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appalachiablue

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Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:25 PM Monday

Inside Broligarchy, Big Tech Running US Politics? Techno-Fascist Future? German Far Rt AfD Party, DW News

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- May 21, 2026, (19:38 mins). Description: From Trump's alliances with tech billionaires to the collapse of US media outlets, investigative journalist Carola Cadwalladr says we are accelerating towards a 'techno - fascist future.' (DW is a German public broadcast service).
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- Carole Jane Cadwalladr (b. 1969), British author, investigative journalist, features writer, and one of the founders of the online culture, politics and technology publication The Nerve. She was a features writer for The Observer and formerly worked at The Daily Telegraph. She rose to international prominence in 2018 for her role in exposing the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Cadwalladr

* Why Did the Press Ignore A Gathering of the World's Leading Fascists? DU, May 31, 2026.
https://democraticunderground.com/100221272451


- How the AfD attempts to whitewash fascism. Is AfD that extreme? 1 yr ago, (Barely Informed).
In just 10 years, the far-right AfD went from being a fringe party, seen as too extreme to be a real threat, to the 2nd most popular party in Germany. (41:50 min).

Many see the AfD as inheritors of the Nazi Movement with law enforcement and intelligence services having declared several of its branches confirmed extremist organizations while the overall party is still under investigation.

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Inside Broligarchy, Big Tech Running US Politics? Techno-Fascist Future? German Far Rt AfD Party, DW News (Original Post) appalachiablue Monday OP
Bookmarking for later - thanks! jmbar2 Monday #1
Ok and thank you! appalachiablue Monday #4
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Yes, I have few tech products & have never been fascinated with all it. We only use what we need. appalachiablue Monday #3
I use tech, am not used by it. Prairie_Seagull Monday #5

appalachiablue

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3. Yes, I have few tech products & have never been fascinated with all it. We only use what we need.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:50 PM
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