Juliana Kaplan
By Juliana Kaplan
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Fast Forward Hitler’s Jew-Hating ‘Octopus’ Imagery Appears On Anti-Facebook Group’s Sign
Update, July 19: This article has been updated with a statement from the artist behind the cartoon. At today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on “social media filtering practices,” representatives from an anti-Facebook group held up signs depicting Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg as octopuses whose tentacles wrap around the entire planet behind the head of…
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The Schmooze Kurt Metzger, Comedian Who Harassed Women, Wrote For Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Show
Reporting live from we can’t have any nice things, TV edition: Creepy comedian Kurt Metzger wrote for at least one episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Showtime series “Who Is America?”, Jezebel reports. You may remember Metzger from such greatest hits as lashing out at UCB performers who came forward with rape allegations against another…
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Fast Forward Twitter Thinks Jake Tapper Is About To Blow A Gasket
CNN anchor and chief political correspondent Jake Tapper has seen it all in the past few years. But some Twitter users are worried that the coverage of the Trump Putin summit has broken him. feels like we’re a week away from the CNN chyron just reading ‘FUCK IT’ while Jake Tapper sits there naked eating…
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Fast Forward Kushner Companies Accused Of Exposing Kids To Cancer-Causing Toxins
The real estate firm formerly led by presidential son-in-law/advisor Jared Kushner exposed children to cancer-causing substances in an attempt to push out rent-stabilized tenants, a new lawsuit alleges. Kushner Cos., the real estate company that Kushner until joining the White House in 2017, allegedly attempted to convert the majority of the apartments at 18 Kent…
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Fast Forward Canada’s Biggest Department Store Chain Drops Ivanka Trump Line
Hudson’s Bay, the largest department store chain in Canada, has pulled Ivanka Trump’s brand from its shelves, The New York Times reports. Hudson’s Bay removed the merchandise from its website and will reportedly “wind down” sales in their brick and mortar stores. The retailer, which also owns U.S. chains Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth…
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Fast Forward Sen. Dianne Feinstein Loses Democratic Party Endorsement
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California lost her state party’s endorsement, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The executive board of the California Democratic Party voted 65%-7% to endorse state lawmaker Kevin de León over the incumbent Feinstein. In the lead-up to the vote, Feinstein urged the state party not to endorse either candidate; 28%…
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The Schmooze R.L. Stine Tweets ‘Shakira, Shakira’ And Explains Why
It was the tweet heard around the world. Two simple words: “Shakira, Shakira!” But coming from the fingers of beloved 74-year-old “Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine, the tweet quoting the opening of Shakira’s hit song “Hips Don’t Lie” immediately amassed a huge reaction. Shakira, Shakira! — R.L. Stine (@RL_Stine) July 7, 2018 Over 38,000 likes. More…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Wants To Open A North Korea Casino
Sheldon Adelson may have his eye on some brand new real estate for a casino — in North Korea, Quartz reports. Adelson reportedly spoke at a charity event in Jerusalem about the Korean conflict, saying he hoped Trump would get the North and South to end the Korean War. Adelson, a veteran of the Korean…
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