• German Far-Right AfD Leader Denies He Knew About Nazi Slogan

    (Bloomberg) -- One of the most prominent regional leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, on trial for using a Nazi slogan, said in court on Tuesday he did nothing wrong and never violated any laws. Most Read from BloombergTaylor Swift Is Proof That How We Critique Music Is BrokenBiden’s New Chopper Is Demoted After Scorching White House LawnTech Giants Roar as Tesla Spikes in Late Hours: Markets WrapTesla Stock in ‘No Man’s Land’ After 43% Rout Ahead of EarningsBillionaire...

  • German Spying: Far-Right Party Loses Ground After China Revelations

    Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany slipped two percentage points in a new poll for the European Parliament elections, suggesting allegations of links to Chinese intelligence are damaging the party.

  • Inside the far-right plan to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election

    At a diner just off the freeway north of Sacramento, a mostly white crowd listened intently as it learned how to “save America” by leaning on the same laws that enshrined the rights of Black voters 60 years ago. Over mugs of coffee and plates of pot roast smothered in gravy, attendees in MAGA and tea party gear took notes about the landmark Voting Rights Act and studied the U.S. Constitution. They peppered self-proclaimed "election integrity" activist Marly Hornik with questions about how to...

  • Pessimistic young Germans turning far-right

    Pessimistic young Germans turning far-right (Second column, 17th story, link) Related stories:AfD Leader Denies He Knew About Nazi Slogan Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

  • Gérard Depardieu to stand trial over sexual assault allegations

    Two women say actor assaulted them, one on a film set in 2021 and the other on another shoot in 2014Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the alleged sexual assaults of two women on the set of a film in 2021, prosecutors have announced.Depardieu, 75, who previously has denied any wrongdoing, was questioned for several hours on Monday by officers at a police station in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Continue reading

  • Gérard Depardieu to stand trial in France over sexual assault allegations

    French actor Gérard Depardieu has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted two women on the 2021 film 'The Green Shutters.'

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    Germany's far-right AfD party is finding success on TikTok — as its popularity among young voters grows

    The youth vote for Germany's far-right party, the AfD is growing ahead of key elections, and social media may be playing a significant role in this development.

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    Trudeau says Poilievre will do 'anything to win,' ties him to far-right U.S. figure

    OTTAWA - As the Liberals try to reverse their political fortunes with the latest federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ratcheted up attacks against his Conservative opponent on Wednesday, tying him to a far-right American figure. Polls suggest the Liberal budget released last week has yet to resonate - but Trudeau suggested it's still more of a plan than what Poilievre has on offer, other than trying to exploit public anxieties. During a stop to promote the budget in Oakville,...

  • Tired Donald Trump posts instead of sleeps, then rages right before trial — about a different trial (video)

    Donald Trump had a rough night, pity-posting about how life hasn't been fair for the corrupt billionaire. "Four years ago I was a very successful and popular President of the United States," cried the one-term, four-times indicted former president, whose presidency saw 400,000 Americans die from Covid and who lost both the electoral and popular vote to President Joe Biden. — Read the rest

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    The Trump 'Hush Money' Trial, So Far

    Erica Orden, Politico reporter, talks about the media diets of the jurors on the Trump "hush money" trial. Plus, she recaps the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher for the National Enquirer, who talked about that publication's "catch and kill" strategy, which suppressed negative stories about people like Donald Trump.

  • ‘The Greens are our enemy’: What is fuelling the far right in Germany?

    The far right are on the march in Germany and the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany has become the most popular party in several states. Immigration and a sense of being economically left behind have been driving factors in the rise in popularity but the Green party and the federal government’s climate policies have also borne the brunt of public anger. The Guardian travelled to Görlitz, on the German border with Poland, to find out to what extent Germany’s green policies are fuelling the...

  • If You Want People To Have Babies You're Now "Far Right"

    If You Want People To Have Babies You're Now "Far Right" Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A report published by Politico claims that wanting the human race to reproduce is now a “far right” position to take. Yes, really. Leftists are so obsessed with identity politics, they’re arguing that human reproduction, and being in favour of people having babies is now right wing. The article focuses on a recent natal convention , and states that “The far right is so...