tree of life synagogue
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Top Congressional Leaders on Both Sides Passed on Visiting Pittsburgh With Trump Because He’s Trash
Top Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle declined to join the president on his trip to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, in the wake of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, which left 11 people dead and several others injured. According to the Hill, “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader…
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Pharrell Williams Sends Cease and Desist to Donald Trump for Playing 'Happy' at Rally Following Synagogue Massacre
Pharrell Williams has joined the ranks of Steven Tyler, Adele, Queen, Prince, and Earth, Wind & Fire—all of whom have asked Donald Trump to stop playing their music at his events. On Monday, an attorney representing Williams filed a cease-and-desist against the president, calling Trump out on his use of Williams’ mega-hit, “Happy” at a…
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Sarah 'Suckabee' Sanders Continues Defense of Hatemonger, the President of Whitekanda
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders aka “Suckabee” aka “The Devil’s Mouthpiece” continues to be the runaway leader in the administration’s competition for the “Worst Person Not Named Trump” award. In another standout performance since Saturday’s massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue that left 11 people dead, Sanders double-down on the president’s statement…
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Now’s The Time to Tell the Truth About Pittsburgh, and This Hagiographical Bullshit Ain’t It
Although Squirrel Hill, the Pittsburgh community where the white nationalist terrorist attack on the Tree of Life synagogue occurred, has been described in the media over the past few days as a Jewish enclave, it is not just that. It is also Pittsburgh’s largest and most ethnically diverse neighborhood. Combined, over 26,000 people live in…
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Progressive Jewish Leaders to Trump: You're Not Welcome in Pittsburgh
Progressive Jewish leaders have a simple message for President Trump in the wake of the tragic shooting that left 11 people dead at the Tree of Life synagogue: Don’t bother coming to Pittsburgh until you fully denounce white nationalism. Oh, and stop being an absolute racist, xenophobe who hates refugees. According to The Washington Post,…
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Trump Has Figured Out What’s Triggering Violence in America. Hint: It’s Not Him
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has proven he does three things well: Lie Stoke white fear Place blame on anyone other than himself When he’s really at his best—usually during one of his rallies in some midwestern showplace arena that normally holds monster truck shows and cowboy competitions—he works through all three of his…
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10 Ways To Defeat Hate And Terror With Love
Even for a 2018 filled with tragedy and terror, last week was particularly brutal. There were the assassination attempts on prominent Democrats and critics of the president. A white man shot and killed two black people at a grocery store in Kentucky. That man tried to enter a black church first, but the doors, fortunately,…
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What Did You Think Would Happen?
Maybe the hardest I’ve ever laughed and the hardest I’ve ever been punched happened on the same day for the same reason. I don’t even remember what my older cousin was trying to cook, but I know it involved toasting four pieces of bread. Ever the impatient one, Reggie loomed over the toaster, wondering what…