Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Lindsey Graham To Jewish Activist: Sorry About Your Rape, Call The Cops
When an activist attending the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings into allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh approached Sen. Lindsey Graham with her own story of sexual assault during a recess, he reportedly waved her off. “Senator Graham, I was raped 13 years ago,” Robyn Swerling told Graham, according to CNN. “I’m so sorry,” Graham…
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Fast Forward Former Member Of Nazi Pedophile Sect Avoids Jail Time
A German former member of a Nazi pedophile sect, who was convicted in Chile, will not be sent to jail for complicity in child sex abuse because of the countries’ differing judicial standards, the Guardian reported. Hartmut Hopp, 74, will not be sentenced because the evidence provided in the Chilean court wasn’t strong enough by…
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Fast Forward Sign Here If You Want A Brooklyn Building Named After RBG
There might soon be a building named after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced Thursday that he is lobbying to rename the Brooklyn Municipal Building after Ginsburg, in honor of her 25th anniversary serving on the Supreme Court, Gothamist reported. On the online petition, which will be sent to New York…
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Fast Forward Bloomberg Heading Toward Raising $100 Million For Democrats, Passing $80M Goal
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is likely to spend $100 million on the midterm House of Representatives races, Fortune reported. Bloomberg, a potential 2020 presidential candidate, has already met the $80 million he promised to spend to ensure the Democrats get control of the House. Half of the money will go to women candidates,…
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Breaking News Holocaust Survivors Led Christine Blasey Ford’s Lawyer Debra Katz To Advocacy
As Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to share her allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, she will be accompanied by her lawyer Debra Katz, a civil rights attorney who has emerged as a prominent women’s advocate in the #MeToo era. Ford’s is just one of…
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Fast Forward William Cohen Stood ‘100 Percent’ Behind Keeping Moonves At CBS
A longtime CBS board member and outspoken defender of former chairman Les Moonves has stepped down from his post, the Associated Press reported. William Cohen, the former Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton, stood behind the television executive after he was accused by several women of sexual misconduct. Moonves resigned after six more women…
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Fast Forward House Republicans Seek Subpoena For Rosenstein Memos
House Republicans have looked into issuing a subpoena to the Justice Department for memos penned by former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe to learn if Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein plotted to secretly record President Trump, Politico reported. The attempt is part of the fallout from a recent New York Times article that claimed Rosenstein…
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Fast Forward Rudy Giuliani Poses With White Nationalist Candidate
President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani was photographed with a Canadian political candidate who promotes white nationalism and anti-Semitism, The Daily Beast reported. Faith Goldy, a far-right YouTube personality, is running for mayor of Toronto. She tweeted on Tuesday photos of her with the former New York City mayor with the caption: “Just like Giuliani cleaned…
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