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Politics Former KKK leader David Duke endorses Jill Stein for president
Duke cited Stein’s opposition to Israel, and former president Trump’s ‘subservience to Israel and to the Jewish lobby,’ as the explanation for his endorsement
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Culture The antisemitic conspiracy behind the anti-porn movement
No one looks to porn for its great morals and upstanding behavior; even ethically-made porn, which ensures respect, safety and good pay for everyone on set, can depict BDSM scenes that (consensually!) hurt or humiliate the participants, which many people find troubling. Mainstream porn sites, meanwhile, struggle to regulate revenge porn and underage porn, and…
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Fast Forward Tucker Carlson should be Trump’s VP, says racist, anti-Semitic David Duke
David Duke, a former presidential candidate and leader of the Klu Klux Klan, as well as a racist and anti-Semite, said in a series of tweets Wednesday evening that Fox News host Tucker Carlson should be President Trump’s running mate for the 2020 campaign. The comments came a day after Carlson was widely repudiated, including…
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Fast Forward David Duke Defends Ilhan Omar From Anti-Semitism Accusations
Ilhan Omar had an unlikely defender on Monday amid the debate over whether her remarks about AIPAC were anti-Semitic: David Duke. Duke, a Holocaust denier and the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, tried to back up Omar’s false claim that AIPAC pays politicians to be pro-Israel. “The most powerful political moneybags in…
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Opinion If David Duke Agrees With You On Israel, You Probably Hate Jews
CNN’s recent decision to sever ties with Marc Lamont Hill following his controversial speech at the UN in late November triggered a veritable tsunami of critical commentary. The furious reactions by Hill’s supporters reflected the widely-held conviction that he should be applauded for his passionate advocacy for Palestinian rights and that his critics were trying…
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The Schmooze Spike Lee: Donald Trump Should Screen My KKK Movie In The White House
Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” opens on Friday. It was already a smash hit at Cannes and has been pulling in stellar reviews from critics — even David Duke, portrayed in the movie by the affable Topher Grace, has put in a good word for Lee. But the one critic Lee hopes will take time to screen…
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump’s Ex-Boyfriend Is Starring In ‘BlacKkKlansman’ As David Duke
Ivanka Trump and Topher Grace both have impressive resumes. Their LinkedIns, if they had them, would be magnificent. Trump has modeled. Grace is an actor. Trump had a business; yes, it failed, but now she has more time for her work in the White House. Grace made so much money starring on “That 70’s Show”…
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The Schmooze Jordan Peele’s New Movie: How A Black Detective and A Jewish Cop Infiltrated The KKK
Once, when I was a kid, my parents took me to Disneyland on my birthday and I was given a button that said “Today’s my birthday,” and park employees and characters wished me “Happy Birthday,” all day. Even my favorite, Alice in Wonderland. That feeling is the closest I can get to describing the super-sensory…
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Yiddish ייִוואָ גיט קורס וועגן דער פֿילפֿאַרביקער געשיכטע פֿון ייִדיש אין אַרגענטינעThe colorful history of Yiddish in Argentina to be taught at YIVO
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Theater How Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner became “a match made in meshugas”
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Opinion On a roots journey from NYC to Poland, I packed my great-grandfather’s tallis
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Culture While visions of sugar plum fairies dance in their heads, she makes sure all their steps are kosher
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