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Hatewatch Headlines 2/14/2017

New Trump executive orders codify his racist rhetoric; Captain America vs. David Duke; KKK leader’s wife, stepson charged in killing; and more.

AlterNet: Trump’s new decrees on crime and policing codify his racist, inflammatory rhetoric.

Think Progress: Trump is the Infowars president –– Many of his strangest claims originated with the conspiracy mill.

Salon: Captain America vs. David Duke – a Twitter war that really matters.

Media Matters: Jim Hoft's new White House correspondent spends his first day flashing 'Alt-Right' symbols from the press room.

Access ADL: 'Alt-Right' moving from online to real-world activity.

New York Times: After Ku Klux Klan leader’s body is found, his wife and stepson are charged in the murder.

The Daily Beast: CNN’s Bolduan knocks down claims by Trump’s voterfraud expert, Kris Kobach.

BuzzFeed: Hey Americans, why are you ignoring the new online right’s first mass shooter?

New York Daily News: Threats against abortion clinics have reached a 20-year high, group reports.

Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA): Local journalist was an eyewitness to the tragedy, nightmare of Ruby Ridge.

Idaho Statesman (Boise): Idaho’s hate crime laws, born of the Aryan Nations, mostly play a different role today.

Right Wing Watch: Liberty Counsel’s Staver claims website is spreading fake news by directly quoting what he says.

Huffington Post: Amazon gets heat for stocking Holocaust-denial books in countries where they’re illegal.

Raw Story: White supremacists brutally attack brothers outside NYC bar over anti-fascist sticker on phone.

South Bend Tribune (IN): Indiana man accused of domestic terrorism is sentenced on traffic charges.

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