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

Elon Musk’s influence on social media is fueling global anti-immigrant violence, particularly in the UK, where his amplification of inflammatory content has incited real-world riots. Meanwhile, CBS News faces internal upheaval following mass firings at *60 Minutes*, a move critics suspect is a calculated effort to appease political pressure and dismantle a critical news institution. Amidst this media instability, authors Maria Kuznetsova and Dan Storyev provide a lexicon of Russian political terms—such as "manual control" and "info dumpster"—to help Americans navigate the erosion of democratic norms. These concepts illustrate how modern authoritarianism relies on information chaos, selective prosecution, and the forced apathy of citizens to consolidate power. Together, these developments signal a broader, coordinated shift toward a media landscape where partisan narratives replace shared facts, threatening the viability of independent journalism.