The Daily Populous

Sunday December 17th, 2023 day edition

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Donald Trump, just weeks after using the fascist terminology “vermin” to describe sections of American society he dislikes, again declared at a New Hampshire rally that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country”.

That’s what they’ve done,” Trump told the crowd.

“They poison mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in South America … but all over the world.

It is the second time Trump has used the poisoned blood phrase, which has been widely condemned for echoing white supremacist rhetoric.

“Trump also recently talked about, ‘The blood of America is being poisoned’ … Again, echoes the same phrases used in Nazi Germany,” Biden said at the time.

His new plans reportedly include placing undocumented immigrants who already live in the US into detention camps, purportedly to await deportation.

The broadcaster Mehdi Hasan said on Saturday: “Classic Trump: say something crazy outrageous, neo-Nazi-like and it gets headlines, creates outrage. »

Trump quotes Putin condemning American democracy, praises autocrat Orban

Authored by washingtonpost.com

“Putin hates western values like democracy and the rule of law, so does Trump.”.

“It shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy,” Trump quoted Putin saying in the speech.

Democratic world leaders have sought to isolate Orban for eroding civil liberties and bolstering ties with Putin. »

First ever Mario 64 Luigi footage seemingly discovered via old VHS tape

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

26 years after its release, the first ever footage appearing to show an early Super Mario 64 multiplayer mode with Luigi has been discovered.

One seconds-long snippet of footage appears to show off-screen gameplay of both Mario and Luigi in an early version of Super Mario 64.

According to Miyamoto, Luigi remained in Super Mario 64 until the final year of development, after which he was removed due to memory issues. »

Extremely rare dolphin with thumbs photographed in Greek gulf

Authored by livescience.com
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A striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) with hooked "thumbs" photographed in the Gulf of Corinth in July 2023.

A strange dolphin in the Gulf of Corinth has developed intriguing, hook-shaped "thumbs" carved out of its flippers, photographs show.

The Gulf of Corinth is a semi-enclosed pocket of the Ionian Sea, sandwiched between the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese peninsula. »

Alex Jones offers $55m to Sandy Hook families to satisfy $1.5bn judgment

Authored by theguardian.com

The payment would also be accompanied by a percentage of his personal annual revenue, and a slice of Infowars revenue.

After 26 people, including children and teachers, died in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, Jones spent years spreading misinformation about the massacre.

He claimed the school shooting was a hoax targeting Americans’ firearms and that the victims’ families were “crisis actors”. »