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Joe Biden and the Apologies that Weren’t

Politicians can make mistakes. People should be allowed to evolve. But first, they have to say they’re sorry.

Far-right pod found on mainstream streaming platforms

Spotify un-right yourself!

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Some well-known platforms host rightwing podcasts.

Lyssna: White supremacists air views on podcasts

White supremacists in Sweden are using podcasts – published on well-known platforms – to spread their messages online, reports newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

Daniel Poohl, editor-in-chief at Expo, a magazine that’s long covered right-wing extremism in Sweden, says podcasts have become a more popular medium among alt-right groups to spread their message and to help recruit new members.

Spotify, one of the platforms that features a podcast by the Swedish far-right group Nordic Alt-right, did not respond to Dagens Nyheter for comment about the podcast.

Poohl says it wouldn’t take much for platforms to be more vigilant against hosting content that’s racist and that could incite hatred.

Liv Lewitschnik
liv.lewitschnik@sverigesradio.se

Austrian deputy leader endorses far-right term ‘population replacement’

nazification in Austria – deja vu

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Heinz-Christian Strache says term associated with extreme right is a ‘term of reality’

Austria’s deputy leader has said his party is fighting against a “replacement” of the native population, endorsing a term usually employed by the extreme right, as the country’s rightwing populists double down on their rhetoric before the European elections.

Heinz-Christian Strache, the deputy chancellor in Austria’s conservative-nationalist coalition government and the leader of the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ), told the Krone newspaper on Sunday that his party was “consistently following the path for our Austrian homeland, the fight against population replacement, as people expect of us.”

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Breastfeeding reduces child obesity risk by up to 25%, WHO finds

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Organisation says marketing claims formula is as good for babies as breast milk are misleading

Breastfeeding can cut the chances of a child becoming obese by up to 25%, according to a major study involving 16 countries.

World Health Organisation (WHO) experts who led the Europe-wide research are calling for more help and encouragement to women to breastfeed, as well as curbs on the marketing of formula milk which, said senior author Dr João Breda, misled women into thinking breast was not necessarily better.

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In fighting all oversight, Trump has made his most dictatorial move | Robert Reich

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The president is treating Congress with contempt. This cannot stand – and Congress must fight back

“We’re fighting all the subpoenas,” says the person who is supposed to be chief executive of the United States government.

Related: Fox News analyst says Mueller report proves Trump did obstruct justice

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