Hatewatch Headlines 10/26/2017
U.S. expands its violent extremist surveillance; Reddit removing Nazi, alt-right groups; Conspiracist in line for Jeff Flake’s Arizona seat; and more.
Reuters: U.S. widens surveillance to include ‘homegrown violent extremists,’ document reveals.
BuzzFeed: Reddit is removing Nazi and alt-right groups as part of a new policy and some users are confused.
Talking Points Memo: The leading Republican candidate to replace Jeff Flake is best known for being a conspiracy theorist.
Mother Jones: Trump election commissioner’s voter database is a ripe target for hackers.
Media Matters: Kris Kobach cut and pasted anti-immigrant chain letter bullet points for Breitbart column.
C-Ville (Charlottesville, VA): American militia/Patriot groups insist they don’t condone the violence.
WSB-TV (Atlanta): Inside one of Georgia’s heavily armed white nationalist alt-right groups.
The Tab: It turns out a Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon is in my history class.
Oregonian: Video shows MAX stabbing survivor met suspect Jeremy Christian at Portland protest a month before.
Vice: Public universities can’t keep Spencer from speaking, so expect white supremacists at a campus near you.
WBUR-FM (Boston): Organizer of Boston ‘free speech’ rally sues mayor for slander, denies white nationalist ties.
Think Progress: Yiannopoulos appears on Murdoch-owned channel, suggests Ellen was complicit in Las Vegas mass murder.
Phoenix New Times (AZ): Looks like Milo is having a hard time finding a place in Phoenix to spew hot garbage.
Raw Story: Conspiracist congressman runs away from CNN when it confronts him about Charlottesville claims.
WMNF-FM (Tampa, FL): Libertarian Party of Florida’s 2016 Senate nominee says party harbors white supremacists.
Right Wing Watch: FRC’s Tony Perkins says he’s ‘talked with Steve Bannon. I know the plan.’
NewNowNext: Christian radio host Rick Wiles says Las Vegas massacre was caused by ‘gay/lesbian Nazi regime.’
