Elon Musk Is Positioning X Behind the New Trump Presidency – Mr. Musk is increasingly positioning X as the platform behind the new Trump presidency. Since the election was called on Wednesday, Mr. Musk has used X to talk up how bright the future will be under the president-elect. In addition, he has urged X’s users to replace the news media and report on Mr. Trump’s triumphant return to office, and has promoted the platform as a go-to destination for continuing conservative conversation. [NY Times]
How Barron Trump Connected His Father to the Manosphere – This week, the manosphere, the kind of secret that young men tend to hide on their laptops or at the bottom of a sock drawer, was dragged into the spotlight when Trump won a commanding election victory. It was fueled, in part, by vigorous support from the kind of young men more typically concerned with videogames than voting.
In his victory speech in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the triumphant president-elect saluted Dana White, the bullet-headed boss of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the manosphere’s sport of choice and the sun at the center of its universe. White, in turn, called out Ross and two other manosphere stars, including the Nelk Boys and Theo Von, for mobilizing their vast followings on Trump’s behalf.
In the crowd that night at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, cheering alongside well-heeled donors and evangelical organizers, were an abundance of fresh-faced MAGA dudes and the women who love them—many with Ivanka-like platinum tresses. [WSJ]
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Is the “Worst Film Ever Made” Sequel Actor Says – Comedian Tim Dillon, who has a small part in the Todd Phillips-directed sequel says discussions about the first film being “loved by the wrong kinds of people” led filmmakers to go “the other way” with “Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga tap dancing to a point where it’s insane.” [The Hollywood Reporter]
UMG says Pershing does not have right to require Amsterdam delisting – Universal Music Group said on Saturday that billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square no right to require the record label to become a U.S.-domiciled company or delist from Euronext Amsterdam.
Ackman had said in a post on X on Friday he would seek to delist investment firm Pershing Square, which holds a stake of around 10% in UMG according to LSEG data, and move the record label from Amsterdam, following attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the city. [Reuters]
