Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at pink@forward.com or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
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By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward Synagogue Shooter Named, Also Under Investigation For Unsolved Mosque Arson
The suspect in the shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California is a 19-year-old white man named John Earnest, San Diego County Sheriff William Gore confirmed Saturday. Gore also confirmed that an “open letter” was being investigated. A manifesto published in his name was published on Saturday morning on 8chan, an online message board popular…
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News Lawyers Drop Daily Stormer Publisher and Neo-Nazi, Andrew Anglin
Attorneys for the publisher of the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer have said they intend to stop representing him because he refuses to emerge from his overseas hiding place to testify in his harassment trial, HuffPost reported Thursday. Andrew Anglin was sued in 2017 by a Montana woman named Tanya Gersh, a year after he…
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Fast Forward Dayton, Ohio Braces Itself For Upcoming KKK Rally
Community members in Dayton, Ohio are divided over how to react to a Ku Klux Klan rally that the hate group has planned in the city next month, the Dayton Daily News reported Thursday. A Justice Department liaison invited to speak at a community meeting, Daedra A. Von Mike McGhee, urged residents not to go…
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Fast Forward Texas Judge Blocks Anti-BDS Law, Says 1st Amendment Protects Israel Boycotters
A federal judge in Texas blocked a law on Thursday that banned state entities from contracting with businesses that support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Judge Robert Pitman ruled in a 56-page opinion that the law serves to “suppress unpopular ideas” and “manipulate the public debate through coercion rather than persuasion….This…
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Fast Forward White Nationalist Accused Of ‘Hit List’ Terror Plot May Be Released, Judge Says
A self-described white nationalist Coast Guard officer who was arrested after being accused of plotting a domestic terror attack can be released from prison before trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Christopher Hasson, 50, allegedly stockpiled weapons and made a “hit list” of prominent Democrats and journalists, and was accused of firearms and drug charges. But…
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Fast Forward Michigan Man Charged With Anti-Semitic Death Threats Toward Hillel Employee
A 19-year-old in Michigan has been charged with a felony after allegedly sending anti-Semitic threats to a man who dated his ex-girlfriend, as well as to the man’s employer, the Hillel Jewish student center at Michigan State University. The threats began in late October, according to the Lansing State Journal, when Jack Hurlbut allegedly told…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Cory Booker Calls Trump’s Attacks On Ilhan Omar ‘Reprehensible’
Speaking at a forum for Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Cory Booker defended Rep. Ilhan Omar from attacks on her from President Trump and others, calling them “toxic” and “reprehensible.” During a question-and-answer forum, an audience member said that Omar had been “critical of the outside influence of AIPAC in determining U.S. foreign policy, including funding…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Residents Keep Trying To Kick Orthodox Jews Out Of City Parks
After a resident of Brick Township in central New Jersey complained on Twitter to mayor John Ducey on Tuesday about the city’s parks and beaches being “invaded by the hasidic and orthodox jews,” Ducey’s response was to recommend that she call the police. A constituent tweets at the Mayor of Brick Township, New Jersey about…
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