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“The Trump administration’s evisceration of US overseas aid has been presided over by [Peter Marocco,] a campaign ally who sowed a trail of enmity at multiple agencies during the first Trump presidency and has been publicly identified as allegedly having been present at the January 6 insurrection when rioters stormed the US Capitol.”

“’He is not a disruptor. He’s a destroyer’, said a former USAid official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Marocco.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/peter-marocco-trump-usaid

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Trump ally Peter Marocco behind evisceration of USAid: ‘He’s a destroyer’

Campaign ally sowed trail of enmity during first Trump presidency and allegedly was present at January 6 riot

The Guardian
Feb 8 at 12:10amWeb
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveFeb 8

Meanwhile, the suggestion that Trump 'surprised' people with his plan to remove the Palestinians from Gaza is kind of ridiculous, since there's coverage going back to at least January 26th, and hinting at a ‘solution' before that.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250126-fragile-gaza-truce-enters-second-week

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/01/26/trump-arabische-landen-moeten-gazanen-tijdelijk-of-langdurig-opvangen-om-gazastrook-op-te-ruimen-a4880925

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250127-trump-s-idea-to-clean-out-gaza-threatens-jordan-egypt-analysts

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/28/trump-repeats-suggestion-palestinians-should-leave-gaza-for-egypt-and-jordan

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/donald-trump-toxic-remarks-on-gaza-reveal-lack-of-joined-up-thinking

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250130-trump-insists-egypt-jordan-will-take-gazans

https://www.dw.com/en/trump-suggests-us-ownership-of-gaza-as-netanyahu-visits/a-71499523

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/06/egypt-jordan-trump-gaza-plan

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/donald-trump-gaza-takeover-opposition

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trumps-gaza-plan-suggests-his-pro-settler-advisers-are-in-the-ascendant

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Israel says Gazans can return home as more hostage releases agreed

Israel said Palestinians could begin returning to the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after a deal was reached with Hamas for the release of another six hostages, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.

FRANCE 24
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveFeb 9

From January 26th, 2025;

"One week into Donald Trump’s second administration and the verdict among far-right activists and neo-Nazis is that the next four years will be a time to relax, organize and take advantage of the popular awakening of American fascism.

'Be ready to cash out the next four years’, wrote one delighted neo-Nazi account on Telegram, in a post viewed more than 1,000 times. 'Get the bag, infiltrate existing institutions with power, build new institutions while we have breathing room, and tear down anything leftist’.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/neo-nazis-trump-extremism

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Energized neo-Nazis feel their moment has come as Trump changes everything

Far-right chatrooms are abuzz as extremists plan to use the next four years as ‘breathing room’ and look to expand

The Guardian
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveFeb 9

From January 26th, 2025;

"In recent months Musk’s promotion of far-right conspiracy theories has grown, […]. He has taken an unhealthy interest in genetics while backing claims of a looming ‘white genocide’ in his South African homeland and endorsing posts promoting the racist ‘great replacement’ conspiracy theory.”

"He is not alone. Musk is part of the ‘PayPal mafia’ of libertarian billionaires with roots in South Africa under white rule now hugely influential in the US tech industry and politics.”

Organised, affiliated fuckers.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-apartheid-south-africa

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How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa

Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler

The Guardian
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveFeb 9

“Looking beyond household names like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, here are several lesser-known tech figures also wielding significant influence: […]”

"Like Musk, [David] Sacks was born in South Africa and belongs to the ‘PayPal Mafia’ — early internet pioneers who became Silicon Valley power players.”

“[Peter Thiel], who spent part of his youth in southern Africa, first showed his right-wing stance at Stanford University before becoming an early Facebook investor and mentor to Zuckerberg.”

Also lists Andreessen, Luckey, etc.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250127-with-trump-win-silicon-valley-s-right-flank-takes-on-washington

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With Trump win, Silicon Valley's right flank takes on Washington

One week into his second administration, Donald Trump has put technology at the forefront, featuring tech billionaires prominently at his inauguration and announcing major AI infrastructure deals from the White House.

FRANCE 24
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveFeb 9

From January 27th, 2025;

"Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring emergency calls and obstructing efforts to rescue three Egyptian teenage boys, who later died in sub-zero temperatures near the Bulgarian-Turkish border in late December.

A dossier of evidence compiled by two humanitarian organisations, seen by the Guardian, contains photos, testimonies and geolocations allegedly showing the authorities’ failure to save the boys, who called for help as they struggled cold and lost in the forests of Burgas, in south-eastern Bulgaria.”

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/27/bulgaria-border-police-block-rescue-egyptian-migrant-boys-freeze-death-human-rights-activists

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Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death

Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them

The Guardian
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From January 27th, 2025;

“A rise in the number of antisemitic incidents in the UK since the 7 October Hamas attacks and the Gaza war has shifted attitudes among British Jews towards emigrating to Israel, experts say.”

"Antisemitic incidents reached the highest level recorded, the monitoring and community safety organisation the Community Security Trust (CST) said. In the 12 months after the 7 October attacks there were 5,583 incidents in the UK – including abusive behaviour, threats, assaults, damage and desecration – a 204% year-on-year increase.”

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jan/27/rise-in-antisemitic-abuse-means-uk-jews-more-likely-to-consider-move-to-israel-experts-say

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Rise in antisemitic abuse means UK Jews more likely to consider move to Israel, experts say

Thinktank says there has been a shift in attitudes – but claims of a UK ‘Jewish exodus’ are alarmist

The Guardian
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveFeb 9

From January 27th, 2025;

“Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the flagship political arm of the rightwing network formed by the fossil fuels billionaire Charles Koch and his late brother David, is launching a multimillion-dollar campaign backing Donald Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and roll back federal regulations.

A private fundraising letter from AFP to its secretive list of donors, seen by the Guardian, outlines the organization’s strategy for the first six months of the new Trump administration.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/koch-americans-for-prosperity-trump-tax-breaks

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Charles Koch’s network launches $20m campaign backing Trump tax breaks

Revealed: fossil fuel billionaire’s Americans for Prosperity vows ‘herculean undertaking’ to renew and deepen tax cuts

The Guardian
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveFeb 9

From January 31st, 2025;

"An Italian appeals court on Friday refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal to move the proceedings beyond the European Union’s borders.

The migrants, whose asylum requests have already been rejected, will now be brought back to Italy on Saturday morning after the third failed attempt by [Bastard] Meloni’s far-right government to process migrants in Albania.”

https://apnews.com/article/italy-albania-migrants-court-detention-centers-39929d72088a792818685c006b8d6ca0

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Italian court blocks asylum-seekers expulsions in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania

An Italian appeals court has refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal to move the proceedings beyond European Union borders. The migrants, whose asylum requests have already been rejected, will now be brought back to Italy, in the third failed attempt by the Meloni government to process migrants in Albania. The appeals court in Rome on Friday referred the case to the European Court of Justice, in Luxembourg, which is expected to issue a ruling on Feb. 25 related to the previous cases.

AP News
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveFeb 9

Last month also saw another instance of suspected arson in a future refugee shelter in the Netherlands, this time in Beuningen, Gelderland.

From January 27th, 2025;

https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8264188/mogelijk-brandstichting-in-toekomstige-vluchtelingenopvang

https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/politie-vermoedt-opzet-bij-brand-in-beoogde-vluchtelingenopvang

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Mogelijk brandstichting in toekomstige vluchtelingenopvang

De brand die vrijdagochtend woedde bij een pand in Beuningen is vermoedelijk aangestoken, dat meldt de politie. In het pand worden eind 2025 vluchtelingen opgevangen.

Omroep Gelderland
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Attached: 1 image From January 27th, 2025; "Patriots for Europe will meet on February 7 and 8 under the presidency of Vox leader Santiago Abascal to outline their strategy for the coming months, party spokesman Jose Antonio Fuster told reporters.” "Its 84 lawmakers include France's National Rally, the Party for Freedom of Dutch anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders, Vox, Austria's Freedom Party and Chega from Portugal.” And other ‘MEGA' fuckers like Orbán, Salvini, while Milei also appeared via video. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250127-eu-s-largest-far-right-bloc-to-rally-in-madrid-next-week https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/02/08/bont-gezelschap-van-radicaal-en-extreemrechtse-partijen-bijeen-in-madrid-wilders-prijst-de-spanjaarden-om-hun-strijd-tegen-de-islam-a4882471 — Thread continues from here; https://ngmx.com/@sindarina/113975626626573763 1410/ 🧵 #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #EUpol

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