So, where does the fascist ‘Sieg Heil’ salute come from anyway?
Some have traced the gesture's origins back to Rome, but the truth is murkier than that
Some have traced the gesture's origins back to Rome, but the truth is murkier than that
Experts in extremism and Trump aides alike were confused by the gesture, which some think is an endorsement of the QAnon movement
The pop icon has some teshuva in his future
CNN fired pro-Trump commentator Jeffrey Lord on Thursday after he tweeted the Nazi slogan “Sieg Heil” and mocked the liberal organization Media Matters as “fascist.” “Nazi salutes are indefensible,” a cable spokesman said. “Jeffrey Lord is no longer with the network.” Lord, who was an aide in the Reagan administration, has been a high-visibility pundit…
An Australian radio host who claims Jewish descent was suspended for one month for shouting “Sieg Heil” three times at the mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. John Michael Howson, 76, a talk-back host on 3AW Radio, reacted angrily with the Nazi taunts after Assange’s mother, Christine, said she would not conduct an interview on…
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