Hatewatch Headlines 1/29/2016
Why the Oregon occupiers need to be prosecuted; 600 people to be called as potential jurors in Roof trial; Cruz promotes anti-abortion extremist; and more.
Time: The government must prosecute the Oregon protesters.
The Oregonian: Law cited against Oregon occupation was created to corral Civil War secessionists.
Post and Courier (Charleston, SC): 600 people will be called as potential jurors in Dylann Roof’s trial for shooting rampage at black church.
Right Wing Watch: Ted Cruz’s campaign promotes anti-choice extremist who wants abortion doctors executed.
Washington Post: In the age of Donald Trump, Holocaust survivors begin to offer grim warnings.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia lawmaker defends the Klan, saying they ‘made people straighten up.’
Think Progress: Oklahoma sets new record for attempts to discriminate against LGBT people.
Towleroad: Indiana legislators shut down anti-gay ‘Super Religious Freedom Restoration Act’ bill.
Weatherford Democrat (TX): Jury quickly convicts ‘sovereign citizen’ who represented himself on cocaine charges.
WTVM-TV (Columbus, GA): Ku Klux Klan propaganda begins appearing in Alabama town of Arab.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA): Man accused in conspiracy to finance white-supremacist activities by robbing banks pleads guilty.
Salon: The Tea Party’s secret advantage, or why the far right is stronger than everyone thinks.
