UPDATE: During a photo op in the Oval Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a medal to Joe Biden that an Army officer wanted to give to the U.S. president as a thank you.
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President Joe Biden weighed in on the rise in antisemitism, tweeting out a call for political leaders to condemn hate speech.
Biden’s remark was posted in the wake of Kanye West’s comments on Thursday on Alex Jones’ radio show, in which the rapper, now known as Ye, had words of praise for Adolf Hitler and Nazis. West recently dined with former President Donald Trump along with Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist and Holocaust denier.
“I just want to make a few things clear: The Holocaust happened. Hitler was a demonic figure. And instead of giving it a platform, our political leaders should be calling out and rejecting antisemitism wherever it hides. Silence is complicity,” Biden wrote in the Twitter post.
West was suspended again from Twitter following a tweet that featured an image of a swastika inside a Star of David.
Elon Musk, who has been restoring the accounts of formerly suspended figures, wrote that he “tried my best” with West. “Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” Musk wrote.
UPDATE: During a photo op in the Oval Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a medal to Joe Biden that an Army officer wanted to give to the U.S. president as a thank you.
Brittney Griner spoke out today for the first time since being freed from a Russian penal colony.
Five Jewish and anti-hate organisations in the US have asked online creators to resist the temptation to provide Kanye West with further opportunities to share his racist and antisemitic views, given that to date the rapper has met the backlash to his controversial statements by simply ramping up his dangerous rhetoric.While more mainstream media – and social media platforms – have started to cut off West since he started pushing a racist, antisemitic agenda, he still has various channels online to share his views, and an interview with the rapper can get those online channels a lot of attention.He recently appeared with far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his ‘Infowars’ show. Although even Jones seemed taken aback when West declared that: “I see good things about Hitler … Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler”.The new message urging online creators and influencers to not provide a platform for West has come from the Anti-Defamation League, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the American Jewish Committee, StopAntisemitism and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.In part they were responding to news that white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who has become an ally of West of late, has been talking to popular Twitch gamer Adin Ross about arranging an interview with the rapper.Ross, who is Jewish, has reportedly said that he was planning to “stand up for the Jews” in any interview.
It was a highly-political “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live with Colin Jost and Michael Che taking swipes at political figures.
Joe Exotic is pissed that Brittney Griner was able to walk free from a Russian prison… and now he wants his own deal from Joe Biden!!
Ari Emanuel returned to his hometown today to decry “the virus of antisemitism and hate and division” that is “spreading and attacking the foundations of our culture.”
The House gave final passage on Thursday to legislation to ensure federal recognition of same-sex and interracial unions, clearing a final milestone in Congress before going to President Joe Biden.
UPDATE: President Joe Biden signed the Speak Out Act, which limits employers’ use of non-disclosure agreements to keep victims of sexual harassment silent.
There was much talk in the Kennedy Center Honors after-party about one of the standout moments from the three-hour long ceremony on Sunday: Sacha Baron Cohen’s return as Borat as part of the tribute to U2.
Kanye West, now known as Ye, has resurfaced on social media after he was suspended from Twitter for “inciting violence” following more antisemitic messages.
Kanye West has been making headlines all week following his continued antisemitic statements and Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” covered it all.
What is especially sickening is seeing the HUGE amount of people coming to Kanye West’s defense since his praise of Hitler and the Nazis on Thursday and his defense of Balenciaga.
Kanye West has burned even more bridges, this time with many of his Reddit stans.
Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter after a shocking day of jaw-dropping comments both on the social media app and in an interview with Alex Jones.
Kanye’s return to Twitter was short-lived. A month after the controversial rapper’s account was restored as Elon Musk took over the social media platform, it was suspended again Thursday night following a tweet by West featuring an image of a swastika inside a Star of David.
Increasingly volatile rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, is no longer going to acquire right-wing social network Parler.
Kanye West doubled down on his antisemitic comments during a controversial new interview, praising Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have FINALLY finalized their divorce.
OK, this feud is just getting funny now.