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Fast Forward Democrats Take Revenge On Simcha Felder, Shut Him Out Of Leadership
They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but sometimes, the best revenge is what you don’t serve at all. The New York state Democratic party has shut Simcha Felder out of any leadership position on the various committees in the Albany statehouse, the New York Post reported. The move is widely seen as…
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Opinion No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Did Not Sin Against The Memory Of The Holocaust
Regular comparisons of today’s persecutions to the Holocaust rightly rankle those of us who lost family as a result of the Nazi attempt to annihilate European Jewry. Whether it’s Louis Farrakhan’s assertion that blacks have suffered a “holocaust 100 times worse” than what the Jews faced during World War II, or PETA’s impressively tone-deaf “Holocaust…
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Community Why Isn’t Sheldon Silver In Prison?
In my August column, Why Sheldon Silver Is Headed To Prison, I stated offhandedly that “Silver will surrender in October.” Thanks to a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Sheldon Silver remains free on bail at least until December. The New York Times cast the turn of events as…
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Life Why You Shouldn’t Talk Politics With Family Members This Thanksgiving
We’ve forgotten a great deal of age-old wisdoms over the years, but here’s a reminder about a rule most of us grew up with: Religion and politics have no place at the dinner table. In my family, either topic might have been a welcome distraction from fighting about everything else in our lives; politics and…
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News Simcha Felder Is Kingmaker No More — Faces ‘Different World’ In Albany
In Tuesday evening’s New York state Senate elections, there were winners and there were losers. And there was Simcha. Democrats won the chamber. Republicans lost it. And Simcha Felder, who represents the Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhoods of Boro Park and Midwood, lost his status as the most powerful man in New York state politics. With Democrats…
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Fast Forward Adelsons Giving $55M In 2018, Making Them Biggest Spenders In U.S. Politics
(JTA) — Casino mogul and Jewish megadonor Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, have given $55 million in the last few months to groups working to ensure Republican control of the House and Senate after the midterm elections. The donations make them the “biggest spenders on federal elections in all of American politics,” the New…
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Fast Forward Instagram: Where Even Liberal New Yorkers ‘Like’ Ivanka Trump
If you thought Ivanka Trump’s constant support for her father’s administration has burned her bridges with her pals in the liberal New York elite, Instagram may offer a surprising rebuttal, POLITICO reported. Ivanka is reported to manage her own social media feeds, unlike many prominent political and cultural figures. And people who knew Ivanka before…
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Fast Forward Cynthia Nixon Breaks The Internet With A Cinnamon Raisin Bagel – Topped With Lox And Capers
What’s your favorite bagel? It’s a question that local politicians of all stripes have to answer in New York City, like they do for tacos in Los Angeles or BBQ in North Carolina. Cynthia Nixon recently made her tastes known when she walked into the Upper West Side appetizing fortress of Zabar’s and ordered —…
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