Hatewatch Headlines 5/14/2018
Now Infowars leaps off the ‘QAnon’ bandwagon; Where did angry white men come from? Social media feeding the rise of extremism; and more.
Right Wing Watch: Alex Jones and Jerome Corsi now claim that ‘QAnon’ has been ‘completely compromised.’
Salon: Angry young white men, the ‘incel rebellion,’ and an age of worldwide reaction.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO): How social media is fueling the rise of nationalism and extremism.
USA Today: Thorough review of 3,517 Facebook ads bought by Russians finds they specialized in stirring racial anger.
Think Progress: Alt-right neo-Nazis planning to march on D.C. if their Charlottesville reunion plans are stifled.
Jezebel: How transphobic anti-LGBT groups hijacked a small town’s fight for equality.
BuzzFeed: The Trump administration just rolled back rules that protect transgender prisoners.
Dispatches from the Culture Wars: Scott Lively has ‘spiritual confirmation’ that Trump is now a good Christian.
CNN: Alt-right web domain names registered to company that paid big bucks to Michael Cohen.
Detroit News: ‘Islamophobia’ charge from Democrat rocks debate in Michigan governor’s race.
Think Progress: National Review op-ed urges conservatives to treat transgender people with respect, and the right loses it.
Bloomberg: TSA expresses ‘regret’ after Canadian minister is asked to remove his turban.
Charlotte Observer (NC): North Carolina school district regrets teen’s yearbook photo with gun and Confederate flag shirt.
Washington Post: Account that posted conspiracy theories, anti-Muslim remarks linked to Temple professor.
Raw Story: Genealogist digs up Tomi Lahren’s family tree after she bashes immigrants – and the results are hilarious.
