Hatewatch Headlines 5/29/2018
‘Spygate’ is Trump-driven conspiracism; Study connects intolerance with authoritarianism; and more.
New York Times: 1,475 missing migrant children.
Vox: Trump made an immigration crackdown a priority, and Sessions made it a reality.
New York Times: With ‘Spygate,’ Trump shows how he uses conspiracy theories to erode the public’s trust.
Right Wing Watch: Gallups theorizes that Trump’s ‘Spygate’ demands are really about Obama birth certificate.
NBC News: New study connects pro-Trump white American intolerance and support for authoritarianism.
Associated Press: Far-right ‘Christian conservative’ attorneys gain influence under Trump.
Rolling Stone: How did a convicted neo-Nazi manage to release propaganda from prison?
The Outline: The ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ goes to Washington and gets congressional face time.
Motherboard: Leaked documents show Facebook’s post-Charlottesville reckoning with American Nazis.
QZ: Facebook forbids white supremacy, but permits white separatism and nationalism.
Media Matters: JewsNews, a site that peddles fake news, is run by a man who defended KKK after Charlottesville.
The Daily Times (Maryville, TN): White supremacists protests visit by author of book about white supremacy.
CBS News: Pilot, assistant arrested for kidnapping student to deport him back to China.
Guardian: Police had been warned about anti-LGBT rants of man who killed three in Oklahoma restaurant.
Times-Picayune (New Orleans): Cantrell reignites Confederate monument controversy by involving supporters.
Raw Story: White nationalist David Duke says he’ll sue Donald Trump over ‘Build the Wall’ chant unless he delivers.
KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO): Man arrested after headstones, homes vandalized with swastikas.
Blue Mountain Eagle (John Day, OR): Clemency decision may be imminent for Hammonds, keys to Malheur standoff.
The Hill: Woman attacks Asian-American service member in racist tirade: ‘Go back to f------ China.’
NewNowNext: LGBT soccer fans warned about public displays when they visit Russia for World Cup.