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Hatewatch Headlines 5/31/2017

Portland train attacker confesses to stabbing; Right-wing terrorist threat is rising; Judge slams Trump for deportation order; and more.

Oregonian: Man accused in train attack confesses to stabbing, said ‘I’m happy now. I’m happy now.’

Think Progress: Muslim families raise $500,000 for families of Portland train-attack victims.

Washington Post: ‘In the face of hate he did not hesitate to act with love’: A grieving mother’s letter to Trump.

Media Matters: Tucker Carlson says it’s unfair to call the Portland attacker a white supremacist.

Huffington Post: Neo-Nazi website defends accused Portland train attacker by claiming victims were to blame.

The Conversation: Where the rising threat of right-wing extremist terrorism is coming from.

Mother Jones: Federal judge slams Trump for ‘ripping apart a family’ through deportation orders.

Right Wing Watch: Vice President Mike Pence scheduled to speak at conference hosted by extremist pastor John Hagee.

AlterNet: How I got alt-right white nationalist leader booted from his podcast platform.

Fast Company: Activists target Cloudflare for enabling hate sites, and the pressure starts to mount.

Legal Insurrection: PayPal investigating account of neo-Nazi group that supports Hezbollah.

Newsweek: Game show host Chuck Woolery accused of anti-Semitism after Twitter posts about Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin.

NBC News: Hispanic caucus calls on DHS to remove immigration hardliner as ombudsman.

Daily Mail (UK): Residents outraged after white supremacists put up posters in Virginia neighborhood.

Los Angeles Daily News: As hate crimes rise in LA, new report says ‘hard left’ actions also pose a threat.

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