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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

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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.

Axis of amplification: Regime media, proxies and Western supporters respond to Iranian protests This Dispatch summarises responses to the protests by state and non-state supporters of the regime between 28 December 2025 and 17 January 2026.

New ISD research maps how that narrative spread outward through Russian state media, regional proxies, and Western extremists who converged on the same antisemitic talking points.

Read our full report here: isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/axis-of-amplification

Afghanistan and Pakistan Square Off The unexpected conflict brewing in South Asia.

In a January essay, Michael Kugelman warned that greater strife between Afghanistan and Pakistan “could be bloody, displace thousands of people, destabilize the broader region, and spur global terrorism.”

Can Elections Secure Nepal’s Youth Revolution? With a generational shift in power possible, the old guard is fighting back.

After the country was convulsed by protests last year, many Nepalis want a decisive shift—and a new generation of leadership.

Violent Islamophobe Tommy Robinson Allowed Entry Into the United States Anti-Muslim extremist Tommy Robinson has been granted entry into the United States despite a record of violence, fraud, and past immigration violations that previously barred him. The founder of the E...

Convicted attacker & anti-Muslim agitator Tommy Robinson, previously denied entry to the U.S. for fraud & illegal entry, is now in the country. The former leader of the English Defence League, whose rhetoric has echoed in terrorist violence, is openly networking with Trump-world allies.

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a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd Alt: Ridiculous guy with a tie that's way to long dances like an idiot

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑: #𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔

Folks, I’ve got some tremendous news. The second edition of my co-edited volume—alongside the great David B. Macdonald and Dirk Nabers—is out now: 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴.

I was at the count in Gorton and Denton last night and we all saw Matt Goodwin eat ballot papers. His girlfriend and team begged him to stop but he kept stuffing it into his mouth and making grunting sounds like the Cookie Monster

Bundestag erlaubt weitere Durchsuchungen bei AfD-Abgeordnetem Krah Dem sächsischen AfD-Bundestagsabgeordneten Maximilian Krah werden Bestechlichkeit und Geldwäsche vorgeworfen. Nun hat der Bundestag erneut die Genehmigung für Durchsuchungs- und Beschlagnahmebeschlüss...

Der Bundestag genehmigt weitere Durchsuchungen bei Maximilian Krah (AfD). Ihm werden Bestechlichkeit und Geldwäsche vorgeworfen. Die Beschlüsse sind vom Oberlandesgericht Dresden angeordnet worden und richten sich gegen Personen aus Krahs direktem Umfeld.
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What Goodwin's reaction shows is that reactionaries claim to talk for "the people" but truly hate the people and them having a say in how things should be run

It shouldn't surprise us that reactionaries are elitist and anti-democracy obviously and yet this has been obscured through skewed coverage

In a normal country, with a solid democratic foundation, this would be so absurd that you could ignore it.

In the U.S., this is truly worrying news, as conspiracy theories regularly lead to policies here.

What India Wants From BRICS New Delhi wants to play the role of a bridging power between the West and the rest.

As #India embarks on a year of summits – having hosted the #AIImpactSummit last week, hosting the #BRICS Summit later this year and possibly the #Quad Summit – my article in @foreignpolicy.com looks at India’s ambitions to be a ‘voice’ of the #GlobalSouth. foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/25/i...

UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson visits US state department Trump administration is cultivating links with conservative groups across Europe

Truly shocking, if not entirely surprising. This isn't flirting with the extreme right, it's legitimizing and normalizing it.

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, @xpolytechnique.bsky.social, @irpnorthumbria.bsky.social, @stir.ac.uk, @unistrathclyde.bsky.social,

How rightwing rhetoric has risen sharply in the UK parliament – an exclusive visual analysis In the past five years, MPs’ attitudes in the House of Commons towards immigration have swung harder to the right than at almost any other time in the last century

This is a truly exceptional analysis of British parliamentary speeches on immigration by @theguardian.com showing we are living in a uniquely nativist era.

Jared Taylor also apparently LARPed as a bigoted Virginia housewife once, which is fun.

Last week we revealed that Adam Mitula, campaign manager for Reform UK's Matthew Goodwin, has made racist comments on social media.

From Moscow to MAGA AfD’s Markus Frohnmaier and the Transnational Far-Right Convergence

MAGA is launching a transnational far-right project “Alliance of Sovereign Nations”. Hosted by US Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, the launch will feature US Speaker Mike Johnson, Markus Frohnmaier (AfD 🇩🇪 ), & António Tânger Corrêa (Chega 🇵🇹 ). Read more on Frohnmaier here: