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Hatewatch Headlines 2/6/2017

‘Trump is setting us free,’ supremacists say; Jewish center bomb threats add up; Bannon film outline feared Islamist takeover; and more.

Think Progress: White supremacists celebrate reports of dialed-down scrutiny: ‘Trump is setting us free.’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO): Words you will never hear from Donald Trump: ‘Radical right-wing terrorism.’

CNN: Facts still matter when it comes to the nature of the terrorist threat facing Americans.

The Guardian (UK): Jewish community centers in U.S. receive nearly 50 bomb threats so far in 2017.

Chicago Tribune: Steve Bannon film outline warned that U.S. could turn into ‘Islamic States of America.’

New York Times: Court documents reveal that Dylann Roof had a variety of mental disorders at the time of his trial.

WMBF-TV (Myrtle Beach, SC): Craigslist ad talks about recruiting white men for ‘war’ against minorities in defense of Trump.

Oregonian: Four of seven remaining Malheur Refuge takeover defendants plead guilty to trespass.

KDVR-TV (Denver, CO): Colorado mosque warned Department of Homeland Security about man who shot security officer.

BuzzFeed: Amazon employees are trying to force the company to cut its ties to Breitbart News.

Raw Story: Eatery customers leave note saying they liked the food, but ‘Owner Mexican. We will not return. America First!’

New York Magazine: Violence and rioting in protest is exactly what Milo Yiannopoulos wants.

Washington Post: Koran-burning preacher Terry Jones has been driving for Uber.

Huffington Post: Teacher suspended after she rescinded college letter for student who made swastika, talked Hitler.

Talking Points Memo: Confederate flag going back up at South Carolina monument.

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