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The German far-right AfD's score of 19.5pct outperformed their 2024 European Parliament result of 15.9pct and in that sense AfD's plan to keep growing and become a coalition partner others can't refuse by the next vote due in 2029 seems intact even if AfD still below 20pct in tonight's exit poll.

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Alice Weidel slightly damp-eyed after nearly doubling representation in the German Bundestag and confirming the AfD as Germany's strongest far-right party since Nazi era. Even so stronger showing had been expected — AfD didn't hit 20% mark in 6pm exit poll. 1/2

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It’s simple really: if X wants to operate within EU jurisdiction, it will have to comply with EU rules. If it doesn’t like the rules, it should leave.

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The thing about swastikas spray painted on the side of a cybertruck is there’s a 50/50 chance the owner did it.

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White House moves closer to penalising EU and member states for any meaningful enforcement of the DSA. The message: don't even think about requiring X to "moderate content." Obey or defy the bully? Over to you @ec.europa.eu.

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Nazi salutes are having a moment. Our critic weighs in. Steve Bannon’s offered precise form worthy of 1930s Germany, but Elon Musk’s honored the drug-fueled mania of the original Nazis.

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I’m guessing Trump believes Poland started WWII by invading Germany

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This was published last October www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

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My respect for President Zelensky was already huge. I’m now in awe at how he’s taking on Putin and Trump at the same time. This man’s principle and above all his courage is something that all other european leaders, north, south, east and west should reflect on and learn from

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Note that she does this in defence of trans rights. Which is exactly how it should be done: you draw the line at any group they target, you defend everyone, and you concede nothing.

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Legislative rollback in Europe gains pace with gutting of checks on companies trashing the environment and using forced labour — per Philippa Nuttall @sustainableviews.bsky.social.

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#Nazis

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le 9 mai prochain, selon nos sources, il devrait y avoir un invité de poids dans les tribunes moscovites : Donald Trump, aux côtés de Vladimir Poutine.

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“You know who wears sunglasses inside? Blind people & assholes.” -Larry David

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Displayed throughout CPAC...

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Over on X, simple tweets by my colleague Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal Constitution have been blocked. They were nothing but video of a town hall held by Rep. Rich McCormick R-GA where he was asked questions about DOGE

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European Parliament Socialists&Democrats see "immediate and clear menace" from extreme right" and plan strategy of "ridicule" according to internal document.

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I am half-way through this episode🎧 and already cannot recommend it enough!🏆 But, a word of caution: listening at night, might give you nightmares.

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The "Vorfeld" is preparing Germany for a far-right future. Its mission is making what was once unconscionable something Germans vote for on Sunday. Here's a weekend listen on how an extremist vanguard has worked to boost the AfD — and make remigration palatable.

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Utterly astonishing to me that the EU institutions would keep posting to a platform whose owner has effectively declared war on Kyiv and by extension us. @ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu

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Chekov's chainsaw — one must never put a real chainsaw on the stage if no one is subjected to a terrible accident.

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European police and law enforcement agencies should start adjusting their cooperation with U.S. authorities in light of this incredible and dangerous decison.

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Maggie Haberman thinks it’s “of note” that National Security Adviser Michael Waltz says the U.S. will stand behind its NATO obligations. But Haberman must know he’s lying and NATO can no longer count on the U.S. The NATO countries surely know that by now too.

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Extraordinary story the Wall Street Journal. X is threatening advertisers that if they don’t spend more, Elon Musk will use his influence in government to block company mergers. That’s extortion.

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BUNDESTAGSWAHL | Sonntagsfrage Forschungsgruppe Wahlen/ZDF Union: 28,0% (-2,0) AfD: 21,0% (+1,0) SPD: 16,0% GRÜNE: 14,0% LINKE: 8,0% (+1,0) FDP: 4,5% (+0,5) BSW: 4,5% (+0,5) Sonstige: 4,0% (-1,0) Änderungen zur letzten Umfrage vom 14. Februar 2025 Verlauf: whln.eu/UmfragenDeutschland #btw25

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JD Vance’s hectoring of Europe at Munich "was wide of the mark, as if dredged up from the shadier bits of the internet." 💯 #curtisyarvin @munsecconf.bsky.social @spignal.bsky.social

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For years, many of us who write about intelligence, and the CIA vets we talk to, have argued that Trump was an unwitting agent of Russia -- a "useful idiot" -- or worse. He is now openly a wartime ally of Putin. US national security will shatter if he has his way. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

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At and after an #MSC2025 wrapup by @hertiesecurity.bsky.social Monday night, I realised that most security people do NOT understand this enough, and that what went on at the #AIActionSummit was not "just" economic security, but military. Of course these are linked, & below is ht @himself.bsky.social

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thread. correct numbers and data backing them come later, but this is the thrust.

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The "staging takes the medieval world’s problem — a divinely anointed king who rules badly — and refashions him into our own nightmare: a hyper-rich, arrested child who spins policy on a whim and considers himself beyond the reach of law or hindrance."

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Dawg, the official White House account is tweeting out pure fascism. What in the actual fuck.

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Musk seems poised to get access to USXports data on foreign defense contracts. What is Europe going to do about that?

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The anti-DEI movement is one big censorship machine as in the example below. And it's a reminder to never let the far right big up their free speech credentials — it's just gaslighting.

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@AubyPiper

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Are you a European fascist planning a DOGE operation on your own country's administration? You’ll need a core group of young tech bros ready to do things other more experienced people are not. "These are bad acts you’d probably prefer someone else do, especially if they’re willing."

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JD Vance's Munich speech could have been reported as Gaslighting the World. Ukraine? Vance had next to nothing to say about the main topic at Munich. And now look at how that's developing. Projection has always been a means of deflection for MAGA.

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Another reality-bites day in @ec.europa.eu press room where the spokespersons were unable to confirm whether @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu got a promise from Trump envoy Keith Kellogg about a place at table for Europeans in peace talks with Russia on Ukraine.

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