lsanderson | Jan. 26th, 2025

Well! Herr Trump has managed to get two idiots, err, governors out of NoDak and SoDak!

Analysis
Energized neo-Nazis feel their moment has come as Trump changes everything
Ben Makuch
Far-right chatrooms are abuzz as extremists plan to use the next four years as ‘breathing room’ and look to expand
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/neo-nazis-trump-extremism

Rediscovered Munch painting with ‘intriguing mystery’ to go on display in UK for first time
Striking image will be unveiled at National Portrait Gallery in March, as part of a major exhibition of the Norwegian master’s portraits
Dalya Alberge
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jan/26/rediscovered-munch-painting-with-intriguing-mystery-to-go-on-display-in-uk-for-first-time

From gay clubs to Maga anthem: the absurd, contested history of the Village People’s YMCA
A barely recognizable version of the band performed the 1978 classic at Donald Trump’s inauguration, the latest chapter in a strange tale of disco, feuds and showboating
Owen Myers
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/26/ymca-trump-village-people