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Poor Marco Rubio Can't Convince Other Countries That Antifas In Unicorn Costumes Are Terrorists
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
Why aren't our allies scared and pissing themselves like MAGA patriots?
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· Jul 11, 2026
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· Jul 5, 2026
The return of Judeo-Bolshevism
Donald Trump is now talking a lot about “godless communism,” and by “godless communism” he means “illegal aliens,” and by “illegal aliens” he means “Democrats,” and by “Democrats” he means ultimately what his distinguished predecessors referred to as “the Jewish-Bolshevik bacillus.” I highly recommend this NYRB essay by the historian Omer Bartov about how, in [] The post The return of Judeo-Bolshevism appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.
EUobserver
· Jun 22, 2026
Trump went too far this time, and got a Meloni tongue-lashing
Voters see Donald Trump's personal abuse, even if the politicians pretend not to. Ties to the Trump administration are now politically toxic in Europe. Meloni, whose roots are in the Italian far-right, is fending off a challenge from the even more rightwing National Future party, led by a fire-breathing, pro-Kremlin retired general, Roberto Vanacci.
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· Jul 12, 2026
Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team
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BoingBoing
· Jun 29, 2026
Scammer impersonates Marco Rubio, demands $300 in Bitcoin
Of all the trustworthy names a scammer could possibly hijack, Marco Rubio feels like an odd choice. You can choose to be literally anyone, and you pick the Secretary of State who thinks fonts are woke? I think Rubio contacting me would make me even less likely to hand over an Apple gift card, but here we are. — Read the rest The post Scammer impersonates Marco Rubio, demands 300 in Bitcoin appeared first on Boing Boing.
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· Jul 9, 2026
Who Is Count Binface? How the Masked Comedian Might Be Nigel Farage’s Only Challenger in the Clacton By-Election — and Could Actually Win
There’s an uncharitable saying that politics is show business for ugly people. No doubt Count Binface, the rising star of British statecraft, might have some strong words about that. The wannabe-politician, who last month stood in a by-election against Andy Burnham (widely considered the U.K.’s Prime Minister-in-waiting) is set to run against right-wing MP Nigel []
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Related coverage for "Poor Marco Rubio Can't Convince Other Countries That Antifas In Unicorn Costumes Are Terrorists": Hot Air — Spoiled Socialists. Lawyers, Guns & Money — The return of Judeo-Bolshevism. EUobserver — Trump went too far this time, and got a Meloni tongue-lashing. Football | The Guardian — Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team. BoingBoing — Scammer impersonates Marco Rubio, demands $300 in Bitcoin. Variety — Who Is Count Binface? How the Masked Comedian Might Be Nigel Farage’s Only Challenger in the Clacton By-Election — and Could Actually Win