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England Soccer Fans Arrested for Doing Nazi Salute in Germany

Though police say overall the mood was very calm

(Newser) - Ahead of a Nations League soccer match between England and Germany Tuesday in Munich, a number of England fans were arrested for giving the Nazi salute. Doing so is a crime punishable by up to three years behind bars in Germany, though DW.com reports tourists are often merely hit...

Man Gives Nazi Salute at Michigan School Board Meeting

It followed another in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - An audience member was booted Tuesday from a school board meeting in Birmingham, Mich., where an indoor mask mandate was passed, after giving a Nazi salute. Suzanne Busdiecker had joined a friend at the podium at the Birmingham Public Schools board meeting as the friend spoke in support of the...

The CPAC Stage Itself Caused Quite a Commotion

Observers say stage and lighting display above it were in shape of symbol adopted by Nazis

(Newser) - CPAC found its way into plenty of headlines over the past few days, but the conservative conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., is now raising eyebrows for something that usually escapes notice: the shape of the stage. The Washington Post reports that over the weekend, observers started...

Man Unfurls Nazi Flag at Bernie Sanders Rally

Jewish candidate calls display of anti-Semitism 'beyond disgusting'

(Newser) - The display of a Nazi flag by a man at a Bernie Sanders rally in Arizona drew condemnation from Jewish groups Friday and from the candidate himself. Images of a flag depicting a swastika that was displayed at Sanders' Thursday night rally in Phoenix began circulating online after the rally,...

Officials: Boys Who Appear to Give Nazi Salute Protected

Baraboo Superintendent cites their First Amendment rights

(Newser) - Officials with a Wisconsin school district say free-speech rights would make it difficult to discipline students who appeared in a photograph that showed several high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute . The State Journal reports that Baraboo Superintendent Lori Mueller said in a letter to parents...

50 Boys Posed for Prom Photo That's Now Causing Outrage

Wisconsin's Baraboo High School students seem to be making Nazi salute

(Newser) - The photo has triggered an uproar, and the hashtag that reportedly accompanied it hasn't helped. A photo (see it here ) taken in the spring was recently posted online, and it seems to show roughly 50 male members of Wisconsin's Baraboo High School Class of 2019 posing on...

CNN Fires Commentator for Tweeting 'Sieg Heil'

Jeffrey Lord's Nazi salute 'indefensible'

(Newser) - CNN has decided to cut its ties with Jeffrey Lord, one of its only pro-President Trump commentators. The last straw came when Lord tweeted the Nazi salute "Sieg Heil!" during an exchange with Media Matters chief Angelo Carusone, Politico reports. "Nazi salutes are indefensible," CNN said...

NH Lawmaker Ejected for Making Nazi Salute

WWII vet argued for Steve Vaillancourt's expulsion

(Newser) - State police were ordered to remove a Republican lawmaker from New Hampshire's House of Representatives after he shouted "Sieg Heil" and appeared to give a Nazi salute. Rep. Steve Vaillancourt said he was responding to actions of "tyrannical" House Speaker Bill O'Brien, whom he felt had...

Sign Theft Linked to Neo-Nazi Bomb Plot

Extremists planned to blow up Sweden's parliament building

(Newser) - The brazen theft of a concentration camp sign has been linked to a bizarre neo-Nazi plot to blow up Sweden's parliament. The wrought iron plaque reading "Arbeit Macht Frei"—work sets you free—was found hidden in woods in Poland days after it was stolen from Auschwitz. Now...

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