Hatewatch Headlines 11/17/2016
Twitter suspends alt-right accounts; Will Trump roll back the hate?; Bannon’s white-nationalist worldview explained; and more.
USA Today: Twitter suspends its alt-right accounts, stirring predictable outcry.
Washington Post: Donald Trump’s campaign made it safe to hate again, but will he turn that around?
Yahoo News: Hate incidents spreading in wake of Trump’s win.
Vox: Steve Bannon, the Trump adviser who spent years mainstreaming white nationalism, explained.
BuzzFeed: This interview reveals how Bannon sees the entire world, and it isn’t pretty.
Politico: Anti-Muslim extremist Frank Gaffney denies NYT, WSJ reports that he’s a Trump adviser.
Salon: Kris Kobach, one of Trump’s transition team members, resurrects failed Muslim registry plan.
Think Progress: Trump surrogate cites WWII’s Japanese American internment as a precedent for a Muslim registry.
Right Wing Watch: Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver says anti-LGBT officials face Satanic, Nazi oppression.
Huffington Post: Texas lawmakers launch fresh round of attacks on abortion, LGBT rights.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA): Police investigate swastika spray-painted on home owned by Hispanic family.
The Advocate: Two more transgender deaths – in Maine and in Idaho – are reported, and homicide is suspected in both.
The Denver Channel (CO): Transgender woman’s car vandalized with pro-Trump hate graffiti.
Charleston Gazette Mail (WV): Gay couple say they received hateful note from Trump supporter, telling them to ‘get out.’
Raw Story: White Detroit TV anchor resigns after telling colleague she’s tired of covering ‘n***ers killing each other.’
