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Fast Forward Jewish Professor Sues Trump For Blocking Him On Twitter
A Jewish professor of sociology is among the seven individuals suing President Trump and his communication teams, alleging that they’re violating the Constitution by blocking people on Twitter. Philip N. Cohen, a 49-year-old professor at the University of Maryland, was blocked by the @realDonaldTrump account after responding to Trump on Twitter last summer and calling…
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The Schmooze 22 Tweets That Sum Up Your Jewish Summer Camp Experience
In my final year at Jewish summer camp, a renegade Israeli counselor, fed up with the camp’s emphasis on safety and sensitivity, took my unit of teens into the woods and instructed us to drink water and then spit it into each others’ mouths. Then he read us “The Giving Tree”. Every person’s experience at…
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Fast Forward Jewish Politicos Flay Trump Over ‘Disgraceful!’ Podesta Tweet At G20
Donald Trump has provoked confusion, ridicule and sarcasm from the Twittersphere after tweeting from the G20 that “Everyone here is talking about why John Podesta refused to give the DNC server to the FBI and the CIA. Disgraceful!” The tweet, which was thoroughly debunked, was roundly mocked by Jewish politicos. “Yes, I’m sure that’s the…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Retweets Jewish Hedge Fund Wunderkind Jacob Wohl
After a week that’s seen him in trouble for his social media activities, President Trump re-tweeted praise on Monday from Jacob Wohl, a youthful Jewish hedge funder and seeming mini-me. When Obama was President, the #MSM LOVED talking about stock market rallies! Now they barely mention new all-time-highs — Jacob Wohl (@JacobAWohl) July 3, 2017…
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Fast Forward New German Law Curbs Hate Speech, Holocaust Denial On Social Networks
BERLIN (JTA) — The German parliament passed a new law Friday designed to curb hate speech and libel on social networks. The law requires Internet platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to remove material with obviously illegal content and fake defamatory “news” within 24 hours of its having been reported. Previously, illegal material was reported but did not have to be…
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Fast Forward Tapper Mocks Melania Trump’s Anti-Bullying Effort After Donald’s Twitter Salvo
After President Trump mocked MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski in graphic terms, Jake Tapper had a (not-so-)serious question: what’s the deal with Melania Trump’s anti-bullying initiative? This reminds me: how is @FLOTUS’s campaign against cyber-bullying going? https://t.co/X4xmyreGLH — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 29, 2017 After last November’s election, the first lady said that she wanted to…
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The Schmooze Seth Rogen’s Mom’s Twitter Is The Best Thing You’ll Read This Week
Like all mothers, we need Sandy Rogen, but we don’t deserve her and we certainly don’t do enough to thank her for what she does for us. The Vancouver-based retired social worker is a mother of two who has been described by her son as a “radical Jewish socialist”. She is also a phenomenal tweeter….
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Fast Forward Jason Greenblatt Live Tweets Israel Trip – And Doesn’t Win Fans
President Trump isn’t the only person within his administration sending out an unfiltered stream of messages on Twitter. Middle East adviser Jason Greenblatt seems to be following his lead, live-tweeting updates from a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories this week. Today I paid a shiva call to family of Hadas Malka. She was…
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