William Latson, the Florida high school principal who refused to say the Holocaust was factual, has been fired. The principal of the Spanish River Community High School in Boca Raton came under national fire in July for an email he sent to a parent in April 2018 that said as…
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A Mother’s Warning: White Teen and Tween Boys Easily Propagandized by White Supremacists Online
California writer and mother Joanna Schroeder had a message to other moms of white teen boys in a tweet that went viral: White supremacists online are paying attention to young men’s social media use, even if you are not. Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up. I’ve been watching…
Principal Who Didn’t Want to Call Holocaust a Fact Is Fired
Spanish River Community High School principal William Latson’s emails about the Holocaust to a concerned parent went viral – and now he’s been fired after a petition began circulating calling for his removal. Latson was emailing with a concerned parent in April 2018 asking about the curriculum for teaching about…
Florida High School Principal Said Holocaust Was Not a ‘Factual Event’
Spanish River Community High School principal William Latson was emailing with a concerned parent in April 2018 asking about the curriculum for teaching about the Holocaust when he wrote that he wouldn’t call the genocide “a factual, historical event.” Latson added in the now-published emails that Holocaust studies are “dealt…
Former Trump Campaign Aide Uses 'Cotton-picking' on Fox News Broadcast over Whether Liberals Complained About Racism too Much
On a Fox News broadcast, David Bossie, a former Trump aide, bashed the language CIA Director Michael Hayden used in comparing the Trump administration to Nazi regime. But then he used language that was a nod back to the days of slavery in the U.S. when talking to a Black…
Anne Frank Halloween Costume Shows 'We Still Have a Long Way to Go' in Holocaust Education
A Halloween costume depicting Anne Frank was removed from an online retailer’s cyber shelves after causing a social media firestorm. According to a screenshot posted by a Twitter user, the costume, called “WW2 Anne Frank Girls Costume,” “comes with a blue button up dress, reminiscent of the kind of clothing…
Republican Congressman Uses Auschwitz as Backdrop for Political Video
A controversial congressman has come under fire after filming a political video using Auschwitz as its backdrop. U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, a Republican from Louisiana, posted the video over the weekend and has since taken it down. The video shows Higgins walking through Auschwitz and making commentary as he does…
Anti-Defamation League Offers to Teach Spicer About Holocaust
Following White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s spreading of “alternative facts” about the Holocaust, the Anti-Defamation League has offered to provide him with a little education. On Tuesday, when comparing Syrian President Bashar Assad to Adolf Hitler, Spicer described Hitler as someone “who didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons”…
Adolf Hitler 'Didn't Even Sink to Using Chemical Weapons,' Says Sean Spicer
As the Trump administration receives backlash from anti-Semitic alt-right supporters over Stephen Bannon’s removal from the National Security Council and the political rise of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is Jewish, White House spokesman Sean Spicer minimizes the crimes of Adolf Hitler. During the Jewish holiday of Passover, Spicer…
'Trump is Hitler' Comparisons Intensify
The New York Daily News on Sunday blared on its front page “Trump is Hitler,” quoting comedian, actor and producer Louis C.K., who made the comparison in an email newsletter to fans over the weekend. That was one of a flurry of comparisons in recent days between GOP presidential candidate…