![]() So, maybe that’s why I don’t understand what’s to come. “A word to my fellow American Jews,” she begins her tweet. On such laurels, it seems, she rests her “argument”: Ioffe wears her education (Princeton alum) and Soviet immigrant background (anti-semitism/Jew cred) on her sleeve. Let us parse, in an attempt to understand the unfathomable depths of irrationality and hatred underlying Ioffe’s outburst. Julia Ioffe, the Russian-American journalist who profiled Melania Trump (pictured), received photos on Twitter of her face superimposed on a mug shot from Auschwitz. No doubt, she considered her declaration to be profoundly insightful. ![]() On Saturday, in the immediate aftermath of the horror, she considered it appropriate to engage in the crudest Jew-bashing imaginable. Ioffe holds forth on matters of national security, foreign policy, and related topics in various American publications. I hope the embassy move over there, where you don’t live was worth it.” Tomorrow will be worse.Within two hours of the horrific massacre in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday morning, Julia Ioffe, an American journalist, tweeted thusly: It became an international story for all the obvious reasons, including teenage girls flipping the bird to some of the scariest men in the world. Here's our statement on Julia Ioffe tweet: /LWJDW2frHw- Emily Lenzner December 15, 2016Īnd it seems Ioffe was prepared for this. In an op-ed published on Friday, Bash shared a conversation she had with her 10-year-old son Jonah last Hanukkah in which he asked her to wear a necklace with the Star of David to proudly display. OctoLast month, protests erupted in Iran after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, was killed by Iranian authorities for not wearing her hijab properly. And so far, at least, Ioffe’s new employers have struck a more tolerant tone: Since Ioffe was already on her way out at Politico the censure doesn’t really count as a firing, per se. Ioffe has long been a favorite target of the less-reputable segments of Trump supporters - if you have a high tolerance for poorly Photoshopped, stomach-churning anti-Semitic memes, just give her name a Google image search. Zz8fGfmukr- ErikWemple December 14, 2016 Scolding message from Politico's leadership on Julia Ioffe's Trump tweet from today: Contract terminated immediately. MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell and New Republic journalist Julia Ioffe had it out last night in a most entertaining fashion over Russia’s handling of the Edward Snowden case, ending in a. In the end, Biden had to settle for what he could get: a partial political victory. The political news organization promptly ended Ioffe’s contract, sending a textbook strongly worded letter - which of course leaked - from editor-in-chief John Harris and editor Carrie Budoff Brown to its employees: Inside the Griner Prisoner Swap Behind the scenes, the White House has alternated between pessimism and fury over Russia’s bad-faith negotiations, which is just how the Kremlin likes it. ![]() It won't happen again.- Julia Ioffe December 14, 2016 Julia Ioffe, a widely read political writer, got the axe from her position at Politico on Wednesday after she posted an obscene Tweet that imputed either incest or nepotism to Ivanka Trump’s. It was a tasteless, offensive tweet that I regret and have deleted. It was a crass joke that I genuinely regret.- Julia Ioffe December 14, 2016 The media bosses anticipate and do the censoring themselves.- Julia Ioffe December 14, 2016Īll that said, I do regret my phrasing and apologize for it. ![]() In Russia, the Kremlin rarely has to make the call to media organizations. Though she did delete the tweet, and (eventually) apologize, for Politico, the R-rated outburst was too much to bear. So Do you stand by your new employee tweet? /keIvLCyTxs- nymjr7 December 14, 2016 EST A Christmas tree in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Ioffe, who also contributes a column to Foreign Policy, had a decidedly “adult” reaction to the news that Ivanka would be taking an office in an area of the White House traditionally reserved for the First Lady. Julia Ioffe, a correspondent for GQ Magazine, is currently at work on a book about Russia. Julia Ioffe is a contributing writer for The New York. Ioffe was already wrapping up her time as a contributor to Politico and moving to a new job at The Atlantic when she posted the ill-advised tweet, but now Politico is accelerating the process, bringing her contract to a premature close. Her line of affordable gem-spangled jewelry and watches, launched on QVC, reportedly sold out in 45 minutes during its initial broadcast. ![]() Julia Ioffe has not been previously engaged. The respected political journalist Julia Ioffe’s tenure at Politico has come to an end after she posted an unfortunate - and straight-up vulgar - tweet about Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka. Julia had at least 1 relationship in the past. ![]()
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