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Right wing extremism, who carried out 75% of the murders. so think about this for a moment. while political violence is an american problem, one we all have to reckon with, there is no both sides in this issue. lets be clear about that. as jonathan greenblatt, head of the adl said, the numbers simply dont lie. there is no equivalent on the left for this type of violence. nearly half, nearly half of those 400 plus murders were specifically motivated by white supremacy similar to the motivations w...

Public to speak out and stand with us as we hold government accountable. not to simply speak out against this, but to act for legislation and policy and accountability. >> i know you. you are -- you want to see action. theres a lot of focus on what president biden will say tomorrow when he visits buffalo and how the boards will transit into action. well be watching that. jonathan at the adl as well as the naacp and others are calling on the president to convene a summit to deal with the issues. ...

‘These radical actors indisputably and unapologetically denigrate and dehumanize Jews,’ says ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt, singling out groups such as Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine

More than 780 antisemitic incidents were reported in New York and New Jersey alone, according to the ADLs annual report.

Antisemitic incidents increased at a higher rate in New England than the rest of the U.S. last year, with Massachusetts ranking as the worst offender.

A Jewish civil rights organization says its annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year.

I think jonathan greenblatt. if he owns the whole place, its going to be like go for it. i think its going to be an orange man probably going to be back in this is unbelievable. >> tucker: hes exactly right. again, you cant overstate what a threat this is not simply to the people occupying seats of political power, but to the whole nonprofit universe that exists and thrives and becomes rich supporting them through censorship and propaganda. so a group like the adl or media matters take money in ...

Their opinions more guardedly, need to shut up? what kind of democracy are we talking about? its not democracy as the athenians are the founders of this country understood it. democracy is a euphemism for letting our mafia run your country, for our benefit. journalism professor called jeff jarvis explained today on twitter that tyranny is when the regime cant censor its own citizens. "today on twitter feels like the last evening in a berlin nightclub at the toilet of the weimar germany. in other...

Donald trump? >> its a great question. i guess what i would say is that, you know, as an organization, the adl, we are the oldest anti-hate group in the united states. we have been fighting for the first amendment and our our freedoms for more than 100 years. and we have always pushed back on extremists since the kkk and nazi sympathizers and whatnot. and frankly, hearing hard speech is part of the price of the first amendment and there always be a lunatic fringe. but, nicolle, we have got to ke...

Field has the latest on the spike in covid-19 cases. >> if you look at the uptick, it is actually almost a vertical increase. >> reporter: amid a tsunami of new covid cases, the daily average topping 400,000 for the first time. the fda making major moves to adl add layers of protection, shortening the window between the initial doses of a vaccine and the booster shot for everyone from six months to five, and authorizing a third dose of vaccine for some immunocompromised children between the ages...