Showing posts with label Hitler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hitler. Show all posts

Sunday, November 2, 2025

The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi | Vox

This is an epochal moment for American conservatism. In the past, the movement felt the need to hide bigotries — including antisemitism — behind a thin veil of plausible deniability. But with Fuentes, there's no hidden message: He just says, over and over again, that Jews are evil and the source of America's biggest problems. If someone like him can be considered one of Roberts's "friends on the right," then the movement's leadership is now conceding that overt antisemitism is a legitimate political position in the MAGA movement...

https://www.vox.com/politics/466905/the-gops-top-think-tank-just-defended-an-open-nazi 


 

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat - POLITICO

NEW YORK — Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway. 

 They referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people" and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. 

William Hendrix, the Kansas Young Republicans' vice chair, used the words "n--ga" and "n--guh," variations of a racial slur, more than a dozen times in the chat. Bobby Walker, the vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans at the time, referred to rape as "epic." Peter Giunta, who at the time was chair of the same organization, wrote in a message sent in June that "everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146 



Thursday, July 10, 2025

The Grok chatbot spewed racist and antisemitic content : NPR

On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler...

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content 


 

Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of Elon Musk’s X - The Washington Post

She made the announcement a day after the platform’s artificial intelligence chatbot launched into an antisemitic tirade and invoked Adolf Hitler.

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/09/x-ceo-linda-yaccarino-resigns 


Sunday, March 2, 2025

Is the United States 1930s Germany? (Andrew Seidel; One Nation, Indivisible podcast, Episode #001)

In the inaugural episode of One Nation, Indivisible, host Andrew L. Seidel explores the provocative question of whether the United States today mirrors Germany in the 1930s. 

Joined by German historian Annika Brockschmidt, the episode examines historical parallels, focusing on the rise of authoritarianism and fascist tendencies in both countries. They discuss the use of legal mechanisms, political violence, and propaganda, highlighting similarities and differences between Trump and Hitler. 

The conversation delves into how average citizens and political figures can act to resist these dangerous trends, emphasizing the importance of civic engagement and vigilance in preserving democracy.
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Monday, October 28, 2024

Weekly Roundup: Trump’s Hitler Admiration and Tucker Carlson’s Creepy Speech (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

As the 2024 elections approach, Brad and Dan discuss Tucker Carlson’s remarks at Trump events, portraying him as an authoritative figure, and explores the media’s hesitance to endorse Kamala Harris. 

The episode examines Trump’s metaphorical portrayal as a punitive father, the influence of wealthy elites like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on media and democracy, and recent alarming voter suppression incidents. 

The conversation also highlights John Kelly’s revelations about Trump and the implications for a potential second term. They conclude by emphasizing the importance of staying motivated in the final days before the election and the potential for Kamala Harris to make history.
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Friday, October 25, 2024

Harris praises John Kelly for sending ‘911 call’ to the US over Trump’s fitness to serve

"He's going to sit there – unstable, unhinged, plotting his revenge, plotting his retribution, creating an enemies list," Harris said. "My list will be a list of how I address and continue to address the issues that you all are raising this afternoon and evening. It will be a to-do list about how we can impact the American people."…

The Atlantic responds to Elon Musk sharing fake image of magazine

On Tuesday evening, Musk reshared a fake image on X that showed an article from the magazine reading "Trump Is Literally Hitler." The article was never written for or published by The Atlantic, but Musk appeared to take the image as truth, commenting, "They are literally foaming at the mouth 😂."…

Monday, September 9, 2024

Weekly Roundup: Tucker Carlson’s Neo-Nazi Interview Sparks Outrage (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

In this weekly roundup, we discuss the recent inflammatory interview between Tucker Carlson and Daryl Cooper, where Cooper provides a sympathetic take on Hitler and Nazi Germany. 

The conversation touches on the sweeping implications of Russian influence in right-wing American media, as evidenced by the funding behind prominent figures like Tim Poole. 

We also address the unsettling stance of JD Vance on childcare and family roles, and his troubling comments regarding post-menopausal women. Additionally, the episode covers updates on Trump’s legal battles and the shifting political landscape in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. election.
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Saturday, May 25, 2024

Bystander. Is this who you are?

80 years of American presidents rejected the despicable and hate-filled ideologies of Nazism… until Donald Trump. Trump’s regurgitates Adolf Hitler’s language and the GOP defends it.







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