tribute act, this is a man who cares so much about vulnerable kids he blocked child refugees from seeing cartoons on a wall. A despicable self-serving grifting prick. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E1iWXKczjG\">pic.twitter.com\/E1iWXKczjG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonlis1\/status\/1876594913317667290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"ut\nf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lf2yfnx6wk2h\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreidxbdu7fixi26du4fjgflkelfu5vjs5ftjd6h3ydgnjmnn3byyzy4\"><p lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Starmer attacks Far Right &amp; Elon Musk.\n\nIn a pointed comment on Musk, the PM calls out those \u201cso desperate for attention, they\u2019re prepared to debase themselves &amp; their country.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhen the poison of the Far Right leads to threats\u2026a line has been crossed.\u201d\n\nStrong, necessary stuff.\n\n(\ud83c\udfa5 BBC)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65\/post\/3lf2yfnx6wk2h?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; News Eye (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65?ref_src=embed\">@newseye.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65\/post\/3lf2yfnx6wk2h?ref_src=embed\">6 January 2025 at 11:04<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gutter politics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:4ap35rus77cg3lzju2v43jxn\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3leyk5vmq3k2p\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreica3auhe5l23fpdai5fn7iour44qrwgp6wkkvqbgs4lxtyiplo3pm\"><p lang=\"en\">This is an astonishing thing for a British MP to say. Astonishing. Even from someone of Jenrick&#x27;s base disposition. It is obviously, patently racist. More importantly, it encourages violent racist extremism.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4ap35rus77cg3lzju2v43jxn\/post\/3leyk5vmq3k2p?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ian Dunt (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4ap35rus77cg3lzju2v43jxn?ref_src=embed\">@iandunt.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4ap35rus77cg3lzju2v43jxn\/post\/3leyk5vmq3k2p?ref_src=embed\">5 January 2025 at 11:44<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3leysuliil22y\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigwrawrqvbfdnlau54yy34z25caoovaoy46fbmhlxgygchzwwykb4\"><p lang=\"en\">Oh sweet, sweet Gods of schadenfreude.\n\nWhat mighty gifts you have bestowed upon us.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu\/post\/3leysuliil22y?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Otto English (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu?ref_src=embed\">@ottoenglish.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu\/post\/3leysuliil22y?ref_src=embed\">5 January 2025 at 14:20<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:psl3vtmvduvmmy336lqcuhfy\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3leykyrnvt22c\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreig27enkzo2aquedtuy2nsj74ohlwld7cdgaelau5vuvzmc77bquiy\"><p lang=\"en\">Absolutely spot on from @carolinelucas.bsky.social<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:psl3vtmvduvmmy336lqcuhfy\/post\/3leykyrnvt22c?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter Stefanovic (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:psl3vtmvduvmmy336lqcuhfy?ref_src=embed\">@peterstefanovic.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:psl3vtmvduvmmy336lqcuhfy\/post\/3leykyrnvt22c?ref_src=embed\">5 January 2025 at 11:59<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3leutmxn47s2s\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifwgdx5dccu56cfq4ugicecl236hsutucigpf4qmii5vubjxyxvki\"><p lang=\"en\">Opinion \/analysis\/fact checking \n\nwww.theguardian.com\/technology\/2&#8230;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3leutmxn47s2s?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gary R. Bunt (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5?ref_src=embed\">@garyrbunt.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3leutmxn47s2s?ref_src=embed\">4 January 2025 at 00:23<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:refbwihhzcqqfulwhcou44sr\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3leujkos2pc2m\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreif2jf2soymi56ylxlcnqa2bzkepfiy7346v6yruyijcmdoe7wfl3i\"><p lang=\"en\">YouGov update \n\nViews of Elon Musk\n19% Favourable\n64% unfavourable\n\nViews of X platform\n16% Favourable\n61% unfavourable\n\nWas Musk buying Twitter\nGood 10%\nBad 47%\nNeither 17%<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:refbwihhzcqqfulwhcou44sr\/post\/3leujkos2pc2m?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sunder Katwala (sundersays) (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:refbwihhzcqqfulwhcou44sr?ref_src=embed\">@sundersays.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:refbwihhzcqqfulwhcou44sr\/post\/3leujkos2pc2m?ref_src=embed\">3 January 2025 at 21:22<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3leufwateuk2i\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreihaoluipnd4i6cpyf5gcte7v7csm652s3ggvuntluzl57vro3v2ae\"><p lang=\"en\">In a barrage of posts X rife with misinformation, Elon Musk revived questions about a child sex abuse scandal, vilified the prime minister of the UK and defended Tommy Robinson, a jailed far-right agitator.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r\/post\/3leufwateuk2i?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The New York Times (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed\">@nytimes.com<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r\/post\/3leufwateuk2i?ref_src=embed\">3 January 2025 at 20:17<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lettgu3bm22i\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifbufnyjy5x7sfgghrv4kfrcmihvbtdvbcdn5a5bci6koz4ysocje\"><p lang=\"en\">In the last decade, two Members of Parliament in the UK have been murdered by extremists.\n\nElon Musk, with this continued disinformation, risks inspiring another attack or killing.\n\nHe is a danger to UK national security and the inaction from UK Government on the subject is no longer sustainable.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65\/post\/3lettgu3bm22i?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; News Eye (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65?ref_src=embed\">@newseye.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:uz5apa2z3jrxhjjzqw5qik65\/post\/3lettgu3bm22i?ref_src=embed\">3 January 2025 at 14:47<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:dus2ftflcqjg6joeuw46sz5g\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3leu2tdeezc2a\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreihp26hdozyemmfb65eaguemwsazhwd6horkbgpm7cdhqwgflqa3xm\"><p lang=\"en\">In the space of three days, Elon Musk has posted 200 TIMES about the UK grooming gangs on Twitter, including calls for:\n\n\u2022 The king to dissolve parliament \ud83d\ude44\n\u2022 @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social to be jailed\n\u2022 Government officials to &quot;hang&quot;\n\u2022 &#8230;and the UK to be &quot;liberated&quot;\n\nwww.wired.com\/story\/elon-m&#8230;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:dus2ftflcqjg6joeuw46sz5g\/post\/3leu2tdeezc2a?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Gilbert (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:dus2ftflcqjg6joeuw46sz5g?ref_src=embed\">@davidgilbert.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:dus2ftflcqjg6joeuw46sz5g\/post\/3leu2tdeezc2a?ref_src=embed\">3 January 2025 at 16:59<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:o5wlr3gi4tz23ake7ef23ejs\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3letgqjzbcc2b\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiew7yqgjt3souzfqt4jhaj7gtlvevy6vbirurovbdps5zrophjc4i\"><p lang=\"en\">Imagine the outcry if George Soros or Bill Gates did something as blatant. \n\n&quot;Elon Musk is facing fierce criticism from British parliamentarians after he called for far-right ringleader Tommy Robinson to be released from prison.&quot; www.politico.eu\/article\/elon&#8230;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:o5wlr3gi4tz23ake7ef23ejs\/post\/3letgqjzbcc2b?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Social Media Lab (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:o5wlr3gi4tz23ake7ef23ejs?ref_src=embed\">@socialmedialab.ca<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:o5wlr3gi4tz23ake7ef23ejs\/post\/3letgqjzbcc2b?ref_src=embed\">3 January 2025 at 10:59<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Arwa Mahdawi, Guardian, Is Andrew Tate going to reinvent himself as a politician and \u2018save Britan [sic]\u2019?, 14 Jan 2025. &#8220; Charity staff &#x27;harassed&#x27; after Musk shares X post www.bbc.com\/news\/article&#8230; \u201cStaff at a refugee charity say colleagues have had &quot;their lives threatened&quot; after Elon Musk shared a post which suggested videos of girls were&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230,956,895,780],"tags":[685,232,138,74,513],"class_list":["post-7946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elon-musk","category-far-right","category-prosecutions","category-uk-politics","tag-anti-muslim-prejudice","tag-elon-musk","tag-far-right","tag-politics","tag-prosecutions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7946"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8009,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7946\/revisions\/8009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}