Oppose hatred in all its forms, UN chief urges – UN News
admin | November 13, 2020
Secretary-General Antnio Guterres warned that alongside COVID-19, the virus of anti-Semitism and other identity-based forms of hate, has also been spreading.
ADL webinar addresses election, extremes – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | November 13, 2020
Leading up to the presidential election and afterward, staff at the Anti-Defamation League have tracked hate and worked to prevent the spread of disinformation, misinformation and extremism across the country. On Nov. 5, the ADL gave a 55-minute webinar, At the Extremes: The Election 2020 and American Extremism, to present information about the presence of hate on the internet and in person
Jewish orgs. react to presumptive win of Dem. nominee Joe Biden – The Jerusalem Post
admin | November 13, 2020
Major Jewish organizations reacted to the projected win of Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Saturday.The Anti-Defamation League congratulated Biden and presumptiveVice President-elect Kamala Harris, the "first woman and first person of color to hold the office," on their win while calling on both Democrats and Republicans to ensure a peaceful transfer of power once the election results have been validated.Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, noted that this "has been an election year without precedent in American history, not only due to the challenges of the pandemic, but also because it took place in the shadow of record levels of antisemitism and rising hate, the mainstreaming of online conspiracy theories such as QAnon, and attempts by domestic extremists to undermine the voting process.And yet, despite the challenges, Americans turned out in historic numbers. The unprecedented level of civic participation is a powerful testament to the enduring strength of our democracy and the right of every American to have a voice and a vote.Greenblatt recognized that this has been an enormous amount of pain on all sides over these past four years."AIPAC congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election victory, read a statement Saturday from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the largest pro-Israel lobby
Sharon L. Klein Named to Working Mother’s Top Wealth Advisor Moms 2020 – PRNewswire
admin | November 13, 2020
The ranking is based on both qualitative and quantitative data from nominations and in-person interviews.
Facebooks redoubled AI efforts wont stop the spread of harmful content – VentureBeat
admin | November 13, 2020
Facebook says its using AI to prioritize potentially problematic posts for human moderators to review as it works to more quickly remove content that violates its community guidelines.
Proceed with eyes open – Isthmus
admin | November 13, 2020
Spontaneous celebrations broke out across Madison this weekend as Joe Biden was announced the projected winner in the 2020 presidential race.
Repressed grief is bad for the soul: Covid victims must be commemorated – Evening Standard
admin | November 11, 2020
W hen I learned on Saturday of the death of Rabbi Lord Sacks, I was deeply saddened by the loss of one of the nations wisest intellectual and moral leaders and of a friend and mentor who had, over the years, shown me great personal kindness. I also recalled a particular conversation we had had many years before about Schindlers List, which, in 1993, was about to be released
In its troubled hour, polling could use an irreverent figure to reset expectations – Huron Daily Tribune
admin | November 11, 2020
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) W. Joseph Campbell, American University School of Communication (THE CONVERSATION) Polling is hardly a flamboyant field that attracts a lot of colorful characters. It is a rather reserved profession that now finds itself under siege in the aftermath of yet another polling surprise in a national election.
Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015 – Kamloops This Week
admin | November 11, 2020
OTTAWA NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online content from the so-called alt-right, a white nationalist movement, with experts saying the number of hate groups in Canada has tripled to 300 since 2015.
As the Trump era comes to an end, what happens to Big Tech? – The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
admin | November 11, 2020
In the days before the 2020 election was called for Joe Biden, President Trump was on Twitter doing battle with Twitter.
