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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Jan-2025 06:26:49 JST Aral Balkan

   Elon Musk: *Sieg Heil*

   Mainstream media: what an odd salute… What could it possibly mean? Is it a space salute? Is he pointing at Mars?

   #ElonMusk #Trump #fascism #USA

   • Mathieu Comandon (mathieucomandon@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Jan-2025 06:50:49 JST Mathieu Comandon

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     @aral no one on the mainstream or non mainstream media is questioning what kind of salute this is.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Jan-2025 06:50:49 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Mathieu Comandon

     @mathieucomandon

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Jan-2025 06:55:36 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Mathieu Comandon

     @mathieucomandon The quote “odd-looking salute” is attributed to CNN, by the way.

     (The Independent has since updated their headline.)

     https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-salute-trump-inauguration-b2683095.html

   • Dr James Ravenscroft (jamesravey@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Jan-2025 07:01:40 JST Dr James Ravenscroft

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     @aral I thought you were doing a bit since the newspapers have been bending over backwards to comply early but no they are almost word-for-word saying this. Jeez

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Jan-2025 07:01:40 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Dr James Ravenscroft

     @jamesravey Yep, and the quote is from CNN.