Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Netanyahu goes full Putintimesofisrael.comNetanyahu: I’ll introduce bill to revoke citizenship of those who slander IDF abroad* * * 120
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 01/09/2026ADL-sponsored events going as well as one would expect in 2026 233
Reposted by PatrickCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This is an interesting review article, but it does leave me wanting. Like much populism literature, this article uses the general term "illiberalism" but seems to focus mainly on right-wing illiberalism. Are these processes really the same in Bolivia, Ecuador (during Correa) or Venezuela? 1111
Reposted by PatrickJared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The "centrist" think tank Third Way is looking to pay someone between $140,000 and $150,000 to spend their days trying to dig up dirt on DSA members. They're trying to sell this gig as "anti-extremism" work, which I find completely disgusting. 48367491678
Reposted by PatrickProfessor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026We now have the first part of the provisional (i.e. still being developed) party manifesto of General Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale, now polling at circa 7/8%. As expected, they position themselves as the "pure" Right, on the right of both League & Brothers of Italy. Thread. 13915
Reposted by PatrickSPLC Union @splcunion.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Below is a statement from the unionized workers of the Southern Poverty Law Center. 412296811
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My full solidarity with @heidibeirich.bsky.social and everyone being targeted at the SPLC. 000
Reposted by PatrickRRResRobot @rrresrobot.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Published last year: Z. Enyedi and B. Stanley. “Farewell to the Liberal Consensus: The Intellectualisation Of Political Projects in Poland and Hungary”. In: European Political Science 24.3 (2025), pp. 494-512. dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41304-025-00542-8. 052
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Claude, if you can hear me, we really need you to get into the DoE to fix the student loan database, which for some reason incorrectly has people "owing" thousands of dollars. Probably also good to get the remaining Epstein files released as well if you can manage it. Thanks in advance!bbc.comAnthropic's Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisationsIt comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks. 050
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 31/07/2026O nativismo tem um custo 🤷♂️ expresso.pt/economia/202...expresso.ptMudanças na Lei da Nacionalidade podem custar €15,9 mil milhões ao país numa décadaO impacto, estudado em três cenários, atinge sobretudo o consumo de residentes estrangeiros e a receita pública, com Lisboa, Algarve e Porto, como as regiões mais expostas à quebra de investimento e t... 000
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I remember 20+ years ago, people in the US started turning away from religion precisely because of this feeling that evangelical fundamentalists were constantly trying to push their beliefs on you. Who knows, maybe if this trend picks up we'll be a non-religious country in just another generation. 000
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Major split in Poland's radical right Law and Justice (PiS) between Mateusz Morawiecki from the more "moderate" faction and the increasingly radical faction led by Jarosław Kaczyński who has announced that more than 30 MPs from the moderate faction had resigned for not signing a loyalty pledge.notesfrompoland.comPolish opposition PiS party set to split, with over 30 MPs being expelled 042
Reposted by PatrickAnti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe www.propublica.org/article/huma...propublica.orgAfrikaner and Right-Wing European Groups Would Gain From Trump’s New Human Rights FundingProposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance. 11416
Reposted by PatrickMatthew 8647 ❌👑 @authoridad.bsky.social · 15/07/2026GOP: “USAID, which saved millions of lives with health programs, was wasteful foreign aid.” Also GOP: 011
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 15/07/2026State department grants now open to think tanks in Europe that share "our common Western civilizational heritage". Clearly an attempt to keep the far-right network afloat now that Orbán's money faucet is being turned off by Magyar.state.govDRL NOFO Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in Europe - United States Department of StateNotice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in EuropeBureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Department of StateOpportunity number: ... 05324
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The Era of De-Orbánizationcourthousenews.comClearing the rot: Hungarian parliament votes to dismantle Orbán's networkHungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is tearing down what’s left of Viktor Orbán’s political machine. Parliament voted to remove Orbán allies, including the president and top judges. 1103
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 11/07/2026"Constitutional experts warn the bill could jeopardize freedom of expression: anyone denying Israel's right to exist or calling for its abolition could be punished by up to five years in prison"haaretz.comGerman parliament backs bill that criminalizes denial of Israel's right to existConstitutional experts warn the bill could jeopardize freedom of expression: anyone denying Israel's right to exist or calling for its abolition could be punished by up to five years in prison; German... 031
Reposted by PatrickSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Just a year ago, few thought this would happen so soon: Hungary has officially joined the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. After years as the EU’s most corrupt member state—its EU funds routinely looted by Orbán’s oligarchy—Hungary will surely keep EPPO busy. 011333
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 10/07/2026The MCC slushfund for C-tier right-wing "academics" in Hungary was shut down. 1115
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 10/07/2026"Public media must not lie. We apologize for having done just that for many years! Public media is currently undergoing a transformation to ensure it becomes independent and credible in the future. News coverage is temporarily suspended. Stay tuned!"theguardian.comHungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-upPéter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmission 021
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 08/07/2026"The poll suggests that Mamdani’s positions on Israel have not prevented him from maintaining a net-positive image among American Jews overall."forward.comMamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews, new poll showsThe Associated Press survey found growing dissatisfaction with Israel's wartime leadership, even as the New York mayor remains divisive over his views on Israel 090
Reposted by PatrickPetter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 07/07/2026‘Polarization’ has become the master concept for diagnosing our current democratic crisis. But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right. By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵 Just out in Perspectives on Politics doi.org/10.1017/S153... 4834451428
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 02/07/2026"If democracy is convinced that it has not yet fulfilled its destination, it must fight on its own plane a technique which serves only the purpose of power. Democracy must become militant." - Karl Loewenstein, 1937euperspectives.euCan Brussels defund Europe's far right? ESN faces first-ever EU values probe - EU PerspectivesThey are a European party — but they might not uphold European values. After the EU’s political parties watchdog found evidence questioning the Europe of Sovereign Nations’ compliance with the bloc’s ... 100
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Woke pope strikes again to purge the fascists and other reactionaries of St. Pius X.apnews.comVatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacramentsThe Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent. 0185
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 21/06/2026God help us if years from now the American opposition to Trumpism is so weak and fragmented that people start placing their faith in hyper online, Kanye West-like personalities out of desperation. 020
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Victoria Bonya, who not just two months ago was heralded by the Russian opposition for leading the charge online against Russian propagandist Vladimir Solyvyov is now sharing vile, unambiguous antisemitic trash to her 14M followers. 010
Reposted by PatrickJulia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Meanwhile in Russia: one month ago, state TV host Vladimir Solovyov explained why the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra should be destroyed along with the rest of Kyiv. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh21...youtube.comVladimir Solovyov said that Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra should be destroyed along with all of KyivYouTube video by Russian Media Monitor 1325899
Reposted by PatrickCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Funny, how you get suspended or kicked out of the Labour Party when you are believed to be far left, but you are still welcome when you are actually far right. 🤷♂️ 211919
Reposted by PatrickRicardo Parreira @ricardoparreira.com · 17/06/2026Les colons israéliens on crée un Ku Klux Klan juif. Leur méthode : la terreur et la persecution permanente pour chasser des palestiniens de leurs terres. Silence radio des défenseurs du droit international...haaretz.comThe Jewish Ku Klux Klan has a calculated plan for the Palestinians | OpinionThe Local KKK Hopes Its Violence Will Spur an Angry Palestinian Reaction to Justify Murdering More Palestinians and Expelling the Majority of Them to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon 310264
Reposted by PatrickDaniel Keil @danielkeil.bsky.social · 17/06/2026disgusting consequence of normalizing the far-right and the destruction of human rights in migration policies in the last 30 years. 062
Reposted by PatrickPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Moshe Ya'alon, Israel's defence minister from 2013 to 2016, stated in an interview that "Jewish supremacy is Mein Kampf in reverse". 12918
Reposted by PatrickCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Unsurprisingly, @politico.eu gave far-right leader Bardella the chance to increase his international profile with this softball-interview. The ending is particularly gross. Prime normalization of the far right.politico.eu‘The EU is completely obsolete’: France’s far-right leader wants to shake up EuropeJordan Bardella lays out how he would lead France as president. 010632
Reposted by PatrickCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 16/06/2026This cartoon perfectly captures the far right’s position on sexual assault! 0427135
Reposted by PatrickAurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 15/06/2026If Burnham doesn't do something about this on his first day should he become PM, I don't know how anybody could think of his Labour as an alternative to authoritarianism... The current version of Labour clearly is no alternative to it obviously www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comArrested protesters devastated after appeal court rules ban on Palestine Action is lawfulProscription of direct action group has led to more than 700 people being charged under Terrorism Act 0249
Reposted by PatrickRita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Update – May 2026: “Russia's crackdown on LGBT+ civil society is accelerating. Since February, courts have designated nine LGBT+ organizations as ‘extremist’…making cooperation with any of them a criminal offense.”action.allout.orgRussia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is acceleratingWomen reported to police for kissing. A 17-year-old told she "shouldn't exist." A trans woman turned away from hospital mid-stroke. Russia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is accelerating – and 63% of thos... 01210
Reposted by PatrickStreetPress @streetpress.bsky.social · 11/06/2026🗣️« Je n’ai rien contre les musulmans mais je suis contre l’islamisation de la France. » Un ex-élu FN condamné pour avoir déposé des os de porc devant une salle de prière musulmane ⬇️ www.streetpress.com/1781167938-e...streetpress.comUn ex-élu FN condamné pour avoir déposé des os de porc devant une salle de prière musulmaneFranck Sinisi a reconnu avoir dégradé en septembre 2025 une salle de Fontaine, en Isère, servant de lieu de culte musulman. L’ancien du Front national y avait déposé des os de côte de porc, du sauciss... 24323
Reposted by PatrickKai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 11/06/2026Why yes, cozying up to MAGA is surely going to play well with French voters on the far right 👇politico.euFrench far-right firebrand finds a friendly audience in Trump’s WashingtonEric Zemmour is betting that embracing MAGA in Washington can pay dividends at home. 041
Reposted by PatrickJust Security @justsecurity.org · 10/06/2026Today's news roundup: -Israeli minister Ben-Gvir under investigation in Italy over Gaza flotilla -6 countries announce sanctions targeting Israeli settler networks -Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds 👇 www.justsecurity.org/141921/early...justsecurity.orgEarly Edition: June 10, 2026A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. 02214
Reposted by PatrickGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Indeed, some of the county prosecutors that are refusing to enforce Spanberger's new assault weapons ban are effectively arguing that the sovereignty of the people *within* the borders of these red counties can't be overridden by the state legislature! 918146
Reposted by PatrickKate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Yes- that’s Laura Loomer asking that question as part of the press pool traveling with Hegseth 1245
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The world's richest man is provoking pogroms. "X owner Elon Musk shared a post from Robinson (whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) announcing locations of protests, and another from the far-right Restore Britain party that read: “Do not make peace with evil. Destroy it.”"theguardian.com‘There’s wee girls inside’: panic as masked men storm house in BelfastProtests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night – with some police officers acting as if it wasn’t safe to intervene 031
Patrick @ps-on.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I was curious to see how far this bill got and apparently one year later, it's still only been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and has been sitting there ever since. 020
Reposted by PatrickCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I am absolutely appalled by the POGROMS in Belfast. But it is lazy to just blame social media. POGROMS have been around for centuries. They are rooted in racism, which is fueled by elites. Look at Reform, Tories, and, yes, Labour. Look at GB News, Times, and BBC, before starting about Tik Tok.theguardian.comHow Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally 018949
Reposted by PatrickBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 09/06/2026Trump may already be deporting newborn Americans while the Supreme Court dawdles on birthright citizenship: pregnant teenagers in immigration detention having been giving birth to U.S. citizens but those girls and their babies are now missing ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/birth...ballsandstrikes.orgThe Supreme Court Hasn't Ruled On Birthright Citizenship. Trump May Be Deporting Newborn Citizens AnywayThe Trump administration is refusing to answer questions about the health and safety of undocumented young mothers—and their newborn U.S. citizens—in its custody. 311281647
