Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Parents Of Sandy Hook Victim: Facebook Is An ‘Instrument To Disseminate Hate’
The parents of Noah Pozner, one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, penned an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the Guardian on Wednesday, urging him to find solutions to the abuse they, and other victims’ parents, have been subjected to, particularly on the social media…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman’s Daughter Moves To Israel With Husband And 4 Small Children
The daughter of former U.S. senator and ex-vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman was among 232 North Americans to arrive in Israel on Wednesday on a special flight chartered by aliyah organization Nefesh B’Nefesh, The Jerusalem Post reported. Lieberman’s daughter Hana Lowenstein immigrated to Israel with her husband Daniel and their four children, who range from…
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Fast Forward City Of Milwaukee Pulls Advertising From Breitbart
The tourism bureau for the city of Milwaukee announced Wednesday that it will pull advertising from Breitbart because of its connection to the neo-Nazi movement, according to HillReporter.com. The account of Visit Milwaukee, a tourism bureau that promotes events and attractions in Wisconsin’s biggest city, was receiving tweets condemning its choice to advertise on Breitbart’s…
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Fast Forward Clare Bronfman Released From Jail On $100 Million Bond
Clare Bronfman, the billionaire heiress arrested Tuesday for her role leading the alleged sex-slavery cult Nxivm, was released on a $100 million bond, Crain’s reported Wednesday. Bronfman was one of four women charged Tuesday in connection with the investigation of Nxivm, a “self-help” organization that prosecutors say was a secretive cult that branded its victims…
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Fast Forward Jason Kessler Stops Seeking Permit To Hold Charlottesville Anniversary Rally
Jason Kessler is no longer seeking a permit to hold a Unite the Right anniversary rally in Charlottesville on Aug. 11 and 12, CBS19 News reported. In federal court on Tuesday, he withdrew his motion to overturn the city’s denial of his permit. Kessler, who planned last year’s rally, arrived to the hearing nearly 45…
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Fast Forward Far-Right Organizations Get Banned From PayPal, Beg Followers For Help
Three prominent far-right organizations have been banned from the online fundraising site PayPal, causing them to struggle financially, ThinkProgress reported. In a video, Lana Lokteff and Henrik Palmgren of Red Ice, an “alternative” media company, lamented about how being blocked by Paypal has affected their “project.” “PayPal has limited our ability to accept new payments…
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Fast Forward Billionaire Heiress Clare Bronfman Arrested For Running Sex-Slave Cult
Clare Bronfman, one of the top leaders of the alleged sex-slavery cult Nxivm, has been arrested and is set to be indicted Tuesday, the Daily Mail reported. Bronfman, the daughter of the late Jewish philanthropist Edgar Bronfman, is accused of racketeering conspiracy in the new superseding indictment in the case. The indictment also accuses Nxium…
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Fast Forward ADL: Misogyny Is A Key Element Of White Supremacy
Misogyny and white supremacy are intertwined ideologies, a new report by the Anti-Defamation League explains. The organization considers misogyny a “dangerous and underestimated component of extremism,” and the report marks the start of an investigation into how various groups within the white supremacy view fester a hatred of women. After all, the ADL argues, it’s…
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