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Stop Antisemitism, a reactionary online activist group, is demanding to know who at the Onion cracked a satirical joke about an Israeli Defense Forces soldier that upset them. Featured Video Hide Stop Antisemitism says its a nonprofit committed to exposing antisemites, but just as often picks fights with progressive Jewish activists. Advertisement Hide This week, many decried the actions taken by the Israeli government against Palestinian refugees and protesters as fighting broke out in the region. Israel this week was accused of killing Palestinian children in air strikes. The Onion, a satirical media outlet, chose the moment to tweet an old story of theirs, headlined: “IDF Soldier Recounts Harrowing, Heroic War Story Of Killing 8-Month-Old Child.” ....
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has come under fire for boarding a flight to Mexico amid his state’s weather crisis and his own tweet criticizing a mayor of Austin for flying during the pandemic is now coming back to haunt him. Featured Video Hide Statewide power outages and freezing temperatures have spread across Texas, leaving many in the cold for days. But, the crisis in his state did not stop Cruz from boarding a flight to Cancun, as confirmed by Advertisement Hide As pictures of Cruz getting on a plane circled on the internet, so has an old tweet from Cruz about Democrat Mayor Steve Adler. ....
Featured Video Hide Matt Mackowiak not only heads the Travis County GOP, but also founded the Save Austin Now PAC. The PAC is looking to criminalize homeless camping to “restore the city’s safety and beauty.” But, when it actually came to Austin’s safety, Mackowiak is attempting to flee to Miami. Advertisement Hide Austin Sanders, a reporter from the Austin Chronicle, first posted a screenshot of Mackowiak’s offer to his public Facebook page. “omfg Matt Mackowiak, Travis County GOP chair and anti-homeless crusader, is trying to crowdsource funds to charter a private jet to Miami tomorrow morning. Shocked at the gall of this, because he has spent so much time and money trying to make the lives of unhoused people harder,” Sanders tweeted. ....
Featured Video Hide QAnon-related items will no longer be available for purchase on the world’s largest retail site. The move comes alongside bans and removal of far-right content on sites like Twitter and Facebook. Advertisement Hide The sites have used the raid on the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters as justification for the bans. QAnon supporters were among the thousands that participated in the riot in Washington, D.C.. Q fans follow the conspiracies spread online by an anonymous person named Q. The conspiracy theory ferevently supports President Donald Trump and other far-right ideals. Prior to Amazon’s removal, QAnon books did relatively well on the retail site. Amazon also sold items like T-shirts and other souvenirs. ....