Elon Musk, having spent much of 2024 inveigling himself into a position of power in U.S. politics, has a new target in his sights for this year: Europe. Musk has enjoyed sticking his oar into politics on my side of the Atlantic for a while now.

A Harvard-educated attorney expressed worry about Elon Musk's mental health. In a post on X, Seth Abramson introduced himself as a Musk biographer who has been following the billionaire's internet activities for the past two years.

Maybe most troll-seeming (or, if you like, the most liberal fever dream) of all among the medalists, though, was George Soros, the Hungarian-born Jewish financier and philanthropist who is also the subject of countless right-wing conspiracy theories.