Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Who Named Baby After Hitler Tried To Convert To Judaism
A British neo-Nazi who named his baby after Adolf Hitler — but who had attempted to convert to Judaism before fully turning toward hate — has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for being a member of an illegal hate group, The Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday. Adam Thomas and his wife Claudia Patatas were…
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Fast Forward Man Who Said He Wanted To ‘Kill All Of The Jews’ Convicted Of Hate Crime
An Ohio man was convicted Monday of a hate crime after attacking a man he thought was Jewish while allegedly shouting “I want to kill all of the Jews,” Buzzfeed News reported. The verdict related to an incident in February 2017, when Izmir Koch began shouting in Russian, asking if anyone else outside a Cincinnati…
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Fast Forward Kushner Gets Kudos For Role In Criminal Justice Bill
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is getting a pat on the back for his leadership in attempting to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system. It’s a bipartisan affair, with both Republicans and Democrats who worked on the bill crediting him for taking the reins, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was influential in convincing…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller Went On TV With Sprayed-On Hair And Twitter Loves To Hate It
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller sported a temporary new look on CBS’s Face the Nation, courtesy of a spray can. In what appears to be an attempt at covering his receding hairline, Miller, known for his hardline anti-immigration policies, sprayed — rather unevenly — something to give the illusion of closely cropped hair. But,…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Flag Painted Over Part Of Anti-Semitism Awareness Mural
A mural painted on Pomona College’s “free speech” wall intended to raise awareness of the rise in anti-Semitism in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was partially painted over by a Palestinian flag, the Claremont Independent reported. “Palestine exists. Acknowledge it,” was painted next to the original phrase, “Anti-Semitism Exists. Acknowledge it.” Claremont College’s…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Negotiator: White House Needs Statesman, Not Real Estate Agents
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner doesn’t have a great rapport with Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat — at their last meeting, things went sour, Erekat recently said in an on-stage interview at the Doha Forum in Qatar. Buzzfeed News on Sunday provided a transcript of Erekat’s recollection of the November 30 meeting. Less than…
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Fast Forward Adam Schiff Writes Screenplays On The Side — Including One About The Holocaust
This week’s Fun Fact comes courtesy of Rep. Adam Schiff, who shared in his New Yorker profile that not only is he a movie buff (and often quotes “The Big Lebowski”), but also he writes screenplays on the side. There seemed to be more than a tinge of regret in the California congressman’s voice when…
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Fast Forward HQ Trivia Co-Founder Colin Kroll Dies of Apparent Drug Overdose
The co-founder of the popular gaming app HQ Trivia app was found dead of an apparent drug overdose Sunday morning in New York, The Wall Street Journal reported. Colin Kroll, 34, was well known in the tech industry, with HQ Trivia one of his most notable creations. Launched in August 2017, the app became a…
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