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Fast Forward California Educator Slammed for Lighthearted Anne Frank Tweets
An administrator at a California high school is being criticized for two light-hearted tweets about Anne Frank, the famous Holocaust victim whose diary from her years in hiding inspired a play and movie. Charles Mazet, assistant principal at Palm Desert High School in Palm Springs, California, promoted a school production of “The Diary of Anne…
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The Schmooze In Ultimate Twist of Irony, Someone Uploads The Fat Jew’s Book to Twitter
The Fat Jew, meet Karma. Karma, meet The Fat Jew. In a classic taste-of-his-own-medicine scenario, a Twitter user has uploaded every page of the Josh “The Fat Jew” Ostrovsky’s new memoir, “Money Pizza Respect.” Ostrovsky famously came under fire this summer for “curating” his popular Instagram account with unattributed memes and jokes created by other…
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Fast Forward #DiplomacyFail – Israeli Politician Tweets at POTUS
It’s only been a day since President Obama launched the @POTUS twitter handle, and already Israeli government officials are using it as just another platform to help worsen their already fraught relationship with the current US government. Just look at the following tweet from a Netanyahu cabinet member: Ladies and gentlemen, meet Israel’s new minister…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Defends Trevor Noah on ‘Daily Show’
Twitter may be up in arms about Trevor Noah, but Jon Stewart’s got his back. The “Daily Show” host stood up for his replacement during the show’s opening segment Monday night, after the South African comedian got blasted for some old tweets deemed sexist, transphobic and anti-Semitic. “I know there was a large kerfuffle on…
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The Schmooze #AskHamas Is a Twitter Disaster — Or Is it?
Twitter As an Israeli, I really believe in open and honest dialogue with Palestinians — but an #AskHamas social media campaign isn’t really what I had in mind. No, it’s not a joke. Hamas has launched an English-language campaign on Twitter, calling on people to tweet questions at the organization. Hamas leaders will livetweet answers. According…
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The Schmooze Celebs Sit Virtual Shiva for Leonard Nimoy on Twitter
Getty Images Leonard Nimoy, best known for playing Mr. Spock on the original “Star Trek,” passed away on Friday at the age of 83. While Trekkies everywhere are holding up their hands in four-fingered salutes, celebrities have chosen Twitter as their mourning medium of choice. William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk alongside Nimoy’s Spock, wrote:…
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Fast Forward Israel Diplomats Face Ax for Anti-Bibi Tweets — Compared to Renegade Soldiers
An Israeli ambassador and two other diplomats face possible dismissal for publishing posts on Twitter critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his testy relationship with the White House, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The offending tweets came as Netanyahu, who is seeking a fourth term in office, fends off criticism at home and…
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The Schmooze How Coke Made Hitler ‘Happy’
In an acute case of “no good deed goes unpunished,” Coca-Cola’s #MakeItHappy campaign has gone hopelessly awry. The campaign, launched during the Super Bowl, goes as follows: fans of Coke can tweet unpleasant things and the company, who then turns those angry thoughts into a fun image, which is then tweeted back with the slogan…
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