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• @karlbode.com Karl Bode on bluesky

  what could the south african bigot who shares white supremacist memes all day and openly supports white supremacist politicians possibly have meant by the double sieg heil gesture I suppose we shall never know [embedded post]

• @karlbode.com Karl Bode on bluesky

  drew I suspect we know what the guy who spends 24/7 sharing nazi memes meant with a double sieg heil salute

• @jeffjarvis @jeffjarvis on bluesky

  Cancel all doubt.  Walter Isaacson is pure Musk apologist.  On Morning Joe, he said to @jheil.bsky.social:  —  “Obviously he did not intend it to be a Nazi salute any more than I don't think, say, Donald Trump intended not to put his hand on the Bible....I'm sure he didn't intend…

• @katie-drummond Katie Drummond on bluesky

  If it looks like a Nazi salute, and Nazis around the world loved seeing it, perhaps it was in fact a Nazi salute.  —  www.wired.com/story/neo-na...

• @ahjohnson Adam H Johnson on bluesky

  If John Hagee taught us anything it's that you can say and do the most bat shit antisemitic stuff and so long as you support Israel groups like the ADL will apologize for anything short of wearing a t shirt that literally says “I am a Nazi” but even then there's wiggle room

• @walkerbragman Walker Bragman on bluesky

  There's only one response to this.  —  ...And it's not working together toward shared goals.  [image]

• @ahjohnson Adam H Johnson on bluesky

  “Why would Musk do a Nazi salute?”  Well aside from the fact he agrees with a lot of Nazi ideology he's a heartless troll who knows he can get away with it then giggle about it with his gamer friends later.  Because he knows he's Too Big To Fail.  Because he knows the ADL, media,…

• @fredericl Frederic Lardinois on bluesky

  Try walking down the street in Germany, giving the “Roman salute.”  Tell them your heart goes out to them.  Then see what happens.

• @miasato Mia Sato on bluesky

  As journalists we have to walk a fine line, and sensitive stories often need to pass internal legal reviews before publication.  I like how Wired handled this — the headline doesn't mince words and actually shows you how Musk's salute is being received by Nazis  —  www.wired.com/…

• @cameronwilson Cameron Wilson on bluesky

  journalists have to have certainty when covering uncertain situations.  when trump was shot and media coverage initially said “loud popping noise near trump”.  the point isn't obfuscate what's happening, it's to state what is known for sure, which can sometimes means describing h…

• @cameronwilson Cameron Wilson on bluesky

  i will happily explain why the Guardian wrote “appears to make fascist salutes” to anyone who wants to know why  —  but if you're angry about it I also recommend that you take stock and wonder if you're directing your emotions at the right thing.  [embedded post]

• @marypcbuk Mary Branscombe on bluesky

  get out of here with that ‘Roman salute’ whitewashing (I know it's the publications' headline but really)

• @rmac Ryan Mac on bluesky

  I've watched the video ~two dozen times.  The gesture, which is done twice, seems both bizarre and familiar.  He pats his open hand to his heart, before extending his arm palm down above his head with a grunt and pursed lips.  Then he turns around and does it again.  —  www.nytim…

• @edbott.com Ed Bott on bluesky

  Spoiler: Anyone who was paying attention knew *ages ago" that Elon is a Nazi.  The salute is just a formality.  A Czech-list item, if you will.

• @grumpyzeus Grumpy Zeus on bluesky

  Yep.  I'm going with this:  —  Maybe the guy who recently endorsed the German AfD party which put images of Anne Frank on pIzza boxes for that “oven fresh” feeling, just might have intended to make a Nazi salute.  [image]

• @wademinter.com Wade Minter on bluesky

  The fact that this is simultaneously one of the best and most accurate US-based headlines out there about the event AND ALSO complete dogshit really says something.  [embedded post]

• @waxmonkey @waxmonkey on bluesky

  elon musk did the nazi salute twice just say it  —  what is this bullshit framing

• @supremebeing504 @supremebeing504 on bluesky

  Appeared???  Roman salute?!  —  Want me to post up the video showing the Salute?  —  Or want me to pull up the instructions to a nazi salute.  —  REPORT the FACT!

• @davidcolarusso.com David Colarusso on bluesky

  Musk would like people to think he's Tesla, and though it's tempting for some to assume he's really just Edison, it turns out the truth is closer to Ford.  You don't make that motion twice and not know what it looks like or how it will be interpreted.

• @mnateshyamalan Soul Nate on bluesky

  ok guys calm down.  he's simply doing the Gamer Salute. only epic gamers will recognize this 👍 [embedded post]

• @thedailyshow.com @thedailyshow.com on bluesky

  11AM: How bad could the new administration be?  —  4PM: And Elon did that how many times?

• @thedextriarchy Adi Robertson on bluesky

  let's all place bets on how many news outlets elon tries to sue in reed o'connor's district tomorrow [embedded post]

• @joshtpm Josh Marshall on bluesky

  simple point i tried to convey in the post I just shared. if someone does a nazi salute at a political rally, i don't need to do a critical biography or do some deep dive on why they did it. if you want a research project, sure, whatever. but that doesn't matter.  They did it.  T…

• @marisakabas Marisa Kabas on bluesky

  you don't need a phd in right wing extremism to recognize a nazi salute.  what the fuck are we doing here.

• @emptywheel @emptywheel on bluesky

  Rather than being data mules for what is undoubtedly a Nazi salute (which Elon, who is anti-social, will claim is ironic) by disseminating, let's talk about the ways that BY FOCUSING on the fact he did that we can chip away at his ascendancy?

• @joshsternberg.com Josh Sternberg on bluesky

  Not gonna speak for all the Jews, but gotta say, seeing the world's wealthiest man give the ol' Sieg Heil at an official inaugural event is pretty fucking terrifying.

• @rachelgilmore Rachel Gilmore on bluesky

  FYI, all the Neo Nazi Telegram channels I monitor are absolutely THRILLED about this [embedded post]

• @stevecooke.org @stevecooke.org on bluesky

  You don't get to throw your support behind the AfD one week, do a Nazi salute at the inauguration of a fascist the next, boost & publicly agree with far right conspiracacists, and then claim people have misunderstood you.  When you do those things, it's because you're a Nazi.

• @stevanzetti Steven Monacelli on bluesky

  I have exposed neo-Nazis many times and I have followed Musks interactions with them on X for some time and let me tell you it's best to keep a skeptical mind about this stuff

• @stevanzetti Steven Monacelli on bluesky

  This probably isn't what it looks like but it doesn't look great [image]

• @mgsiegler.com M.G. Siegler on bluesky

  You know I think it might be alright this time around, everyone seems excited and optimistic...  ...oh, and there's the Nazi salute.

• @davekarpf Dave Karpf on bluesky

  Zuckerberg is gonna throw three sig heils now, just to prove he has masculine energy.

• @paleofuture Matt Novak on bluesky

  Some Musk defenders are trying to argue that the billionaire oligarch wasn't making a Nazi salute.  But Nazis on Twitter are celebrating.

• @jesseltaylor Jesse on bluesky

  without direction on what to say, National Review is just left with “evil CNN says Nazi”

• @evansutton Evan Sutton on bluesky

  If you watch his face, it's very clear that he knows what he's doing.  He's defiant.  He's throwing a giant middle finger “who's gonna stop me now” tantrum.

• @ericajoy.astrel.la Erica Joy Astrella on bluesky

  y'all.  you do not need to keep reposting that man doing the nazi salute.  —  i don't want to see it.  —  i suspect the folks whose families were harmed by the nazis don't want to see it.  —  we know he did it, it serves no purpose to post it besides causing people distress and p…

• @timdickinson Tim Dickinson on bluesky

  Gab founder: [image]

• @mattgarrahan Matthew Garrahan on bluesky

  CNN saying it may have been more of a heat of the moment Sieg Heil than an actual Sieg Heil

• @atrupar.com Aaron Rupar on bluesky

  um

• @shabazzstuart Shabazz Stuart on threads

  The same people who argue that Elon is the most brilliant person in the world, now will argue that he didn't really understand the optics of 45-degree hand salute at the inauguration.

• @benjamin_goggin_ Benjamin Goggin on threads

  Nazis are pumped about Elon's salute.  They're not questioning what it was.

• @theheatherashley Heather Ashley on threads

  You know who's talking about Elon's salute more than the US Media?  India, Jerusalem and Ireland.

• @realjuddlegum Judd Legum on threads

  Elon Musk gave a speech where he (twice) made a Nazi salute.  And this is how the Washington Post is covering it.  We need better coverage of Musk, which is why I launched Musk Watch today.  Accountability journalism focused on one of the most powerful humans in history muskwatch…

• @_disparition_ Jon Bernstein on threads

  if elon musk wore a full on swastika armband the media would be saying he'd invented some “new odd shaped X-like symbol”

• @kenpopehat Ken White on threads

  If you do a Nazi salute to own the libs or to troll or to generate discussion or to make a point you are still doing a Nazi salute.

• @sharon.a.life Sharon Johnson on threads

  All I'm saying is no one accidentally does a Nazi salute during a speech in Washington DC, But let's just say for argument that someone did, you better believe that if they cared about being seen as a Nazi, they'd be apologizing and clarifying whatever that was IMMEDIATELY.

• @aaron.rupar Aaron Rupar on threads

  I would be more inclined to give Elon the benefit of the doubt over the Sieg Heil salute if he hadn't just endorsed the closest thing Germany has today to the Nazi party

• @parkert Parker Thompson on threads

  Zuck: it's unfortunate that picture of me is going to consume a news cycle.  I was just wondering if it was a natural fabric.  Musk: I got you fam.

• @fathernathan Nathan Monk on threads

  Elon Musk literally just did what appeared to be a Nazi salute on live television not once, but twice.

• @theheatherashley Heather Ashley on threads

  The articles on Elon's salute are disappearing as quickly as they're being published.

• @vocino Travis Vocino on threads

  @wsj did you really leave that one part of the video out of the edit?  Crazy.

• @pstomlinson Patrick Tomlinson on threads

  Nothing to see here.  Just our unelected co-president celebrating $400 million well spent stealing our government with a full on Nazi salute.

• @yasharali @yasharali on threads

  You're going to hear from people that Elon Musk did the Roman salute here and that's true, he's done it before.  But that's NOT exculpatory.  The Roman salute was adopted by Mussolini and Italian fascists.  It was then adopted by Hitler and the Nazis.

• @adl @adl on x

  This is a delicate moment.  It's a new day and yet so many are on edge.  Our politics are inflamed, and social media only adds to the anxiety.  It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are o…

• @aoc Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on x

  Just to be clear, you are defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity. People can officially stop listening to you as any sort of reputable source of information now. You work for them. Thank you for making that crystal clear to all.

• @rpsagainsttrump @rpsagainsttrump on x

  Wait, did Musk just do a Nazi salute? [video]

• @atrupar Aaron Rupar on x

  I would be more inclined to give Elon the benefit of the doubt over the Sieg Heil salute if he hadn't just endorsed the closest thing Germany has today to the Nazi party

• @gianmarcosoresi Gianmarco on x

  Omg what if Hitler was just autistic this whole time ☺️☺️☺️☺️

• @pinko69420 Comrade Sisko on x

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• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @ADL Thanks guys 😂

• @emmavigeland Emma Vigeland on x

  Subtle! [image]

• @bungarsargon Batya Ungar-Sargon on x

  As a person with a *strong* track record of criticizing Elon Musk, I feel extremely confident asserting that this was not a Nazi salute. Elon Musk is a friend to the Jews. This is a man with Aspergers exuberantly throwing his heart to the crowd. We don't need to invent outrage.

• @coribush Cori Bush on x

  Dang he meant that. Looks as if he's been holding that in for a while and finally was able to let it rip. Like he practiced in the mirror to hit that angle just right.

• @rpsagainsttrump @rpsagainsttrump on x

  “They used to support Hitler.” Errol Musk talks about Elon's maternal grandparents, who were members of the Nazi party in Canada and later moved to South Africa because they supported the Apartheid regime [video]

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  My talk today at the Presidential Parade [video]

• @tszzl Roon on x

  elon musk went to bat for indian/asian immigrants and h1bs and such when it would've been the easiest thing in the world to bend to the x dot com mob

• @nikitabier Nikita Bier on x

  Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by autism.

• @loudmouthjulia Julia Alexander on x

  I was so blissfully offline today that I had no idea what kind of shenanigans the wealthiest person in the world and the owner of this site would get up to at the inauguration. “Good fucking lord” doesn't even begin to describe how deeply unsettling those images are.

• @lrozen Laura Rozen on x

  And he is promoting German neo Nazi party

• @devahaz Deva Hazarika on x

  Ok based on the fact he does it twice THEN does the heart goes out to you line after, my guess on this is Elon thought it would be fucking hilarious to own the libs by doing something he knew everyone would assume was a Nazi salute

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  The future is so exciting!!

• @naval @naval on x

  @WarMonitor3 We ain't playing that game no more.

• @aidancramer Aidan on x

  @naval ... it was pretty nazi(ish) no?

• @andyorin Andy Orin on x

  now to take a big swig of coffee from my 'At Least There Weren't Any Literal Nazi Salutes' mug and check the news—

• @nkulw Noah Kulwin on x

  My emotional support Hitler gestures

• @dougboneparth Douglas A. Boneparth on x

  There's absolutely no way this gets misinterpreted. [image]

• @gfodor @gfodor on x

  The Elon Nazi salute people are the dumbest people on the planet. Can this day get any better?

• @yoda Drew Olanoff on x

  you spelled nazi wrong, @guardian [image]

• @nkulw Noah Kulwin on x

  Damn I can't believe the guy responsible for the For You feed on X: The Everything App would resort to a shocking and morally offensive gesture in a moment of high excitement

• @silvermanjacob Jacob Silverman on x

  he really gears up for this fascist salute

• @jake_hanrahan Jake Hanrahan on x

  Elon Musk lets his full shadow slip, throwing up a Nazi salute at Trump's inauguration. Media branding it an “odd gesture”. Be serious, that's a full on Sieg Heil. [video]

• @shashj Shashank Joshi on x

  Checks in on how the first hours of the Trump administration are goi— ah, ok. [image]

• @libsoftiktok @libsoftiktok on x

  This is so dishonest. Democrat propagandists purposely cut the part which showed Elon saying “my heart goes out to you” which is what Elon was expressing. Here's the full clip: They still don't get why they lost. [video]

• @yoda Drew Olanoff on x

  Elon Musk is a Nazi. [image]

• @nkulw Noah Kulwin on x

  What if he did a heil hitler because he has anxiety

• @jphilllllll @jphilllllll on x

  Thats pretty clear. [video]

• @sawyerhackett Sawyer Hackett on x

  Our new co-president Elon Musk gives a Nazi salute on day one of Trump presidency. [video]

• r/centrist r on reddit

  Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration

• r/AuthoritarianNewsHub r on reddit

  Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration

• r/IHateElonHub r on reddit

  Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration

• r/ParlerWatch r on reddit

  Musk gives a straight-up Nazi salute twice and white supremacists are more excited than they already were

• r/politics r on reddit

  Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute

• r/politics r on reddit

  Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration

• r/millenials r on reddit

  Elon Musk Sieg Heils at Trump inauguration.

• r/RealTesla r on reddit

  Right-wing extremists, white nationalists, and neo-Nazis are celebrating an alarming gesture made by the world's richest man

• r/interestingasfuck r on reddit

  Well he did it twice..

• r/europe r on reddit

  Elon Musk draws outrage over ‘odd-looking salute’ at Trump inauguration celebration

• r/politics r on reddit

  Elon Musk draws outrage over ‘odd-looking salute’ at Trump inauguration celebration

• r/pics r on reddit

  Elon musk doing a nazi salute at the whitehouse.  Unreal

• r/interestingasfuck r on reddit

  Elon Musk Sieg Heiling during his speech

• r/gifs r on reddit

  Elon Musk seemingly casually hitting the Sieg Heil at the inauguration

• r/MurderedByWords r on reddit

  On the steps of the capitol no less.

• r/EnoughMuskSpam r on reddit

  Elon Musk accused of making ‘Nazi salute’ three times during Trump rally speech

• r/AnythingGoesNews r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Salute Stirs Up Reaction From Right-Wing Extremists

• r/politics r on reddit

  Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally

• r/CivPolitics r on reddit

  “Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.”  - Marcus Aurelius

• r/EnoughMuskSpam r on reddit

  Elon actively doing the Nazi salute

• r/EnoughMuskSpam r on reddit

  wait did he just...