Elmo is not happy with the content shared by Elmo’s X account. On Tuesday, Sesame Street shared a statement on Elmo’s X addressing the antisemitic and racist content posted when the account was hacked over the weekend. “On Sunday, Elmo’s X account was briefly hacked by an outside party, in …
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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, which this week praised Adolf Hitler and began using antisemitic dog whistles, said Saturday it would abandon its “Hitler fanfic.” But it lied about creating a nauseating sexual post about Linda Yaccarino, who was CEO of X Corp until Wednesday, when she resigned. The xAI chatbot, …
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On Tuesday, Elon Musk‘s Grok chatbot ran wild on X, posting antisemitic comments, praising Adolf Hitler, and eventually referring to itself as “MechaHitler” before its ability to respond to users on the platform was disabled. The incident — apparently the result of a system prompt to “not shy away from …
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Donald Trump used the antisemitic term “Shylocks” while speaking at an event in Iowa Thursday night. The president employed the slur to describe predatory loan lenders while discussing the newly passed domestic tax and spending bill, which he has dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill.” “Think of that: no death tax, …
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The authors are all staff writers at The Harvard Lampoon, the school’s 150-year-old humor magazine. It has been 19 days, four hours, seven minutes, and 33 seconds since Harvard University leapfrogged Rosie O’Donnell to become Donald Trump’s most hated American institution. On April 11, the White House sent a letter …
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The president of Harvard has no plans of backing down in the institution’s defiance of the Trump administration, arguing the government’s threat to freeze $2.2 billion in federal funding violates constitutional rights. “We are defending what I believe is one of the most important lynchpins of the American economy and …
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David Schwimmer called on fellow Jewish members of Hollywood to make more of an effort when it comes to speaking out against antisemitism. Appearing as part of the Anti-Defamation League’s annual Never Is Now conference in New York City, the Friends actor noted that although “speaking out often comes at …
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Kanye West was dropped by his talent agency following the controversial rapper’s meltdown on social media over the weekend, which included selling a swastika T-shirt, making a string of antisemitic remarks, and posting several pornographic videos to his feed. Daniel McCartney, who works as a talent agent at 33&West, said …
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Stew Peters — the prominent, far-right shock jock — was arrested for a DWI in his Minnesota hometown earlier this month after he allegedly upended an ATV while driving drunk. Peters is the host of the darkly conspiratorial Stew Peters Show. Peters is also a filmmaker behind viral anti-vax propaganda …
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When speaking at an event centered on fighting antisemitism, Donald Trump used the opportunity to gripe about Jewish Americans who vote Democrat and blamed the lack of support on the party’s “curse on you.” “The Jewish people would have a lot to do with a loss,” Trump said at the …
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