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The Schmooze Dear Kristen Bell’s Husband, Your ‘Measletov’ Pun Is Anti-Semitic
Measles, a disease that had been considered “eliminated,” is at a 25-year-high for numbers of infections in a calendar year in the US. Over half of the reported cases in the past year belong to Hasidic Jews. This is a delicate moment for all Jews, who are also facing a rise in anti-Semitism. Ultra-Orthodox Jews…
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Fast Forward John Cusack Posts Anti-Semitic Meme, Says He Was Trying To Support Palestinians
Actor John Cusack posted an anti-Semitic meme on Twitter on Monday night, before deleting the post and trying to explain that he thought it would show support for Palestinian rights. The image featured a hand with a Star of David crushing a mass of people below, along with the quote “To learn who rules over…
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Fast Forward Twitter: ‘We Didn’t Invest Enough’ To Fight White Nationalism Problem
For months now, Twitter has been telling users about plans to make the social media platform a “healthier” service, decreasing the amount of hate and abuse. But the vague policies bruited about by its founder Jack Dorsey haven’t been successful, Huffpost reported, as there is still a palpable white nationalist issue. In an “extremely conservative”…
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Fast Forward This Anti-Semitic Viral Video Resurfaced – Here’s What You Need To Know
Almost exactly a year ago, Quai James became internet infamous when a video surfaced of him taunting a young Hasidic boy on the streets of Brooklyn. The initial clip, which gained over a million views within its first days of hitting the internet, featured him saying, “I’d be crying if I looked like that too,…
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Fast Forward That Hateful Video Mocking A Hasidic Child Won’t Disappear Because The Internet Is Forever
Updated 1:05 p.m. A video of a man taunting a Hasidic boy for his appearance went viral last year, garnering more than two million views on Twitter and Facebook. But the man who created the video, Quai James, quickly and repeatedly apologized, even volunteering at a Jewish soup kitchen. That was supposed to be the…
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Fast Forward Online Harassment Of Jews Is Getting Worse – From Other Jews
Anti-Semitic trolling and disinformation is rising online – and so is harassment of Jews because of their views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, often at the hands of other Jews who disagree, a new study claims. The Institute for the Future, a California-based think tank, conducted a series of studies of online propaganda and harassment that…
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The Schmooze From Julian Edelman To Deborah Lipstadt, Twitter Reacts To The Poway Synagogue Shooting
Another shooting in America. Another attack at a synagogue. Another day of mourning for the Jewish people and our allies. On Twitter, thinkers, celebrities, and other public figures reflected on the loss of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, the suffering and trauma of the injured and the rest of the survivors, and the question — Where does America…
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Fast Forward Twitter Won’t Ban White Nationalists Because It Would Also Affect Republicans
Twitter can’t ban white nationalists in the same way it has removed ISIS-affiliated terrorists from the platform because doing so would affect the accounts of Republican politicians, Vice reported Thursday, citing an internal all-hands meeting that occurred last month. According to Vice, a technical employee explained to his peers at the meeting that any algorithms…
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