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Fast Forward Trump Took A Poll Before Commuting Sholom Rubashkin’s Prison Sentence
President Donald Trump took a poll at a recent meeting before commuting the prison sentence of kosher meat executive Sholom Rubashkin, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. In a recent meeting, Trump polled attendees about whether he should make this move https://t.co/piaKdmuWL6 — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 21, 2017 Rubashkin went free last…
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Fast Forward Scaramucci Calls Steve Bannon A ‘Messianic Loser’ At A Hanukkah Party
Anthony Scaramucci couldn’t help slamming Steve Bannon in an appearance at a large Hanukkah party in New York on Sunday evening, Page Six reported. The former White House communications director called Bannon, President Trump’s former chief strategist, a “loser” and a “messianic figure.” At a party hosted by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, an outspoken supporter of…
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Fast Forward Why Jews Should Fight To Save Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to scrap so-called “net neutrality” rules, opening the door for a major reshaping of the internet. The rules prevented telecommunication corporations from charging fees for certain kinds of data usage — adding charges for video streaming, say, or social media use — instead of a flat rate. Proponents…
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Opinion Will The Flynn-Kushner-Israel Sideshow Hurt American Jews?
Because he’s playing three-dimensional chess, it’s easy to forget what special prosecutor Robert Mueller is really after. He’s investigating the suspicion that the Donald Trump for President campaign actively colluded with Russia in its effort to undermine the election. Everything else is secondary to that investigation. Anyone incidentally run over by that train is just…
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Fast Forward McMaster Called Trump A ‘Kindergartner.’ Was Ezra Cohen-Watnick The Source?
According to a report in Buzzfeed Monday, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster mocked Donald Trump’s intelligence at a meeting with powerful CEOs. According to five sources, McMaster told a group that included Oracle CEO Safra Catz that Trump is an “idiot,” a “dope” and has the intelligence of a “kindergartner.” Does this mean that Ezra…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Massive Trump-As-Hitler Effigy Burned Outside Duterte Meeting
Protesters in the Philippines burned a 13-foot tall effigy of Donald Trump dressed as Hitler, complete with twirling swastika arms, the Mirror reported. The burning came ahead of Trump’s meeting with the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been widely accused of human rights violations in his so-called “war on drugs.” The effigy’s four arms,…
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Opinion Why The #NeverTrump Movement Died Last November 9
One year after the election, divisions among Republicans are as deep as ever. Appalled by President Trump’s buffoonery, the #NeverTrump wing of the conservative wing is just as alienated from the pro-Trump, #MAGA (Make America Great Again) constituency as it was in 2016, and the resentment between the two camps is splintering the conservative movement…
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Opinion How do we be Jewish after a year of Trump’s America?
Most American Jews awakened on Nov. 9, 2016, in a profound state of shock, fury, fear, bewilderment and disillusionment. That is not a partisan statement. It is a political fact. Donald Trump was passionately opposed by most American Jews. Trump’s administration finds even fewer supporters among them. What happened a year ago was unlike any…
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