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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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[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world 2 points 27 minutes 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.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 15 points 8 hours ago

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

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 hours ago (2 children)
[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 hours ago

You can't criticize the democrats? Did Fox News shut down?

[–] Leg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Democrats are criticized by democrats all the time. Republicans actively censor all criticism they have control over.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours 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.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 45 points 15 hours 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?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 46 points 17 hours 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 4 points 7 hours 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?"

[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 16 points 15 hours 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.

[–] Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

UN vote on combating glorification of nazism

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 30 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It's that same fucking map again

[–] Karkitoo@lemmy.ml 25 points 18 hours ago (2 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)

[–] stray@pawb.social 3 points 9 hours 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.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 15 points 16 hours ago

Indeed they used the pretense of “removing Nazis”

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

[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 56 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml -1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Would you expect western propaganda outlets to be more truthful on this?

Here's a Yahoo article on it ig. There's a bunch more too now.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 37 points 20 hours ago

That's not "a Yahoo article". Yahoo! News hosts articles from different sources, and this is from some shitty E-tier website called comingsoon.net.

Probably the best source for this currently is the HuffPost.

[–] zante@slrpnk.net 29 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Love how he’s been championing Nazis and telling holocaust jokes for years , but the salute is somehow too much for people

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

And the ADL condones the salute, but condemns the jokes.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 30 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago

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

[–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago (1 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.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The leader of the free world everybody.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 16 hours ago (1 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 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 15 hours ago
[–] Suoko@feddit.it 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)