How Epstein turned MAGA against Trump | The Listening Post

The Epstein saga has flipped the script within the MAGA movement. Having spent years accusing the Democrats of an establishment cover-up, many right-wing influencers are now turning against their idol, President Trump, as he resists calls to release the files.

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For 21 months, mainstream media outlets have avoided calling Israel’s assault on Gaza a genocide. But this past week has seen a notable shift - prompted not by Palestinian voices, but by an Israeli scholar. Tariq Nafi reports on The New York Times, the breaking of a media taboo, and why, for many, it’s too little, too late.

Palestinians are being erased in German media

Mass surveillance, a crackdown on protest, and a media unwilling to question power: In Germany, pro-Palestinian voices are being silenced.

Nicholas Muirhead reports from Berlin on the mounting assault on free expression.

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Martin Gak - Former Deutsche Welle journalist
Sabine Schiffer - Director, Media Responsibility Institute

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