Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Who Called Pittsburgh A ‘Dry Run’ Busted By FBI
A Washington D.C. man was arrested on a gun charge after his family contacted authorities, worried when he called the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting a “dry run,” the Washington Post reported. Jeffrey R. Clark Jr. described himself to law enforcement officers as a white nationalist, according to federal court filings. He also followed the Pittsburgh shooting…
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Fast Forward Money-Grubbing Jew Photos For Sale On Stock Image Website
The well-known stock image website Shutterstock had photos of a Jewish man in a yarmulka excitedly leaning over a pile of money. A Twitter user took a screenshot of the image and posted it, saying several versions were for sale. The image, which perpetuates the age-old stereotype that Jews are greedy and money-hungry, has since…
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Fast Forward Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Back In Business
After fracturing three ribs last week, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to work Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. The 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice is working in her office for the first time since falling last Wednesday, according to a court employee. She spent Thursday night in the hospital and worked from home Friday, according to…
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Fast Forward Prosecutors Had A Whopping 80-Page Indictment Ready For Michael Cohen
President Trump was involved in approving the hush-money payments made to women who claimed to have had an affair with him, and directed the deals with his “fixer” Michael Cohen, according to an 80-page indictment prepared by federal prosecutors and seen by the Wall Street Journal. The indictment would have been introduced if Cohen had…
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Fast Forward LOOK: Giant Menorah Survives Jewish Camp Ravaged By Fire
On top of the hill, above the barren soil charred by wildfire, Camp Hess Kramer’s menorah remained standing. The Jewish summer camp in the Malibu hills posted a haunting photo Sunday on its Facebook page that detailed just a portion of the damage created by the Woolsey fire, one of three that has raged through…
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Fast Forward Trump Supporter Screams ‘F—-ing Jews’ At Florida Recount Protest
Florida’s statewide recounts have began in the divisive Senate and gubernatorial races, and protestors were on hand at several election offices to make their anger heard — including one woman in South Florida who yelled about “the f——— Jews.” There have been protests in Broward County offices since Friday, NBC News reported. This one started…
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Fast Forward Hero California Rabbi Evacuates For Wildfire — But Only After Shabbat In Secret Prayer Bunker
Rabbi Barry Diamond wasn’t about to let California’s raging fires get in the way of welcoming Shabbat with his congregants. Despite receiving an evacuation notice, Diamond and Cantor David Shukiar of Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks continued with their planned virtual service, streamed on Facebook Live, according to a Facebook post. “We hope that…
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Fast Forward Nadler Says No Plans To Impeach Kavanaugh
Rep. Jerry Nadler said Sunday that the House Judiciary Committee doesn’t plan to investigate or impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, The Hill reported. Nadler, the top Democrat on the committee and the person likely to chair it when the new Congress arrives in January, addressed claims brought up in a story by The Federalist,…
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