Survey: 9 percent call neo-Nazi views acceptable | TheHill

Nine percent of Americans said holding neo-Nazi or white supremacist views is acceptable, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll released Monday. The results of the survey come as the White House continues to field the fallout from President Trump’s comments following a white supremacist rally that left one counterprotester dead and numerous others injured earlier…

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Joey Bada$$ Stares at the Eclipse, Cancels Shows | SPIN

Young conscious hip-hop star Joey Bada$$ chose to be rebellious during Monday’s solar eclipse, and the decision might’ve been a costly one. After tweeting that he was gazing at the sun without protective eyewear during the eclipse—the one thing every news outlet stressed that you shouldn’t do—Joey announced on Twitter that he canceled his Cleveland, Chicago, and…

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I Found Nicole Mincey, Trump’s Biggest Twitter Fan. She Isn’t a Bot, But She Has a Ton of Secrets.

Even though she’s been wiped clean from the web, I still found Nicole Mincey. The Nicole Mincey who was personally thanked by President Trump on Twitter over the weekend. The one everyone thinks is a bot. She’s a real person—with a slightly different name—living in Newark, New Jersey. The online phone number listed for the…

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‘A grandiose idea’: Inside TrustX’s grind to gain adoption – Digiday

Following a slew of Facebook measurement errors, a bombshell ad fraud report by White Ops and an uproar over ads on YouTube appearing next to extremist content, many advertisers remain flummoxed by programmatic advertising. About a year ago, Digital Content Next, a trade association for premium publishers including News Corp, Hearst and The Washington Post,…

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We Need To Talk About The Left’s Anti-Semitism | Ravishly

Long Reads is a bimonthly feature, showcasing long-form essays.  The Internet has been raging in the wake of the Charlottesville, Virginia tragedy on a recent Saturday afternoon at the Unite The Right rally — an event organized to unite white nationalist, alt-right, white supremacist, far-right militia, neo-nazi, and neo-confederate organizations. The groups gathered to protest…

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Welp, ESPN Shot Itself In The Dick

By now you’ve seen the news and shaken your damn head over the idiocy: ESPN switched broadcaster Robert Lee (this guy) off of calling the University of Virginia’s home opener, because the violent white supremacy rally in Charlottesville earlier this month was spurred by threats to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee (this guy)….

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