Hatewatch Headlines 5/31/2018
Pro-Trump campaign aims at limiting black votes; Facebook plays into racist agenda; Far right won’t stop defending Roseanne; and more.
Bloomberg News: Inside the pro-Trump effort to keep black voters from the polls.
Tech Crunch: Facebook’s policy on white supremacy plays right into a racist agenda.
Raw Story: Trump dehumanizes immigrants to gain approval of angry whites, according to political scientist’s analysis.
Think Progress: The extreme right won’t stop defending Roseanne Barr.
Mother Jones: Ambien hits back at Barr’s excuse: ‘Racism is not a known side effect.’
BuzzFeed: A transgender woman who was part of the migrant caravan has died in ICE custody.
Media Matters: Breitbart recruited an activist to encourage black voters to vote Trump or stay home, report says.
Salon: Trump’s double standard: Praise for white Indiana hero, while black Nashville hero is ignored.
New York Times: Christian nationalists are preparing to hit America with ‘Project Blitz.’
Right Wing Watch: John Guandolo’s anti-Muslim ‘training’ for law enforcement denied Texas accreditation.
AlterNet: New Trump appointee, linked to the far right, wants to expand the war on legal immigration.
Politico: GOP Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake announces he will oppose Trump’s refugee bureau pick.
Vox: A former 911 dispatcher explains why she had to take even frivolously racist calls seriously.
Courthouse News: Judge tosses citizen’s injury lawsuit stemming from police inaction during Charlottesville riot.
Pacific Standard: A new book on the Bundys and the Malheur standoff illustrates the pitfalls of dealing with right-wing extremists.
Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, IL): Man charged with cemetery swastika vandalism has been targeting churches too.