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Kasper Braskén

@kasperbrasken.bsky.social
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Academy Research Fellow, University of Helsinki. Transnational & global history, antifascism, resistance, solidarity, memory & urban history. Cape Town - NYC - Chicago - London – Berlin | researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/perso…

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New book reviews galore at the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History! @jich.bsky.social Firstly, Ama Biney reviews "The Moving Word: How West African and Caribbean Press Shaped Black Political Thought, 1935–1960" by Leslie James @harvardpress.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Moving Word: How West African and Caribbean Press Shaped Black Political Thought, 1935–1960
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In our latest essay, Martins Kwazema (Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala University) writes about the historical roots of youth protest and how resistance today is carried on by Gen Z, transnationally empowered by social media: helsinkinotebooks.com/2026/10/01/g...
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Gen Z, Digital Transnationalism and the Inheritance of 100 Years of Youth Resistance
In September 2025, in Kathmandu, Nepal, thousands of Gen Zs cast votes on a Discord server to select an interim Prime Minister while calling for their current government to resign. Sushila Karki, a…
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🗽 Like owls to Athens, we're bringing ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS to NYC, where Mayor Mamdani is already using public goods for the public good. Join me, David Wallace-Wells and Phenomenal World for the New York launch of my new book on October 16. It's going to be great! ❤️
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 01/10/2026
Today, in the UK, begins Black History Month. Pictured is a photo of the British Black Panthers, c1970. Learn more about Black working-class struggles in Britain in the 20th-century in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/the...
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Für sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
Danke für die klaren Worte, @ronensteinke.bsky.social . Angesprochen auf die FAZ-Schlagzeile "Elif Eralp war Mitglied in linksextremer Roter Hilfe": "Das ist echt die Kategorie Hexenjagd. [...] Jeder hat das Recht auf Strafverteidigung. Das ist auch keine Bekämpfung des Systems,
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
❗️russia just dropped a guided aerial bomb on a SCHOOL in Sumy, Ukraine. A school. How many schools, hospitals and homes must be destroyed before the world stops treating russian terror like another ordinary headline??!
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Generalstrejk! Ny kolumn om strejken som lamslog Storbritannien: #generalstrike1926 www.abounderrattelser.fi/artikel/gene...
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Generalstrejk! | Åbo Underrättelser
För hundra år sedan pågick en av de bittraste strejkerna i brittisk historia. En minut före midnatt den 3 maj 1926 inleddes generalstrejk. Inget liknande hade ägt ru...
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Taj Ali @tajali1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Racism will not be defeated from above. It will only be defeated by us – ordinary citizens who refuse to look away. My piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain’s far-right violence comes to us direct from the 1970s. But so does the solution | Taj Ali
Young men punched in the street, mosques attacked: Britain badly needs an anti-racist uprising. Let 70s Asian youth movements provide the inspiration, says Taj Ali, author of Come What May, We’re Here...
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A network of 75 right-wing Facebook groups is being used to spread anti-immigration rhetoric between Northern Ireland and Scotland, reflecting growing links between the two countries as racist violence escalates thedetail.tv/articles/fro...
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From Facebook to street patrols: the growing anti-migrant networks linking Northern Ireland and Scotland
Northern Ireland is becoming a “model for far right activity to be emulated elsewhere”, a human rights charity has warned
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Boyd van Dijk @boydvandijk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Waging war with words: how language normalises violence - by @abclapham.bsky.social genevasolutions.news/opinions/wag...
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❝Waging war with words: how language normalises violence - Geneva Solutions
The “fog of war”, “special operation”, a ministry of “war” replacing the ministry of “defense”: words speak volumes – and their absence too, writes international law professor Andrew Clapham, who asks...
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Klara Sterczewska @klarast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
lots of data on Die Linke victory in Berlin (the graphs should be understandable with minimal German) among other things, clear support for migrants and housing policies (including expropriating the largest landlords) proved effective for the results interaktiv.tagesspiegel.de/lab/der-berl...
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Elf Karten und Grafiken zeigen Berlins neue politische Geografie: Jung, links, migrantisch – ist es der Mamdani-Effekt?
Die Linke ist klarer Sieger der Berlin-Wahl. Strukturdaten der Kieze verraten, in welchen Bevölkerungsgruppen die Linke besonders erfolgreich war – auch außerhalb des S-Bahn-Rings, wo die CDU verliert...
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tommy Robinson, far-right ‘citizen journalists‘ & ‘auditors’ like to present themselves as journalists. But their impressive-looking press passes are simply bought from a private US membership organisation. Only NUJ can issue press passes in UK searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/tomm...
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Tommy Robinson and the far-right 'citizen journalists‘ - where do they get their press cards? | Searchlight
Tommy Robinson, Urban Scoop and far-right 'auditors' like to present themselves as journalists. But their impressive-looking press passes are simp ...
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Warm welcome to the editorial board, Dan! We are thrilled to have you as a part of the TCC-team!
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Dan @d-j-frost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks so much to @kasperbrasken.bsky.social and Margarite Poulos for inviting me to the editorial board, and to @evansmithhist.bsky.social for his work in the role and for his help bringing me up to speed ✊
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Liese Müller @liesemueller.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
Ob sie Schröder getroffen haben?
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Read this essay
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Read this essay
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just when Sheeran probably thought things couldn't get any worse. Tommy Robinson comes out in ”support” www.joe.co.uk/news/tommy-r...
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Tommy Robinson comes out in support for Ed Sheeran in career low for singer
As Ed Sheeran continues to be the subject of anger over the Macklemore-Palestine controversy, the singer has received the last endorsement he needed.
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“In April 1932, Nazi party became strongest party in the state election in region that now makes up Saxony-Anhalt, with 40.7% of the vote, & formed the first Nazi-led state government in Germany. Whatever happens next, it will be hard to say we didn’t know.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I know why many east Germans vote AfD. And no, it’s not an inherited longing for dictatorship | Carolin Würfel
Grievance politics has grown in the east of the country where I was born. But west Germans have hard questions to answer too, says writer Carolin Würfel
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This Friday! Join us in person in Helsinki, or online! Panel discussion on fascism and colonialism: historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...
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Fascism as Colonialism? Colonialism as Fascism? Entanglements, Transfers, and Interpretations (1930s–1950s) - Historians without borders
Join a public panel on fascism and colonialism on 11 September 2026 at Think Corner, Helsinki, or online. The event is open to all.
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Paul O'Leary @paulaber.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This online session on the legacy of the General Strike and lockout in 1926, including its global significance, looks to be exciting. Contributions by Dr Stephanie Ward, @kasperbrasken.bsky.social , @joeredmayne.bsky.social and Michael Agboh-Davison. And it's free.
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Morgan Finnsiö ⤦⤦⤦ @morganfinnsio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Högerextremister pratar om Expo i en video postad idag på X: "Sen så måste vi absolut gå till attack mot den här tidskriften, mot den här organisationen. Vi kan inte låta dem arbeta helt fritt. Vi måste attackera dem, med alla tänkbara medel som är möjliga." Ett bättre förslag: expo.se/stod-expo/
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Stöd oss
Din gåva går till att vi kan utveckla vårt researcharbete och gör att vi kan arbeta mer långsiktigt. Vi kan sprida vår kunskap till fler och stötta de
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thomas Webster who described himself as "ultimate genocidal racist monster" has been jailed for inciting hatred online Webster said he wanted Jewish & gay people to be tortured & executed. He also said he wanted to kill all Muslims until they were "globally extinct" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Self-described 'racist monster' Thomas Webster jailed after BBC investigation
A former tax worker is sentenced to two years for inciting hatred online.
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Stiftelsen Expo @stiftelsenexpo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Högerextrema Alternativ för Tyskland, AFD, blir största parti i den tyska delstaten Sachsen-Anhalt, men får inte egen majoritet. Hur samarbetet med andra partier framåt ska se ut är ännu oklart.
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Högerextrema AFD störst i delstatsval – tackar Elon Musk
Högerextrema Alternativ för Tyskland, AFD, blir största parti i den tyska delstaten Sachsen-Anhalt, men får inte egen majoritet. Hur samarbetet med andra partier framåt ska se ut är ännu oklart.
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Neo-nazi thug Ryan Ferguson’s latest hate campaign has targeted two RNLI volunteers who helped rescue asylum seekers in the Channel on Sunday, publishing their identities and exposing them and their families to abuse and danger searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/nazi...
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Nazi thug Ryan Ferguson targets lifeboat volunteers after Portsmouth channel rescue | Searchlight
Neo-nazi thug Ryan Ferguson’s latest hate campaign has targeted two RNLI volunteers who helped rescue asylum seekers in the Channel on Sunday, publishing th ...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Wouldn't it be weird if the racist billionaire who bankrolled and took credit for the neo-Nazi victory in Germany was somehow involved in American politics too? Can you even imagine? I bet the media would have a field day asking politicians who aligned with him and took his money for statements!
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 07/09/2026
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson must urgently address claims that his potential far-right coalition partner may have been infiltrated by Russia ahead of this month’s general election, the front-runner in the race has told POLITICO.
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Russia has entered Sweden’s election campaign, center-left front-runner warns
Center-left party leader Magdalena Andersson sounds the alarm over the Sweden Democrats in a POLITICO interview.
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Kjell Rautio @kjellrautio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Vinden har vänt. Även bland unga män. Nu ”ger vi järnet” för ett hållbarare Sverige som håller ihop! ♥️💚
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A thought-provoking and powerful reflection on antifascist education, inspired by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's "Theory of Water". Our latest essay is written by Silas C. Krabbe (Yorkville University/University of British Columbia): helsinkinotebooks.com/2026/09/03/i...
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Imagining as Antifascist Education
Anti-fascist praxis, while necessary to stem the tide of iterations of fascist political manifestations, has at times fallen prey to the same Achilles’ heel of some anti-colonial theory: being dete…
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There's an interesting seminar later today on antifascism and football culture - you can still register (for free) to get an online ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/warn-sympo...
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WARN Symposium Antifa and Football
Join the online WARN Symposium to hear cutting edge research about Antifascist football culture!
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This should utterly destroy Reform, and if we live in a properly functioning democracy it will. But when James Orr describes the Electoral Commission as "completely useless" and "dumb and ineffective", he is unfortunately correct, and that is a big reason why this has gone unchecked for so long.
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Check out the panel discussion on colonialism and fascism at Think Corner, University of Helsinki, on 11 September! Free attendance! Please share with friends and colleagues. 🙏
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RASH und Subkultur @rashundsubkultur.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Panoptikum brauner Symbole: Bei einer Wahlveranstaltung der #noAfD in Lichtenberg zeigten sich ungestört Neonazis. Die Partei schritt nicht ein. Sie will nichts bemerkt haben."
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Hardcore-Nazis, Hammerskin und Hitler-Codes: Beim Wahlkampf der Berliner AfD fühlen sich Rechtsextreme pudelwohl
Panoptikum brauner Symbole: Bei einer Wahlveranstaltung der AfD in Lichtenberg zeigten sich ungestört Neonazis. Die Partei schritt nicht ein. Sie will nichts bemerkt haben.
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Check out the panel discussion on colonialism and fascism at Think Corner, University of Helsinki, on 11 September! Free attendance! Please share with friends and colleagues. 🙏
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Stiftelsen Expo @stiftelsenexpo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Flera kandidater för Sverigedemokraterna i årets kommunval har kopplingar till rasideologiska och nazistiska organisationer. Nu kan Expo avslöja att en tidigare Det fria Sverige-medlem står på plats elva på listan till kommunvalet.
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Var medlem i DFS – nu kandiderar hon för SD
Flera kandidater för Sverigedemokraterna i årets kommunval har kopplingar till rasideologiska och nazistiska organisationer. I Töreboda har företrädare för partiet tidigare uttryckt sitt stöd för rasi...
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LEGIONMINT @legionmint.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Den viktigaste videon som du kommer att se idag. Novus totalkrossar den högerpopulistiska myten om ”muslimsk röstboskap” #Tidönazismen #svpol #Sverige #val2026
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
All Eyes on Ceuta!
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: Decolonising Anti-Fascism: THN invites contributions on the local textures of anti-fascist resistance and their connections to global currents of anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, anti-capitalism, anti-racism, and women's rights:
Call for contributions: www.helsinkinotebooks.com
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Voting by mail is safe, secure, and largely impossible to manipulate. That's why the felon is determined to discredit it. Because he cannot flip paper ballots. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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🔴 Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Südafrika gegen #ElonMusk: In Musks Heimatland regt sich mit "Stop Starlink" Widerstand gegen den reichsten Mann der Welt. Patrick Bond, Elinor Sisulu und Scott Timcke analysieren warum Musk Südafrika – und vielleicht die Welt – so sieht, wie er es tut 👇 www.rosalux.de/news/...
Sharepic mit dem Text: Südafrika gegen Elon Musk
Die Konfrontation zwischen Washington und Beijing erstreckt sich auch auf Microchips und künstliche Intelligenz
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Concerns have been raised about why members of US “right-wing extremist” group were granted visas to visit UK Enrique Tarrio & Barry Ramey, members of the ‘Proud Boys’, travelled to Northern Ireland & met with various right-wing, anti-Muslim and loyalist activists www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
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Belfast visit by US far-right figures raises questions over UK visa rules
A human rights group has questioned why two members of a group involved in the January 6 2021 attack in Washington were permitted to visit Northern Ireland
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“Thinking out loud and swallowing it back, basically. Gaggle’s monitoring software caught the keystrokes anyway. He never hit send. He was suspended before the day was out” the criminality of thought
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We’ve Replaced School Security With the Creepiest Possible System
Students are going back to the most surveilled campuses in American history.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is what I would like to know! Every time I screenshot another part of the disclosure, I mumbled "where are the consequences?" like I was Meryl Streep talking some "why is no one ready?"
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
People persuade themselves that they’re innoculated against cognitive bias by being aware of the potential for it. And that can help a bit. But more often it’s like an optical illusion: You don’t stop experiencing it just because you understand how it works.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
‘Soon I’ll really start to puke’: Samuel Beckett’s travels around Nazi Germany Published for the first time this month, the Irish writer’s record of his months in pre-war Germany is a fascinating insight into his understanding of, and unease with, Nazism www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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‘Soon I’ll really start to puke’: Samuel Beckett’s travels around Nazi Germany
Published for the first time this month, the Irish writer’s record of his months in pre-war Germany is a fascinating insight into his understanding of, and unease with, Nazism
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God @thegodshow.com · 17/08/2026
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
More than half the accounts that posted on Elon Musk’s X about the rioting in Belfast and the civil disorder in Southampton in June were based outside the UK www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Most X accounts posting about Belfast and Southampton unrest were based outside UK
Exclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from US
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Support your local Antifa… I mean library close to you! 🙏
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Germany: Far-right AfD extends its lead in nationwide polls www.dw.com/en/germany-f...
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Germany: Far-right AfD extends its lead in nationwide polls
In the latest Sunday poll, the AfD continues to pull ahead. And more and more people are against excluding the right-wing populists from decision-making, at least on a case-by-case basis.
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