Hatewatch Headlines 12/7/2015
California massacre unleashes wave of Islamophobia; Secession won’t go before Texas voters; Sikhs bear brunt of Muslim bashing; and more.
AlterNet: San Bernardino killings unleash wave of right-wing fearmongering, Islamophobia and war fever.
Right Wing Watch: Rep. Louie Gohmert claims President Obama is importing terrorists to justify gun control laws.
Think Progress: Donald Trump says racially profiling Muslims should be the country’s response to San Bernardino.
WTOP-AM (Washington, D.C.): Virginia mosque threatened following California massacre.
Palm Beach Post: Lone vandal who damaged Palm Beach Islamic center caught on cameras.
Media Matters: Fox News’ Andrea Tantaros suggests that Planned Parenthood doctors have ‘a higher body count’ than ‘the Jihadists.’
Talking Points Memo: Texas Republicans fail to pass measure asking for a statewide vote on secession.
Rutland Herald (N.Y.): White supremacist busted by terrorism task force for firearms he intended to use to kill non-whites.
Raw Story: Chicago trans man threatened at gunpoint and called an ISIS member by raging Fox News fan.
Fusion: How anti-Muslim hate crimes turned American Sikhs into collateral damage in the war on terror.