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Hatewatch Headlines 7/6/2018

The fortune behind Trump’s immigration scheme; Separated families forced to pay for airfare; Tweets may spur hate crimes, study finds; and more.

Splinter: The eugenicist doctor and the vast fortune behind Trump’s immigration scheme.

Business Insider: Immigrant families forced to pay for airfares to reunite with children separated by border authorities.

Scientific American: Do Trump’s tweets spur hate crimes? Study makes strong case that they do.

Los Angeles Times: Federal judge denies Trump administration’s attempt to block California ‘sanctuary’ laws.

Salon: Why people believe Trump’s immigration lies, and why it’s time to fight back with the truth.

Muckrock: FBI file reveals the Bureau’s liaison with one of America’s largest anti-Muslim groups.

Talking Points Memo: James Alex Fields pleads not guilty to hate-crime murder charges in Charlottesville car attack.

The Forward: The alt-right isn’t going away, and neither is its obsession with Jews.

Think Progress: Richard Spencer learns about strong borders, is effectively barred from all European travel.

PennLive: Lawnton Township suspends its entire fire department over investigation into racial bullying and slurs.

Right Wing Watch: Alex Jones complains that media are taking ‘my victory’ in predicting civil war first, turning it to ‘defeat.’

Media Matters: Fox’s Jesse Watters defends alt-right associated Senate candidate, then says, ‘I don’t know who he is.’

CNN: Arizona Senate candidate’s husband, a top campaign surrogate, spread conspiracy theories online.

Boston25News (MA): Framingham man accused of beating, holding gay man captive for days.

Gay RVA: California mayor calls gay men ‘fairies’ and declares July ‘Straight Pride Month.’

AlterNet: MAGA-hatted kids attacked in viral video wanted to engage in ethnic cleansing, witness says.

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