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Keith McDuffee Actor John Cusack posted and then quickly deleted a tweet on Monday that trafficked in anti-Semitic tropes and imagery. Quote-tweeting above an illustration of a giant hand marked with a Star of David that was crushing people, Cusack wrote “Follow the money.” Its invoking of longstanding stereotypes about Jews quickly drew the ire of others on Twitter. The original Tweet was a reply to Cusack––a vocal Bernie Sanders supporter––and another Sanders-supporting account, @GottaBernNow, as part of a discussion of the Israeli occupation and a recent Israeli military attack that damaged a Palestinian hospital. As of publication time, it remains up. Cusack offered various excuses for his post before finally apologizing. Not everyone, however, was sympathetic to his explanations. Photo via Flickr, Keith McDuffee. Have a tip we should know? [email protected] … [Read more...] about John Cusack Posts, Then Deletes Anti-Semitic Tweet

Former RedState editor-in-chief Erick Erickson is condemning his former blog for giving air to conspiracy theories about the murder of former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich. “I banned birthers from RedState,” Erickson said in a Monday morning tweet. “It is sad to see Downhill.com letting Seth Rich conspiracy theorists on the site not just as commenters, but actual site contributors.” Erickson was referring to an article from Elizabeth Vaughn, who previously made news when RedState took down a post of hers blasting former colleagues who left the site out of disagreement with the increasing pro-Donald Trump bias it has shown after coming under the management of Townhall Media. The piece – The Mueller Report Raises New Questions About The Seth Rich Murder Case – contain’s this editor’s note at the top: Editor’s note: I don’t do this as a rule but in this case I want to emphasize that from the perspective of the … [Read more...] about Erick Erickson Slams RedState Over Seth Rich Truther Article

The media entrepreneur in charge of bringing back Gawker — which published an obit just after Margaret Thatcher’s death slamming her “reactionary worldview and utter lack of compassion” — has a framed photo of the late prime minister in his New York office. That detail about Bryan Goldberg — the founder of Bustle.com who has made it a hobby to buy struggling or shuttered websites and shoot for profitability by shedding employees and expenses — was included in a Bloomberg Businessweek profile on how the 35-year-old plans to bring Gawker back this fall. Goldberg, of course, is precisely the kind of rich and powerful media figure that Gawker was known to viciously mock in its heyday. In fact, before the website closed due to a $31 million legal settlement to Hulk Hogan in 2016, Gawker ripped the entrepreneur’s portfolio, publishing an item in 2012 describing his sports blog Bleacher Report as  “an enormously popular sports … [Read more...] about Gawker Owner Bryan Goldberg Keeps Photo of Margaret Thatcher

2020 Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg got “uptown certified” as Desus & Mero showed him around their home turf in New York City. “I am the only Episcopalian Maltese-American gay war veteran running,” Buttigieg said when the Bodega Boys asked what set him apart from the 23 other Democrats running for the highest office. They discussed the election, as well as some more personal issues. “I don’t think America is ready for my feet,” Buttigieg said when discussing pedicures as a routine self care act, “I find it socially challenging to have somebody rubbing your feet.” The pair asked Buttigieg if he ever thought he would have a shot at being America’s first gay president. “When I was growing up I felt like you could either be out and gay, or you could be in an elected office, but you couldn’t be both,” said Buttigieg. “I live in Indiana, and when I came out, Mike Pence was governor,” … [Read more...] about Watch Mayor Pete Glug Booze With Desus & Mero in NYC Streets

A Utah man was arrested this week after being accused of making thousands of disturbing phone calls to multiple members of Congress throughout the last three years. Court documents obtained by Associated Press show that 54-year-old Kaysville resident Scott Brian Haven has been charged with interstate transmission of threats to injure. While the charging documents in Haven’s case do not make it clear whose offices he called, they still provide a lot of graphic detail about the nature of his threats to kill congresspeople. One of these calls occurred last month, during which Haven supposedly contacted the offices of a congressman, said he was standing behind the representative, and promised he was “going to shoot him in the head.” Another portion of the documents says Haven called the Capitol switchboard 32 times in one day last year, one of which was to leave a message that “he would like to slice” the heads off of two senators. Thirdly, there was a call … [Read more...] about Trump Supporter Charged With Threatening Congresspeople