Dave Portnoy says he's sending culprits behind antisemitic sign to Auschwitz to learn about Holocaust
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he will send the two men behind the "f--- the Jews" sign at one of his company’s bars in Philadelphia to Auschwitz after the antisemitic incident.
Portnoy made the announcement in a video after he went scorched earth on everyone involved in it. Bottle services girls brought out a "f— the Jews sign" to a group of men and women as music blared in the background. The incident was revealed on social media on Sunday.
CBS Is Wrong About Free Speech in Germany and the Rise of Nazism
The weekend programming over at CBS was unusually focused on speech norms and censorship in Germany. First, Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan casually asserted that free speech is what empowered the Nazis to take over the government and implement the Holocaust; then, 60 Minutes conducted an interview with present-day German authorities in which they detailed their efforts to suppress not just Nazi speech but also misinformation, gossip, and insults toward politicians.
Auschwitz survivors warn 'world has become toxic' on 80th anniversary of death camp's liberation
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.
Tucker Carlson hosts 'historian' who promotes Nazi falsehoods on Holocaust
Right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson used the latest episode of his online talk show to interview a self-proclaimed “historian” who promoted falsehoods about the Holocaust.
The episode of Carlson’s eponymous show on the social network X/Twitter earned plaudits from the site’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, who wrote in a since-deleted post that it was “Very interesting. Worth watching.”
In the interview, Darryl Cooper, author of a Substack with around 112,000 subscribers, told Carlson that the Nazis were simply in over their heads.
Google blasted for AI that refuses to say how many Jews were killed by the Nazis
Google is coming in for sharp criticism after video went viral of the Google Nest assistant refusing to answer basic questions about the Holocaust — but having no problem answer questions about the Nakba.
“Hey Google, how many Jews were killed by the Nazis?” Instagram user Michael Apfel asks a Google Nest virtual assistant. The video was later posted to X by venture capitalist Josh Wolfe on May 8.
“Sorry, I don’t understand,”
Biden condemns antisemitism at Holocaust remembrance
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that the threat of antisemitism is growing, in remarks honoring the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, as his support for Israel's assault on Gaza divides his Democratic Party.
"Never again simply translated for me means: Never forget. Never forgetting means we must keep telling the story, we must keep teaching the truth," Biden said as he addressed a bipartisan memorial held at the U.S. Capitol's Emancipation Hall. "The truth is we're at risk of people not knowing the truth."
Biden, at Holocaust remembrance ceremony, says hatred against Jews brought to life by Hamas attack
President Biden said Tuesday that the hatred of Jews "continues to lie deep in the hearts of too many people in the world" while delivering the keynote address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's annual Days of Remembrance ceremony.
The president spoke in Washington, D.C. as anti-Israel protests have been disrupting college campuses around the country.
"That hatred is brought to life on October 7th, in 2023, on a sacred Jewish holiday," Biden said. "The terrorist group Hamas unleashed the deadliest day of the Jewish people since the Holocaust."
Biden delivers major speech on antisemitism at Holocaust remembrance ceremony
President Joe Biden delivered a major speech denouncing antisemitism on Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol.
The remarks are part of a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum ceremony marking the Days of Remembrance to honor the memory of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust as well as other victims of Nazi persecution.
Virginia Gazette writers take home 8 awards in journalism contest
Virginia Gazette writers won eight awards in the annual Virginia Press Association contest, including a first-place award for Frank Shatz, who has been writing a weekly column for more than 40 years. The awards were among more than 70 won in news and advertising by The Virginian-Pilot, Daily Press, Inside Business, Tidewater Review and other Virginia Media papers. The announcement came during VPA’s awards banquet, which capped off its annual conference in Charlottesville on Saturday.
'Never again': Politicians recognize Holocaust Remembrance Day
Politicians on both sides of the political aisle recognized Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday. "This year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day is especially somber. Right now, Israel is waging a war against terrorists who deny its right to exist and perpetrated the worst massacre of Jews since World War II. Here in America, college campuses are becoming increasingly hostile to Jewish students as antisemitic mobs espousing vile rhetoric go unchecked by liberal administrators and politicians," GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said in a statement. "'Never again' is not a slogan, it's...