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Media must stop normalizing the far right Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

OPINION: Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial choice with political consequences.

Here’s how some media outlets are no longer just covering these forces — but amplifying them.

Strategic lunacy: Why Europeans must stand up to Trump’s illegal war in Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations Too many Europeans are quietly aligning with America and Israel’s war against Iran. Instead, they urgently need to pursue difficult diplomacy to halt a spiralli

The bottom line is that it would be a huge strategic mistake for European actors to embrace Trump’s war in a bid to keep him happy on wider issues, notably Ukraine.

https://ecfr.eu/article/strategic-lunacy-why-europeans-must-stand-up-to-trumps-illegal-war-in-iran/

Afghanistan and Pakistan are facing ‘open war’. De-escalation is needed With the world distracted by war in the Middle East, de-escalation will need to come from Kabul and Islamabad directly.

In recent weeks Pakistan has struck major cities in Afghanistan including Kabul and Kandahar, as well as Bagram airbase. The Taliban have responded by targeting Pakistan directly.

Read @chietigj.bsky.social's latest analysis for Chatham House. https://bit.ly/4suXuCE

We are governed by incels!

»Giorgia Meloni will eine neue Rechte in ganz Europa etablieren«, Maike Albath im Blätter-Podcast

Giorgia Meloni gibt zwar die charmante Powerfrau, aber will langfristig eine Neue Rechte in ganz Europa etablieren.

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Sánchez’s principled stand against Trump matters. So does Merz’s silence Spain’s leader has taken a strong position in refusing the US demand to use Spanish bases to strike Iran. Europe should show solidarity in the face of Trump’s threats.

Pedro Sánchez has taken a strong position in refusing the US demand to use Spanish bases to strike Iran. Europe should show solidarity with Spain in the face of Donald Trump’s threats. https://bit.ly/4l7IYhs

Media must stop normalizing the far right Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

In @politico.eu, @gsamaras.bsky.social reflects on his recent EPS piece 'Misuse, mislabelling, and the broken path of the ‘hard-right’: Challenging nonscientific political discourse' -

https://cup.org/4rV9LjV

Read the @epsjournal.bsky.social article #OpenAccess - https://cup.org/45kNxP2

Media must stop normalizing the far right Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

Excellent critique of the media’s normalization of the far right.

Afghanistan and Pakistan are facing ‘open war’. De-escalation is needed With the world distracted by war in the Middle East, de-escalation will need to come from Kabul and Islamabad directly.

In recent weeks Pakistan has struck major cities in Afghanistan including Kabul and Kandahar, as well as Bagram airbase. The Taliban have responded by targeting Pakistan directly.

Read @chietigj.bsky.social's latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️

Terrorprozess gegen Jungnazis: Vom Kinderzimmer in den Rassenkrieg In Hamburg stehen jetzt acht Jugendliche vor Gericht, denen rechtsextremer Terror vorgeworfen wird. Nicht alle Elternhäuser waren wohl ahnungslos.

Es waren großspurige Pläne, die Lenny, Jason oder Benny verfolgten. Von einem bevorstehenden Rassenkrieg sollen die Teenager in ihrer Whatsapp-Gruppe, die der „Letzten Verteidigungswelle“, fabuliert haben.

taz.de/Terrorprozes...

AfD: Ausschlussverfahren gegen Kevin Dorow nach Protesten verschoben Der Streit über den möglichen Parteiausschluss des AfD-Jugendpolitikers Kevin Dorow spitzt sich zu: Nach massivem Druck aus Partei und rechtsextremem Umfeld verschiebt die AfD-Spitze die Entscheidung.

Wärend AFD Jugendorganisation frei nach Hitlerjugend & Höcke zitiert, es aber wahrscheinlich kein Ausschluß gibt, weil völkische (Nazi) Kader in und ausserhalb der Partei protestieren, weil man Jung-Nazi-Zitierer halt nicht rauschmeißen soll. Sonst müsste Höcke ja auch gehen?
#afdverbot #afdnormal

🇨🇳🚨 NEW: "Security ties between autocracies: Insights into authoritarian alignment through the case of China" from @drmokry.bsky.social.

📚👉 Read more here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Is oil behind the U.S. attack on Iran? Is oil behind the U.S. attack on Iran? To understand the Trump administration’s military targets, take a closer look at the petrostate pattern.

On Iran, see the larger context.

Five of the seven countries that the Trump admin has militarily attacked since Jan. 2025 are significant oil producers, even though petrostates are rare.

It's not a coincidence. I explain why @goodauth.bsky.social

goodauthority.org/news/is-oil-...

White letters "IO" on a purple background with the hashtag "OpenAccess" below.

"How does racism structure the patterns of cooperation and contestation in international relations?"

#OpenAccess from @iojournal.bsky.social -

Institutional Racism in International Relations - https://cup.org/4cpj5Yh

- @lipscy.bsky.social & @jiajia.bsky.social

#FirstView

Vetternwirtschaft in der AfD: Höcke bringt sich in Stellung Die AfD-Chefs Chrupalla und Weidel würden den eigenen Filz gern ignorieren. Aber ausgerechnet der stramm völkische Björn Höcke macht da nicht mit.

Höcke gibt sich als Saubermann in der Vetternwirtschaft-Affäre. Will er der neue Alternative Führer werden in einer Partei wo scheinbar alle nur Macht und Kohle haben wollen für sich und ihre Verwanden?

taz.de/Vetternwirts...

This is why saving US democracy does not just mean defeating the GOP, or abolishing Citizens United, but also a massive wealth tax of the 1%.

🎉 New publication 😍 The 4th wave of the #farright is marked by #mainstreaming & #normalisation - but how can we distinguish between them? In our new article, @gefjonoff.bsky.social and I map the existing literature, introduce a conceptual framework & outline research avenues. doi.org/10.1017/S147...

This study of Beijing’s information campaign during the Ukraine war shows how deeply anti-U.S. sentiment runs in the Chinese populace. Simply blaming an international crisis on China’s main adversary can foster a broad consensus in society aligned with the state’s stance.

Mediales Versagen auf ganzer Linie. Einen rechtsextremen Publizisten interviewen mit der Untertitelung "Ist er zu gefährlich für ein Zeitungsinterview?"

Die Frage muss rhetorisch gemeint sein, mit dem Ziel, Rechtsextreme weiter zu normalisieren, anders kann man sich diesen Blödsinn nicht erklären.

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

Not just US-based academic want to leave, US citizens are moving abroad at record rates, albeit for a broad variety of reasons (and causing some local problems).

Man muss sich bewusst sein, dass Zustimmung vieler Regierungen zu diesem Krieg, auch in Deutschland und EU, nicht nur Zustimmung zu einem völkerrechtswidrigen Krieg ist, sondern auch Zustimmung zum Bruch demokratischer Prozesse in USA selbst. Es ist Zustimmung zu Autokratie und reiner Machtpolitik.

Somehow I suspect this “foreign-born voters” klaxon didn’t apply to me voting there as a Commonwealth citizen. Alas.

China is playing the long game over Iran Beijing’s diplomatic restraint over the US’s standoff with Tehran should not be mistaken for unreliability or indifference.

China has refrained from coming out in support of Iran as the US continues its military build-up in the Gulf. This should not be mistaken for indifference — or restraint. https://bit.ly/40AhAzg

Danish intel agencies believe Denmark faces a serious threat of foreign influence ahead of the 2026 parliamentary elections. Russia is the primary actor, though others may engage. Activities may aim to create division, shape public debate, or target specific candidates, parties, and agendas. 1/5

Trump Tweet from 2013 Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!

2013

Headline: Polanski and Farage don't agree. But they have more in common than you might think

Political journalism in this country is so unserious...

Imagine how cut off from society you have to be to come up with something so arrogantly ignorant and careless...

(Via @gsamaras.bsky.social)

Shabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeat Home secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters

By taking a far-right approach to immigration policy, cracking down on rights and placing it high on the agenda, Labour has not just turned its own voters away

It has mainstreamed far-right politics and strengthened Reform, both politically and electorally

Them doubling down should be unforgivable

Fantastic from @zackpolanski.bsky.social to call out the media's responsibility in the mainstreaming of far-right politics

The mainstream elite (media, politicians etc) have played a key part in hyping issues that benefit the far right

I explore this here

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sarah Rogers Leads Trump’s Plan to Fund Far-Right Groups in Europe As Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Sarah B. Rogers is advancing a Trump-backed plan to fund MAGA-aligned groups in Europe, framing it as a defense of “free speech” against the EU’s Digi...

Sarah Rogers is advancing a Trump-backed plan to fund MAGA-aligned groups in Europe while amplifying Christian nationalist and anti-LGBTQ+ narratives. Her ties include Turning Point, ADF, and Germany’s AfD, mirroring Project 2025 and raising alarms that U.S. diplomacy is boosting Europe’s far right.