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"Antitrust laws seek to preserve open markets by banning anticompetitive practices such as price-fixing and refusing to deal with competitors." Trump wanted to eliminate 2 of the 4 offices that enforce antitrust laws. "The proposal to eliminate the division’s two field offices merits the same skepticism as any of the other illogical things happening under the banner of DOGE":
sfchronicle.com/realestate/art
"Trump already dropped hundreds of cases its predecessor had filed."
#Trump #extremism #politics

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“When it came to #TheGreens, however, #Advance’s research showed that 52 per cent of respondents said the Greens stood for looking after the local environment, water and wildlife, while 26 per cent nominated action on climate change.

Only 20 per cent of respondents said the party stood for nothing. Eight per cent said the Greens were about looking after the #disadvantaged, and 6 per cent saw the party as either #LeftLeaning, #progressive or #socialist.

“There’s 78 per cent of the #Australian people – not just #GreensVoters but all voters – think they either stand for action on climate or protecting the environment,” #MatthewSheahan said. “So, they clearly have the strongest brand in this country, politically.”

#AusPol / #propaganda / #extremism / #DirectAction / #SandraBourke / #AFP <archive.md/tvTUg> / <thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/p> (paywall)

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#DanielJones, who has served as a bodyguard to #FarRight figure #AviYemini, said on #SocialMedia on Wednesday that he had walked unchallenged into the hotel lobby before he confronted #Albanese and asked him questions about #immigration.

Jones, a self-proclaimed self-defence #expert, has previously posted online that people should “train to make it easy to be able to #kill”.”

Show me people who #ASIO and #ASIS take an interest in?

When the DG of the Intelligence services talks about foreign influence, this is what it looks like. What foreign country paid our proclaimed SME for this kind of political action?

#AusPol / #ForeignInfluence / #PoliticalInterference / #extremism / #propaganda / #LNP / #Labor <archive.md/IeE6w> / <theage.com.au/national/who-are> (PayWall)

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“Multiple #FederalPolice officers now flank #Albanese and #Dutton at press conferences. They’re not worried about the questions – both men mangle the English language enough to defuse any threat they may pose.

The police are concerned about the #PhysicalThreat. The person willing to shout angrily, to get in the face of the men vying to be the next PM, to win a few minutes of fame on #SocialMedia for their cause. Or, to the most #extreme end, something much worse.”

“It followed an incident on Sunday when about 30 people dressed in black, their faces obscured with #hoods and stockings, stood outside the #Melbourne office of #Liberal senator #JamesPaterson and chanted racist #slogans.”

#AusPol / #extremism / #propaganda / #slogan / #PhysicalAction / #fear / #Labor / #Colition <archive.md/xwLAi> / <theage.com.au/politics/federal> (paywall)

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April 13 “The rightwing #advocacy group #Advance has acknowledged it is paying for election materials attacking the #Greens to be used by third-party groups during the election campaign.

“Advance is working with hundreds of volunteers from dozens of community groups to defeat Greens candidates and we make no apology,” a spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said Advance did not fund groups directly but “we absolutely pay for anti-Greens campaign material to be at the disposal of volunteers”.

“This includes 2m #flyers and thousands of #TShirts and #corflutes. Again, we make *no apologies*.” — #MatthewSheahan

Is this also the work of Advance?

#AusPol / #extremism / #influence / #propaganda / #LNP / #Liberals / #Nationals <theguardian.com/australia-news>

James Carville: "How to Turn Trump’s Economic Chaos Against Him":
nytimes.com/2025/04/14/opinion
"In one of the most ignorant acts of political leadership in American history, Pres. Trump has now willfully damaged the global economy with his tariff chaos."
#tariffs #extremism #politics #economy.

The New York Times · Opinion | James Carville: How to Turn Trump’s Economic Chaos Against HimBy James Carville

Brian Beutler about the arson attack against Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Normally if someone tries to kill a governor, the president is briefed, calls the governor, and issues a statement committing resources to bringing perps to justice. It’s not just that we don’t expect Trump to be kind—we have to wonder if he’ll allow a real investigation at all." #politics #criminality #extremism

Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature
- George Monbiot

Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human natureBy George Monbiot

'Our biggest weapon': The news site neo-Nazis use to spread influence
By Kevin Nguyen and Michael Workman

Federal election candidates and elected officials are sharing content from The Noticer, a news site regularly publishing articles promoting white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideologies.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/how

ABC News · How election candidates are boosting The Noticer, a news site promoting neo-Nazi ideologiesBy Kevin Nguyen

Well darn! I guess even with #Elon and crew, #Trump isn't #Nazi enough for the Nazis!

Wisconsin teen allegedly killed parents in extremist plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says

Nikita Casap, 17, is accused of killing his mother and stepfather.

By Nadine El-Bawab and Victoria Arancio
April 12, 2025, 4:03 PM

"A Wisconsin teen allegedly killed his parents to 'obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary' to kill President Donald Trump and overthrow the U.S. government, federal authorities said in court documents.

"Nikita Casap, 17, was arrested in March and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of hiding a corpse, according to Waukesha County authorities. Other charges include theft of property over $10,000 and misappropriating ID to obtain money.

"Court documents show investigators are pursing federal charges including conspiracy, presidential assassination and use of weapons of mass destruction.

"The teen's stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51, and mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, were both found dead inside their home by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department on March 1, according to a press release from the department.

"The sheriff's department issued a search warrant and say they found material on the teen's phone related to 'The #OrderOfNineAngles,' which is 'a network of individuals holding new-Nazi racially motivated extremist views," according to investigators.

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation reviewed documents allegedly written by the teen, which calls for the assassination of Trump and the start of a revolution to 'save the white race,' according to federal court documents."

abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-te

ABC News · Wisconsin teen allegedly killed parents in extremist plot to assassinate Trump, FBI saysBy Nadine El-Bawab

A Rare Peek Inside the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy

newrepublic.com/article/167002

The Council for National Policy, a secretive network of powerful conservatives, goes to great lengths to conceal its activities and even its members. But recently uncovered documents reveal the extent of the group’s influence on American politics.

More: syzito.xyz/@OccuWorld/11432457

JD Vance, "the first Catholic convert elected to the vice presidency, has provoked an extraordinary string of conflicts within the church he joined six years ago ... Some Catholics say their faith is being co-opted in the service of nationalist policies contradicted by the church’s social teaching":
washingtonpost.com/politics/20 #religion #extremism #politics

The Washington Post · How JD Vance, a ‘baby Catholic,’ stumbled into a clash with the popeBy Peter Jamison