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Fast Forward Did Hitler Survive World War II? Declassified CIA Docs Say Yes
A CIA report declassified as part of the JFK assassination document dump suggests that Adolph Hitler survived World War II and lived for several months in Colombia, Newsweek reported. The memo, filed by the CIA’s Venezuela bureau chief in October 1955, says that a former SS officer was in regular contact with the former Fuhrer….
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Fast Forward Jewish Mega-Donor Seth Klarman Compares Trump to Hitler
Jewish billionaire hedge fund magnate Seth Klarman compared President Donald Trump to Hitler at a private philanthropy conference this month, according to audio obtained by New York Magazine. “The president is a threat to democracy,” said Klarman. “People don’t focus on this but Nazi Germany had a constitution before Hitler came to power and at…
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Culture Exactly How Did Hitler Become Hitler Anyway?
Becoming Hitler: The Making of a Nazi By Tom Weber Basic Books, 464 pages, $35 Today, historians are in the unfortunate position of having to describe new books on the Nazi era as “timely.” This description is especially apt for Tom Weber’s new book, “Becoming Hitler.” Had it appeared prior to Donald Trump’s election in…
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Fast Forward How Nazis Used Martin Luther’s Virulent Anti-Semitism
A new museum exhibition in Berlin details how the Nazis made use of the anti-Semitic words of Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, RNS [reported]. The exhibit is located in the Topography of Terror, a museum about methods of Nazi repression that was built in the former headquarters of the Nazi secret police,…
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Fast Forward Ohio Newspaper Prints Photo Of Trump With ‘Hitler Mustache’
An Ohio newspaper has apologized for running a picture of Donald Trump with a “Hitler mustache” on its front page on Monday, a local Fox station reported. In a statement released later in the day on Monday, the Wapakoneta Daily said it “regrets” the mistake. “While we edit photos on a daily basis, this particular…
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Fast Forward Next Likely Chancellor Of Austria Called ‘Baby Hitler’
A German satirical magazine is under investigation after tweeting an image of Sebastian Kurz, an Austrian politician, with crosshairs over his heart next to the words, “Finally possible: Kill baby Hitler,” Politico.eu reported. The tweet was sent out by the magazine Titanic a day after Kurz’s party, the People’s Party, one the most vote in…
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Fast Forward In Hitler’s Olympics Stadium, A Soccer Team Kneels To Protest Racism
In the stadium where Adolph Hitler watched the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Berlin’s football club kneeled last week in solidarity with American pro football players protesting the national anthem. The symbolic protest, carried out before a game, is believed to be the first such protest by an entire sports team outside the U.S., the Comeback reported….
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Fast Forward Teacher Told Sixth Grade Students To Make ‘Colorful’ Nazi Mascot
A Georgia middle school teacher is under investigation after she tasked her students with creating a “colorful” mascot for a Nazi rally in 1935, the Atlanta Jewish Times reported. An official from the school says the assignment was an attempt to fulfill the state curriculum requirement that students learn about Nazi propaganda. “The year is…
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