Jesse Bernstein
By Jesse Bernstein
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Fast Forward Richard Spencer’s Nonprofit Think Tank Broke The Law — Again
Richard Spencer’s white nationalist think tank violated Virginia not-for-profit laws, according to an investigation conducted by state authorities. The story was first reported in the Los Angeles Times. Back in March, Spencer’s think tank, the National Policy Institute, lost its tax-exempt status after failing to file federal tax returns for three years. Following that, the…
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Fast Forward Australian Cops Recover Baby Bottle Bong Decorated With Swastika
The police report sounds like a Madlibs collection: a baby bottle, a bong, and a swastika. And yet, according to the Wanneroo Police Department in Australia, it’s nothing new for them. Wanneroo police were conducting a search of a suspect’s home when one officer stumbled upon a baby bottle that had been fashioned into a…
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Fast Forward Did Celebrity Jeweler Help ‘Son’ Cover Up Brutal Murder?
A new lawsuit accuses celebrity jeweler Jeffery Rackover of helping to cover up a murder carried out by his adoptive son — and says the younger man was really his lover. It’s another bizarro turn in a shocking murder investigation launched last November, when Joseph Comunale was found dead in Oceanport, N.J. James Rackover, 26,…
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News Socialites Hold Séance To Summon Leonard Bernstein’s Spirit — In His Onetime Pad
Larry and Toby Milstein, two rising young Jewish socialites, held a séance in Leonard Bernstein’s former apartment, attempting to summon the spirit of the deceased composer, according to The New York Times. The ghostly communication took place at The Dakota, the Central Park West building perhaps most famous for being the site of John Lennon’s…
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Fast Forward Meet The ‘Pro-Israel’ Northern Irish Party In Britain’s New Coalition
Britain’s Conservative Party has announced a new parliamentary coalition, with the small Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland. Prominent British Jews have hailed the prospect of a powerful DUP in the past. President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews Jonathan Arkush told The Jerusalem Post that a majority coalition involving the DUP would…
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Fast Forward British Court Says Government Anti-BDS Push Went Too Far
Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully in barring local municipal pension funds from engaging in “ethical divestment” from companies that do business in Israel. BDS activists are hailing the ruling as a victory for their cause, even though a judge said politics had nothing to do with the ruling. Hugh Lanning,…
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Israel News Bar Refaeli Quizzed Over Alleged Million-Dollar Tax ‘Evasion’
Israeli authorities questioned Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli over what the Tax Authority is investigating as a massive case of tax evasion. The Tax Authority “determined that she had hidden tens of millions of shekels of income in several cases of tax evasion, including falsely claiming to not have lived in Israel in 2009–2010,” according to…
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Fast Forward Jay Solomon Fired From Wall Street Journal Over Business Deal With Iranian Source
Wall Street Journal reporter Jay Solomon has been fired due to ethical concerns related to a planned business deal with an Iranian source, according to an AP report. Solomon is said to have been “offered a 10 percent stake in a fledgling company by Farhad Azima, an Iranian-born aviation magnate who has ferried weapons for…
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