Hatewatch Headlines 7/18/2016
Baton Rouge cop killer linked to antigovernment group; Trump opens his big show in Cleveland; King defends his Confederate flag; and more.
Wall Street Journal: Ex-Marine who went on Baton Rouge rampage, killing three cops, linked to antigovernment extremists.
AlterNet: It’s Donald Trump’s big show in Cleveland, so get ready for some wild conspiracy theorists and pistol-packing bikers.
Think Progress: GOP platform now officially includes endorsement of Bundy-like plan to get rid of all national parks and forests.
New York Daily News: After ‘white elevators’ sign spotted at Republican convention, party scrambles to replace it.
Raw Story: Top Trump ally threatens anti-Trump GOP delegate, saying ‘You should be hung for treason.’
Right Wing Watch: Rep. Steve King defends Confederate flag on his desk, claims slavery was just ‘small part’ of the Civil War.
CBS Boston (MA): Rhode Island mosque vandalized in wake of Nice truck attack.
The Columbian (Vancouver, WA): Man with neo-Nazi ties arrested in rural town after three people found murdered.
CBS DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX): ‘White lives matter’ protest in downtown Dallas attracts only a handful.
Talking Points Memo: West Virginia Republican now says he was just using ‘hyperbole’ when he called for Hillary Clinton’s execution.
KFVS-TV (Cape Girardeau, MO): Small-town Kentucky residents find Ku Klux Klan flyers spread in their driveways.
Media Matters: On Fox News, Newt Gingrich calls for testing everyone of a ‘Muslim background’ in the U.S. for Sharia beliefs.
