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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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[–] Eryn6844@beehaw.org 2 points 4 hours ago

smells like a duck quacks like a duck, shits on the floor. must be a duck..

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world 15 points 7 hours 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 20 points 15 hours ago

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

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 8 points 14 hours ago (6 children)

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

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Yeah but it was more so talking about how when Democrats are in power it's okay to criticize both Democrat and republicans, however once Republicans are in power you're not allowed to criticize Republicans because the power stigma shifts.

something that I've started noticing as of late as well. If you try to criticize the Republican Party you'll be met with resistance, arguments and full shutdown leadin to personal attacks, where if you criticize the Democratic Party, they will still disagree with what you say but they'll at least listen to you.

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 51 points 22 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?

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 73 points 1 day 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 7 points 14 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?"

[–] Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 97 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)
[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 1 points 3 hours ago

Hmm wonder who the two are...

I was expecting the US and Isreal but it ended up being Ukraine as the second one.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 52 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's that same fucking map again

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[–] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 38 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

If a fascist man, who nazi salutes at public events and who publicly supports nazi and fascist aligned governments around the world cannot be called a nazi, who can?

[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 12 points 20 hours ago

Jewish Voice for Peace

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[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 20 points 21 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.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

if i hear one more lib tell me that in USA you can freely say anything without repercussions as an argument...

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 14 points 23 hours ago

They’ll just tell you it’s because Trump is in office that you can’t criticize it now

[–] FromPieces@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 23 hours ago

Musk tried to defend his flagrant Nazi pageantry by pointing himself out as a Zionist. Wasn't literally Hitler a supporter of the creation of Israel (a Jewish state)?

Over this past year of Israel's full-throated genocide in Palestine, I've been surprised to not see it pointed out that (to my understanding) Zionism was a platform of the Nazi party.

Am I wrong? Was Zionism not so explicitly supported by the Nazi party?

[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

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[–] zante@slrpnk.net 37 points 1 day 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 6 points 14 hours ago

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

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 16 hours ago

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

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 day ago (11 children)

The leader of the free world everybody.

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