Yesterday was Purim.
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The Shomer: Absurdity of ‘Cancel Culture’ on Display as Right-Wing Conference, Titled ‘America Uncanceled,’ Cancels Anti-Semitic Rapper
“America Uncanceled’s” first order of business: Cancel Young Pharaoh.
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The Shomer: Why Gina Carano’s Career Died On That Hill
It’s an unending cycle today, now that the general public has the same access to soapboxes as their celebrity counterparts. And it’s always the same: Celebrity says something that upsets others. Others clap back. Celebrity loses endorsement or gig. Celebrity decries “cancel-culture” and the supposed infringement upon their “First Amendment rights.” Rinse and repeat.
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The Shomer: Boulder Councilwoman Sees No Difference Between Gassing Jews And Gassing Prairie Dogs
[UPDATE, Jan. 28, 10:30 am: This article has been updated at the end with a response from Councilwoman Nagle after it was published.]
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The Shomer: The Hitler Meme And The Man Who Posted It
It’s Friday evening and the sun is about to set. It’s almost Shabbat. My friend Lauren messages me on Facebook to point out this reprehensible meme that’s become all-too common since Jared Polis was elected governor of Colorado. Colorado’s first gay governor. Colorado’s first Jewish governor.
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The Shomer: Qanon and Trump Have Been in Bed Since the Beginning — Thanks to His Persistent Racism and Anti-Semitism
Just under a year after he was arrested, Richard Holzer is looking at as many as 40 years in prison.
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The Shomer: QAnon is Anti-Semitism. And 4 Colorado Candidates Embrace it.
There’s very little daylight between the wide-ranging insane conspiracy theories favored by the QAnon cult and a long, historical narrative of anti-Semitism.