I missed this, from a year ago, but the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) uses not just clear Nazi aesthetics in its propaganda but also a clear Nazi salute.

By the way, these are the German friends of Trump and the GOP.

I don't want to see a single person saying this was warranted by the carnage in Gaza, that this was for Palestinians.

I am a Palestinian person and I do not want senseless acts of terror committed in my name. I don't want Jewish organizations to need extra security because of fear of violence.

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of a city of 16 million people and the hope of the future will be forced to sit in prison awaiting a trial. Erdogan used to say that if you win Istanbul, you win the country. Imamoglu has led his CHP opposition to a force Erdogan's AKP ever new. Now, he is behind bars.

Thinking today of Elizabeth Tsurkov, whom I never met personally but who wrote for us on several occasions. She was for years a must-read analyst on Syria's civil war and the armed groups fighting it until Kataib Hezbollah took her hostage in Baghdad ~2 yrs ago. I hope her captivity also ends soon.

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FYI:       The case for boycotting the United States | Robert Reich
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The case for boycotting the United States | Robert Reich