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Fast Forward Can Opponents Push ‘Alt-Right’ Leader Richard Spencer Out Of His Virginia Home?
Richard Spencer, a leader of the “alt-right” white nationalist movement, is an intractable presence on social media. He’s also seemingly intractable from his adopted home base of Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. While activists have tried to push him out of his townhouse in Alexandria’s picturesque Old Town neighborhood, his landlord and City…
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Fast Forward Zuckerberg Hires Hillary’s Strategist – Will He Run For President
Mark Zuckerberg has retained top Hillary Clinton strategist Joel Benenson as an adviser to his charity, fueling speculation that the Facebook founder and tech billionaire could run for the presidency in 2020. Benenson’s polling and strategy group will advise the Chan Zuckerberg initiative, Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan’s foundation, on how to advance its mission…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Stephen Miller Uses First Briefing To Argue Over The Statue Of Liberty
Presidential aide Stephen Miller, who despite his Jewish heritage has been repeatedly praised by former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke for his policy views, capped off his first appearance at the podium in the White House Briefing Room by getting in a long argument with CNN’s Jim Acosta about the Statue of Liberty and “cosmopolitan…
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Goldberg: ‘Bernie Sanders Is A Religious Figure’ On Left
Bernie Sanders has played a rabbi in a movie, but that’s not the only way in which he might be a cult figure. According to the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, the commitment of Sanders backers resembles a kind of religious faith. “I think for Bernie Sanders-type people, I think Bernie Sanders has become a religious figure,”…
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Fast Forward LGBTQ Jews Condemn Trump’s ‘Despicable’ Transgender Ban
Leaders of Jewish LGBTQ organizations slammed President Trump’s decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military as a “despicable” step back for equal rights. Trump shocked the nation by unexpectedly revealing the new policy, which will affect the estimated 6,000 transgender individuals now employed by the armed forces. After consultation with my Generals…
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Fast Forward Jewish GOP Senate Candidate Slams ADL For Far Right ‘Witchhunt’
Josh Mandel, the Jewish Republican Treasurer of Ohio, took to Twitter Thursday morning to defend the far right media figures who were attacked by the Anti-Defamation League. Mandel objected to the ADL including Jack Posobiec and Mike Cernovich in a list of “alt-right” and far right figures who use xenophobic, Islamophobic and sometimes anti-Semitic rhetoric…
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Fast Forward Politician Switches From ‘Greedy Jewish Landlords’ To Alt-Right (((Echoes))) On Twitter
Less than two hours after agreeing to stop using the phrase “Greedy Jewish landlords” on Twitter, Thomas Lopez-Pierre, a candidate for New York City Council, has taken to using the (((echoes))) popularized by Holocaust deniers and the “alt-right.” On Monday afternoon, Lopez-Pierre, who is a candidate for a district in Manhattan comprising the Harlem and…
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Fast Forward Trump’s Lawyer Blames Secret Service For Allowing Trump Jr. Meeting With Russians
Jay Sekulow, a Messianic Jewish lawyer with a history of promoting Christian right causes in the U.S. and around the world, blamed the Secret Service for allowing the meeting between Donald Trump, Jr., and a Russian lawyer to take place on news programs on Sunday. Sekulow is working on Donald Trump’s private legal team, and…
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