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01.05.202517:12
From Politico 🇻🇦 A group of hardline conservative Catholics are pushing for the next pope to be better aligned to their worldview — and they don’t seem afraid to use smear tactics to discredit candidates they don’t like.
With cardinals set to enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin electing the next pope, enemies of the late Pope Francis, within and outside the group who will be choosing him, are mobilizing. A vocal faction who have discredited Francis as a heretic, the anti-pope and even the “Anti-Christ” for his supposedly liberal outlook, have been waiting in the wings. Now they see the time to strike.
Conservatives were angered by Francis’ more conciliatory stance on same-sex unions and divorce, defense of migrants, and a Vatican deal with China that gave Beijing a say in the appointment of Catholic bishops.
With cardinals set to enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin electing the next pope, enemies of the late Pope Francis, within and outside the group who will be choosing him, are mobilizing. A vocal faction who have discredited Francis as a heretic, the anti-pope and even the “Anti-Christ” for his supposedly liberal outlook, have been waiting in the wings. Now they see the time to strike.
Conservatives were angered by Francis’ more conciliatory stance on same-sex unions and divorce, defense of migrants, and a Vatican deal with China that gave Beijing a say in the appointment of Catholic bishops.
01.05.202511:27
From Slate 🇸🇻 Before it became a useful weapon to deploy in making threats against immigrants in the U.S., or a chilling symbol of America’s slide toward fascism, depending on your partisan alignment, the CECOT prison in El Salvador was a subject of YouTube fascination.
“We’ll test your limits and see if you have what it takes to survive Latin America’s biggest prison,” one video from January 2025 promised.
According to Samuel Woolley, who researches computational propaganda as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, even before the prison moved to the center of American political debate, the CECOT videos reflected a trend in how political entities are thinking about the utility of influencers. It’s not just Trump inviting right-wing content creators into the White House or Vice President J.D. Vance going on Joe Rogan’s podcast. More and more, Woolley said, we’re seeing seemingly apolitical influencers being courted for their audiences.
“We’ll test your limits and see if you have what it takes to survive Latin America’s biggest prison,” one video from January 2025 promised.
According to Samuel Woolley, who researches computational propaganda as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, even before the prison moved to the center of American political debate, the CECOT videos reflected a trend in how political entities are thinking about the utility of influencers. It’s not just Trump inviting right-wing content creators into the White House or Vice President J.D. Vance going on Joe Rogan’s podcast. More and more, Woolley said, we’re seeing seemingly apolitical influencers being courted for their audiences.
30.04.202523:29
From Bloomberg 🇺🇸 President Donald Trump’s eldest son wrapped up an eastern European tour that promoted the family’s growing business interests while opening channels to figures in the region who align with MAGA’s right-wing brand.
After stops in Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Hungary 🇭🇺 and a dinner with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić 🇷🇸 in Belgrade, Donald Trump Jr. visited Bulgaria and Romania, where he championed deregulated crypto markets and rubbed shoulders with officials in business and politics, many of whom have courted scandal and controversy.
Aside from Orbán allies and strongman president Vučić, he met with former Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta 🇷🇴 — a contender for the presidency who has embraced the MAGA movement — and former Bulgarian premier Boyko Borisov 🇧🇬. The latter two left their respective posts amid corruption protests but have remained power brokers in their countries.
After stops in Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Hungary 🇭🇺 and a dinner with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić 🇷🇸 in Belgrade, Donald Trump Jr. visited Bulgaria and Romania, where he championed deregulated crypto markets and rubbed shoulders with officials in business and politics, many of whom have courted scandal and controversy.
Aside from Orbán allies and strongman president Vučić, he met with former Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta 🇷🇴 — a contender for the presidency who has embraced the MAGA movement — and former Bulgarian premier Boyko Borisov 🇧🇬. The latter two left their respective posts amid corruption protests but have remained power brokers in their countries.
30.04.202518:21
From the Guardian 🇺🇸 🇿🇦 Kyle believed God was looking out for him when he survived a violent farm robbery in South Africa eight years ago with only a black eye and broken ribs. The robbers failed to get the kettle and iron working, so were unable to burn anyone. Then the gun trigger jammed when they tried to shoot Kyle in the spine.
“They specifically said they were coming back for this farm … [that] it was their land,” said the 43-year-old, who did not want to use his full name. “Only afterwards, we found out that the guy that stays on the plot was actually killed … the farmhand … I don’t know what his name was.”
Kyle, a divorced father of three, is one of thousands of white South Africans hoping to take up Donald Trump’s offer of refugee status, to escape crime and what they allege is discrimination against white people.
The Trump administration’s support for these claims, while stopping other new refugee arrivals, has inflamed uncomfortable conversations about how far racial reconciliation still has to go, three decades after the end of white minority rule.
“They specifically said they were coming back for this farm … [that] it was their land,” said the 43-year-old, who did not want to use his full name. “Only afterwards, we found out that the guy that stays on the plot was actually killed … the farmhand … I don’t know what his name was.”
Kyle, a divorced father of three, is one of thousands of white South Africans hoping to take up Donald Trump’s offer of refugee status, to escape crime and what they allege is discrimination against white people.
The Trump administration’s support for these claims, while stopping other new refugee arrivals, has inflamed uncomfortable conversations about how far racial reconciliation still has to go, three decades after the end of white minority rule.
30.04.202513:04
From the BBC 🇵🇱 A leading Polish doctor has told the BBC she fears for her patients' safety after being targeted by anti-abortion activists.
Gizela Jagielska says she has received thousands of death threats in relation to her work administering legal abortions in a hospital in the town of Olesnica in southwestern Poland.
The facility specialises in complicated pregnancies.
On 17 April, a group of activists led by radical, far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun came to the hospital, prevented Dr Jagielska from leaving her office and attempted to carry out a citizen's arrest.
The gynaecologist says police were called, but officers failed to arrest the activists.
As a member of the European Parliament, Braun has immunity from detention.
Gizela Jagielska says she has received thousands of death threats in relation to her work administering legal abortions in a hospital in the town of Olesnica in southwestern Poland.
The facility specialises in complicated pregnancies.
On 17 April, a group of activists led by radical, far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun came to the hospital, prevented Dr Jagielska from leaving her office and attempted to carry out a citizen's arrest.
The gynaecologist says police were called, but officers failed to arrest the activists.
As a member of the European Parliament, Braun has immunity from detention.
30.04.202500:05
From Semafor 🇺🇸 Chatham House is a giant and raucous Signal group that forms part of the sprawling network of influential private chats that began during the fervid early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has fueled a new alliance of tech and the US right.
This constellation of rolling elite political conversations revolve primarily around the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and a circle of Silicon Valley figures. None of their participants was surprised to see Trump administration officials firing off secrets and emojis on the platform last month.
But their influence flows through Twitter, Substack, and podcasts, and constitutes a kind of dark matter of American politics and media. The group chats aren’t always primarily a political space, but they are the single most important place in which a stunning realignment toward Donald Trump was shaped and negotiated, and an alliance between Silicon Valley and the new right formed. The group chats are “the memetic upstream of mainstream opinion,” wrote one of their key organizers, Sriram Krishnan, a former partner in the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (typically styled a16z) who is now the White House senior policy adviser for AI.
This constellation of rolling elite political conversations revolve primarily around the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and a circle of Silicon Valley figures. None of their participants was surprised to see Trump administration officials firing off secrets and emojis on the platform last month.
But their influence flows through Twitter, Substack, and podcasts, and constitutes a kind of dark matter of American politics and media. The group chats aren’t always primarily a political space, but they are the single most important place in which a stunning realignment toward Donald Trump was shaped and negotiated, and an alliance between Silicon Valley and the new right formed. The group chats are “the memetic upstream of mainstream opinion,” wrote one of their key organizers, Sriram Krishnan, a former partner in the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (typically styled a16z) who is now the White House senior policy adviser for AI.
01.05.202515:32
Via Barron’s 🇩🇪 A German court sentenced two accomplices of right-wing extremists to about two and a half years in prison on Wednesday, for their contribution to a plot to overthrow the state.
In March, a court jailed four members of the self-styled "United patriots" group for plotting a coup and to kidnap the health minister.
It was one of several trials targeting the wider far-right Citizens of the Reich movement, whose members adhere to conspiratorial narratives and reject the legitimacy of the modern German state.
@ReactionaryInternational Note: The Reichsbürger movement, or "Citizens of the Reich," is a German extremist movement that rejects the legitimacy of the modern Federal Republic of Germany, instead asserting that the German Empire—whether in its pre-World War I form or during the Weimar era—continues to exist. The movement shares striking similarities with the U.S.-based sovereign citizen movement, though it remains unclear whether one directly influenced the other.
In March, a court jailed four members of the self-styled "United patriots" group for plotting a coup and to kidnap the health minister.
It was one of several trials targeting the wider far-right Citizens of the Reich movement, whose members adhere to conspiratorial narratives and reject the legitimacy of the modern German state.
@ReactionaryInternational Note: The Reichsbürger movement, or "Citizens of the Reich," is a German extremist movement that rejects the legitimacy of the modern Federal Republic of Germany, instead asserting that the German Empire—whether in its pre-World War I form or during the Weimar era—continues to exist. The movement shares striking similarities with the U.S.-based sovereign citizen movement, though it remains unclear whether one directly influenced the other.
01.05.202505:11
From the BBC 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 The US has signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal with Ukraine, which the treasury department said would help with its post-war reconstruction efforts.
The deal will see the creation of a joint Ukrainian-US investment fund to search for minerals, and set out how revenues would be split.
According to the statement from the US Treasury on Wednesday afternoon, the newly created US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund recognises the "significant financial and material support" the US has given Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022.
Ukraine is believed to have vast reserves of critical rare minerals like graphite, titanium and lithium beneath its soil. They are highly sought after because of their use in renewable energy, military applications and industrial infrastructure.
The draft of the deal appeared to give the US sweeping access to Ukrainian industries beyond minerals.
While it did not specify security support that Washington would be willing to provide in return, it stated that the deal was "a tangible demonstration of the United States of America's support for Ukraine's security".
The deal will see the creation of a joint Ukrainian-US investment fund to search for minerals, and set out how revenues would be split.
According to the statement from the US Treasury on Wednesday afternoon, the newly created US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund recognises the "significant financial and material support" the US has given Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022.
Ukraine is believed to have vast reserves of critical rare minerals like graphite, titanium and lithium beneath its soil. They are highly sought after because of their use in renewable energy, military applications and industrial infrastructure.
The draft of the deal appeared to give the US sweeping access to Ukrainian industries beyond minerals.
While it did not specify security support that Washington would be willing to provide in return, it stated that the deal was "a tangible demonstration of the United States of America's support for Ukraine's security".
30.04.202522:17
On his social media platform Twitter, Elon Musk posts hundreds of messages denigrating “European values”, which he deems too "woke", as part of his broader ideological offensive against Europe. The FRANCE 24 Observers, in collaboration with Belgium’s RTBF and France Info, used data-analysis techniques to categorise more than 15,000 of Musk's posts, focusing on his interactions with the far-right
30.04.202517:38
From the Byline Times 🇬🇧 In March 2024, Richard Tice, then leader of Reform UK, complained to the BBC that an article in one of its news reports had referred to his party as “far-right” and that this was “defamatory and libellous”.
The BBC immediately apologised and removed the offending sentence. Tice also claimed that his lawyers had warned other media organisations from describing his party in these terms, although this has not deterred independent outlets such as HOPE not Hate and Byline Times from doing so.
Of course, Tice is a presenter on rival channel GB News and regularly rails against the BBC, while Reform itself is committed to abolishing the licence fee, so his complaint was not exactly disinterested. It does, however, furnish a useful opportunity to consider the extent to which populism can be said to have entered the bloodstream of right-wing parties in the UK and the media that vociferously support them.
The BBC immediately apologised and removed the offending sentence. Tice also claimed that his lawyers had warned other media organisations from describing his party in these terms, although this has not deterred independent outlets such as HOPE not Hate and Byline Times from doing so.
Of course, Tice is a presenter on rival channel GB News and regularly rails against the BBC, while Reform itself is committed to abolishing the licence fee, so his complaint was not exactly disinterested. It does, however, furnish a useful opportunity to consider the extent to which populism can be said to have entered the bloodstream of right-wing parties in the UK and the media that vociferously support them.
30.04.202511:53
From the Financial Times 🇬🇧 When Lincolnshire councillor Ingrid Sheard joined Reform UK, she underwent three interviews and signed a £1,000 penalty clause for switching parties again as part of a supposed push to professionalise the party.
The party says it's evolving from a fringe pressure party into the “election-winning machine” promised by Nigel Farage.
Yet troubling signs remain: at a recent Spalding meeting, one activist called for immigrants to be placed in “concentration camps.”
As the party leads polls ahead of Thursday’s local elections, it faces scrutiny over racist and extremist council candidates, including some who shared far-right content and praised jailed agitator Tommy Robinson.
The party says it's evolving from a fringe pressure party into the “election-winning machine” promised by Nigel Farage.
Yet troubling signs remain: at a recent Spalding meeting, one activist called for immigrants to be placed in “concentration camps.”
As the party leads polls ahead of Thursday’s local elections, it faces scrutiny over racist and extremist council candidates, including some who shared far-right content and praised jailed agitator Tommy Robinson.
29.04.202523:01
From the Guardian 🇬🇧 The suspect in the Leeds crossbow attack wrote a Facebook manifesto espousing plans for “terrorism, revenge and misogynistic rage” that referenced the 2019 massacre in New Zealand, police believe.
Owen Lawrence is suspected to have shot the women, aged 19 and 31, on Saturday in Headingley before turning a firearm on himself. Both women were taken to hospital, with one sustaining life-threatening injuries.
The manifesto, titled “the Otley run massacre”, also cites “neurotypical” people as targets, as well as general categories such as “humanity” and “human race”.
In the social media post, the author says he has read the manifesto of the far-right mass murderer Brenton Tarrant, who carried out the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019. Tarrant killed 51 people in and close to two mosques.
The Facebook post details the attack type as: “Mass murder, terrorism, revenge, misogynyic[sic] rage, homicide/suicide.”
Owen Lawrence is suspected to have shot the women, aged 19 and 31, on Saturday in Headingley before turning a firearm on himself. Both women were taken to hospital, with one sustaining life-threatening injuries.
The manifesto, titled “the Otley run massacre”, also cites “neurotypical” people as targets, as well as general categories such as “humanity” and “human race”.
In the social media post, the author says he has read the manifesto of the far-right mass murderer Brenton Tarrant, who carried out the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019. Tarrant killed 51 people in and close to two mosques.
The Facebook post details the attack type as: “Mass murder, terrorism, revenge, misogynyic[sic] rage, homicide/suicide.”
01.05.202514:17
A new research paper written up in the European Consortium for Political Research takes a closer look at gender differences in voting for far-right parties in Europe. The paper compares the preferences of young (18–29), middle-aged (30–64) and older (64+) cohorts. It found that in Europe, the difference in far-right support between young men and women is roughly double that of middle-aged and older cohorts. In 2024, 21% of young men expressed support for far-right parties. For women of the same age group, the figure was just 14%. This gap appeared to widen rapidly after 2020, driven primarily by a sharp increase in support for the far right among young men.
01.05.202503:21
🇬🇧 A series of Facebook groups set up and administered by Reform UK officials are full of racist and Islamophobic posts and conspiracy theories, which have been left entirely unchallenged by the party, Byline Times can reveal.
One such group for the party’s Kent supporters is listed as being “promoted by Carol Comey for and on behalf of Reform UK”. Comey is the Kent County Organiser for Reform.
Posts in this group included the claim that it is “hardwired into [Muslims’] belief system to kill non-believers”, that Israel is made up of “people who despise us and haven’t done a single thing for us apart from take our money and dilute our country with foreign invaders”, an iteration of the extreme right ideology of Great Replacement Theory which blames Jews for undermining the white race through migration.
One such group for the party’s Kent supporters is listed as being “promoted by Carol Comey for and on behalf of Reform UK”. Comey is the Kent County Organiser for Reform.
Posts in this group included the claim that it is “hardwired into [Muslims’] belief system to kill non-believers”, that Israel is made up of “people who despise us and haven’t done a single thing for us apart from take our money and dilute our country with foreign invaders”, an iteration of the extreme right ideology of Great Replacement Theory which blames Jews for undermining the white race through migration.
30.04.202520:22
🇧🇬 🇷🇺 The far-right Bulgarian party Vazrazhdane (Revival) has signed a cooperation agreement with United Russia, Vladimir Putin’s ruling party, during a delegation visit to Moscow.
The deal includes exchanging political practices and was described by Vazrazhdane as a step toward restoring Bulgarian-Russian relations.
Currently the third-largest party in Bulgaria’s parliament, Vazrazhdane holds 33 of 240 seats after winning 13% in the October 2024 elections.
The party has opposed Bulgaria’s euro adoption and rose to prominence for its anti-vaccine stance during the COVID-19 crisis.
The deal includes exchanging political practices and was described by Vazrazhdane as a step toward restoring Bulgarian-Russian relations.
Currently the third-largest party in Bulgaria’s parliament, Vazrazhdane holds 33 of 240 seats after winning 13% in the October 2024 elections.
The party has opposed Bulgaria’s euro adoption and rose to prominence for its anti-vaccine stance during the COVID-19 crisis.
30.04.202516:16
Via Yahoo News 🇩🇪 The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is maintaining its lead in opinion polls as a new conservative government prepares to take office in Europe's largest country, a new survey showed on Tuesday.
The Forsa poll commissioned by broadcaster RTL/ntv put the party steady on 26% ahead of the CDU/CSU conservative alliance on 24%, down 1 percentage point on the week. In the February parliamentary elections, the CDU/CSU was on 28.5% and the AfD in second place on 20.8%.
Support for the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), the junior partner in the incoming coalition government, also declined by 1 percentage point to 14%. The party secured 16.4% in the elections.
The new poll suggests that the coalition would not gain a majority if fresh elections were held.
The Forsa poll commissioned by broadcaster RTL/ntv put the party steady on 26% ahead of the CDU/CSU conservative alliance on 24%, down 1 percentage point on the week. In the February parliamentary elections, the CDU/CSU was on 28.5% and the AfD in second place on 20.8%.
Support for the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), the junior partner in the incoming coalition government, also declined by 1 percentage point to 14%. The party secured 16.4% in the elections.
The new poll suggests that the coalition would not gain a majority if fresh elections were held.
30.04.202502:56
From the NYTimes 🇺🇸 🇻🇪 A Venezuelan family is calling for a 2-year-old to be returned to her mother after the U.S. authorities deported the mother to Venezuela on Friday without the child.
The girl’s father was sent to a prison in El Salvador 🇸🇻 in March.
The toddler, Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal, remains in foster care in the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Officials said in a statement that the child was removed from her parents and from the manifest of her mother’s deportation plane for her own “safety and welfare.”
The Trump administration claims the girl’s parents are members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, but it has not offered evidence to back this up.
The girl’s father was sent to a prison in El Salvador 🇸🇻 in March.
The toddler, Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal, remains in foster care in the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Officials said in a statement that the child was removed from her parents and from the manifest of her mother’s deportation plane for her own “safety and welfare.”
The Trump administration claims the girl’s parents are members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, but it has not offered evidence to back this up.
29.04.202521:59
From France24 🇫🇷 A star of France's right-wing media and close to the billionaire media mogul Vincent Bollore, Hanouna teased listeners to his Europe 1 radio show that he would tell the "truth" about his intentions on Tuesday or Wednesday.
His comment came after the hard-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles stunned France earlier this week by printing what it said were parts of his manifesto.
"There is a front page going around," Hanouna, 50, told his listeners Monday. "And it's setting fire to everything."
It reportedly includes a "French Guantanamo" similar to the US military base in Cuba known for holding suspected Islamist militants that President Donald Trump's administration is now using to detain undocumented migrants.
France's 2027 presidential election remains a wide open race, with Macron unable to stand for a third time and far-right leader Marine Le Pen potentially unable to stand due to her conviction in a fake jobs trial.
Jordan Bardella, the 29-year-old leader of Le Pen's party who would stand if she was barred, said Tuesday he "does not believe" Hanouna will be a candidate while saying he had "lots of respect" for his work.
His comment came after the hard-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles stunned France earlier this week by printing what it said were parts of his manifesto.
"There is a front page going around," Hanouna, 50, told his listeners Monday. "And it's setting fire to everything."
It reportedly includes a "French Guantanamo" similar to the US military base in Cuba known for holding suspected Islamist militants that President Donald Trump's administration is now using to detain undocumented migrants.
France's 2027 presidential election remains a wide open race, with Macron unable to stand for a third time and far-right leader Marine Le Pen potentially unable to stand due to her conviction in a fake jobs trial.
Jordan Bardella, the 29-year-old leader of Le Pen's party who would stand if she was barred, said Tuesday he "does not believe" Hanouna will be a candidate while saying he had "lots of respect" for his work.
01.05.202513:06
From the Helsinki Times 🇫🇮 Finnish police detained several individuals on Thursday following clashes between members of the far-right Blue-and-Black Movement and counter-protesters during a May Day procession in central Tampere.
Authorities reported that the situation escalated around Jugendtori Square when approximately 200 counter-demonstrators attempted to disrupt the Blue-and-Black group’s “White May Day” event.
Authorities reported that the situation escalated around Jugendtori Square when approximately 200 counter-demonstrators attempted to disrupt the Blue-and-Black group’s “White May Day” event.
01.05.202501:08
From the Guardian 🇪🇸 Spain’s environment minister has warned against attempts to blame Monday’s unprecedented blackout across the Iberian peninsula on the increasing use of renewable energy, defending the reliability of the national grid and promising a “complete audit” to establish the causes of the outage.
Speaking on Wednesday afternoon as a specially designated committee prepared to meet to investigate the blackout, Sara Aagesen pushed back at opposition parties’ claims that the socialist-led government’s drive to embrace renewable energy had compromised the grid’s stability.
The conservative People’s party (PP) accused the prime minister of waging “an information blackout” over the incident, while Santiago Abascal, the leader of the far-right Vox party, has blamed the power cut squarely on Sánchez and his “disastrous energy policies”.
Speaking on Wednesday afternoon as a specially designated committee prepared to meet to investigate the blackout, Sara Aagesen pushed back at opposition parties’ claims that the socialist-led government’s drive to embrace renewable energy had compromised the grid’s stability.
The conservative People’s party (PP) accused the prime minister of waging “an information blackout” over the incident, while Santiago Abascal, the leader of the far-right Vox party, has blamed the power cut squarely on Sánchez and his “disastrous energy policies”.
30.04.202519:03
From Barron’s 🇪🇸 Spain's Court of Auditors said on Wednesday it has slapped the far-right Vox party with a fine of more than 860,000 euros for accepting anonymous cash donations.
The court said a review of the party's annual accounts for 2018, 2019 and 2020 shows Vox "received or accepted unidentified donations in cash" during this period, calling it a "very serious breach" of the country's party financing laws.
In response it said it fined Vox 862,496.72 euros ($979,000), a move the party said it would appeal.
Vox called the ruling "unjust", saying in a statement that "on other occasions the Court of Auditors has closed identical cases".
Founded in 2013 by former members of the mainstream conservative Popular Party, Vox is anti-Muslim, nationalist, anti-feminist, Eurosceptic, socially conservative and economically liberal.
It has been the third-largest party in Spain's parliament since 2019 but has never held power at the national level.
The court said a review of the party's annual accounts for 2018, 2019 and 2020 shows Vox "received or accepted unidentified donations in cash" during this period, calling it a "very serious breach" of the country's party financing laws.
In response it said it fined Vox 862,496.72 euros ($979,000), a move the party said it would appeal.
Vox called the ruling "unjust", saying in a statement that "on other occasions the Court of Auditors has closed identical cases".
Founded in 2013 by former members of the mainstream conservative Popular Party, Vox is anti-Muslim, nationalist, anti-feminist, Eurosceptic, socially conservative and economically liberal.
It has been the third-largest party in Spain's parliament since 2019 but has never held power at the national level.
30.04.202514:12
From Euractiv 🇫🇷 Two senior figures from the traditional conservative French party Les Républicains (LR) – Laurent Wauquiez, leader of the party’s deputies in parliament, and current Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau – will face off for party leadership on 17–18 May.
Both hope that far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s ineligibility ruling on 31 March opens up a political void among her voters they can fill, even though her protégé, Jordan Bardella, announced this past weekend that he is ready to step in for his party leader.
To compete, and ahead of the presidential elections, Wauquiez and Retailleau are increasingly adopting rhetoric traditionally associated with Le Pen’s National Rally (RN), a party known for its nationalist and anti-immigration stance.
Both hope that far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s ineligibility ruling on 31 March opens up a political void among her voters they can fill, even though her protégé, Jordan Bardella, announced this past weekend that he is ready to step in for his party leader.
To compete, and ahead of the presidential elections, Wauquiez and Retailleau are increasingly adopting rhetoric traditionally associated with Le Pen’s National Rally (RN), a party known for its nationalist and anti-immigration stance.
30.04.202501:43
From the Intercept 🇺🇸 🇵🇸 For years, California Democrats have defended their landmark program to put ethnic studies classes in high schools across the state.
In the face of national right-wing media attacks and local critics, the state’s governing supermajority passed a law in 2021 making ethnic studies a graduation requirement, which supports school boards to develop their own curricula for the courses.
But one particular area of study threatens to unravel the Democratic consensus: Palestine.
In the past year, state lawmakers have teamed up with community groups and the lobbying coalition Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California, or JPAC, in a push to regulate the ethnic studies program. They’re aiming to pass a law that curbs local school board control over ethnic studies curricula in response to classwork focusing on the history of Israel and Palestine that they say has promoted unprecedented bigotry against Jewish students.
In the face of national right-wing media attacks and local critics, the state’s governing supermajority passed a law in 2021 making ethnic studies a graduation requirement, which supports school boards to develop their own curricula for the courses.
But one particular area of study threatens to unravel the Democratic consensus: Palestine.
In the past year, state lawmakers have teamed up with community groups and the lobbying coalition Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California, or JPAC, in a push to regulate the ethnic studies program. They’re aiming to pass a law that curbs local school board control over ethnic studies curricula in response to classwork focusing on the history of Israel and Palestine that they say has promoted unprecedented bigotry against Jewish students.
29.04.202520:56
In his last three books, Quinn Slobodian has enriched our understanding of the history of neoliberalism. Globalists (2018) told the story of the neoliberals who sought to build a global order to protect capitalism—a story that challenged the widespread notion that neoliberalism is another word for antistatism. Crack-Up Capitalism (2023) showed how that same impulse to encase capitalism led market radicals to support the fracturing of sovereignty into micro-territories where capital and competitive forces could reign. And in his latest book, Hayek’s Bastards (2025), Slobodian argues that the contemporary far right is better understood as an offshoot of the neoliberal project than a backlash against it. The radical right has successfully married market competition with ideas imported from neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, genetics, and other natural sciences—a “new fusionism,” with echoes of the old Social Darwinism. In Dissent, an interview with Slobodian about his book, the politics of the Trump era, and the future of neoliberalism.
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