Ben-Gvir insists on sacking Gallant over post-war Gaza 'control' comments
"Ben-Gvir, notorious for his anti-Palestine hate and pro-war remarks, was reacting to Gallant's comments in which he said he was opposed to Israeli military control or taking responsibility for the governance of Gaza after the ongoing war"
"Gallant said the current military invasion in Gaza needed to be followed by political action"
Cross-examination of #MichaelCohen resumes, an opportunity for the defense to poke holes in his testimony & perhaps trip up or provoke the state’s key witness. The questioning of Cohen, #Trump’s fmr fixer, is the beginning of the end of Trump’s #criminal trial, which began April 15 & might conclude before Memorial Day weekend at this pace.
“We are here of our own volition [ok], because there are things we can say that President Trump is unjustly not allowed to say,” #Gaetz said outside the courthouse.
President #Biden is traveling to Racine County, Wisconsin today to unveil a $3.3 billion investment by Microsoft to build an AI data center in the state.
This is the same location where, seven years ago, #Trump touted a $10 billion Foxconn facility as the "eighth wonder of the world."
That facility never fully materialized.
@GottaLaff Yet you've got idiots like Dan Bongino yelling that Biden is the worst president in US history, and, even worse, more idiots who believe him! Talk about dumb and dumber! #farright
Abby Martin's right. Netanyahu is the norm in Israel. There is hardly any "left" in Israel. Majority are rightwing.
My note: Israel is a fairly wealthy country. OECD: "In Israel, the average household net wealth is higher than the OECD average of USD 323 960." The wealth distribution is such that Israelis will like the status quo, will want to keep their money and privileges, hence the far right suits them well.
#FarRight Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans for approval of 3k new #settlement homes after police said #Palestinian gunmen opened fire near the MaaleAdumim settlement, killing 1 Israeli & wounding 5. The expansion plans, he said, were part of “deepening our eternal grip on the entire Land of #Israel.” “This is outrageous” after all the US backing the Israeli govt has received in the past several months, a fmr #Biden ofcl said.“…to go & do this is just basically an F-you.”
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Geert Wilders said that Ukrainians are coming to the Netherlands not to flee from the full-scale war but instead to receive benefits from the Dutch government.
Pro-Russian Bulgarian party showing signs of crisis ahead of EU elections
Bulgaria’s largest far-right and pro-Russian party, Vazrazhdane, is showing signs of crisis ahead of June’s EU elections, as evidenced by a drop in the polls and recent exits, including that of one of the party’s most prominent figures.
The recent protests against the #FarRight and the #AfD in #Germany are supported by major churches. #Dresden's #Frauenkirche, the major #Protestant#church in the city, was destroyed in the fire bombing of the city in 1945. This photo was taken by @max at a demo 2 weeks ago. The banner reads: "We have the choice: pluralism, integration, rule of law, free speech, a culture of debate, civil courage. For democracy and against far right populism"
The U.S.-Mexico border situation is helping to mainstream a dangerous conspiracy theory.
@NPR explores the "Great Replacement" narrative, "the idea that directly influenced the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue shooter, the El Paso Walmart shooter, the Buffalo supermarket shooter."
200,000 gather across Germany in latest protests against far-right
Around 200,000 people took to the streets in Germany on Saturday (3 February), most of them in the capital Berlin, as nationwide protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party entered their fourth week.
At least 100,000 people have taken part in a demo against the #FarRight in #Berlin today, with thousands out in many other cities. This has now been going on for a couple of weeks, since #AfD party leaders were revealed to have been at a conference where the mass expulsion from #Germany of citizens with an immigrant background was discussed (public post) https://ard.social/@tagesschau/111867883936658663
"Taylor Swift has many titles: cultural juggernaut; international pop star; billionaire businesswoman. She can now add MAGA conspiracy theory target to the list."
@politico reports on "on why the political right is targeting a rich, heteronormative pop star."
Hungary far-right would lay claim to neighbouring region if Ukraine loses war
Hungary’s far-right Our Homeland party would lay claim to a western region of Ukraine that is home to about 150,000 ethnic Hungarians if Ukraine loses its statehood due to Russia’s invasion, the party’s leader said late on Saturday (27 January).
France’s Valérie Hayer to be president of EU liberal group Renew
French MEP Valérie Hayer will become the new president of Renew Europe with “overwhelming consensus” after current interim President Malik Azmani failed to gather enough support following widespread worries about his party’s involvement with coalition talks with the far-right in the Netherlands.
Dutch far-right leader Wilders criticizes Ukrainian refugees ( kyivindependent.com )
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Geert Wilders said that Ukrainians are coming to the Netherlands not to flee from the full-scale war but instead to receive benefits from the Dutch government.