Former Obama adviser in custody, faces hate crime charges after halal cart confrontation

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The owners of the cart say there have been several ugly confrontations at the cart over the last two weeks amid conflict in the Mideast.

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Stuart Seldowitz served as acting director for South Asia at the National Security Council under former President Barack Obama and worked in various roles in the U.S. government across decades under multiple presidents, according to government webpages and a biography for a government relations firm he worked with.

Yeah I don't get why he's only been introduced as an Obama pick everywhere

Republican propaganda I suspect, makes Obama seem like a hypocrite for hiring this guy

yeah any time I see a headline saying so and so part of so and so administration im always looking for the slant details.

Republicans who scream about the Justice Dept canceling people:

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"I hate cancel culture!" said the conservative as they poured their bud light down the drain and cancelled their Disney+ subscription

Fucking good, what he did was reprehensible.

We've got to celebrate the small wins and hope it doesn't end here.

Yes, the hate in this conflict brings the worst in our society (both Islamophobia and antisemitism). I am glad to see that our institutions are (still) working.