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25 Feb, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Far-right extremists are gradually taking over Italy's government: This fascist who liked a Facebook post calling to put migrants in ovens was appointed Undersecretary of Defense.

She's a member of the far-right Lega party and friend of its leader Salvini
nextquotidiano.it/stefania-pucci…
Italy's neo-fascist politician Stefania Pucciarelli, of the far-right Lega party, liked a Facebook comment calling for migrants to be put in ovens

First she was appointed chair of the Senate’s "Human Rights Commission." Now she's Undersecretary of Defense
anpibrescia.medium.com/italy-a-senato…
Like many far-right parties in Europe, Italy's Lega party and its extremist leader Salvini wholeheartedly embraced Western imperialism.

He loves apartheid Israel, hates Iran, scapegoats China for everything, & supports the US-led coup attempt in Venezuela
Far-right leaders in Europe who years ago opportunistically criticized the EU have come around & realized the neoliberal imperialist EU is their useful tool.

Italy's far-right Deputy PM Salvini loves NATO and obsessively demonizes China, Venezuela, & Iran
Italy's far-right leader Matteo Salvini supports Italy's current government led by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi

Neoliberals and the far-right share so much in common, like their staunch support for US coup puppet Guaidó in Venezuela
The main economic advisor for Italy's new government, led by EU banker Mario Draghi, is neoliberal Chicago Boy Francesco Giavazzi, who wants even more austerity

There's a pattern here: Neoliberals impose more and more suffering, and the far-right benefits
contropiano.org/news/news-econ…

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25 Feb
I can't respond because Sana Saeed blocked me for exposing the US/Saudi/Turkish/Qatari/Israeli dirty war on Syria, but Qatar-funded Al Jazeera Arabic was always very right-wing

AJ English/AJ+ were just created to push imperial regime-change propaganda with a liberal IDpol veneer Image
Al Jazeera Arabic is basically a far-right propaganda network, funded and controlled by the Qatari monarchy


Its star hosts have repeatedly called for ethnically cleansing Shia from Syria, while whitewashing Salafi-jihadist fascists
albawaba.com/loop/famous-al…
Al Jazeera Arabic celebrity host Faisal al-Qassim @kasimf has also, in addition to calling for ethnic cleansing of Syrian Shia Muslims, whitewashed ISIS and other Salafi-jihadist fascists, while praising Israeli colonialism

AJ has always been right-wing
timesofisrael.com/al-jazeera-hos…
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23 Feb
Spain's neo-fascist Vox party, which supports former dictator Francisco Franco (an ally of Hitler), is meddling in Venezuela.

Vox was involved with Bolivia's US-backed fascist coup regime. Its leaders met with Juan Guaidó.

Vox's mission is to revive the genocidal Spanish empire
Vox's neo-fascist Vox party has been very active in Latin America, collaborating with far-right oligarchic forces in Venezuela, Bolivia, etc.

Vox claims Latin America is part of the "Iberosphere" and wants the Spanish Empire to come back and rule it again
aldescubierto.org/2020/11/25/la-…
A group of neo-Nazis in Spain held a demonstration last week honoring the Blue Division, a brigade of fascists from Francoist Spain who joined Nazi Germany's army during WWII.

Vox's neo-fascist party defended the rally, saying it was "very legitimate"
elplural.com/autonomias/vox…
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22 Feb
.@TheSocProgram explains how, according to a growing body of scientific evidence, Covid-19 likely did not originate in China. Rather, China first discovered it, but it was circulating in W. Europe & USA earlier.

China "fell on the epidemiological grenade"
soundcloud.com/thesocialistpr…
Spanish scientists found traces of Covid-19 in a sample of Barcelona waste water collected in March 2019, nine months before the novel coronavirus was first identified in China
reuters.com/article/us-hea…
Italian scientists found that Covid-19 was circulating in Italy since September 2019, before it was first reported in China in December
reuters.com/article/us-hea…
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21 Feb
On this day in 1934, Nicaraguan anti-imperialist leader Augusto Sandino was murdered by US-backed dictator General Somoza, who violated a peace treaty.

Sandino built a guerrilla army and expelled US colonial occupiers. His legacy has inspired many generations of revolutionaries
Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino was also an internationalist who, in addition to expelling US military occupiers, called for all Latin America to unite against US colonialism

His Army to Defend National Sovereignty (symbol below) included antiimperialists from the region
The US empire's terrorist war on Nicaragua's elected Sandinista government -- from the Contras to a bloody 2018 coup attempt and aggressive sanctions today -- is a continuation of Washington's attempt to re-colonize Latin America and undo Sandino's legacy.
thegrayzone.com/2020/07/23/nic…
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21 Feb
An ex undercover police officer admitted the FBI and NYPD helped assassinate revolutionary Malcolm X.

The US gov't not only surveiled & blackmailed civil rights leaders & socialists in COINTELPRO; it straight up executed some, like Fred Hampton & Malcolm
abc7ny.com/malcolm-x-murd…
A civil court case in 1999 also found that US police agencies were involved in assassinating Martin Luther King Jr.

Fred Hampton, Malcolm X, and MLK were all murdered by the US government. We have strong evidence now; it's an undeniable fact
newsone.com/2843790/did-yo…
The sooner people realize that the US government is not a "democracy," but rather an authoritarian capitalist regime that murders anyone that truly, fundamentally challenges its power (and especially its empire), the better.

They don't just do it abroad; they do it at home too
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14 Feb
The US/OAS is overseeing two coups right now, in Ecuador and Haiti, at the same time.

Unfortunately most of the US "left" is silent, yet alone trying to organize actions to meaningfully challenge imperialism.

The Professional Media Left is too busy still heroizing Pope Bernie
All most socialists around the world want of the US left is to organize to challenge imperialism, to at least try to stop the constant wars, coups, and regime-change ops run by their government.

But most of the US "left" doesn't even bother. If you do, they call you a "tankie"
Serious question: DSA constantly boasts of being the largest socialist org in the US. Cool. But what is it doing in moments like now, when the US is overseeing a coup in Ecuador to try to steal the election from a democratic socialist, and backing a neoliberal dictator in Haiti?
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