Hatewatch Headlines 10/25/2016
Trump’s serial but subtle anti-Semitism; Trolls target journalists as ‘Lügenpresse’; NRA depicts America as a hellscape; and more.
AlterNet: Donald Trump’s bigotry may be obvious at times, but his serial anti-Semitism is subtle.
The New Yorker: Meet Mike Cernovich, the mastermind of the alt-right’s pro-Trump meme trolls.
BuzzFeed: The alt-right has adopted an old Nazi term – ‘Lügenpresse’ – to smear reporters.
Crooks and Liars: Trump defenders targeting critics with ‘#TheList’ hashtag.
Media Matters: At his most unhinged, NRA’s Wayne LaPierre sends ‘urgent’ message to members describing USA as a hellscape.
Right Wing Watch: FRC’s Jerry Boykin warns that Muslims are ‘going to infiltrate every element of our lives, including the church.’
Click2Houston (TX): Transgender woman claims she was thrown out of Uber car by driver who used crude remarks.
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA): Police investigating Naziesque anti-Semitic graffiti near University of Virginia campus.
Bakersfield Now (CA): Man charged with hate crime for harassing Sikh man says he was acting out of concern for country.
Gaston Gazette (NC): Police jail man after he threatens couple with racial slurs, claims he’s a white supremacist.
Think Progress: A New Jersey town’s police-led anti-Kaepernick protest raises alarm with black police chiefs’ group.
Political Research Associates: A guide to Oregon’s burgeoning ‘Patriot’ movement.