"Will Putin now "denazify" Europe as the far-right surges? Or will Russian fascists make friends with them? Or both?"
-M Andeeva
"Russia has been funding & providing all logistical support to far-right parties & Nazi grps. RU even trained Nazi grps in its PARAMIL camps inside RU. RU has been doing the same in US & targets both extremes-."
-W Seligman
"...In a high-risk political gamble, less than two months before #Paris hosts the #Olympics, he said lower house elections would be called for June 30, with a second-round vote on July 7..."
The new "Axis of Evil" has been under construction. The threat of a new, enlarged axis of evil is all the greater for the United States' increasing neo-isolationism from nazi Republicans.
"At its root, Faragism is a project to take this country further and further to the right. And from Brexit through to Suella Braverman, it has worked. Its most devoted support in this project has been the media, which sees leaving the EU or denying care system migrant workers as essential and easy tasks, while taxing the rich or investing in public services are swivel-eyed Marxism"
Aditya Chakrabortty on Nigel Farage.
"In 2021, C Palihapitiya -Dem Party megadonor -considered running for CA gov. on a mod.-sounding platform. He's gone full #MAGA -funding convicted FELON Trump -is BIZARRE & EXTREME. SF tech leader G Tan is closely aligned with B Srinivasan, who wants to purge Dems. Tan has depicted YC, where he’s CEO, as part of Srinivasan’s “NET state” mvt. -nightmarishly authoritarian." @gilduran https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/donald-trump-san-francisco-19495231.php
The GOP wants the Christian version of violent ethnonationalist state in the US. European far-right parties want something similar. They go after Muslims, immigrants, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, etc. If the far-right strengthens in Europe and #Trump gets elected in the US, say goodbye to the postwar liberal order. #fascism
I am rather mystified by all those Americans who believe that a #Trump victory will somehow cause Americans to rise up, overthrow the corrupt system, and install a Glorious Socialist Utopia.
A far more likely result is that most white liberals will hunker down and try to get on with their lives while the country gets more and more oppressive while marginalized communities try to fight for their survival like they have already done for decades.
Seriously, I see no reason why a fascist takeover of the USA should play out any differently than their counterparts in 20th century Europe. Even if there is an anti-fascist uprising, I don't expect it to be any more successful than they were in the Spanish Civil War.
"Biden Claims Israel Isn't Starving Gazans. Rights Groups Say It Is Clear as Day"
"The fact that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza is not in contention.
The Israeli military is "deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food, & fuel, while willfully impeding humanitarian assistance, apparently razing agricultural areas, & depriving the civilian population of objects indispensable to their survival."
Republican Sen. Lankford: A top Republican told me that if I try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this election year, he will do whatever he can to DESTROY me. He said, ‘I do not want you to solve this during the presidential election’ 🚨
Republican fascists threaten deadly force if any measure to improve our border security.
"Home" is human. "Homeland" is Fascist. Israeli Zionism exploits the Fascist concept to deny Palestinians their homes.
Here, I see echoes of Kristallnacht:
"Addressing the crowd before setting off for the Old City, ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir declared that this year’s Jerusalem Day celebration sends a message to Hamas that “Jerusalem is ours.”
June 05, 2024
82 days ago, on March 15, 2024, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled that DA Fani Willis must step aside or remove special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Nathan Wade resigns.
153 days until 2024 election. #Trump, #Insurrection#Fascism#2024Election
Stop calling them Republicans.
Start calling them American Nazis; because that’s what they are.
They’re not the GOP; they’re the American Nazi Party.
They’re a malignant mass of “Christian” White nationalists.
They’re bigots, racists, misogynists, LGBTQphobes, and xenophobes.
They’re Nazis. That’s exactly what they are.
Call them by name. #Republicans#GOP#Trump#Trumpism#Nazis#AmericanNazis#MAGANazis#fascism#authoritarianism
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As @davidfolkenflik has pointed out the Washington Post, the WSJ, Bloomberg News, CNN are all run by British CEOs now. We should be asking tough and loud questions about why in a country brimming with talented journalistic & business leaders our major news outlets feel compelled to hire leaders from outside the country.
Pure, uncut #fascism is totally mainstream in today’s #GOP.
“The Colorado Republican Party marked the start of Pride Month with a mass email attacking “godless groomers” and a social media post calling for the burning of all Pride flags.”
A Deep Dive into Corruption. MOL oil money comes from Putin, Russia fbs criminals to finance disinformation and propaganda operations in Europe to target freedom and the rule of law. 🚨
What a bastard….article 7 time! Orbáns' Scandalous Propaganda Empire Exposed.
Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), the right-wing aka fascist Hungarian educational institution funded by Viktor Orbán’s rightwing government, has been expanding internationally. It opened a centre in #Brussels, bought a university in #Vienna and has plans for new branches in other western European cities, including London.
Its' views are closely aligned with fascist Orbán, and it funds academics who disseminate Orbán’s positions to extend his influence across Europe and beyond.
MCC has tremendous financial backing, receiving more than £1.3bn in Hungarian state funding in 2020. MCC offers can be hard to turn down. It provides funding, scholarships, housing, invitations to lavish dinners, open-bar parties, trips abroad & more $$