The UK’s Violent Riots Were Stoked by Elon Musk and a Global Far-Right Network

This week, a mob attacked immigrant communities in Northern Ireland after Elon Musk fomented anger on X. On this week’s On the Media, hear how a group linked with a global neo-Nazi movement organized the riots. Plus, what the recent upheaval at 60 Minutes tells us about the state of TV news.

[01:34]  Micah speaks with David Gilbert, a reporter at WIRED covering disinformation and online extremism, about the anti-immigrant riots that exploded across the UK and more recently Northern Ireland, and how Elon Musk stoked violence on X. Plus, the racist ideology behind the attacks. 

[17:29] Micah sits down with Oliver Darcy, founder of Status and co-host of Power Lines, to discuss the turmoil at 60 Minutes since Bari Weiss fired about half a dozen staffers. 

[32:52] Brooke talks with Maria Kuznetsova and Dan Storyev, the authors of the upcoming book How to Survive Authoritarianism: A Russian's Phrasebook for Everyday Life in America, about how Russian words and phrases can help Americans understand what's happening in their country today.

Further reading:

• “A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots,” by David Gilbert
• “Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen,” by David Gilbert
• “Bari in the Bunker and Ellison at the Gates,” by Oliver Darcy
• “Pelley’s ‘60 Minutes’ Revolt,” by Oliver Darcy
• How to Survive Authoritarianism: A Russian's Phrasebook for Everyday Life in America by Maria Kuznetsova and Dan Storyev

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