Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Let’s Troll Unite The Right Planner Kessler By Pointing Out His Jewish Surname
There are a lot of Jewish and non-Jewish Kesslers out there — it’s one of those tricky last names. In the days before the year anniversary of the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., one name in particular keeps getting tossed around: Jason Kessler. The last name Kessler has German and Ashkenzai Jewish…
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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro Plays ‘Orthodox Jew’ Card In Ocasio-Cortez Spat
When Democratic House candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was challenged to a debate — for $10,000 toward her campaign — by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Wednesday, she tweeted Thursday that she it was an example of “catcalling.” Shapiro clapped back, arguing that she’s accusing that “the Orthodox Jew … is ACKSHUALLY a sexist catcaller for asking…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump Sent To Campaign In Suburbia To Regain Lost Support
Ivanka Trump will reportedly spearhead the White House’s midterm tactics to target suburban voters, an idea strategists conclude might regain the support of educated women turned off by her father’s rhetoric, the Independent reported Thursday. While the president’s approval rating among Republicans remains strong, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, it has dipped among some demographics,…
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Fast Forward Here’s How Mnuchin’s Managed To Survive In Trumpworld
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin stays out of the limelight — unless he’s defending his boss. Many are surprised Mnuchin, a moderate with no prior experience in politics, would last this long in the White House, as noted in a Bloomberg profile. His strategy for remaining a player in the ever-changing administration was to stay silent,…
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Fast Forward More Than 3,000 Incidents Of Extremism In 2018, Seen In ADL’s Interactive Map
Nearly a year after the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, the Anti-Defamation League launched an interactive map that details extremist and anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S., the organization announced Thursday. Hovering above the ADL H.E.A.T. (Hate, Extremism, Anti-Semitism, Terrorism) Map, which is black and features color-code dots over a white-outlined map of the…
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Fast Forward ADL’s New Interactive Map Highlights Anti-Semitic Data and Trends
The Anti-Defamation League launched an interactive map that details extremist and anti-Semitic incidents in the United States, the organization announced Thursday. The ADL H.E.A.T. Map was developed by ADL experts in its Center on Extremism. The map allows users to see the tactics extremists use, read details on specific incidents, compare activity by type or…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Should Not Go ‘Unchallenged,’ Says Chicago Write-In Candidate
A former Republican congressional staffer is launching an independent write-in campaign in the Chicago-area district where a neo-Nazi will be on the ballot in November, Politico reported. Lawyer and former congressional aide Justin Hanson said he felt compelled to join the race for the 3rd Congressional District after learning Holocaust denier Arthur Jones was the…
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Fast Forward Patrick Little’s ‘Name The Jew’ Tour Spreading Anti-Semitism Nationwide
Before he moves to northern Idaho in mid-August with plans of establishing a “regional capital,” neo-Nazi former Senate candidate Patrick Little has embarked on a cross-country tour he calls “Name The Jew,” where he spews anti-Semitic propaganda at passers-by, according to the Anti-Defamation League. An avowed anti-Semite, Little claims Jews conspired to stop him from…
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