Masked White Nationalists Descend on Washington DC

THE TELEGRAPH: Hundreds of balaclava-clad Patriot Front members march through capital on independence day chanting ‘reclaim America’

Hundreds of masked white supremacists descended on Washington DC ahead of July 4th celebrations on Saturday, marching through the city centre and riding on the city subway.

An estimated 400 members of a group called the Patriot Front met for a march in the US capital on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Dressed in khaki trousers and navy blue shirts, the marchers hid their faces behind white balaclavas, baseball caps and sunglasses.

One picture of the day, shared prominently on social media, shows a black woman sitting on a metro train surrounded by masked white men.

The group carried US and Confederate flags as it marched to a drum beat near the Capitol.

In a video posted on social media, two young men apparently associated with the group declared that the march was proof of the “total Aryan victory”.

According to videos posted on social media, members of the march chanted “Reclaim America” and “Life, liberty, victory!” » | Jörg Luyken | Sunday, July 5, 2026

This is what you get when you elect and then re-elect a racist and fascist as president. More especially when that fascist is a convicted criminal who is hell-bent on turning America white again! He is emboldening these despicable people to exercise their so-called fascist rights under the US Constitution. (Just because you can express your opinions doesn’t mean that you should, especially when other innocent people’s rights are threatened.) Trump is turning America and the rest of the world upside down. — © Mark Alexander

Rebel Catholics Defy Vatican’s Calls to Return to Mainstream Church

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Vatican has excommunicated the priesthood of a rebel Catholic faction. Many of the priests’ followers have refused to renounce them.

This screenshot has been taken from this NYT article. | A procession on Wednesday by the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X in Écône, Switzerland. | Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
When the Vatican excommunicated the priesthood of a rebel conservative faction last week, creating the biggest schism in Roman Catholicism in decades, it also hoped to drive the group’s many followers back to the mainstream church.

Instead, according to interviews with some of the faction’s followers in Argentina, Italy and Switzerland, the punishment has been met with defiance.

“It changes nothing,” said Blandine Guillaumin, 42, a teacher at a school run by the group in France. Ms. Guillaumin said she would remain part of the faction, called the Society of St. Pius X, even if the Vatican went ahead with its threat to excommunicate worshipers who stayed loyal to the breakaway group.

“We are sure we are doing God’s will,” Ms. Guillaumin said. It is the society, not the Vatican, she said, that represents “pure, authentic Catholicism.”

Ms. Guillaumin’s defiance embodied the climax of a 56-year-old impasse between the Vatican and the society, founded in 1970 to protest the Roman Catholic Church’s modernizing turn after the Second Vatican Council, which took place between 1962 and 1965.

The society bemoans the council’s change to the form of Catholic services. Though the council allowed priests to hold services in vernacular languages, the society still celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass, arguing it preserves a sense of reverence and mystery. » | Elisabetta Povoledo | Reporting from Écône, Switzerland, where the Society of St. Pius X consecrated new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV. | Sunday, July 5, 2026

En Autriche, un Lidl est construit sur le site d’un ancien camp de concentration nazi

LE FIGARO : L’Office fédéral des monuments historiques avait considéré que les ruines du camp étaient « insuffisantes » pour « justifier une protection ».

« Les dernières traces visibles de souffrance disparaissent sous des bâtiments industriels », déplore le membre d’une association locale. À Leobersdorf, au sud de Vienne, un centre logistique et un magasin Lidl vont s’implanter sur le site du deuxième plus grand camp de concentration pour femmes d’Autriche, le camp de Hirtenberg. Le maire de la commune, également promoteur immobilier, aurait vendu ce terrain à 15 millions d’euros, selon le Wiener Zeitung .

Le camp de Hirtenberg, dépendant de celui de Mauthausen, a été créé par les nazis en 1944 et a accueilli jusqu’à 400 femmes et jeunes filles provenant de Pologne, d’Italie ou d’URSS. Vivant dans des baraquements en bois entourés de barbelés électrifiés, elles étaient exploitées comme main-d’œuvre dans une usine de munitions voisine. Ce camp a été libéré par les troupes de l’Armée rouge le 2 avril 1945. » | Par Solène Vary | samedi 4 juillet 2026

Tender Pork Tenderloin Medallions in Dark Balsamic Onion Sauce with Parmesan Potatoes

July 1, 2026

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Jason Stanley: Ethnic Cleansing Is Coming to America | Amanpour & Company

July 2, 2026 | Controversy continues to swirl around President Trump's immigration agenda as he pushes through a series of sweeping changes. From recent Supreme Court rulings terminating protected standing for Haitians and Syrians, to fast-tracking refugee status for white South Africans, the administration's actions have sparked outrage across the country. This comes less than six months after two Americans were shot and killed in separate incidents involving federal immigration officers in Minnesota. Author Jason Stanley, Chair of American Studies at the University of Toronto, joins the show to explain what he believes immigration policy reveals about broader democratic values. | Originally aired on July 2, 2026

The US Supreme Court is not worthy of its name. It appears to be the tool of America’s authoritarian leader. — © Mark Alexander

Democracy Is Dead: Elon Musk Becomes World's First Trillionaire

Ben Norton explains.

Nigel Farage’s Secrecy around Personal Finances Hurts the Whole Reform Party | Paul Scully

Jul 5, 2026 | “There will be millions of people up and down the country who won't read the finer detail of Gabriel's report… but they will know that there's a lot of money circling Nigel Farage in a hugely, deeply inappropriate manner.”

A Sunday Times investigation has found that Nigel Farage has been secretly funded by a convicted crypto-gambler known as ‘Posh George’, as scrutiny builds over the Reform UK leader’s personal finances that “do not pass the sniff test” for the average voter, says former Conservative minister, Paul Scully.

Father David: Happy 4th!

A dose of common sense from Father David.

Trump 'Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday' Report Alleges

Jul 4, 2026 | A congressional investigation has accused President Donald Trump of transforming the United States' 250th anniversary celebrations into a vehicle for political campaigning, fundraising and ideological messaging, rather than the bipartisan national commemoration Congress originally envisioned.

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Donald Trump Is No Patriot; He's a Deranged and Dangerous Megalomaniac.

Steve Schmidt gives us the low-down on some of the Orange One’s shortcomings.

Hitchens’ Most Fascinating Reply about God’s Existence

Christopher Hitchens speaks rationally about God.

Thousands Evacuated as Soaring Temperatures Supercharge France Wildfires | DW News

Jul 3, 2026 | France is struggling to control an outbreak of early wildfires near its border with the Spain.

The fires follow a record-breaking Europe-wide heatwave where temperatures rose above 40C. The heat is having a devastating effect on the land and on those living there.

Is this now part of a pattern that comes with climate change?

We talk to a journalist in Paris and a climate expert in Germany to get the latest on the fires and to find out how France and Europe will have to adapt,

At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases

This screenshot has been taken from this NYT article. | Kenni Miller joined a class-action lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but the case was later dropped by the Trump administration. | Credit: Kristian Thacker for The New York Times
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.

When Kenni Miller started as a shift manager in his local Sheetz convenience store in Altoona, Pa., he felt something that he rarely had as a Black man in the workplace.

He felt trusted. He felt appreciated.

When he was fired a few weeks later, in the summer of 2020 after a background check, Mr. Miller, then 27, was devastated. A nonviolent, felony drug conviction from his teenage years had never caused him to be denied a job before. And he already proved he could do the work.

“I was well spoken,” Mr. Miller told The New York Times in an interview. “They had me running the cash register, talking to people, all the customers. I’m doing these things, learning the whole store, so I’m equipped for the job. That’s not the issue here, right?”

In 2024, Mr. Miller was part of a class-action lawsuit against Sheetz filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that the company’s criminal background checks disproportionately screened out applicants of color.

But soon after President Trump took office, the E.E.O.C. abruptly dropped the case.

The agency cited an executive order by Mr. Trump that directed federal agencies to “deprioritize” cases like Mr. Miller’s, in which companies are scrutinized not for intentional discrimination, but for having policies that have an unintentional, “disparate impact” on minority applicants. » | Erica L. Green and Niko Gallogly | Erica L. Green is a White House correspondent and Niko Gallogly writes about business. | Sunday, July 5, 2026

Is this the behaviour of a man sent by God to save a nation? Has God such poor judgment that He would send a convicted criminal and sex offender to save a nation? What a joke! What a sick joke!

My heart bleeds for this young man, trying his best as he is to scratch a meagre living, and then Trump goes and screws it all up for him. How disgusting!

Trump is a racist, through and through. And those American wallies cheer him on. Go figure! — © Mark Alexander

Mourners Chant ‘Revenge’ at Funeral Prayers for Iran’s Slain Supreme Leader

THE NEW YORK TIMES: On the second day of public mourning for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in February, there was still no sign of his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei.

This screenshot is from this NYT article. | Mourners gathered to pray for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s slain supreme leader, during the second day of funeral ceremonies at the Grand Mosalla mosque in Tehran on Sunday.Credit...Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Tens of thousands of mourners, including senior Iranian officials, packed Tehran on Sunday for funeral prayers for the slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as crowds chanted calls for revenge.

Among those in attendance for the second day of mourning for his death, according to footage broadcast on state media, were the brothers of the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. But the leader himself has not been seen in public since succeeding his father, who was killed at the onset of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in late February.

Ahmad Vahidi, the head of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, also attended the prayers. He emerged from the sprawling Grand Mosalla mosque complex to mourners, many clad in black, who surged toward him.

“Revenge, revenge,” they chanted, a scene that was observed by New York Times reporters near him. Mr. Vahidi briefly greeted people before security personnel whisked him away. » | Abdi Latif Dahir | Reporting from Tehran | Sunday, July 5, 2026

German Riot Police Clash with Protesters Hoping to Block Far-right AfD Conference

THE GUARDIAN: Thousands of police deployed to Erfurt in central Germany as party holds conference on key Nazi date

Riot police have clashed with opponents of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party on the streets of Erfurt in Germany, where thousands met to block roads and prevent AfD delegates from attending the party’s biennial national conference to elect its leadership.

Police reported 20,000 protesters were demonstrating in the eastern city, where Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla are expected to be re-elected as the party’s co-leaders in the run-up to crucial regional elections in which AfD could win power at state-level for the first time.

The protesters, led by the “Resistance” alliance, staged sit-in blockades in the city centre in an attempt to prevent the AfD’s approximately 600 delegates from reaching the conference grounds, with some abseiling from a motorway bridge and others gluing themselves to tram tracks to cause disruption. » | Donna Ferguson | Saturday, July 4, 2026

Ironically, Hitler was not a German, but an Austrian. His soul, however, lives on particularly in Germany. In fact, it lives on and on and on! Will it ever die? Will Germany ever be able to shake off Hitler’s deplorable and disgusting legacy, once and for all? Will Germans ever be able to purify their image and souls of that despicable man’s ghost and cruel legacy? For truly it seems that Hitler’s ghost keeps coming back to haunt Germans, generation after generation. — © Mark Alexander

England Dan & John Ford Coley : I'd Really Love to See You Tonight

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I am re-posting this music video because I have just noticed that somebody has been f*****g about with my posts. I posted it correctly, but somebody re-posted it with an incorrect heading and blurb.

Please be sure that if you see irregularities like that, it is not because I am losing it; rather, it is because some simpleton is f*****g about and trying to cause problems for me. — © Mark Alexander

Cool, Handsome, and Insouciant

With thanks to Fazion on Pinterest for this superb image. There is something so sexy and masculine about a man who smokes with insouciance; especially when he is drop-dead-gorgeous to start with! 😊

Dans un podcast, le prince William révèle que le roi Charles III « déteste le football »

MADAME FIGARO : Connu pour être fan de l’Aston Villa, le prince de Galles s’est entretenu avec Travis Kelce au sujet de la Coupe du monde de football.

Le prince William révèle que son père, le roi Charles III, «déteste le football» lors d’une apparition dans le podcast de Travis Kelce diffusé vendredi, à seulement quelques heures de la célébration du mariage de la star de la NFL avec la mégastar de la pop Taylor Swift.

La Coupe du monde est le principal sujet de discussion de ce podcast avec le prince de Galles, connu pour être fan du club de Premier League Aston Villa. Lorsqu’on lui a demandé si c’était le roi Charles qui lui avait transmis cette passion, il a répondu : «Absolument pas. Mon père déteste le football». » | Par La rédaction avec AFP | samedi 4 juillet 2026

Moi aussi ! Le roi et moi avons cela en commun. — Mark

How Much Longer Must the World Tolerate the Orange Criminal?

Jesse Dollemore calls out Trump’s lies and brags. Can’t somebody, anybody tell Trump that we are all sick and tired of him?

Come Before Winter (2017) | Full Movie | Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Gus LynchGus Lynch

Apr 26, 2020 | Come Before Winter tells the true story of two longtime foes of Adolf Hitler: propagandist Sefton Delmer and Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, two men who helped bring an end to the Third Reich.

Come Before Winter tells the true story of two longtime foes of Adolf Hitler: propagandist Sefton Delmer and Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer. During the dying days of the Third Reich these two men, in very different ways helped bring about the fall of Hitler's regime. In Germany, Bonhoeffer spoke boldly against the evil of Nazism and called the church to turn away from its complacency. In England, Delmer, ran a secret operation, transmitting "black propaganda" into Germany in order to demoralize the Nazis. The stories of these heroic men and their companions intertwine as they work to end the war. Filmed in Berlin, Buchenwald, Flossenburg and various locations in England and the United States.

Director: Kevin Ekvall
Writers: Hellmut Schlingensiepen, Rajeev Sigamoney
Starring: Gus Lynch, Aubrey Wakeling, Rebecca Summers

Piusbruderschaft kritisiert Exkommunikationen als „ungerecht und ungültig“

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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Die katholische Kirche hat sechs Bischöfe der ultrakonservativen Piusbruderschafft exkommuniziert. Nur einen Tag später richten sie harte Worte nach Rom: Die Verurteilungen treffen, was ihnen am teuersten sei.

Die Piusbruderschaft hat die jüngsten Exkommunikationen als „objektiv ungerecht und ungültig“ zurückgewiesen. Die Bruderschaft werde „diese neuen Sanktionen nicht mit Verbitterung oder Aufruhr aufnehmen“, schrieb ihr Generaloberer, der italienische Priester Davide Pagliarani, am Freitag in einem offenen Brief an Papst Leo XIV. „Diese jüngsten Verurteilungen treffen, wie jene der Vergangenheit, das, was uns am teuersten ist: unsere Verbundenheit mit unserer Mutter, der römischen Kirche.“ » | Quelle: AFP | Freitag, 3. Juli 2026

Huge Crowds Mass in Tehran for Ayatollah’s State Funeral

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As days of public mourning ceremonies began, Iranians viewed the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed four months ago at the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks.

Huge crowds of Iranians gathered on Saturday to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at an elaborate state funeral for the Iranian supreme leader, who dominated Iran for decades before being killed in the U.S.-Israeli war in late February.

Tens of thousands of people began arriving at dawn at the Grand Mosalla mosque in the capital, Tehran, for the start of six days of public ceremonies. Millions are expected to participate in the funeral as Ayatollah Khamenei’s body is transported to cities across the country.

Journalists for The New York Times at the event saw grieving supporters erupt in tears at the sight of the caskets of Ayatollah Khamenei and of several family members who were killed along with him, including his daughter and two grandchildren. Encased in glass and draped in Iranian flags, the caskets were placed atop a stage, with the ayatollah’s coffin positioned above the others.

It is a turbulent moment for Iran, which has spiraled from crisis to crisis. Huge antigovernment protests earlier this year were met with a brutal government crackdown, followed by months of war with the United States and Israel. Israeli airstrikes killed Ayatollah Khamenei, along with other top Iranian leaders, on the first day of the conflict.

While Ayatollah Khamenei’s supporters mourn him, many other Iranians view the lengthy and expensive funeral program with anger. Over 37 years of authoritarian rule, he harshly repressed dissent and allowed economic mismanagement and corruption to fester.

His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been named the country’s new supreme leader. It is unclear whether the son would attend the funeral; he has not been publicly seen since his appointment.

The funeral ceremonies, which overlapped with America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, are taking place more than four months after Ayatollah Khamenei was killed, in the wake of a U.S.-Iran cease-fire signed last month. Analysts say the Iranian authorities were probably wary of organizing a mourning event featuring senior leaders when the threat of U.S. or Israeli attacks loomed.

After a procession in Tehran on Monday, his body will be taken to the city of Qom and then on to Karbala and Najaf in Iraq; all three cities hold sacred significance for Shiite Muslims. On Thursday, his remains will be buried in his hometown, Mashhad.

The event in Tehran was intended as a show of strength for Iran’s Islamic Republic, which survived despite U.S. and Israeli hopes for regime change. Conservative supporters of Ayatollah Khamenei said they had slept in their cars overnight to avoid missing the ceremony.

But there were signs of criticism from religious hard-liners who see the cease-fire with the United States as a capitulation. Some mourners carried a banner that read, “What happened to revenge for the blood of our martyred Imam?” a reference to the ayatollah, according to video posted by Iran’s state broadcaster. » | Abdi Latif Dahir, Aaron Boxerman, Yeganeh Torbati and James C. McKinley Jr. | Saturday, July 4, 2026

« Rejoindre l’armée revient à trahir notre mode de vie » : en Israël, la fronde des ultraorthodoxes fracture le pays

Cette photo provient de cet article du Figaro. | Des manifestants juifs ultra-orthodoxes bloquent un bus à un carrefour très fréquenté en périphérie de Tel-Aviv, lors d’une manifestation contre l’emprisonnement de membres de leur communauté ayant refusé le service militaire. L’un des manifestants est assis dans l’ouverture de la porte du bus tout en roulant une cigarette. Albert Lores
LE FIGARO : ENQUÊTE - Ils bloquent les autoroutes, bravent la prison et refusent les convocations militaires. Après deux ans et demi de guerre, le refus catégorique de haredim de rejoindre l’armée menace la coalition de Benyamin Netanyahou et révèle la peur d’un monde religieux de voir ses fils happés par la société laïque.

D’un bond, des dizaines d’hommes en noir déboulent sur le carrefour qui permet d’accéder à l’échangeur de Ganot dans le centre du pays. Les mains levées au-dessus de leurs chapeaux de feutre, ils courent entre les klaxons, et forcent les voitures à s’arrêter. Le blocage est en place. Ces juifs ultraorthodoxes, ou haredim (« craignant Dieu », en hébreu), s’assoient à même l’asphalte et chantent à tue-tête devant un bus immobilisé et une colonne de voitures. Les klaxons continuent de plus belle, couvrent leurs mélopées, sans les interrompre.

Ce jeudi, plusieurs des plus importantes factions du monde haredi ont appelé leurs ouailles (masculines) à bloquer les échangeurs de l’autoroute 1, qui traverse le pays d’est en ouest de Tel-Aviv à Jérusalem. En quelques minutes, ces milliers d’étudiants en talmud ont bloqué tout le centre du pays pour faire entendre leur refus de rejoindre l’armée.

« Nous devons montrer que nous sommes prêts à tout pour ne pas rejoindre l’armée. Rejoindre l’armée, pour nous, revient à trahir notre mode de vie, qui a toujours été protégé par Israël depuis sa création », assure Shai, 23 ans, venu de Bnei Brak, ville ultraorthodoxe de l’agglomération de Tel-Aviv. « Nous ne sommes pas contre l’idée d’une armée, le roi David lui-même avait une armée. Mais nous ne pouvons rejoindre cette armée laïque qui est hostile aux religieux », tempère Pryce, son aîné, âgé de 34 ans. » | Par Stanislas Poyet, correspondant à Jérusalem | samedi 4 juillet 2026

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op. 21: 3. Allegro vivace

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Ina Garten's ‘Must Have’ Picnic Recipes 🧺☀️ Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

July 2, 2026 | Pack the perfect picnic with Ina Garten! From fresh salads and pesto pasta to bright lemon bars, these are Ina's go-to recipes for an easy, elegant meal outdoor

Deutschland — Constantin Schreiber: „Droht uns die Verarmung?“

Jun 1, 2026 | Immer mehr Menschen in Deutschland sind arm. Die Armutsquote ist in den vergangenen Jahren gestiegen und betrifft inzwischen rund 13 Millionen Menschen.

Besonders alarmierend ist, dass immer mehr Menschen trotz Arbeit armutsgefährdet sind und kaum finanzielle Rücklagen bilden können. Viele Beschäftigte arbeiten ihr gesamtes Leben, müssen aber dennoch befürchten, im Alter nur eine geringe Rente zu erhalten. Die steigende Nachfrage bei Tafeln und Lebensmittelhilfen zeigt, dass finanzielle Not längst nicht mehr nur Randgruppen betrifft.

Gleichzeitig wächst der Wohlstand in vielen anderen Ländern schneller als in Deutschland, während die deutsche Wirtschaft unter schwachem Wachstum, hohen Kosten und mangelnden Investitionen leidet. Immer mehr Menschen leben finanziell auf Kante und können unerwartete Ausgaben kaum noch bewältigen.

Why Everyone Who Worked For Princess Margaret Secretly Hated Her

Jun 25, 2026 | Behind the glittering tiara and royal smile, Princess Margaret was the employer from hell. For decades, her Kensington Palace staff endured cruel demands, midnight bell-ringing, and humiliating tantrums, until tell-all memoirs finally exposed the truth after her death.

Why Pope Leo Excommunicated Members of the Society of St. Pius X | DW News

Jul 4, 2026 | The Vatican has imposed severe disciplinary measures on the ultra-traditionalist Catholic 'Society of St. Pius X' (SSPX). The move comes after the group consecrated bishops without papal consent. We talk to Justin McLellan from the National Catholic Reporter for an in-depth look at the dramatic events within the Catholic Church.

250 ans des États-Unis : Londres et Washington continueront à défendre leurs « valeurs communes », assure Charles III

Cette photo provient de cet article du Figaro. | Le Roi Charles III. Yui Mok / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : Les États-Unis célèbrent samedi leurs 250 ans, un jalon historique atteint à un moment où le pays est profondément divisé, avec Donald Trump bien décidé à s’attribuer le premier rôle à Washington.

Le roi Charles III a indiqué samedi 4 juillet « n'avoir aucun doute » sur le fait que Londres et Washington continueront à défendre leurs « valeurs communes », dans un message publié à l'occasion du 250e anniversaire des États-Unis. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 4 juillet 2026

Le roi Charles devrait cesser de ramper ! Qu'avons-nous, nous autres Britanniques, de commun avec l'Amérique de Trump, bon sang ? Et plus précisément : qu’est-ce que nous voudrions avoir en commun avec lui ?

König Charles sollte endlich aufhören zu kriechen! Was zum Teufel haben wir Briten mit Trumps Amerika gemeinsam? Und noch wichtiger: Was wollten wir eigentlich mit ihm gemeinsam haben?

King Charles ought to stop grovelling! What on earth do we Britons have in common with Trump's America? And more to the point: what would we want to have in common with it? — © Mark Alexander

Occupied Paris: How the City Defied the Nazis I SLICE History | Full Documentary

April 5, 2026 | When Nazi Germany occupied Paris in 1940, the city’s monuments, hotels, theaters, and public spaces became symbols of domination.

But behind that façade, acts of defiance began to spread, from quiet sabotage and clandestine meetings to student protests, underground networks, and the uprising that helped liberate the capital.

Documentary: Paris Monuments: Defying The Nazis
Directed by: Fabrice d’Almeida
Production: ADLTV, RMC Decouverte, France 3 Ile-de-France, France 3 Normandie

Österreich: War mein Großvater ein Nazi?

Jul 4, 2026 | Im Podcast sprechen wir über die Anfänge des Nationalsozialismus in Österreich. Über Terroranschläge, Mitgliedsnummen und die Zeit, als die NSDAP verboten war

Nicht nur in Deutschland, sondern auch in Österreich war der Zulauf zur NSDAP groß – sogar so groß, dass es teilweise Aufnahmestopps gab. Warum war das so? Über diese Frage sprechen wir mit dem Historiker und Autor Kurt Bauer.

In dieser Folge geht es um die Anfänge des Nationalsozialismus in Österreich, über die Terroranschläge in der Zeit, als die NSDAP verboten war – und um die Frage, was eine Parteimitgliedsnummer über die Gesinnung aussagt. (red, 4.7.2026)

In dieser Folge zu hören: Kurt Bauer (Historiker und Autor), Interview & Gestaltung: Lucia Heisterkamp und Katharina Zingerle, Produktion: Christoph Neuwirth

STANDARD-Podcast LIVE:

Trump’s Character

Father David tells us about it, or rather Trump's lack of it.
The sooner America and the world is rid of this scoundrel, the better! — © Mark Alexander

Bombshell Report: USA Is Seen as Biggest Threat to World

Ben Norton enlarges on this report.
Ben Norton’s and his Geopolitical Economy Report can be supported on Patreon here.

Michael Lambert: Trump Is Trapped as Midterms Approach

Jul 3, 2026 | Donald Trump is finding himself in an increasingly difficult corner as the midterm elections loom.

In this video, I look at how his foreign policy—from the escalating crisis in the Gulf to trade wars and beyond—is clashing with the harsh reality of a struggling economy, cost of living crisis and massive problems for millions of struggling Americans.

In the meantime, Trump is amassing fortunes for himself and his friends and seems obsessed with his legacy. But all is not well, and several recent setbacks suggest that his luck may be running out.

In this video I look at what will happen in the midterm elections and what Trump will do to avoid defeat.


That Australian article Mr Lambert read from was absolutely spot on. Brilliant, in fact. I am so looking forward to seeing the back of Trump and his chumps. I despise Trump and all he stands for. Trump's continuing existence is proving to me, once and for all, that God cannot possibly exist. For if He did, He would surely have taken him home by now! — © Mark Alexander

Air Force Major Speaks Out against Trump's Flagrant Abuse of Power

Jul 4, 2026 | A US Air Force major, Jason Watson, was arrested at the US Capitol after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. He had spoken at a Removal Coalition press conference while in uniform and identifying himself as an active-duty service member, an event also attended by Democratic Rep. Al Green. Capitol Police confirmed the arrest, citing rules that prohibit public demonstrations on the House steps unless accompanied by a member of Congress.

ANTHONY DAVIS can be supported on Patreon here.

The UK Survey Result That Has USA Big Tech Worried

Jul 4, 2026 | Two-thirds of the British public want the government to tax the American tech giants MORE. Donald Trump has responded by threatening a 100% tariff on everything Britain sells to the US unless we scrap our Digital Services Tax. In this video I take a proper look at the DST: what it actually is, why the "it'll put up prices for consumers" argument is a con job cooked up by the tech lobby, and why Trump's tariff threats deserve to be laughed out of the room.

250 ans de l’indépendance des États-Unis : quelle est l’opinion du monde sur la première puissance mondiale et sur Donald Trump ?

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article du Figaro. | L’enquête du Pew Research Center a été réalisée dans 36 pays, auprès de plus de 42.000 personnes. Ken Cedeno / REUTER
LE FIGARO : INFOGRAPHIE – Le pays fête le 250e anniversaire de sa Déclaration d’indépendance dans un climat de défiance généralisée, d’après une grande enquête réalisée dans 36 pays auprès de 42.000 personnes.

C’est un anniversaire au goût amer. Alors que les États-Unis célèbrent leur quart de millénaire en ce 4 juillet, l’opinion envers Washington et son président est loin d’être au beau fixe. L’enquête, réalisée par le Pew Research Center dans 36 pays, auprès de plus de 42.000 personnes entre le 8 février et le 13 mai, révèle que seulement 37% des sondés ont un avis favorable sur les États-Unis. Moins de la moitié les voit comme un partenaire fiable. Ils sont 35% à penser que l’Amérique contribue à la paix dans le monde. Et 32% à dire que celle-ci prend en compte les intérêts des autres nations. » | Par Charles Lescurier | samedi 4 juillet 2026

C’est incroyable ce qu’une photo au rendu adouci peut accomplir et comment elle peut modifier la perception des gens, surtout lorsque le maquillage est appliqué avec discernement et professionnalisme. Même le Diable pourrait paraître angélique avec le bon objectif et quelques coups de pinceau habiles ! 😊 — © Mark Alexander

Trump Launches America’s 250th Birthday Celebrations with Partisan Attack

THE GUARDIAN: In a speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday evening, the US president claimed a resurgent ‘communist menace’ posed a severe threat to the country

This screenshot is from this Guardian article. | Trump has repeatedly sought to cast progressive Democrats as communists in recent weeks. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Donald Trump has kicked off America’s 250th birthday weekend with an extraordinary partisan attack on what he called the “communist menace” in America, framing its supporters as “the enemy of July 4th, 1776”.

The US president spoke for half an hour on Friday night at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the latest stop on his tour celebrating the milestone anniversary of the US declaration of independence from Britain.

Greeted by chants of “USA! USA!” and briefly interrupted by a flyover of F-16 jets, Trump praised the four presidents whose faces are carved into the granite mountain: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

“They were men of action, men of ambition, men of daring, men of destiny, and men of truly great intelligence,” said Trump, who has never ruled out the idea of his own face being added to Mount Rushmore. “Above all, they were the great men of history.”

The president asserted that US exceptionalism is rooted not only in its constitution, but its distinctive culture and identity. He condemned recent attempts to “beat the American spirit out of us” and “alienate us from our history”, vowing to an overwhelmingly white crowd: “We are going to give our country its identity back.”

Trump then abandoned any pretence of making a traditional head of state’s speech designed to rise above the fray, unify political parties and strike a chord with citizens of all persuasions.

Instead, four months ahead of November’s midterm elections for US Congress, he picked up on a theme he has repeatedly hammered lately: casting progressive Democrats as communists, who pose an existential threat to America. He was speaking hours after Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York and a democratic socialist, delivered a pro-immigrant address widely seen as a rebuke of Trump and his “Make America great again” movement. » | David Smith in Washington | Saturday, July 4, 2026

Donald Trump hijacked America’s 250 and turned it into a ‘theatre of the absurd’: Trump, laying siege to freedoms and truth itself, is twisting America’s milestone birthday into a joyless occasion »

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES:

At Mount Rushmore, Trump Veers From Patriotism to ‘Communism’: On the eve of July 4, President Trump extolled the nation’s founders while branding his opponents as “communists” in what seemed to be a warm-up for November. »

LESEN SIE AUCH:

Aggressive Rede zum Unabhängigkeitstag: Trump beschimpft Demokraten und Einwanderer als „kommunistische Bedrohung: Der US-Präsident warnt in seiner Ansprache vor dem 250. Unabhängigkeitstag vor einem „erneuten Angriff“ auf die amerikanische Identität. In Washington ist ein gigantisches Feuerwerk geplant. »

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Le Niger adopte à son tour une loi criminalisant l’homosexualité

LE MONDE : Les « pratiques LGBTQIA + » sont désormais passibles de cinq à dix ans de prison dans le pays. Plusieurs pays africains ont récemment renforcé la répression contre les personnes homosexuelles.

Comme le Sénégal, le Niger vient d’adopter une loi très hostile aux personnes LGBT+. Alors que le pays ne criminalisait pas l’homosexualité, un texte prévoit dorénavant des peines pouvant aller de cinq à dix ans de prison et jusqu’à 100 millions de francs CFA (150 000 euros) en cas de relation sexuelle avec une personne de même sexe. C’est ce qui est précisé dans le nouveau code pénal adopté le 16 février dans le pays, dirigé par le général Abdourahamane Tiani, arrivé au pouvoir en juillet 2023 par un coup d’Etat, et dont les dispositions ne sont devenues publiques qu’en mai. » | Par Judith Renoult | Publié : vendredi 12 juin 2026. Modifié : lundi 15 juin 2026

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Bashar El Assad: Power or Death

Dec 8, 2024 | This is the story of a man with two faces. The timid Doctor Bashar, who has long seduced the West and promised to move his country towards more democracy. And the terrible Mister Assad, dictator, who fights his own people in a civil war with hundreds of thousands of victims.

The terrible Mister Assad, dictator who fights his own people Thanks to the testimonies of his relatives and former executives of the regime, the film tells the rise of a man who was not supposed to be president, and deciphers a system that resembles that of the Mafia. With its godfathers, its settling of scores, and its billions in dirty money. Bashar El-Assad received Syria as an inheritance from his father, Hafez El-Assad. He is the one who built this iron dictatorship that has held the country for nearly 50 years. The film also explores the passionate ties that unite France and Syria. Leading French political figures, former ministers and diplomats, take us behind the scenes of this tumultuous relationship. A relationship that the story of Bashar El-Assad perfectly symbolises. French presidents Jacques Chirac and then Nicolas Sarkozy initially considered him a valuable ally and rolled out the red carpet for him. Before bitterly regretting it.

Directed by Christophe Widemann

Royal Table: How French Kings Changed the Way Europe Ate I SLICE History | Full Documentary

July 3, 2026 | Oysters from Cancale, foie gras, great Burgundy wines, chocolate, sauces, and royal desserts: this documentary explores how the tables of French kings helped shape the history of gastronomy. From Louis XIV’s appetite for oysters to Louis XV’s passion for gardens, hunting and cooking, from Marie Antoinette’s taste for chocolate to Napoleon’s attachment to Gevrey-Chambertin, food becomes a way of reading power, taste, ritual and prestige in French history.

USA: Donald Trump baut Washington um

ul 2, 2026 | Donald Trump will die Hauptstadt Washington umbauen. Er hat bereits das Oval Office nach seinem Geschmack umgestaltet – mit Gold, Ornamenten und Porträts. Jetzt lässt er direkt gegenüber einen Ballsaal für 600 Millionen Dollar bauen, plant einen 76 Meter hohen Triumphbogen am Potomac River und schreibt per Dekret Klassizismus als Pflicht-Baustil für Bundesgebäude vor. Und das alles in dem Jahr, in dem die USA ihren 250. Geburtstag feiern.

Aber Washington ist keine gewöhnliche Stadt, sondern durchgeplant bis ins Detail: Sichtachsen, Monumente und Freiflächen erzählen die politische Geschichte der USA. Genau deshalb sind Trumps Bauprojekte so umstritten – sie stören dieses Gleichgewicht. Wir zeigen anhand mehrerer Beispiele, wie Trump Washington gerade verändert und warum es dabei um mehr geht als persönlichen Geschmack.

MAGA Evangelical Realizes He Doesn't Know the Bible... Panics

Jul 1, 2026 | The Good Liars chatted with Trump supporters about the topic of immigration and it went about as badly as you'd expect. Richard Ojeda breaks it down on Rebel HQ.

There’s nobody thicker than a dumb American, and these MAGA supporters are as dumb as a box of rocks! Little wonder the West is in the mess it is in. — © Mark Alexander

Will Farage's Finances Lead to His Downfall?

Jul 3, 2026 | Nigel Farage has drawn increasing political and public scrutiny for a £5 million personal gift from cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne in 2024. Farage says it’s for his security and nobody else’s business, but has he made a political misstep which risks his future aspirations to be PM? And do extra revelations about his property portfolio and his lucrative role with a gold bullion company add extra pressure?

Waleed Asadi: 30-minute Beef Bowls | Middle Eastern Bowls Made with Zawi Arabic 7 Spice | حشوة

Waleed shows us how to make these delicious beef bowls.
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