Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Kirstjen Nielsen Re-Ups Trump’s ‘Both Sides’ Charlottesville Rhetoric
Department of Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen echoed President Donald Trump’s comments about the white supremacist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, in which he claimed the violence was the fault of “both sides.” During the Aspen Security summit, Nielsen was asked about the president’s comment that there were “very fine people on both sides” of…
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Fast Forward George Soros Sees Vision Of Liberal Democracy Slipping Away
George Soros has dedicated his life and wealth to promoting liberal democracy, a cause, he told New York Times Magazine, he fears he is losing. Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist around whom swirl countless conspiracy theories, shared the threats to his vision, including the rise of Donald Trump and the growing strength of right-wing…
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Fast Forward Zuckerberg: Holocaust Deniers Are Not ‘Intentionally Getting It Wrong’
Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg defended Holocaust deniers in a recent interview with Recode, suggesting that their posts are not removed from the social network because it is unclear if they were written maliciously or in ignorance. When addressing the issue of “fake news” and the spread of information, Zuckerberg said content that is…
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Fast Forward Birthright Walkout Leaders Create GoFundMe For Canceled Flights, Lost Deposits
Eight Birthright participants who walked off their tours Sunday created a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to cover their canceled flights and forfeited deposits. The participants were on two separate trips, according to the GoFundMe page. Birthright didn’t approve of them deviating from their itinerary to meet with a Palestinian family that lived in East…
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Fast Forward Rep. Keith Ellison: Why Does Amazon Keep Selling White Supremacist Products?
Updated, July 18 In a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota, shared his concerns about the amount of money the company has made from selling white-supremacist propaganda. “There appear to be a disturbing number of groups with hateful, racist, and violent agendas making money using Amazon’s platform,” he…
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Fast Forward Ocasio-Cortez Softens Stance On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic candidate from New York City, is standing by her promise to “learn and evolve” regarding Middle East affairs, choosing on Sunday not to comment on a position until speaking to activists. Some, however, are accusing her of backpedaling now three times. Ocasio-Cortez took a neutral stance on a two-state solution to…
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Fast Forward Who’s Thrilled With The Helsinki Summit, Besides Russia? Israel.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin both said they will work to ensure Israel’s security, the New York Post reported. During the summit in Helsinki on Monday, Putin called for “full compliance” with the 1974 Israel-Syria Separation of Forces Agreement, which secures the Golan Heights border. “This will bring peace to the Golan…
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Fast Forward Goldman Sachs’ Next CEO Moonlights As An Electronic Dance DJ
David Solomon, Goldman Sachs’ next chief executive, soon to be one of the most powerful figures on Wall Street, is also an electronic dance DJ. When he’s not in the office, Solomon is a part-time DJ, spinning records in New York and Miami clubs under the name DJ D-Sol, CNN Money reported. “[I] kind of…
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