🌎 Discussion: The Spread of Fascism/Theocracy/Authoritarianism

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/orban-le-pen-hail-trump-far-right-patriots-summit-madrid-2025-02-08/

 

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'Full-Scale Authoritarian Takeover': Vance and Musk Take Aim at Federal Judges | Common Dreams

"We must push back hard against these next leaps down the pathway to tyranny," said one Democratic in the House.

www.commondreams.org

 

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Hungarian leader Orbán to meet with Germany’s AfD

That a European leader has invited the AfD to a meeting suggests cracks are forming in the so-called “firewall” around the far-right.

www.semafor.com

 

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Don’t compare Trump's US to Nazi Germany. These three American moments are more apt

The second Trump presidency recalls Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch hunts, and the American Nazi movement of the 1930s.

forward.com

 

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‘On the brink of a dictatorship’: Democratic state attorneys general condemn Trump’s actions

President’s power grabs, disregard of rule of law and alliance with Elon Musk elicit condemnation during LA conference

www.theguardian.com

 

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Lockland school board requests investigation of police, says footage shows neo-Nazis on school property

Before the neo-Nazis left the area, the board said video shows the U-Haul and the neo-Nazis 'ON school property.'

www.wcpo.com

 

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"What the Lord established": How Musk helps Christian nationalists

Project 2025 was clear: First, purge federal workers. Then replace them with theocrats and fanatics

www.salon.com

 

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‘The greatest propaganda op in history’: Trump’s reshaping of US culture evokes past antidemocratic regimes

The president’s full-court press to dominate media and control cultural institutions is straight out of the authoritarian playbook

www.theguardian.com

 

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Not really, no.

 

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Argentina poverty rate soars over 50% as Milei austerity bites​

https://www.reuters.com/world/ameri...shing-half-argentina-into-poverty-2024-09-26/

Remember, however bad you think your current government is wherever in the world you reside…turning to the far right is not the answer.

Argentine President Javier Milei Faces Impeachment Threat After Backing Crypto Pump and Dump

Backers lost billions in just five hours.

gizmodo.com

 

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Human Rights Experts: Meta's Trump-Friendly Policies Could Be 'Conduit' for 'Genocide' | Common Dreams

"Rather than learning from its reckless contributions to mass violence in countries including Myanmar and Ethiopia, Meta is instead stripping away important protections that were aimed at preventing any recurrence of such harms."

www.commondreams.org

 

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Trump Ally Milei Threatened With Impeachment Over Crypto Stunt | Common Dreams

"Milei's participation in the crime of crypto fraud is extremely serious," an opposition bloc of lawmakers said.

www.commondreams.org

 

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Placebo Frontman Faces Criminal Charges in Italy for Political Stage Banter

Placebo's Brian Molko faces criminal charges in Italy for calling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a 'piece of ****, fascist, racist.'

www.rollingstone.com

Trump’s Border Czar Reveals He Pretty Much Wants to Arrest AOC

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit back with a constitutional fact-check.

newrepublic.com

 

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Argentine President Javier Milei Faces Impeachment Threat After Backing Crypto Pump and Dump

Backers lost billions in just five hours.

gizmodo.com

Maybe US media should talk about this considering Elon is pushing massive austerity in the USA.

 

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