And that’s the danger: for those with media literacy, it’s alarming to see nostalgia weaponised so cynically. For those more easily manipulated, this is just one pipeline into racist politics.
#politics #ukpolitics #socialmedia #instagram #rightwing #farright
Noticed this insidious brand of nostalgia Instagram accounts recently. They start off with the twee videos of old adverts and TV shows, but it slowly moves onto how ‘Thatcher was right!’ and from there it quickly moves onto ‘Did Mosley have a point?’. It’s not accidental - it’s a pipeline.
#politics #ukpolitics #socialmedia #instagram #rightwing #farright
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk back into US politics with big midterm donations #farRight #fascism #uspoli thehill.com/policy/techn...
Safer Internet Day is a good reminder:
You can’t defend democracy on platforms that profit from spreading disinformation.
European politicians:
Ditch autocrats’ propaganda.
Leave X. Now.
#SaferInternetDay #Democracy #Europe #EU #Disinformation #Autocracy #FarRight #LeaveX
Sánchez’s Socialists suffer heavy loss in regional Spanish election – POLITICO
Meanwhile, the far-right Vox secured 14 seats with support of 17.9 percent, double what it won in the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Elections #Farright #farmers #Parliament #PedroSánchez #Referendum #Regions/Cohesion #Rights #Spain #UnitedStates #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/391131/
Milei to attend inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington
> President Javier Milei to attend the first meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on February 19 in Washington DC.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/milei-to-attend-inaugural-board-of-peace-meeting-in-washington.phtml #Argentina #DonaldTrump #farright #BoardofPeace
For anyone looking for/collecting material on Elon Musk/X and algorithmically controlled influence on political communication on X, there is a new study available here.
Political Biases on X before the 2025 German Federal Election
https://groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/2025/02/21/political-biases-on-x-before-the-2025-german-federal-election/
#LeaveX #X #disinformation #FarRight #Germany #noafd #Rechtsextremismus #Deutschland #musk
Centre-left candidate António José Seguro defeats far-right rival in Portugal presidential race.
Centre-left Socialist António José Seguro scored a landslide victory over far-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s presidential runoff on Sunday, dealing a blow to the country’s rising populist right and handing the largely ceremonial presidency to a moderate figure promising stability after years of political turmoil.
@wdlindsy Another one to add to my list. The #farright hates children and wants them to suffer. The rest of the list is here spread over 3 posts - yes, it’s that long: https://mastodon.world/@alex_p_roe/115206845462493147
Another country falling into the hands of the hard right, if not the far right. The damage to the poorest, to the planet, to all living things, will be immeasurable on a global scale. It is impossible not to draw parallels with the neoliberal capitalist system, which is largely responsible for this global wave of right-wing and far-right politics.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/08/japan-election-conservatives-victory-sanae-takaichi
#japan #farright #conservatism #capitalism
This is what #farright morons threw their toys out about last year
