Hatewatch Headlines 10/24/2017
Anti-racists organize to fight white supremacist boom; Hannity gains a fan in Alex Jones; Gaffney wants feds to ‘roll up’ BLM, antifascists; and more.
Salon: White supremacism’s global boom has anti-racists organizing and fighting back, too.
Snopes: No, an increase in recorded crime in England and Wales is not linked to ‘radical Islamic terror.’
Media Matters: Sean Hannity has gone off the conspiracist rails lately, but Alex Jones has become a big fan.
Think Progress: Ohio State won’t let Richard Spencer speak on campus, citing ‘significant risk to public safety.’
Vice: Protester who was attacked after alt-right speech relives the moment he heard Nazi attacker yell, ‘Shoot ‘em!'
WVIR-TV (Charlottesville, VA): Pennsylvania militiamen return to scene of violent rally to defend their role in it.
Right Wing Watch: Frank Gaffney thinks federal authorities need to ‘roll up’ Black Lives Matter and antifascist groups.
BuzzFeed: High schools are dealing with repeated acts of racism, and students are becoming concerned.
Washington Square News: White-nationalist group uses fake name to reserve room on NYU campus for gathering.
Philly.com: In suburban Philadelphia, personalized white-supremacist flyers rile residents.
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): Tucson resort cancels plans to host white-nationalist VDare gathering.
WVEC-TV (Norfolk, VA): Virginia students under investigation for dressing like KKK members and giving Nazi salute.
Crooks and Liars: Ex-Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke isn’t very good at his new job, either.
