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…
Jew-hating politician Patrick Little almost got an alt-right social network booted off its Microsoft-hosted platform, reported Talking Points Memo. Microsoft said Gab, the network it hosts on its cloud service Azure, had to remove Little’s anti-Semitic messages or face de-platforming. The posts called for the “ritual death by torture” and “complete eradication” of Jews. Gab…
A Jewish candidate in a Virginia Beach district that could be key for the Democrats regaining the House in November said allegations of signature fraud by her Republican rival get more “troubling by the hour” after a dead man’s name was reportedly found on a ballot petition. Retired Navy commander Elaine Luria released the statement…
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…
YouTubers are buying mystery packages off the Dark Web, known as haunted “Dybbuk boxes” — many of which contain Nazi paraphernalia, the website Mysterious Universe reported. Would-be viral video makers have followed strange trends before: Tide Pod challenges, condom-snorting challenges, cinnamon or hot pepper-eating challenges, and even self-immolation challenges. buB now the newest trend is…
Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, agreed on a truce on Thursday, two Palestinian officials said, an understanding that would end an escalation in fighting that has drawn mutual threats of war. There was no formal comment from Israel, but an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity denied…
Two employees of the sheriff’s office of Spalding County, Georgia have been fired after an anti-fascist group exposed their neo-Nazi and racist beliefs, Newsweek reported. Howard Costner and Jesse Jones were fired after online comments made by the two expressing far-right views came to light. “I view racism as normal,” Costner commented on YouTube. “Just…
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,…
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,…
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…
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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