Hatewatch Headlines 9/19/2016
Trump tries to rewrite ‘birther’ history; Anti-Muslim hate crimes reach new peak; Neo-Nazis use homeless charity; and more.
Think Progress: Donald Trump attempts to rewrite his history as a ‘birther,’ especially after 2011, but here’s what happened.
Talking Points Memo: Trump again stirs controversy by ‘joking’ about Hillary Clinton’s assassination.
Media Matters: As Trump tries to drop birtherism, top aide Roger Stone says he still has doubts about Obama’s birthplace.
Mother Jones: Trump campaign CEO was a big promoter of anti-Muslim extremists on his radio show.
Raw Story: Here are the neo-Nazi origins of Trump Jr. ‘warming up the gas chamber’ remarks.
New York Magazine: How racist Internet trolls won the 2016 election.
New York Times: Hate crimes against Muslim Americans the most since the post-9/11 era.
The Atlantic: How ‘The Turner Diaries’ transformed white nationalism into a deeply violent worldview.
Phoenix New Times (AZ): Despite legal settlement, the zombie spirit of the anti-immigrant SB1070 lives on in Arizona.
QNS: Last two suspects in deadly anti-gay beating in New York’s Woodhaven neighborhood admit guilt, DA says.
Commercial-Appeal (Memphis, TN): Memphis legislator under fire for dubious investment in anti-Muslim hate group’s company.
Vice: Neo-Nazis are using a white-only homeless charity to spread their racial hatred.
Washington Post: How Muslim women bear the brunt of the recent surge of violent Islamophobia.
