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Misogyny
New Haven, CT
Lifestyle
Popular TikTok Star, Model Shopping For Homes In CT
A social media influencer with over 15 million followers across her platforms announced that she and her family are moving to Connecticut. Nara Smith, who goes by the name "naraazizasmith" on TikTok, announced the decision in a video posted on Sunday, Sept. 1. The post shows her, her husband, and their three children touring multiple homes during a trip to the state. @naraazizasmith new chapter?🫶🏽 #moving #travel #housetour #realestate #marriage #fypツ #toddlersoftiktok ♬ Autumn Leaves - Timothy Cole She did not say in which cities the houses were located. The family c…
Souderton-Telford, PA
Schools
PA School Board Member Asked To Resign After Lewd Remarks About VP Harris
A school board member in Montgomery County is being asked by some parents to resign after making disparaging remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris. Souderton Area School Board Member William Formica is accused of writing on social media that Kamala Harris performed a sex act in response to a question about the vice president's political accomplishments. Parents and teachers have criticized Formica’s post as sexist and misogynistic, and say the Republican has a history of making offensive comments, including around LGBTQ issues. A petition is circulating asking Formica to resign. …
Peekskill, NY
News
Northern Westchester Man Who IDs Himself As 'Incel' Sentenced For Stalking, Terrorizing Women
A man who identifies himself as an “incel” or “involuntary celibate” has been sentenced after admitting to stalking and terrorizing at least two women, federal authorities announced. Peekskill resident David Kaufman, age 28 - also known as “David Khalifa,” “John Morray,” and “Big Man” - pleaded guilty in December 2021 to stalking multiple victims between October 2019 and August 2020, including terrorizing messages and inappropriate photos. Prosecutors announced that Kaufman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, with the first six months se…
Paterson, NJ
News
'Taste Of Your Own Medicine': Caller Threatens Rape, Bombing At Palestinian Center In Clifton
VIDEO: Clifton police provided extra security while investigating a deluge of threatening phone calls Tuesday to the Palestinian American Community Center. “Is this the terrorist community center?” the caller asked during one of more than 30 exchanges with staff that began before noon and continued until nearly 6 p.m. Referring to himself as “Jebediah,” the caller said he lived “next to” the Lakeview Avenue center and was going to “beat your f*****g ass.” “You Palestinians blow up children and behead them,” he said at one point. “I'm going to come rape you and give you a taste of your own …
North Hunterdon, NJ
News
Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards
Groped. Sexually assaulted. Ordered to perform sexual favors in exchange for basic needs. That's how guards at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County treated female inmates, six former inmates testified during a hearing Wednesday in Trenton. The hearing was the fourth held by the Workgroup on Harassment, Sexual Assault and Misogyny in New Jersey Politics, founded in January by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen). The U.S. Justice Department found decades-long sexual abuse at the prison, according to a report released earlier this year. Despite th…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
'Racist, Islamophobic' Tweets Spark Review Of Sussex County College, Republican Party Trustee
Sussex County officials are investigating a series of racist and offensive tweets and memes shared on the county's Republican party's Twitter account. The county's Republican committee chairman Jerry Scanlan is "under scrutiny" for the tweets that targeted Democratic congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, whom President Trump recently suggested they should be deported, NJ.com reports. GOP trustees vowed to review the tweets after audience members spoke out at a Tuesday meeting, which Scanlan of Hopatcong did not attend. One of the t…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
Westchester Candidate Embroiled In Controversy Over Racially Charged Tweets
An Ossining 29-year-old seeking a seat on the Village Board withdrew his candidacy this week after backlash over a dozen racist and misogynistic tweets became public. Political newcomer David Kezafrika, who was seeking one of the two open village trustee seats while running on the Working Families Party (WFP) line, came under scrutiny after TheExaminerNews.com published several posts Kezafrika admitted making on a Twitter account. Kezafrika later apologized, saying: “It was never my intention to offend or otherwise add to the discourse of adversity and hatred that is already too prevalent …
