Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Julia Salazar Blasts ‘Baseless’ Accusations On Affair With Keith Hernandez And Arrest
New York State senate candidate Julia Salazar put out a statement on her campaign website Thursday evening, addressing accusations about a past affair and arrest as “baseless.” The Daily Mail and Tablet posted articles Thursday with claims that Salazar had an affair with Mets player Keith Hernandez and was arrested in 2011 after Hernandez’ then-wife,…
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Fast Forward Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Dodges Hate Speech Question In Congressional Hearing
When Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg testified to Congress Wednesday about online propaganda and voter manipulation, she didn’t fully answer a question about whether the social media giant was profiting off hate, Slate reported. California Sen. Kamala Harris pointed out that the more users engage, the more revenue Facebook takes in. Hateful and conspiratorial…
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Fast Forward Now We Know: A Former Kavanaugh Clerk Did Not Flash A White-Power Sign
Was it, or was it not a white power sign? Prominent anti-Trump Twitter figure Dr. Eugene Gu pointed out Tuesday the strange position in which Supreme Court hopeful Brett Kavanaugh’s former clerk rested her hand during the confirmation hearing. He claimed that longtime Republican legal operative Zina Bash was flashing a “white power sign.” Kavanaugh’s…
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Fast Forward Annual White House Rosh Hashanah Call With Rabbis Comes Off As Afterthought
Invitations to the annual pre-Rosh Hashanah call the president holds with rabbis went out with less than a week’s notice, the Religion News Service reported. The White House sent a save-the-date invitation to rabbis late Friday afternoon, according to an email forwarded to RNS. “You are invited to join President Donald J. Trump and members…
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Fast Forward Congressman Uses Auction Skills To Drown Out Laura Loomer’s Protest
The “alt-right” Jewish activist and self-proclaimed “citizen journalist” Laura Loomer interrupted Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s congressional testimony to protest losing her verification as part of the social media platform’s purge of hate figures. “You are a liar, Jack Dorsey,” she shouted, holding up her phone with a pink selfie stick as she called on President…
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Fast Forward AEPi Brother At Florida State Fractured Skull During ‘Scumbag Of The Week’ Game
It was the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi’s “scumbag of the week” tradition that led to the hospitalization of a student at Florida State University, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. Investigators say members of the now-suspended fraternity were participating in a game called “scumbag of the week,” in which a member is singled out in the…
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Fast Forward Former Editor Of Tucker Carlson’s Website Wrote For Richard Spencer’s Magazine
The former editor for the right-wing news website The Daily Caller cut ties with the conservative website after it was revealed that he wrote for the white-supremacist publication Radix Journal, The Atlantic reported Wednesday. Scott Greer stopped contributing to The Daily Caller last week after The Atlantic uncovered leaked messages that showed he was also…
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Fast Forward Gary Cohn Swiped Papers Off Trump’s Desk To ‘Protect The Country’
Former White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn swiped a letter he deemed dangerous to national security from the Oval Office desk to keep President Trump from signing it, according to Bob Woodward’s new book “Fear.” The president’s signature would have removed the U.S. from a major trade agreement with South Korea, according to CNN,…
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