Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Schumer, Pelosi Say Trump Had A ‘Temper Tantrum,’ Left Meeting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were quick to slam President Trump’s “temper tantrum” at their meeting on Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported. The president met with the Democratic duo to talk about infrastructure, but the meeting only reportedly lasted 20 minutes before Trump stormed out to do a press conference….
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Fast Forward Christian Woman Who Dressed Orthodox, Tried To Convert Jewish Neighbors Lashes Out At Critics
One half of the Christian couple who dressed and acted like Orthodox Jews and tried to convert their neighbors wrote a Facebook post this week defending their actions and lambasting the “fake stories” that have brought “shame to Judaism.” Rivkah Joy Weber, who went by the name Rivkah Costello while living in the heavily-Jewish Chicago…
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Fast Forward UW-Milwaukee Won’t Punish Student For Holding Swastika At Pro-Israel Event
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee won’t discipline the student who held up a sign with a swastika that called for gassing Jews, noting it was “freedom of speech,” the Jewish Chronicle reported. Kristian Gresham held the sign on May 6, at a campus Israel Independence Day event. The front featured a swastika, and the back said…
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Fast Forward Trump’s Attempt To Hide Financial Records Goes To Court Run By Merrick Garland
President Trump’s legal efforts to keep his financial records sealed will go to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals — where the chief judge is Merrick Garland, HuffPost explained Monday. A federal judge ruled on Monday in favor of the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s subpoena of president’s records from an accounting firm, Politico reported. Trump…
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Fast Forward Coretta Scott King Rebuked Al Sharpton For His Role In The Crown Heights Riots
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton shared for the first time on Monday the story of when Coretta Scott King harshly criticized him for his part in the deadly 1991 Crown Heights riots, JTA reported. Speaking at a conference in Washington organized by the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center, Sharpton didn’t directly bring up the…
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Fast Forward White Nationalist Group Rebrands, But It’s Still Doing White Nationalist Events
The “alt-right” group Identity Evropa has rebranded to the American Identity Movement — and it’s planning its next action for July 4th weekend in Washington, D.C. Identity Evropa promotes a white nationalist ideology, with members who see themselves as “identitarians” preserving Western culture. The group rebranded after the left-wing media collective Unicorn Riot leaked tens of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Flee After Counter-Protesters Strip Down To Bras
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with police in Jerusalem over the weekend in protest of the Eurovision Song Contest final, which was held on Shabbat. The impassioned crowd blocked Haneviim Street and stopped traffic on Saturday, The Times of Israel reported. Protestors attacked officers responding to the demonstration, and one was arrested. The protestors, shouting…
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Fast Forward A U.S.-Born IDF Lone Soldier Died By Suicide. Her Family Is Looking For Answers.
The family of an American-born lone soldier in the Israel Defense Forces who recently died by suicide is using social media to piece together what happened, The Times of Israel reported. Michaela Levit, 19, was found dead on her base in central Israel last week. Her body was flown to South Florida, where her family…
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