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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Discuss this episode on Reddit. Jack Adrian on Patreon. Jack Adrian on Instagram: @jack.adrian.writes (@jack.adrian.barks for dog pics) Jack Adrian on BlueSky: @jackadrian.bsky.social 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