On January 20th, 2025, at the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States, Elon Musk sieg heiled the crowd that had gathered to celebrate the occasion. That single act set off a sequence of events that would forever change how the world viewed Elon Musk, Tesla, and the United States of America.

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Maye Musk shares her ‘crazy’ childhood trekking through the African desert in search of a lost city (CNBC, August 21, 2020)https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/maye-musks-crazy-childhood-trekking-through-the-desert-in-africa.htmlThe making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him? (The Guardian, March 10, 2025):https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/10/making-of-elon-musk-childhood-apartheid-south-africaERROL MUSK On Growing Up in SA, Elon Musk,Donald Trump,Dating Step Daughter, Ex Wife’s I EPISODE 613 (Podcast and Chill Network, Nov 14, 2024):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH1U5x8LXgsHow the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa (The Guardian, January 26, 2025):https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-apartheid-south-africaElon Musk's X app ran ads on #whitepower and other hateful hashtags (NBC News, June 6, 2024):https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/elon-musk-x-twitter-antisemitism-hashtags-trending-hate-rcna151945Elon Musk and the narratives of decadence that link all anti-democratic movements (The Conversation, January 20, 2025):https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-and-the-narratives-of-decadence-that-link-all-anti-democratic-movements-247396Any other CEO would have been fired for what Elon Musk just said (CNN, October 23, 2024):https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/business/elon-musk-nazi-jokes/index.htmlElon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid (February 13, 2025):https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/elon-musk-doge-neo-apartheid Used Teslas pile up in Canada as Musk embraces politics (The Financial Post, March 21, 2025):https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/electric-vehicles/used-teslas-pile-up-in-canadaWhat is the 'TeslaTakedown' movement? What to know ahead of planned 'day of action' (USA Today, March 24, 2024):https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/24/tesla-takedown-protests/82641286007Tesla Protests And Vandalism Surge: Trump Backs Musk-Promoted Theory Left-Wing Billionaires Are Behind Protests (Forbes, March 26, 2025):https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/03/26/tesla-protests-and-vandalism-surge-trump-backs-musk-promoted-theory-left-wing-billionaires-are-behind-protestsBay Area organizers say Tesla protests are bigger than ever as Trump escalates threats (San Francisco Chronicle, March 26, 2025):https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/bay-area-tesla-protests-20241879.phpHundreds gather outside Tesla showroom in Boston to protest Elon Musk (Associated Press, March 24, 2025):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCH6kjh2tlkAnti-DOGE Protesters Demonstrate Outside Of Tesla Dealership In New York City (Forbes Breaking News, Mar 22, 2025):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvPYx8U-2kUFBI launches task force targeting anti-Tesla ‘domestic terrorism’ (CNN, March 25, 2025):https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/us/fbi-task-force-tesla-attacks-hnk/index.htmlTrump floats sending Americans to foreign prisons. Civil rights groups say that would be illegal. (March 21, 2025)Pam Bondi warns Jasmine Crockett to ‘tread very carefully’ in what she says about Elon Musk (Politico, March 23, 2025)Pam Bondi is more interested in protecting Elon Musk than defending our democracy (MSNBC, March 25, 2025)‘Tesla is a good target’: Elon Musk’s car business is focus of fury for political role (The Guardian, March 17, 2025)Trump fires inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies (CNN Politics, January 25, 2025)