Special Report: Elon Musk, Autism, and the Hitlergruß

My guest this week is Patrick Riccards, Executive Director and CEO of Life After Hate. In the first of a series of Special Reports, I discuss with him the events of Inauguration Daz, January 20, 2025, specifically regarding President Elon Musk and his so-called "awkward gesture." 

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Show Notes: 

 

Elon Musk giving the Hitlergruß

Angle 1 - Angle 2 - Angle 3

 

Oath of the Horatii (1785) by Jacques-Louis David

 

Richard Spencer c. 2016, "Hail Trump! Hail Victory!"

 

Elon Musk on SNL, c. 2021

 

Elon Musk appearing in video at the AfD rally in Halle, Germany, 2025

 

Nick Fuentes raising a table about a half inch as he talks about Musk's Salute

 

Sam Kuffel, meteorologist and formerly of Milwaukee's CBS58 fired for her social media

 

Laura Smith of Towamencin, PA, her TikTok video, and subsequent resignation, 2025

 

Towamencin, PA's official response

 

Brett Kavanaugh's testimony regarding the "Devil's Triangle"

 

Philip Low on Elon Musk

 

Low's unedited Facebook comment

 

Former Fr. Calvin Robinson's speech and salute

 

Robinson's response to being defrocked and criticized

 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's response to Musk's actions in the US and Europe

 

Minnesota Governor Walz commenting on the state of the current Administration and Musk's actions

 

Scott Jennings and Catherine Rampell at a CNN roundtable