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Montevideo, June 18th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

Tag: elon musk

  • Friday, June 6th 2025 - 11:06 UTC

    Former buddies Trump and Musk fall out

    Musk suggested creating a new political party, which received strong support in an online poll

    There seems to be no love lost between former US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chief Elon Musk and President Donald Trump following their disagreements over the budget bill. Musk denied having seen the bill before it was passed.

  • Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

    Musk quits full-time DOGE position to focus on private business

    “My scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end,” Musk reckoned

    South African-born tycoon Elon Musk announced his departure from the US President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Wednesday as his 130-day term as a special government employee concluded. While thanking the Republican leader for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending, Musk expressed his disappointment with the administration's spending bill, stating it undermines DOGE’s mission to narrow the budget deficit.

  • Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 20:33 UTC

    Bolsonaro sides with convicted French far-right leader Marine LePen

    It is up to the French people to decide who will be the next president in 2027, Bolsonaro argued

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that France's far-right leader Marine LePen's conviction and five-year disenfranchisement for embezzling public funds was politically motivated after she led all surveys for the 2027 presidential elections.

  • Friday, February 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei brings Elon Musk a chainsaw as a present

    Elon was elated with Milei's gift

    Argentine President Javier Milei Thursday gave US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chief Elon Musk a chainsaw as a present representing that the South African-born tycoon was undertaking State spending cutoffs like the Libertarian leader did in the South American country.

  • Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:02 UTC

    German fascism on the rise, and is admired by Elon Musk

    Musk was born into a wealthy South African family, went to university in Canada, and only moved to the United States when he was 20

    By Gwynne Dyer - Alternativ fur Deutschland (AfD) means ‘The Alternative for Germany’ — and the alternative on offer is fascism. Not actual Nazism, but the AfD uses fascist rhetoric and tactics to attract German voters. It has also attracted some improbable foreign admirers.

  • Monday, November 18th 2024 - 14:15 UTC

    “F**k you,” Brazilian First Lady tells Elon Musk

    Lula's wife was angered by the horn of a passing ship

    During a G20 social event this past weekend, Brazilian First Lady Janja da Silva cursed against billionaire Elon Musk in an outburst that made waves ahead of the world's leader's Summit starting Monday in Rio de Janeiro. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's wife was speaking through a microphone to an audience when a ship horn nearby interrupted her: “It’s Elon Musk,” she said. “I’m not afraid of you, f**k you, Elon Musk,” she added.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

    De Moraes allows X back in Brazil

    De Moraes said the company fulfilled the necessary requirements to return to operating

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday ordered the social network X reinstated in South America's largest country after banning it for failing to comply with national laws and subsequent court decisions, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Saturday, September 28th 2024 - 10:06 UTC

    De Moraes imposes new fines on X before lifting the ban

    After the fines are paid, it remains to be seen whether De Moraes will reinstate the platform in Brazil

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Moraes Friday ruled that tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X must pay a R$ 10 million (US$ 1.84 million) fine to be reinstated, Agencia Brasil reported. The company had been banned from operating in the South American country for failing to comply with some orders from the judge regarding the suspension of users posting content deemed inappropriate.

  • Friday, September 27th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

    X complies with De Moraes' requirements and asks to be reinstated in Brazil

    De Moraes has no deadline to make a ruling

    Tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X has submitted all the necessary paperwork before Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes to have its services reinstated in South America's largest country after being suspended last month for failing to comply with the magistrate's orders. De Moraes' decision to suspend X nationwide was later upheld unanimously by the STF's First Panel.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    X appoints legal representative in Brazil

    Lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova was chosen by Musk's company for the position

    Tycoon Elon Musk's social media network X appointed a legal representative in Brazil as requested by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes just before the deadline 9.29 pm deadline, Agencia Brasil reported. The company chose Lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova for the position.

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