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Sounds of silence: Texas Dems decline to speak out against Piker before his UT event
Antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker is scheduled to speak at a University of Texas campus event on Wednesday. Despite the event’s backing from the student Democratic Party group on campus, most Texas…
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Inside NYMag's ink-quisition
This Daily Kickoff explores Texas Democrats' silence on Hasan Piker's UT event, New York magazine's ideological shift, and senators' demands for Meta to combat antisemitism.
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Rosen, Lankford press Zuckerberg over antisemitic bot accounts on Facebook, Instagram
Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday pressing him over the company’s failures to address antisemitic bot accounts on its platforms, urging Facebook and Instagram to label posts and users by their country of origin as a particularly important reform. “We write to express grave concerns... <a href="">Read More</a>
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3mMichigan state lawmaker, Jewish Dem leaders join call for El-Sayed to affirm commitment to Jewish safety
Democratic Michigan state Rep. Noah Arbit and 15 other Democratic leaders on Tuesday joined the Nonnegotiable Michigan campaign that is laying out a series of demands for the state’s Democratic Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, related to Jewish safety and Israel’s right to exist. Arbit, one of the most vocal and visible Jewish elected officials in... <a href="">Read More</a>
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17mInside New York magazine's anti-Israel shift — and the Jewish staffers left behind
In the years since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, New York magazine, once known for embodying the wry sophistication of the urban center left, has emerged as a key platform for anti-Israel content, a uniquely hostile ideological shift that is exposing raw feelings on a topic editorial leaders have struggled to meaningfully address publicly and... <a href="">Read More</a>
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7mJewish letter in support of El-Sayed includes numerous fringe figures
A recent open letter from Jewish Michiganders expressing support for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed includes a series of figures with fringe or extremist views and backgrounds alongside several prominent members of the Jewish community. El-Sayed’s campaign promoted the letter, which includes more than 800 total signatories, as a show of force for the... <a href="">Read More</a>