Hatewatch Headlines 5/2/2017
Why the Japanese-American internment still matters; ‘Ex-gay’ conversion therapy ban upheld; Neo-Nazi crowdfunding campaign hits snag; and more.
Mother Jones: Why remembering the Japanese-American internment this year, on its 75th anniversary, really matters.
Think Progress: Erasing shameful moments from our national histories is central to the white-populist playbook.
Gizmodo: Internet gremlin Chuck Johnson’s website becomes inaccessible during neo-Nazi anti-SPLC crowdfund campaign.
LGBTQ Nation: Supreme Court delivers fatal blow to ‘ex-gay conversion’ therapy in California.
The Cut: The philosophical fascists of the gay alt-right.
Talking Points Memo: Meet Julie Kirchner, the anti-immigrant crusader the Trump administration tapped to assist immigrants.
Media Matters: Here’s what happens when the Trump White House gave an alt-right ‘troll’ access to the press room.
Business Insider: The untold story of ‘Baked Alaska’, a rapper turned BuzzFeed personality turned alt-right troll.
Mediaite: Richard Spencer tells W. Kamau Bell in awkward interview he wants to ‘bathe in white privilege.’
The Guardian (UK): Neo-Nazis and anti-fascist protesters leave Kentucky after Pikeville standoff.
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY): White nationalist Matthew Heimbach served with criminal charge from Trump event.
Right Wing Watch: End Times author Joel Richardson says people who protest Trump are really protesting God.
Imagine 2050: CIS paradoxically seeks volunteer border guards as a way to counter vigilantes.
Raw Story: Trump fan complains about anti-hate signs, and gets schooled by a seventh-grader.
High County News: What happens when a fundamentalist church comes for your kids?
