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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1793, Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction. In 1898, Ivan Triesault, Estonian-born American actor (died 1980) was born. In 1907, George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (died 2002) was born. In 1922, Martin Dies Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1870) passed away. In 1930, Sam Greenlee, American author and poet (died 2014) was born. In 1934, Peter Gzowski, Canadian journalist and academic (died 2002) was born. In 1981, Martin Hurson Irish Republican Hunger Striker passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist, author, and academic (born 1919) passed away. In 2015, Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927) passed away. In 2015, Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (born 1979) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Graham Platner welcomes attacks from 'fascists and bigots' over his support for trans rights
Days after marching in the Portland Pride Parade, Graham Platner, Maine’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is promising to fight federal attacks on transgender Americans as he heads into a nationally watched general election against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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Townhall
· Jul 3, 2026
The Left's Fascist Fallacy
The Left's Fascist Fallacy
Real Clear Politics
· Jul 8, 2026
Democrats' Platner Disaster
Graham Platner had a Nazi tattoo and extreme views, yet Democratic leaders backed him for Senate against experienced incumbent Susan Collins.
Fox News
· Jul 8, 2026
MARK PENN: Democrats ignored every warning sign in Graham Platner’s Senate disaster
Graham Platner had a Nazi tattoo and extreme views, yet Democratic leaders backed him for Senate against experienced incumbent Susan Collins.
Haaretz
· Jul 7, 2026
Nazi tattoo or not, Platner's downfall must lead Democrats to some deep soul-searching
Platner's totenkopf may not necessarily mean that he was a secret Nazi or proved he was a dyed-in-the-wool antisemite, but too many of his apologists feigned incredulity about his unmistakable red flags
BizNews
· Jun 28, 2026
Sara Gon: The oldest hatred and its newest mutations: antisemitism's enduring lies
Sara Gon: The oldest hatred and its newest mutations: antisemitism's enduring lies
Washington Examiner
· Jul 10, 2026
The Kavanaugh smear lives on through Graham Platner
For months, many Democrats, “progressives,” leftists, and media figures stood by, or ran interference for, Graham Platner. They didn’t waver, even in the face of his Nazi tattoo, his verifiable lies about said Nazi tattoo, the contents of his appalling online footprint, his bogus “blue-collar” credentials, the sexting revelations, and even a New York Times []
Hot Air
· Jun 22, 2026
Sen. Spartacus: We've Embraced a Nazi-Tatted Kik Creeper for Power, You Know
Sen. Spartacus: We've Embraced a Nazi-Tatted Kik Creeper for Power, You Know
Legal Insurrection
· Jun 28, 2026
Jewish LGBT Democrat Vying for Pelosi’s Seat Run Out of Trans March Over Israel Stance
The humiliation of Scott Wiener by a Woke mob teaches us yet again that left-wing revolutions devour their own. One can never be pure enough in one's devotion to the revolutionary cause or up-to-date enough... The post Jewish LGBT Democrat Vying for Pelosi’s Seat Run Out of Trans March Over Israel Stance first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Mises Institute
· Jun 26, 2026
The French Revolution and the War in the Vendée
Ryan McMaken looks at the little known (in America) secessionist war for self-determination fought by French counterrevolutionaries against the French Jacobins and radicals. The Marxist narrative about this conflict endures, but the separatists were right.
Twitchy
· Jun 30, 2026
Cisgender? REALLY? Ketanji Brown Jackson's Trans Ruling Dissent Is Even DUMBER Than We Thought
Cisgender? REALLY? Ketanji Brown Jackson's Trans Ruling Dissent Is Even DUMBER Than We Thought
Al Jazeera
· Jul 12, 2026
What made US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a controversial figure
Graham was known for his hawkish views on US defence and foreign policies.
Salon
· Jun 29, 2026
“Nuclear Family Month” shows that MAGA is still coming for same-sex marriage
Red state anti-Pride proclamations demonize most straight people along LGBTQ folks
CNN
· Jul 5, 2026
White nationalist group marched in DC on July Fourth
CNN’s Jake Tapper breaks down the origins of the “Patriot Front,” a white nationalist group hiding behind the cloak of American patriotism.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 6, 2026
‘Treasonous behaviour’: Calla Walsh’s Khamenei tribute branded ‘literal Iranian propaganda’
Newsweek Senior Editor-At-Large Josh Hammer responds to activist Calla Walsh’s propaganda video declaring that he was the greatest anti-imperialist leader in the world. “This is literal Iranian propaganda,” Mr Hammer told Sky News host James Morrow. “This is absolutely treasonous behaviour. “You may as well just say on camera that I am a traitor to my country. “It is horrific, it is disgusting.”
We The Media
· Jul 8, 2026
[Photo] Spencer Pratt met with POTUS 🤔 “I will never stop fighting for my community.
Spencer Pratt met with POTUS “I will never stop fighting for my community.”https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2074588084017021150?s=61
Attack the System
· Jul 7, 2026
The Nazis’ Two-Front War
Today in The New York Review of Books: Omer Bartov on the Nazis’ war on communism; Susan Rubin Suleiman on André Breton; Philp Clark on Liza Lim’s pure sound; a poem by Jim Johnstone; and, from the archives, Andrew Raftery on the Declaration of Independence. Omer Bartov [] The post The Nazis’ Two-Front War first appeared on Attack the System.
CBC News
· Jun 22, 2026
A white nationalist group visiting Canadian locations is trying to normalize extremism, says a former neo-Nazi
White nationalist groups often raise local issues in an effort to gain legitimacy, promoting extremist ideas and trying to recruit new members in the process, says a former neo-Nazi. Now a Vancouver-based anti-hate activist, Tony McAleer was interviewed by CBC News about Second Sons Canada's recent visits to northern Ontario.
Liberty Nation
· Jun 30, 2026
Hone or Moan? - The Language Fascists Come for Us All
It's time to stop policing what we say.
The Daily Wire
· Jun 23, 2026
The Truth About Transgender Hate Violence
Trans violence. It’s the thing Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago wakes up every morning thinking about. It’s what the liberal media wants you to believe is the greatest threat to American life. And it’s a thing that basically doesn’t exist. Except, of course, in the fever dream of progressive politics. Johnson posted to X this ...
Watchdog Report
· Jun 26, 2026
Ted Cruz Says Republicans Have Dangerous New Problem
When Ted Cruz says antisemitism on the right is becoming “a cancer” and an “existential crisis” for his own party, he is not simply describing personal discomfort; he is forcing conservatives and observers alike to confront how online radicalization, conspiratorial thinking, and intra-right media warfare are reshaping the landscape of Jew‑hatred in the United States. []
American Thinker
· Jun 26, 2026
The Problem with Isolationism
Photo Credit: PexelsThe Iran War has served as a platform for isolationists to criticize U.S. interventions. But the criticism is off base.
WMAL – 105.9 FM – Washington DC
· Jul 8, 2026
Rape Allegation Shatters Graham Platner’s Far-Left Base
By Seth McLaughlin (The Washington Times) Graham Platner is running out of friends. The same leftwing coalition that helped turn him into a rock star ...
ABC7 New York
· Jul 12, 2026
From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham's long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump
From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham's long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump
Consortium News
· Jun 22, 2026
Chris Hedges: The Joke Is On Us
The retreat into satirical attacks on Trump and his supporters fuels the solidification of fascism. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The buffoons who orchestrate fascism, with its quack science, idiocy, penchant for violence and grotesque hypermasculinity, are ripe for satire. It isRead more
The College Fix
· Jun 25, 2026
15 Turning Point USA clubs were blocked this school year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
ANALYSIS: Sympathy for the murder of the founder of TPUSA didn’t stop left-wing pushback.
World Israel News
· Jun 26, 2026
Ted Cruz calls Tucker Carlson ‘the most dangerous demogogue in America’
Cruz: I’ve seen more anti-Semitism on the right in the last 18 months than any time in my life, and it is spreading like a cancer.” The post Ted Cruz calls Tucker Carlson ‘the most dangerous demogogue in America’ appeared first on World Israel News.
The Independent
· Jun 28, 2026
Meet Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’: The group fighting the Jared Kushner-linked development
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OpsLens
· Jul 5, 2026
‘I hate to say it’: Watch Jesse Watters and Karoline Leavitt break out the L-word to scorch Gen Z
Source link Jesse Watters Fox News host Jesse Watters on Thursday lambasted members of Gen Z who supported left-wing Democrats, questioning if they did so out of “laziness.” Left-wing Democrats
The Daily Beast
· Jul 12, 2026
Putin’s Goons Celebrate Lindsey Graham’s Sudden Death
REUTERSNews of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death has prompted a wave of celebration among Vladimir Putin’s top loyalists. Alexey Pushkov, a Russian lawmaker from Putin’s party, described Graham as a “bloodthirsty” and “misanthropic” senator. “All his life, he lobbied for wars, foreign interventions, bombings, and sanctions,” he wrote on Telegram. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Portside
· Jul 7, 2026
Fossil Fascism and Glacial Indifference
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Hartmann Report
· Jul 6, 2026
They're Shocked We Won't Pretend Anymore
The real divide isn't political:?it's between those willing to normalize modern fascism's cruelty and those who refuse
Washington Free Beacon
· Jun 22, 2026
Graham Platner Endorsed Comment From 'RevolutionaryCommie' Calling America a 'Disgraceful Country': 'I'm an American, and I Can't Disagree'
In the wake of the U.S. strike that took out longtime Iranian terror chief Qassem Soleimani, a Reddit user posting under the handle RevolutionaryCommie denounced America's ghoulish and disgusting response to Soleimani's death, writing, They are a disgraceful country. The comment earned an endorsement from left-wing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who responded, I can't disagree. The post Graham Platner Endorsed Comment From 'RevolutionaryCommie' Calling America a 'Disgraceful Country': 'I'm an American, and I Can't Disagree' appeared first on .
The Jerusalem Post
· Jul 7, 2026
Metropolitan Police investigating abuse of Jewish attendees at London Pride
Videos circulating online show individuals shouting “Go back to your Zionist homeland,” “You kill Arab children, you kill gay children to a group carrying rainbow flags with the Star of David.
Fark
· Jun 23, 2026
Yet another article about people getting six-figure payouts for being fired over making jokes about fascists being turned into neck fountains [Spiffy]
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Daily Sabah
· Jul 12, 2026
Lindsey Graham leaves behind mixed legacy on Türkiye
A neocon turned staunch supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham was known for his hawkish stance on relations with Türkiye, his country’s main ally in NATO. This s...
National Post
· Jul 12, 2026
U.S. Senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies age 71
Graham was also a strong supporter of Israel and a hawkish backer of the Iran war
Financial Times
· Jul 12, 2026
Lindsey Graham, Republican senator, 1955-2026
Veteran proponent of US power was a Trump critic who became one of the president’s most influential advocates
National Republican Congressional Committee
· Jun 29, 2026
Vicente Gonzalez thinks Texans are trans, gay, tofu-eating vegans who are going to hell!
Out of touch Vicente Gonzalez’s party is no longer even pretending to understand Texas. At the Texas Democrat convention, Democrats proudly declared that “we’re all trans,” “we’re all gay tofu-eating vegans,” and “we’re all going to hell” while defending radical James Talarico. That’s a cry for help. Gonzalez can try to hide from it, but this is [] The post Vicente Gonzalez thinks Texans are trans, gay, tofu-eating vegans who are going to hell! appeared first on NRCC.
Left Voice
· Jun 28, 2026
For a Pride Against Capitalism, Imperialism, and the Far Right
This Pride, let’s honor the spirit of Stonewall and recognize that the fight for queer liberation is part of the struggle against capitalism. The post For a Pride Against Capitalism, Imperialism, and the Far Right appeared first on Left Voice.
The i Paper
· Jun 22, 2026
Betraying the left backfired on Starmer – I saw his disaster in real time
Andrew Fisher: He has paid for his turn to the right
2Paragraphs
· Jul 5, 2026
White Nationalists Carried ‘Fascio’ Flags into D.C., Blending “Fascist Imagery with American Patriotism”
Mitchell Miller, who covers Capitol Hill for Washington, D.C.’s news station WTOP, reported on the morning of the Fourth of July: “A group of masked men gathered at Union Station today and called for reclaiming the country and getting rid of immigrants. Some held Confederate flags. They have been marching across Capitol Hill.” A group []
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