Elon Musk's new mask

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Perspective Media
August 13, 2024

Elon Musk has strident views on immigration, Muslims and alleged election fraud – no wonder his bromance with Donald Trump is thriving, says Peter Phelps; Rowan Pelling’s son has a close escape from the crowd surge at Boardmasters , plus this week’s book review.

Elon Musk’s new mask
BY PETER PHELPS

What’s behind the tech billionaire’s bromance with Donald Trump? 

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These days Musk tweets less about SpaceX and Tesla and more about his strident views on immigration, Muslims and alleged election fraud

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Elon Musk blames cyber attack for delay to X interview with Donald Trump

Listeners were kept waiting for almost 45 minutes for the ‘conversation’ between the site’s owner and the former president.Technical probl ...

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Number 10 says no ‘back-and-forth’ with Elon Musk on X

The Prime Minister’s spokeswoman told journalists he will not enter a tit-for-tat spat with the billionaire owner of X, formerly Twitter.Number 10 is ...

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Teen casualties undermine festival fun
BY ROWAN PELLING

There's a well-founded surge of parental dread when teenage offspring head off to music festivals

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My son and his mates had been a few feet from the worst of the surge, which saw teens pressed into metal barriers, people falling on top of one another and legs “snapped like twigs”

Investigation launched into Boardmasters festival after crowd surge

Seven festival-goers were injured including a woman who suffered a fractured knee. An investigation has been launched into a crowd surge at Boardmasters festival…

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Boardmasters: Seven attendees discharged after being treated for minor injuries

The festival-goers were injured during a ‘crowd collapse’ on Friday night at the music event being held in Newquay in Cornwall.

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Book of the Week
REVIEWED BY BELINDA BAMBER

Irish author conjures a rich cast of characters.

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