Hatewatch Headlines 5/1/2017
Hate-crimes spike leads to talk of tougher penalties; Gorka out at White House over far-right ties; Trump considers giving Clarke a spot at DHS; and more.
The New York Times: The spread of hate crimes spurs lawmakers to consider tougher penalties.
Huffington Post: Key Trump aide Sebastian Gorka is reportedly out at the White House over reports of far-right ties.
Right Wing Watch: Leading architect of anti-abortion legislation, onetime hate-group leader named to key health post.
Think Progress: Trump’s rhetoric in speech to NRA mirrors the ‘Patriot’ views of Three Percenters.
New York Magazine: What are the roots of the new reactionary rage? Experts weigh in.
Journal-Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI): Trump considering extremist Sheriff David Clarke for key post at Homeland Security.
The Nation: Legitimizing Fox News was a big mistake, but it pales next to the rise of Breitbart News.
BuzzFeed: The Trump Internet keeps making fake hate symbols, and people keep falling for it.
The Hill: Milo Yiannopoulos announces $12 million in funding for a new media company he’ll head up.
WTVQ-TV (Louisville, KY): White nationalists hold a rally in small town of Pikeville, and are met by hundreds of protesters.
Vocativ: Why is Squarespace helping to build white-nationalist websites for Richard Spencer’s ilk?
The Root: Judge allows mostly white Alabama town to return to segregation, despite finding policy was overtly racist.
Tampa Bay Times (FL): Campbell Park principal placed on leave for ordering white students be segregated for their ‘comfort.’
Lexington Herald Leader (KY): Liberal-hating attacker with machete on Transylvania campus asks affiliation before striking.
Los Angeles Times: Northern California man accused of multiple firebombings of black victims, attempted murder, hate crime.
Lehigh Valley Live (PA): How the feds infiltrated the white supremacists in the Aryan Strikeforce next door.
Charlotte Observer (NC): ‘Midnight Militia’ threatens Charlotte Latino leader ahead of May 1 march.
Peacock Panache: Among the effects of Trump’s presidency is the tide of GOP candidates running on far-right extremist platforms.
Bleeding Cool: The white-supremacist group on Steam is in clear violation of community guidelines, but is still open.
Media Matters: Erick Erickson opines that gay men should expect to be violently assaulted in bars.
