Hatewatch Headlines 3/23/2018
Lawsuit against Anglin clears key hurdle; Journalists covering far right weigh risks; Austin bombings certainly feel like terrorism; and more.
Flathead Beacon (Whitefish, MT): Lawsuit against neo-Nazi site’s founder clears major legal hurdle.
MediaShift: Journalists covering white supremacists must weigh risks to selves and families.
Salon: Were the Austin bombings right-wing terrorism? In the heart of Texas, it sure feels like it.
Savannah Morning News (GA): What impact on hate groups do hate-crimes laws have?
National Public Radio: Kansas mosque bombing plot rattles immigrant community that was targeted, as many flee.
Guardian: With the alt-right in decline, it’s worth asking whether antifascist activism has worked.
WayPoint: A closer look at our dark obsession with guns looking ‘cool.’
Politico: Trump’s HHS strips lesbian, bisexual content from women’s health website.
CNN: More anti-Muslim, conspiratorial tweets emerge from Trump’s pick for top UN migration job.
Media Matters: Director at pro-Trump group boasted of asking airline passengers with ‘a rag’ on their heads if they were terrorists.
Right Wing Watch: Alex Jones screams that the ‘globalists’ are ‘crapping themselves’ over Trump’s amazing success.
Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, WA): Joey Gibson isn’t welcome at Richland rally if he wants to talk politics, non-profit organizers say.
Daily Camera (Boulder, CO): Ann Coulter attacks immigrants, prompts walkout by audience at CU Boulder speech.
Huffington Post: What it’s like to watch a viral video of vandals desecrating your mosque.
Minnesota Public Radio: Anti-Islam speaker well-known to rural Minnesotans heads for Twin Cities.
WLWT-TV (Cincinnati): University of Cincinnati will pay back salary to ex-officer accused in death of black man.
Seattle Times: Man convicted of 2017 arson at Bellevue mosque to be questioned about Wednesday’s fire.
Reveal News: Chase rarely lends to people of color in D.C. – and it’s probably legal.
