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A Milwaukee-based CBS affiliate has dismissed one of its weather presenters after she reportedly called Elon Musk a Nazi on social media, over a gesture the tech billionaire made during an inauguration rally for US President Donald Trump.

WDJT-TV (Channel 58), where meteorologist Sam Kuffel had worked since 2019, has confirmed her departure but provided no official explanation in an internal memo to or public comments, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

While the station described the matter as a “personal issue,” Kuffel was reportedly dismissed one day after commenting on Musk’s gesture on her Instagram account.

The TV channel has removed Kuffel’s bio from its website and no longer mentions her in its weather section, but retains articles written by her. Her Instagram account has been set to private, but screenshots purportedly capturing her posts are available online. She has not commented publicly on the incident.

Before her tenure at WDJT-TV, the journalist worked at WAOW-TV (Channel 9) in Wausau, after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in atmospheric science.

The Anti-Defamation League, a US-based pro-Israeli group which monitors anti-Semitism and hate speech, has described Musk’s gesture as “awkward” but did not say it was a Nazi salute. Similarly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is the subject of an International Criminal Court warrant on charges related to genocide, has tweeted in support of the X owner, declaring him to be “a friend of Israel.”

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[–] Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 93 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

UN vote on combating glorification of nazism

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 51 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's that same fucking map again

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[–] Karkitoo@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 months ago (9 children)

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2022/11/09/why-france-and-51-other-countries-voted-against-the-un-resolution-condemning-nazism_6003471_8.html

TL:DR the countries who voted against did so to prevent Russia from using this vote as a justification for their invasion of Ukraine. Indeed they used the pretense of "removing Nazis" for their invasion.

These countries do not condone fascism (or at least officially. I'm looking at you, USA)

[–] Azarova@hexbear.net 46 points 2 months ago

TL:DR the countries who voted against did so to prevent Russia from using this vote as a justification for their invasion of Ukraine. Indeed they used the pretense of "removing Nazis" for their invasion.

This doesn't explain why the West has repeatedly voted against it for over a decade.

[–] DoiDoi@hexbear.net 44 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Damn that's crazy that the country full of nazis and the fascist military industrial complex masquerading as a country arming them with billions of dollars worth of weapons would be the only two in the world to vote against the glorification of nazism. Totally wild. Oh and they vote against it every time, for years? Wow got to wonder what's up with that.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Russia is also full of Nazis, in case you forgot. In fact, most militaries have way too many Nazis, because they like to have an excuse to kill people.

I know where I'm posting this, and it's likely going to be ignored at best, but you don't get to just pretend like it's only other people.

Here's some information, but I recommend you also find more on your own, as an excercise:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism_in_Russia

Dmitry Valerievich Utkin, co-founder of the Wagner Group. Tattoos, for reference.

There's plenty more to see. Nazis are a problem everywhere, and the authoritarian state of Russia certainly isn't immune.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 37 points 2 months ago

Denouncing nazis would embolden our enemies huh

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 36 points 2 months ago

to prevent Russia from using this vote as a justification for their invasion of Ukraine.

The UN has, on a few occasions, voted to sanctioned war as lawful and justified. The resolution to condemn Nazism is absolutely not that, and it is pure bullshit to claim it would be functionally the same.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago

how's this explain germany, which abstained?

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 months ago

Indeed they used the pretense of “removing Nazis”

Absolutely huge brained move to vote for the glorification of nazism in response.

[–] stray@pawb.social 5 points 2 months ago

I've never been good at reading stuff like this, so it's more than plausible I'm just missing it, but I can't find where the resolution would give anyone the legal power or moral authority to invade another state.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Completely removing any credibility from the narrative that you like Nazis by checks notes voting against condemning Nazis.

Is that also the US's justification for voting against this resolution every time it comes up, before or since?

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[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 82 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Garbage article, hiding behind the ADL, afraid to call him a nazi as well. Cowards who don't call out nazi-ism are playing defense for the nazi's. To the wall with the lots of them, good on Sam for not bowing to fascist authority.

[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

It's like when a todler is hiding behind a thin pole and everyone can still see them. The ADL can't hide anything behind the phrase "awkward gesture." Someone needs only ask, "What makes it awkward?"

[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There must be a better source for this news than RT.

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 51 points 2 months ago

Right so calling the guy who endorses and promotes Nazis on his website, who reuses Nazi rhetoric and who uses Nazis symbols on camera is reckless?

[–] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If a fascist man, who nazi salutes at public events and who publicly supports nazi and fascist aligned governments around the world cannot be called a nazi, who can?

[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

Jewish Voice for Peace

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

From their perspective, Democrats.

[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

From their perspective? Feminists.

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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (6 children)
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[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 24 points 2 months ago

So Netanyahu, leader of a bunch of Nazis, just said he's a friend to them, case closed.

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

The Anti-Defamation League, a US-based pro-Israeli group which monitors anti-Semitism and hate speech, has described Musk’s gesture as “awkward” but did not say it was a Nazi salute.

That's a bit of bullshit. The ADL said specifically that it was NOT a Nazi salute. Which is the end of the ADL, for me. They're simply not credible as alleged opponents of anti-Semitism.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The leader of the free world everybody.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

The world arbiter of freedom and goodness

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is there even a leader of a free world any more? When the US went fascist it was Germany, but they've been having issues too lately.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The whole free world was a bullshit narrative to begin with.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago
[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Leader of a divied up and purchased world doesn't have the same ring to it. It has a ring of truth instead

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

The leader of divided and failing colonizer nations seems more accurate.

[–] jack@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)
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[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago

You know there is a specific type of person who holds 95% percent Nazi views, but is pointing fingers in all directions when an actual Nazi is called out as a Nazi. It is the same type of person that says he hates rapists most of all things, but never admits there is enough proof of sexual misconduct about any actual rapist. That person is the next door m'fer that enables fascism and patriarchy throughout history, and he is complicit to both.

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago
[–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If it quacks like a duck, if it walks like a duck, maybe, just maybe its a duck. They will still give some political grace saying its jot PC to call him a nazi even if he starts calling tump "mein fuher", starts preaching mein kampf, and starts building oddly large ovens.

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[–] Suoko@feddit.it 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago (6 children)

wasn't there a quote about control and knowing who you can't criticize?

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah but it was more so talking about how when Democrats are in power it's okay to criticize both Democrat and republicans, however once Republicans are in power you're not allowed to criticize Republicans because the power stigma shifts.

something that I've started noticing as of late as well. If you try to criticize the Republican Party you'll be met with resistance, arguments and full shutdown leadin to personal attacks, where if you criticize the Democratic Party, they will still disagree with what you say but they'll at least listen to you.

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[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

this is where u support them and prop them up to motivate people to do the same

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 months ago

OMG the comments section on that article is something...

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I've never trusted Russia Today to be a fact based news source and more importantly it's been a long time since I've trusted CBS to report on anything that isn't 100% motivated by their own self-interested drive for profit.

TLDR:

Neither news source involved are known to me to be particularly trustworthy.

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