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Breaking News Ben Shapiro — And David Duke — Defend Steve King’s ‘Babies’ Comment
Conservative Jewish commentator and former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro defended Iowa Congressman Steve King Monday after he tweeted a xenophobic comment embraced by white supremacists. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) wrote Sunday, “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with…
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News Confession, My Best Friend Is A Nazi Twitter Egg
I have a confession: my best friend is a Nazi Twitter egg. It started when I humbly wished the Twitterverse a Happy Hanukkah. Not much traffic from my 11 followers, but @zeeg88 — a stranger! — responded with a picture of an oven captioned “lol is this where you’re celebrating.” @zeeg88, I thought, you haven’t…
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Fast Forward White Supremacist David Duke’s Twitter Suspension Was Just A Mistake
Former Ku Klux Klan head David Duke was booted from Twitter yesterday — and then reinstated a few hours later. What was behind the episode? There was much speculation online — from his fans and critics. It turns out it was all an accident. An agent mistakenly marked the account for suspension during a routine…
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Culture The New Yorker’s New Bot Wants To Bring More Poetry Into Your Life
Early this morning, The New Yorker gave us some good news on an otherwise bleak day (the reissue of the travel ban, the continued “wiretap” insanity) – to celebrate their ninety-second anniversary, the magazine launched The Poetry Bot. The Poetry Bot is, according to The New Yorker, “a new way to receive, read, listen to,…
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News Meet Mark Levin, The Radio Host Behind Trump’s Bizarre ‘Obama Wiretapped Me’ Tweets
After President Trump alleged that predecessor Barack Obama tapped his phones during the election season, reporters and ordinary Americans were left scratching their heads as to where the unsubstantiated accusations came from. It turns out the story originated with radio host Mark Levin, a fixture of the conservative airwaves who first made the assertions on…
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Fast Forward David Duke Allowed Back On Twitter After Brief Suspension
David Duke’s banning from Twitter turned out to be nothing more than an hours-long timeout, as the white supremacist’s social media profile was once again operational a few short hours after the platform suspended his account. I’m back. Though I have no idea why I was suspended. Thank you to all of the wonderful people…
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Fast Forward Even Ivanka And Jared Can’t Stop Donald From Rage-Tweeting On Shabbat
Pundits have speculated since President Trump entered the White House that he goes on his worst Twitter benders on Saturday, because that’s when Sabbath-observant Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are out of reach. But that theory faced new challenges this weekend, as the president threw out wild accusations of wiretapping against his predecessor, even as…
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News Why Was David Duke’s Twitter Suspended — And How Did He Get It Back?
Update: This article has been updated to include a comment from Twitter. On Monday morning, one of the country’s most prominent white supremacists was kicked off Twitter. David Duke, former Ku Klux Klan head and outspoken admirer of President Trump, was stripped off his account, separated from his tens of thousands of followers. His critics…
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