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X boss Elon Musk called on Disney to “immediately” fire CEO Bob Iger on Thursday for allowing Mouse House ads to run on rival social media platforms that allegedly allowed child predators to target underage users.

Musk’s escalated his feud with Iger — whom he told to “go f-ck yourself” last week after Disney pulled its advertising from X following a disputed report that its ads were running next to antisemitic content on the site formerly known as Twitter.

“Bob Eiger thinks its cool to advertise next to child exploitation material. Real stand up guy,” Musk posted, as he misspelled the longtime media mogul’s name.

Musk’s outburst referred to an explosive lawsuit filed this week by New Mexico’s attorney general that accused Mark Zuckerberg-owned Facebook and Instagram of failing to moderate abusive content that included propositioning kids to star in porn movies.

“Walt Disney is turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company,” Musk tweeted.

“Crazy that Disney has to be sued to stop this terrible behavior,” he added in replying to a tweet from Colin Rugg, co-owner of website Trending Politics, that asked whether Iger would pull Disney’s advertising from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta.

Disney did not respond to requests for comment.

Musk’s tirade comes after Disney and other advertisers like NBCUniversal parent Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery pulled ads from X following a report by liberal watchdog Media Matters that promos from from major brands appeared next to anti-Semitic material.

Musk immediately followed through with a pledge to file a “thermonuclear” lawsuit against Media Matters.

Musk also faced a torrent of criticism when he agreed with a user who falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people, saying the user who referenced the Great Replacement conspiracy theory was speaking the actual truth.

Although Musk has tried to clarify his remarks and apologized, he appeared defiant during a New York Times DealBook Summit interview on Nov. 29.

The Tesla CEO bristled at the notion that he was antisemitic and said that advertisers who left X, should not advertise on the site and should not think they could blackmail him.

Go fk yourself, he said.

Asking if that was clear, he added Hey Bob, an apparent reference to Iger, who spoke earlier at the event.

If somebodys going to try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f-k yourself. Go. F-k. Yourself. Is that clear? Hey, Bob, if youre in the audience, thats how I feel. 

People who did not like him should consider the products his company make based on their quality, Musk said, pointing to electric cars from Tesla and SpaceX rockets.

I will certainly not pander, he said.

Iger hasn’t responded to Musk’s outburst.

Aside from calling for Iger’s head on Thursday, Musk also posted an Iger meme, depicting a black-and-white photo of comedic actors Lauren and Hardy cracking up.

“Drops more bombs than a B-52,” Musk wrote over a picture of the actors, which included the caption “‘Bob Iger’ That’s the joke.”

Drops more bombs than a B-52 pic.twitter.com/wvEfXAk7nN

Musk also slammed the Disney — which is facing a proxy battle for board seats from activist investors — in a Dec. 5 interview with the automotive engineer Sandy Munro on his show “Munro Live.”

Munro asked him what founder Walt Disney would think of the company in its current state. 

“I think Walt Disney’s turning in his grave faster than a drill bit,” Musk replied.

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Elon Musk hints 80-hour-a-week DOGE job for ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ will be unpaid

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Elon Musk hints 80-hour-a-week DOGE job for 'high-IQ revolutionaries' will be unpaid

“Super high-IQ revolutionaries” who are willing to work 80+ hours a week are being urged to join Elon Musk’s new cost-cutting department in Donald Trump’s incoming US government.

The X and Tesla owner will co-lead the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

And in a post on X, the official DOGE account put out a call to arms for people to sign up and help “dismantle government bureaucracy”.

The post said: “We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE.

“We don’t need more part-time idea generators.

“We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting.

“If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon & Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants.”

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Elon Musk speaking at an event held at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Pic: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

In a reply to an interested party, Mr Musk suggested the lucky applicants would be working for free.

“Indeed, this will be tedious work, make lost of enemies & compensation is zero,” the world’s richest man wrote.

“What a great deal!”

When announcing the new department, President-elect Donald Trump said Mr Musk and Mr Ramaswamy “will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies”.

Mr Musk has previously made clear his desire to see cuts to “government waste” and in a post on his X platform suggested he could axe as many as three-quarters of the more than 400 federal departments in the US, writing: “99 is enough.”

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At least 10 dead after fire rips through retirement home in Spain

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At least 10 dead after fire rips through retirement home in Spain

At least 10 people have been killed after a fire broke out at a retirement home in northern Spain in the early hours of this morning, officials have said.

A further two people were seriously injured in the blaze at the residence in the town of Villafranca de Ebro in Zaragoza, according to the Spanish news website Diario Sur.

Jardines de Villafranca nursing home following the fire.
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Two people remain in a critical condition following the blaze. Pic: AP

They remain in a critical condition, while several others received treatment for smoke inhalation.

Firefighters were alerted to the blaze at the residence – the Jardines de Villafranca – at 5am (4am UK time) on Friday.

Residents are moved out of the nursing home following the fire.
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Several residents were treated for smoke inhalation. Pic: AP

Those who were killed in the fire died from smoke inhalation, Spanish newspaper Heraldo reported.

The residence is home to 82 elderly residents.

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The blaze started in one of the rooms, Fernando Beltran, the national government’s top official in the region, told reporters.

All of the victims were elderly residents, he added.

Relatives waiting for news outside the nursing home where least 10 people have died in a fire in Zaragoza, Spain.
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Relatives wait for news outside the care home. Pic: AP

Fire crews, paramedics and police officers remain on site, said a spokesperson for the regional government of Aragon who confirmed the fatalities.

It took firefighters several hours to extinguish the blaze, they said.

The cause of the fire is unknown and is being investigated.

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Elon Musk hints 80-hour-a-week DOGE job for ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ will be unpaid

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Elon Musk hints 80-hour-a-week DOGE job for 'high-IQ revolutionaries' will be unpaid

“Super high-IQ revolutionaries” who are willing to work 80+ hours a week are being urged to join Elon Musk’s new cost-cutting department in Donald Trump’s incoming US government.

The X and Tesla owner will co-lead the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

And in a post on X, the official DOGE account put out a call to arms for people to sign up and help “dismantle government bureaucracy”.

The post said: “We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE.

“We don’t need more part-time idea generators.

“We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting.

“If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon & Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants.”

Read more:
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Elon Musk speaks after President-elect Donald Trump spoke during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Pic: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
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Elon Musk speaking at an event held at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Pic: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

In a reply to an interested party, Mr Musk suggested the lucky applicants would be working for free.

“Indeed, this will be tedious work, make lost of enemies & compensation is zero,” the world’s richest man wrote.

“What a great deal!”

When announcing the new department, President-elect Donald Trump said Mr Musk and Mr Ramaswamy “will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies”.

Mr Musk has previously made clear his desire to see cuts to “government waste” and in a post on his X platform suggested he could axe as many as three-quarters of the more than 400 federal departments in the US, writing: “99 is enough.”

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