🌎 Discussion: The Spread of Fascism/Theocracy/Authoritarianism

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Inside the hunt for hidden cells in Sednaya prison, Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’

Exclusive: The Guardian gains access to Sednaya jail, where prisoners are rumoured to be trapped underground – as desperate relatives wait for news

www.theguardian.com

 

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Will they be handing out brown shirts if you pass?

 

[Ironfan72]

Ever notice when horrible regimes collapse they go to Russia, maybe they are the bad guys after all?

 

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Ever notice when horrible regimes collapse they go to Russia, maybe they are the bad guys after all?

Putin likes the company of similar men I guess.

 

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They ‘didn’t look the type’: how the media was fooled by Bashar and Asma al-Assad | Zoe Williams

Some journalists underestimated the threat of the brutal president, while his first lady was glamorised in a Vogue feature, writes Zoe Williams

www.theguardian.com

 

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Ever notice when horrible regimes collapse they go to Russia, maybe they are the bad guys after all?

They've been the bad guys a long time before Putin was elected.

 

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Will Kurds Survive in the New Syria?

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was met with widespread celebrations in Syria. But the situation is full of unknowns for the Kurdish population, with Turkish-backed militias massively expanding their presence in the country.

jacobin.com

 

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Maga on the River Plate as global populist right descends on Argentina

CPAC jamboree draws big names from Trump world as Milei positions Buenos Aires as international conservative hub

www.theguardian.com

 

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Will Kurds Survive in the New Syria?

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was met with widespread celebrations in Syria. But the situation is full of unknowns for the Kurdish population, with Turkish-backed militias massively expanding their presence in the country.

jacobin.com

Poor Kurds are always getting hammered from all sides.

 

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US says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism

The Biden administration says the United States will recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.

apnews.com

 

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Memo to the Assads: Putin may welcome you in Moscow, but I wouldn't drink his tea | Marina Hyde

The Russian leader may be a warm and attentive host: he may also be cross that Assad is now his problem. But then life’s full of uncertainty, isn’t it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

www.theguardian.com

 

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America's closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country.

apnews.com

 

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US founder of widespread neo-Nazi network to be sentenced in federal court

Robert Rundo, 34, leader of Rise Again Movement and ‘Active Clubs’ had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to riot

www.theguardian.com

 

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‘The army just ran away’: how Bashar al-Assad lost his brutal grip on Syria

Former president’s regime killed and tortured hundreds of thousands of protesters. Now Syrians are facing a new country and a new reality

www.theguardian.com

 

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Argentina’s president Javier Milei given Italian citizenship, sparking outrage

Some angry that politician with Italian roots easily obtained citizenship while on trip to meet PM Giorgia Meloni

www.theguardian.com

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach president over martial law debacle | CNN

South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday in an extraordinary rebuke that came about after his own ruling party turned on him following his refusal to resign over his short-lived martial law attempt.

amp.cnn.com

 

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Aggrieved white men: A threat we can't afford to ignore

The American South, apartheid South Africa and Germany in the 1930s: One demographic caused destruction and chaos

www.salon.com

 

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I'm guessing he's not even remotely qualified....

 

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Thousands of Syrians escape horrific conditions of besieged camp

The Rukban camp was supposed to provide refuge to those fleeing chemical weapons attacks and other atrocities, writes Bel Trew. The thousands who became trapped there could only pray for survival until the fall of Assad’s regime

www.independent.co.uk