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Rabat, May 6 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mohamed Siali) A new extreme right current is taking shape in social networks in Morocco, where its followers resort to a patriotic reading of history to seek stimuli to national pride and overcome traditional right-wing narratives.FOOTAGE OF MIDDLE AGES HISTORICAL MONUMENTS FROM THE CITY OF RABAT AND PRE-CHRISTIAN OBJECTS ON DISPLAY AT RABAT'S MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CIVILIZATIONS.
Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh has deactivated his Twitter account. Limbaugh's choice to step off Twitter follows the permanent suspension of President Trump's account by the company. Limbaugh is one of a handful of high-profile Trump supporters who closed or lost their Twitter accounts following the Capitol Hill insurrection. Twitter has also suspended the accounts of Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn, pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, and Ron Watkins. Business Insider reports Limbaugh has praised the rioters as being in the same class as Revolutionary War heroes Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams.
Attorney Lin Wood tweeted on Friday that Vice President Mike Pence should be arrested for treason and executed by firing squad. The staunch supporter of President Donald Trump also blamed Chief Justice John Roberts and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the election results. According to Business Insider, Wood's remarks triggered some Republicans to issue tweets to distance themselves from him. Among them were Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis, and the conservative high school student Nicholas Sandmann. In recent weeks, Wood has filed or joined lawsuits to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's election victory. Wood has also cited conspiracy theories in the past.
Tensions grow at Paris' Place de la République where the police is using tear gas to try to disperse the remaining protesters in a demonstration against a new security law. IMAGES
The end of a demonstration near the Eiffel Tower in Paris is marked by a few incidents of discord, including the burning of garbage cans. Demonstrators gather at the call of journalists' unions against the proposed law 'global security' that would place limits on the filming of on-duty police officers, adopted the day before by the National Assembly. IMAGES
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti attends the launch of a new 'anti-proximity' bracelet. This device, which resembles an electronic bracelet and is attached to the ankle, allows violent spouses or ex-spouses to be geo-located and triggers an alert system when they approach their victim. IMAGES