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Hatewatch Headlines 1/25/2016

As Oregon standoff wears on, patience wears thin; Someone leaves black shop owner a KKK robe; Rafael Cruz thinks schools are a commie plot; and more.

Wall Street Journal: Oregon officials’ patience wearing thin as Malheur standoff enters fourth week.

Raw Story: Inside look at Oregon occupation reveals bellicose fanatics who say they’re willing to die for the cause.

Think Progress: Armed Oregon militia creates kangaroo ‘common law’ court in order to indict government officials.

Seattle Times: Black consignment shop owner in suburban Redmond reports someone left a Ku Klux Klan robe.

Media Matters: Fox News host Andrea Tantaros claims the Syrian refugee program would ‘drastically change the demographics’ of the U.S.

SI Live (Staten Island, NY): Former Conservative Party chair faces discrimination lawsuit from evicted Muslim tenant.

Milton Independent (VT): Leader of Vermont white supremacist group pleads guilty to weapons, drug charges.

Crooks and Liars: Trump campaign official defends wanting a ‘pure breed’ president, since ‘I am a half-breed’ and so is Obama.

Right Wing Watch: Ted Cruz’s father, Rafael Cruz, claims public education is a Communist plot.

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