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Germany’s Globalist Leaders Spark Outrage with Grinning Selfie at Pope’s Funeral as AfD Shows Solemn Statesmanship

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Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (right) on a selfie with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier via X (Twitter)

A grinning selfie taken by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder on the way to Pope Francis’ funeral has triggered widespread condemnation, fueling fresh criticism of Germany’s political elite for their uncouth disregard of decorum and Christian values.

The image, shared on social media by Steinmeier and Söder themselves, showed the two smiling broadly inside a government vehicle en route to the Vatican ceremony. The timing and tone of the post, as one might expect, drew immediate backlash from both conservative commentators and ordinary citizens, who accused the officials of turning a sacred event into a moment of personal vanity.

“Two of the nation’s top officials acting like schoolboys on a class trip—only the beer cans are missing,” remarked Frédéric Schwilden in Die Welt, one of Germany’s papers of record, calling it a “godless neglect of political culture.”

In stark contrast, representatives of the primary opposition party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), who were also present in Rome, conducted themselves with a markedly different tone. Nicole Höchst, Member of the Bundestag, and Petr Bystron, Member of the European Parliament, attended the funeral as official representatives of the AfD. Both abstained from media theatrics, maintaining a quiet and reverent presence during the solemn ceremony.

“Pope Francis always stood up for the weak and marginalized,” said Höchst in a statement ahead of the funeral. “His legacy reminds us, as political representatives, to assume responsibility for social cohesion.”

Bystron, speaking from Rome, added: “Regardless of political differences, we honor Pope Francis as a voice of morality and conscience in an increasingly secularized world. With our participation, we wish to underline the enduring importance of the Catholic Church for Europe’s identity and the preservation of Christian values.”

The selfie incident is the latest in a series of perceived embarrassments involving Germany’s governing officials. Just days before the funeral, Berlin’s SPD Senator for Labor, Cansel Kiziltepe, stirred controversy by referring to Tesla vehicles as “Nazi cars” on social media, a remark widely condemned as trivializing the Holocaust. One user responded: “Those who make such comparisons degrade concentration camps to parking lots.”

Critics say these episodes reflect a deeper cultural malaise within Germany’s political establishment, one marked by an excess of vanity, disrespect for tradition, and a persistent double standard in how political behavior is judged.

While AfD, the boogieman for Germany’s globalist establishment, is frequently accused of failing to uphold proper conduct, it was the party’s own representatives who upheld a standard of dignity in Rome, while top officials from the ruling coalition drew criticism for unbecoming conduct.

Notably absent from the funeral was CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who has positioned himself as a future chancellor. His nonappearance drew attention as world leaders such as Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron used the occasion to engage in symbolic gestures of diplomacy and unity.

The absence was criticized by conservative economist and former Bundestag candidate Prof. Max Otte, who commented: “Angela Merkel, Robert Habeck, Annalena Baerbock, and Olaf Scholz have ruined Germany. Friedrich Merz will now likely become its insolvency administrator, liquidator, and asset manager.”

The episode in Rome that Söder and Steinmeier are surely anxious to put behind them has highlighted what many see as the widening gulf between the political class and the values of ordinary Germans. While establishment politicians take selfies and trade insults online, the AfD continues to position itself as the only serious political outfit in Germany and the voice of traditional values, national dignity, and Christian heritage.

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Black Lives Matter Activist in Boston Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges – Scammed Donors to Fund Her Lifestyle

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A Black Lives Matter activist in Boston named Monica Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to federal charges this week, admitting that she scammed donors and used their money to fund her own lavish lifestyle.

Cannon-Grant was previously held up as an admired figure. The city of Boston named her the Bostonian of the year at one point for her ‘social justice activism’ and she was even recognized by the Boston Celtics basketball team for her efforts.

She is now facing a minimum of two years in prison.

The New York Post reports:

BLM-linked activist admits conning donors to fund her lavish lifestyle

A once-celebrated Boston social activist has pleaded guilty to defrauding donors — including Black Lives Matter — out of thousands of dollars that she used as a personal piggy bank.

Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to 18 counts of fraud-related crimes that she committed with her late husband while operating their Violence in Boston (VIB) activists group, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

The activist scammed money — including $3,000 from a BLM group — while claiming it was to help feed children and run protests like one in 2020 over the murder of George Floyd and police violence.

Cannon-Grant also conned her way into getting $100,000 in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits — which she used to pay off her personal auto loan and car insurance policy.

But she has now confessed to transferring funds to personal bank accounts to pay for rent, shopping sprees, delivery meals, visits to a nail salon — and even a summer vacation to Maryland.

Just amazing.

Here’s a local video report:

She should pay back every penny.

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Keith Olbermann Backpedals Furiously With Apology for Threatening CNN’s Scott Jennings – Jennings Responds (VIDEO)

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As the Gateway Pundit reported yesterday, former MSNBC host and generally unhinged leftist Keith Olbermann, appeared to threaten CNN’s conservative pundit Scott Jennings on Twitter saying, ‘You’re next motherf**ker.’

Well, Olbermann may have gotten a phone call or a visit from the FBI because today he walked back those comments with a full-throated apology.

RedState has an update:

To quickly recap, Scott Jennings, a Salem Media Network radio host and conservative CNN political commentator, reacted to breaking news on Monday that Kimmel had been reinstated by tweeting, “So basically his employer suspended him for being an insensitive pr**k, and we don’t live in an authoritarian regime? Got it.”

This enraged Olbermann, who proceeded to tweet what many, including Jennings, perceived to be a threat. “You’re next, motherf**ker. But keep mugging to the camera.” Jennings tagged Patel and included a screengrab of the tweets in response.

Though the FBI hasn’t commented as to whether an investigation was launched, Olbermann ostensibly appears to have thought twice about what he tweeted and deleted, apologizing profusely in tweets posted on Tuesday and claiming what he wrote was “misinterpreted”:

See Olbermann’s tweet below:

Scott Jennings, always a class act, offered this hilarious response:

Keith Olbermann really needs help. The guy is just so out of control.

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Where is Lance Twiggs? Kirk Assassin’s Transgender Lover Has Vanished

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Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson and roommate Lance Twiggs

Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner – a male-to-female trans named Lance “Luna” Twiggs.

The FBI used Robinson’s texts with his transgender partner to solidify that Robinson was the assassin. Lance Twiggs has not been charged with any crime; however, federal authorities are still investigating.

Last week, Utah authorities released the text exchange between Tyler Robinson and his transgender lover, Lance Twiggs, sent shortly after Kirk’s assassination.

Utah County District Attorney Jeff Gray announced seven charges against Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson. They will also be seeking the death penalty.

Robinson was charged with:

– Count 1: Aggravated murder (capital offense)
– Count 2: Felony reckless discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury
– Count 3: Felony obstruction of justice for hiding the firearm
– Count 4: Felony obstruction of justice for discarding the clothing he wore during the shooting
– Count 5: Witness tampering for asking roommate to delete incriminating messages
– Count 6: Witness temperating for demanding trans roommate stay silent, and not speak to police
– Count 7: Commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child

Jeff Gray released the chilling texts between Tyler Robinson and his “love” Lance Twiggs.

Read the text exchange here:

Tyler Robinson texts with transgender lover Lance Twiggs / 1
Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson texts with transgender lover Lance Twiggs / 2

Lance Twiggs was reportedly cooperating with the FBI, however, according to the Daily Mail he has seemingly vanished.

“If [Lance Twiggs] ever comes back, it will be in a body bag,” a neighbor said to the Daily Mail. “That’s not a threat – I’m just saying that there are so many people who want a piece of him he’d be mad to show his face in public again. This was a generational event.”

The Daily Mail reported:

The Trans boyfriend of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin has fled their former lovenest – and locals tell the Daily Mail they never want to see him again.

Lance Twiggs, 22, was led away for questioning when police swooped on the smart three-bed condo he shared with accused gunman Tyler Robinson, 22.

Shaken neighbors say the part time plumber has not been back to the $320,000 property in St. George, Utah – one declaring: ‘Good riddance. I never want to see either of them again.’

His beaten-up Infinity compact is still parked in his space with his work gear tossed across the back seat and a sandwich wrapper and a drink on the front passenger seat.

Upstairs lights have been left on for more than a week and notes and Amazon packages are piling up outside the home owned by Twiggs’s devout Mormon family.

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