Jacob Steinblatt
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How Jeremy Corbyn Is Winning The Social Media Race
The Labour candidate for British prime minister is outclassing his opponent on social media by every metric → Read More
One Of The London Terrorists Appeared On National TV
Khuram Shazad Butt, one of the three London Bridge assailants, was "known" to the authorities, but had recently fallen off the radar → Read More
After London Attack, British Gun Activists Call For Right To Bear Arms
The fringe movement is revving up its call for looser gun laws in response to the recent string of terror attacks on British soil → Read More
Brits, And Trump, Lash Out At London Mayor After Terror Attack
Critics say Sadiq Khan, London's first Muslim mayor, has neglected the threat of terrorism → Read More
Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Killing Eight In Mississippi
Police in Lincoln County, Mississippi, arrested a man on Sunday morning suspected of killing eight people in three different spots overnight, including a local deputy sheriff. Godbolt told reporters that he carried out the shooting out of love for his wife and children and that his intention was to commit “suicide by cop.” This is a developing story. Check in later for more details. → Read More
Muslim Activists Crowdfund For Victims of Portland Stabbing
Two men were stabbed to death and a third man injured after they tried to stop anti-Muslim harassment by a reported white supremacist on Friday, witnesses said → Read More
Montana Dems Hope Gianforte Assault Charge Will Sway The Race
Democrats in Montana are smelling blood in the water after GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte bodyslammed a reporter on Wednesday evening, just one day before polls open for the state's special election. → Read More
Internet Can’t Get Enough Of Trump’s Awkward Saudi Sword Dance
The Presiden joined the male-only celebration after signing a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia → Read More
Erdogan Fans In Turkey Approved Of DC Brawl
Watching Kurdish protesters get pummeled gave many back in Turkey a lot of satisfaction → Read More
LGBT Russian New Yorkers Will March At Brighton
New York Russian LGBTs say the parade is a chance to counter long-held discrimination of gays dating back to the Soviet Union → Read More
Calls To Impeach Trump Reach New Heights Online
The renewed calls to impeach Trump follow his reported intelligence leak and revelations in a memo from former FBI Director Comey → Read More
Mother’s Day Is Painful When Your Child’s In Prison
54,000 juveniles are incarcerated every year in the U.S., the highest such figure in the world → Read More
Bethune-Cookman Alumni Cheer Graduates For DeVos Protest
Alumni approve of the students who turned their backs on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. → Read More
Trump Graced Us With The Inevitable Angry Tweet Storm On Comey
President Trump fires off nine tweets defending his decision and attacking his critics → Read More
Trump Supporters Know Who They Want To Replace Comey
Fans of the president have flooded social media with their own picks to lead the FBI after Comey was sacked → Read More
Trump’s Superfans Are Furious About Le Pen’s Loss
Within hours, hundreds of posts dumping on France dominated pro-Trump social media → Read More
Le Pen Voters Take To Twitter, Armed With Emojis
Ahead of France's dramatic presidential elections, supporters of the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen are doing what they do best: mobilizing their base through social media. → Read More
‘Alt-Right’ Americans Are Pushing Fake Stories To Help Le Pen
In a familiar tactic, a group of trolls are frantically propagating unproven stories about France's Emmanuel Macron → Read More
Why One PAC Is Pushing Young Virginians To ‘Run For Something’
Run For Something is recruiting Millennials but it's not the first PAC to do so. → Read More
Trump Fans Rage At Ivanka Over Syrian Refugee Comments
A band of fervent Donald Trump supporters are expressing their rage — this time at the president’s own daughter, after she seemed to break with her father’s position on Syrian refugees. Ivanka Trump, speaking on Wednesday on NBC’s Today show, told reporter Hallie Jackson that she thought that opening America’s borders to Syrian refugees “has to be part of the discussion,” adding that such a step… → Read More