Musk Rejects the Label Machine Elon Musk sat for a 90-minute interview with The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes at a Tesla factory in Texas, and the conversation quickly wandered into familiar media territory: labels first, definitions later. Beddoes pressed Musk about his support for the “populist right” and what she described as “far right” or “very fringe” parties in Europe. Musk rejected that framing and said, “No, I support the normal people, what you call the far right, falsely.” It was a useful little moment, because once again the public got to watch a high-end media brand treat basic civic order like it found a suspicious package in the lobby. Three Questions the Media Did Not Seem Eager to Answer Musk then narrowed the dispute to three principles: secure borders, safe cities, and sensible spending. He asked Beddoes which of those ideas sounded “far-right fringe.” That is a fair question, and not just because it fits neatly on a bumper sticker. For years, voters have heard that wanting immigration laws enforced, crime reduced, and budgets handled like math still exists is somehow extreme. The exchange showed the problem with modern political branding. The label “far right” often arrives before…

A Landmark With A Long Past St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Buffalo, New York, was built in 1886 and stood for generations as a major Catholic landmark on Broadway. The church permanently closed in August 2024 after years of decline and uncertainty over its future. It was later sold for $250,000 to an Islamic community, with reports and social media posts saying the site was being eyed for conversion into a mosque. That kind of change can stir strong public feelings, especially when an old church building is involved, but the facts on the fire investigation are separate from the debate over the property’s next use. https://twitter.com/father_rmv/status/1822763133187825825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Fire Crews Return Within Days Buffalo firefighters were called back to the former church around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday after reports of another fire inside the building. According to local reporting, fire crews found the fire and put it out before it spread through most of the structure. Officials had not released the exact location of the fire inside the building or the full extent of the damage. The Tuesday response came only days after firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at the same site last Friday, adding to the strain on a building that…