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fromTruthout
2 weeks ago
Right-wing politics

Trump Relies on Centuries-Old Notions of Whiteness to Activate His MAGA Base

Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Trump Relies on Centuries-Old Notions of Whiteness to Activate His MAGA Base

The AI-generated image of the Obamas as apes reflects deep-rooted anti-Black racism and provokes justified outrage within the Black community.
Canada news
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

Nothing Works in Trump's America-Except for Racism

Air travel chaos and rising gas prices highlight systemic failures under the Trump administration, exacerbated by a government shutdown and ongoing conflicts.
fromemptywheel
2 weeks ago

The Anti-American Right - emptywheel

Jefferson's words on equality are often seen as self-evident, yet they fail to encompass enslaved individuals, women, and other marginalized groups, revealing a significant contradiction.
Philosophy
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

The far-right's dehumanization of trans people is similar to the Nazi's treatment of Jewish people - LGBTQ Nation

Dehumanization, as a psychological and socio-political process, represents one of the most destructive phenomena in human history. It involves the denial of attributes that define individuals or social groups as human, thereby devaluing their moral status and legitimizing violence and cruelty against them.
Right-wing politics
Social media marketing
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

The Indo Daily: The rise of 'looksmaxxing' and how it infiltrated MAGA wartime politics

Looksmaxxing, a trend to maximize physical appearance, has exploded in popularity but raises concerns due to associations with toxic movements and influencer-driven commercialization.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Using Bigotry to Hide an Authoritarian, Christian Nationalist Agenda

Republican leaders evade condemning inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric from colleagues, instead deflecting to unsubstantiated concerns about Sharia law implementation in America.
US Elections
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Donald Trump says he has "better blood" than others in "creepy & racist" rant - LGBTQ Nation

Trump claimed superior intelligence based on family connections to MIT and his Wharton education, while making contradictory statements and misrepresenting biographical details.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Racism in German Leftist Clothing

The Antideutsch movement, originally anti-fascist, has evolved into a vehicle for Islamophobia and genocide denial while using feminist and anti-racist rhetoric to shield state power from accountability.
Books
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Ibram X. Kendi Can't Separate His Fame From How to Be an Antiracist

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's antiracism framework defines racism as a descriptive policy term based on material effects, not a personal identity, though institutions misappropriated his work for performative diversity initiatives.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa's persecution

Orania, a segregated South African town established in 1991, maintains racial exclusivity through private property designation while conducting an experiment in self-sufficiency without relying on people of color for labor.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Trump's National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for White Nationalism

The Trump administration promotes white nationalism through its National Security Strategy, misrepresenting European economic decline while attributing it to multiracial democracy rather than global wealth redistribution.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

How Christian Nationalist Became an Epithet

Religious leaders in 1932 successfully influenced New Deal policies to advance Christian social values, including poverty abolition and welfare expansion, through prominent government officials.
Books
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

After Hours: The Tension That Divides Us with Claude M. Steele

Trust building mitigates tensions between people with different identities and power levels through psychological understanding of historical wariness rather than bias alone.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

The far right thinks kids are property, not people. This is the heart of the anti-trans moral panic. - LGBTQ Nation

Right-wing views treat children as parental property, while liberal views recognize children as autonomous human beings with independent identities and needs.
#authoritarianism
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The US is dragging Europe back to the days of white supremacism. Our leaders are playing along | Shada Islam

Nativist, white-supremacist rhetoric promoting defense of Western-Christian civilization and anti-migrant policies normalizes racism, Islamophobia, and risks violent consequences in Europe and the US.
#jeffrey-epstein
Canada news
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

The Truth of Dead Exceptionalism - emptywheel

Canada has shifted to value-based realism, pursuing principled and pragmatic engagement with middle powers to defend values, sovereignty, and security amid shifting global power behavior.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

College Republican chat group exposed as "Nazi haven": "Ew you had colored professors?!" - LGBTQ Nation

A leaked WhatsApp group for college Republican leaders contained extensive use of racial slurs, antisemitic language, misogynistic statements, and Nazi ideology references.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure'

Europe is not facing civilizational erasure; it defends human rights, fosters prosperity, and remains an attractive club for potential members.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe they are the enablers, making racists feel great again | Jonathan Freedland

Wealthy and powerful express unabashed misogyny and anti-immigrant sentiment, showing a vibe shift where hostility stems from status and culture, not economic anxiety.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

That 1930s Feeling

Republican politicians and some federal agencies increasingly use Nazi imagery, rhetoric, and ideas, normalizing fascist aesthetics and authoritarian tendencies within conservative institutions.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

This Is What American Fascism Looks Like | The Walrus

Canada must confront U.S. overreach, clarify threats, and strengthen independent policies and international cooperation to protect sovereignty and democracy.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

"The Answer Is Zero:" When Fragile White Supremacists Discover ... They Aren't

Whiskey Pete Hegseth is an inexperienced, arguably incompetent Defense Secretary, leaving the Pentagon unprepared for major crises like Israel-Iran conflict, China-Taiwan, or civil disorder.
Right-wing politics
fromLEVEL Man
1 month ago

Why the Nazi Story in America Isn't History - It's a Mirror

American Nazi and KKK movements formed similarly, using scapegoating and charismatic leaders to build national organizations like the German Bund across the United States.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Trump administration has a Nazi problem | Mehdi Hasan

The Trump administration's official social media accounts have echoed neo-Nazi imagery and rhetoric, signaling a dangerous normalization of white supremacist themes in government messaging.
#ice
fromJezebel
2 months ago
US politics

ICE's 'Death Cards' in Colorado Illustrate 'Immigration Enforcement' as Power Fantasy

fromJezebel
2 months ago
US politics

ICE's 'Death Cards' in Colorado Illustrate 'Immigration Enforcement' as Power Fantasy

Right-wing politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Tucker Carlson's Nationalist Crusade

A leading conservative pundit's embrace of racist and antisemitic tropes risks normalizing extremism within MAGA media and fracturing conservative media credibility.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Yes, It's Fascism

For one thing, there were too many elements of classical fascism that didn't seem to fit. For another, the term has been overused to the point of meaninglessness, especially by left-leaning types who call you a fascist if you oppose abortion or affirmative action. For yet another, the term is hazily defined, even by its adherents. From the beginning, fascism has been an incoherent doctrine, and even today scholars can't agree on its definition. Italy's original version differed from Germany's, which differed from Spain's.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

State violence against Black Americans laid the groundwork for fascism | Jason Stanley

Expansion of racially targeted, arbitrary state violence into broader populations exemplifies an imperial boomerang, where colonial tactics return domestically and risk fascist normalization.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

UmLemme Think': Trump's Pick For Top State Department Post Sputters When Challenged On His Belief in the Erasure of White Culture'

Jeremy Carl, President Donald Trump's pick for a top State Department post, sputtered through his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday when challenged by a senator who characterized him as a legit white nationalist. Carl is a senior fellow at the conservative Claremont Institute, who has made incendiary statements about Jews, women, race and the great replacement theory that suggests white Americans are being replaced by immigrants in the work force, according to The Washington Post.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

1930s Germany Vibes': Critics Slam White House For Installing Trump Banner on DOJ Building

Work crews used cherry pickers to erect the Make America Safe Again banner featuring Trump's portrait on Thursday. Ken Dilanian with MS NOW posted, This is a stunning confirmation of the grim reality, which is that Donald Trump has seized control of the once independent Justice Department and is using it to pursue his political objectivesincluding trying to punish his perceived enemies.
US politics
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Whom Is ICE Actually Recruiting?

DHS rapidly expanded ICE hiring by lowering standards, shortening training, removing degree and age caps, and fast-tracking barely vetted recruits, producing risky officers.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Whiskey Pete Hegseth Finally Finds Some White Men to Purge

The Pentagon suspended three officials amid a leak investigation into operational plans, carrier deployments, Elon Musk's Pentagon visit, and paused Ukraine intelligence collection.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

JD Vance rages about 'radical gender ideology' while white supremacists march along National Mall

On a gray Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C., with the nation's capital bracing for a forecast snowstorm expected to arrive Sunday and local officials urging residents to prepare for possible disruptions, Vice President JD Vance stood on a stage near the National Mall and delivered a blistering address attacking abortion rights and LGBTQ+ equality as existential threats to the nation.
US politics
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