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Sarah Silverman’s sister among 10 arrested for wearing men’s prayer shawls, praying at Western Wall in Jerusalem
Israeli police on Monday took 10 women for questioning after they wrapped themselves in men’s prayer shawls and prayed at the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, in the Old City of Jerusalem. “Around a hundred women gathered at the Kotel (Western Wall) this morning, they wrapped themselves in…
Sarah Silverman tells Neil deGrasse Tyson: NASA gave Mars rover a stripper name
Comedians Jim Gaffigan and Sarah Silverman along with astrobiologist David Grinspoon appeared on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman to discuss the Curiosity Mars Rover last September. In video published Thursday on YouTube, Tyson explained that NASA’s latest Mars rover used an innovative new system to safely land…
Silverman to ‘bros’: Support reproductive rights ‘if you ever want to see a vagina ever again’
In a saterical public service announcement intended to advocate for the Center for Reproductive Rights’ Bill of Reproductive Rights, comedian Sarah Silverman warned America’s “bros” that if they ever want to see a vagina ever again, they’d better become “bro-choice.” “Listen to me, bros,” she said. “If you love your…
Meryl Streep speaks out for Bill of Reproductive Rights
The Center for Reproductive Rights is releasing a new set of ads, featuring high profile actors including Meryl Streep, Sarah Silverman and Amy Poehler to warn women about the threats to their reproductive freedoms and urging them to sign the Bill of Reproductive Rights. “Every day the opponents of our…
Sarah Silverman explains voter ID: ‘Lawmakers are trying to fu*k you’
Appearing in a short film published to YouTube on Thursday, comedian Sarah Silverman attempts to explain why 12 states have passed laws that require voters present photo identification before casting a ballot. In short, she said that “lawmakers are trying to fuck you in the asshole” and ended up recommending…
Sarah Silverman offers to ‘scissor’ Sheldon Adelson for Obama
Comedian Sarah Silverman, known for her off-color humor and her 2008 work with “The Great Schlep” to encourage young Jewish voters to visit their grandparents in Florida to convince them to vote for Obama, is back with what she terms an “indecent” proposal for billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson. Adelson,…
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