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Breaking News Meet Julia Ioffe, the Journalist Fired for Tweeting About Incest Between Trumps
Julia Ioffe, a widely read political writer, got the axe from her position at Politico on Wednesday after she posted an obscene Tweet that imputed either incest or nepotism to Ivanka Trump’s decision to join her father in the White House while his wife, Melania Trump, stays in New York. Here are five facts about…
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Breaking News Richard Spencer Back on Twitter — Ban Had Nothing To Do With Hate Speech
Richard Spencer, the white supremacist leader of the so-called ‘alt-right,’ is Tweeting again — after Twitter reinstated his personal account. I’m back. pic.twitter.com/ngfq4aHWtc — Richard ? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) December 11, 2016 It turns out the social media platform didn’t bounce Spencer, the self-described ‘Karl Marx of the alt-right,’ for spewing hatred against Jews and others…
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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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