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News David Duke Says Jews Aren’t White — and Jews Clap Back
A new article in The Atlantic magazine posed the question of whether Jews are white, and of course David Duke, white supremacist, has the answer. No – JEWS ARE NOT WHITE! https://t.co/EqNJpej0Z6 — David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) December 5, 2016 The article was spurred by the rise this election season of the “alt-right,” which championed the…
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Breaking News Did Ann Coulter Defend American Nazis in This Tweet?
Ann Coulter used Twitter Monday to compare Nazis favorably to African-American activist Al Sharpton, adding another tweet to a string that have generated immediate backlash. Total # of deaths connected to American Nazi Party in last quarter century: ZERO; Total # of deaths connected to Al Sharpton: 9 I know of. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter)…
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Breaking News David Duke Targets NYC Mayor for His Torah and Prayer Shawl
David Duke wants President-elect Donald Trump to go after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the white supremacist wrote tweeted on November 25. The mayor of NYC, Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm Jr.), is one disrespectful/hateful man – Sure hope Trump puts him in his place.#MAGA pic.twitter.com/HpZzWsi6AG — David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) November 18,…
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News Twitter Suspends Prominent ‘Alt-Right’ Users for Hate Speech
After years of continuous criticism for doing nothing about the rampant hate speech on their platform, Twitter finally took a step in the right direction. Tuesday, Twitter removed the accounts of prominent ‘alt-right’ leader Richard Spencer, his think tank and online magazine, as well as other other ‘alt-right’ members like Paul Town, Pax Dickinson, Ricky…
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News Twitter Will Now Let You ‘Mute’ Hate Speech
Twitter just introduced a number of new features to combat online abuse. One tool lets you mute certain words, phrases, usernames, emojis or hashtags. For years, Twitter has been criticized for not doing enough to fight the rampant hate speech on their platform. Especially, during this presidential election, we have seen thousands of attacks by…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Remembers Twitter War With Donald Trump, Aka ‘F**kface Von Clownstick’
Last night, at the 10th annual Stand Up for Heroes in Madison Square Garden, a whole slew of comedy legends came out to honor vets, including Jerry Seinfeld, Louie CK, and much-missed ex-Daily Show Host Jon Stewart. With one week to go in this crazy hurricane of an election, the candidates were obviously a topic…
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Breaking News Mark Cuban’s Top Five Anti-Trump Twitter Zingers
Mark Cuban’s weapon of choice in his battle against Donald Trump is undoubtedly Twitter. The Dallas-based Jewish billionaire has perfected his ability to get under Trump’s skins in no more than 140 characters. Cuban is well aware of the impact his anti-Trump tweets have had: “I knew that it would get under his skin and…
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News Mark Cuban Insists He’s Not Running for Anything — Does Anyone Believe Him?
Sitting on CNN’s set on the sidelines of the last presidential debate in Las Vegas, Mark Cuban engaged in one of the toughest exchanges seen in this election cycle, with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. This pre-debate shouting match epitomized the Dallas-based Jewish billionaire’s transformation from celebrity billionaire to one of Hillary Clinton’s most…
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