A Tesla Model S was deliberately set ablaze in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood on Thursday night, marking the latest in a series of targeted attacks on Tesla properties in Washington state and nationwide.

The Trump administration has intensified its campaign against elite universities, canceling federal grants and contracts over allegations of antisemitism on campus. This has led to hiring freezes at institutions such as the University of California and Princeton following spending cuts. Additionally, the White House has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are facing accusations of harboring racist views and advocating for policies that could potentially revert the societal progress of Black Americans to a state reminiscent of the Post-Reconstruction era of the 1870s, where they were systematically denied basic rights and protections.