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Hatewatch Headlines 4/19/18

Police ready for neo-Nazis at Saturday rally in Georgia; Kansas trio convicted in Somali bomb plot; YouTube is inconsistent in dealing with neo-Nazi music, and more.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Police will outnumber neo-Nazis at Saturday rally in Newnan, Georgia.

New York Times: Kansas trio convicted in bomb plot to kill Somali immigrants.

Associated Press: The Republican-dominated House in Tennessee votes to punish the city of Memphis for removing Confederate monuments.

Chicago Tribune: Illinois House Deputy Majority Leader Lou Lang says he’ll push to pass an anti-neo-Nazi resolution that has stalled in the Tennessee House.

Politico: Facebook asked conservatives for help last week fending off European-style privacy rules, just as CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to Congress for his company's data scandal.

Raw Story: Black students are taunted as “slaves” at Michigan school.

The Nation: Across the United States, white nationalists and their sympathizers are running for office —and they don’t need to win to be dangerous.

New York Times: Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state who has rubbed elbows with white nationalists, is found in contempt of court for failing to notify voters they were registered to vote.

Right Wing Watch: Right-wing media promote an antisemitic extremist to mock Starbucks controversy.

WAVY-TV (Norfolk): State police dedicate helipad to trooper-pilot killed during last August’s white nationalist rally in Charlottesville.

The Sun: White nationalists are spreading conspiracy theories that Trump is being controlled by the “deep state” and the chemical attack in Syria didn’t happen.

BBC: An investigation finds inconsistencies in how YouTube deals with neo-Nazi music advocating murder and violence.

 

 

 

 

 

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