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Hatewatch Headlines 7/18/2018

Ellison calls out Amazon for nationalist sales; Texas mosque arsonist found guilty; Facebook told moderator not to remove hate speech; and more.

Roll Call: On Amazon Prime Day, Keith Ellison wants an explanation for nationalist propaganda sales.

Corpus Christi Caller Times (TX): Jury convicts South Texas mosque arsonist who wanted to ‘terrorize’ Muslims.

Reveal News: Immigrant kids held in second Phoenix office seen bathing in bathroom sinks.

The Verge: Undercover Facebook moderator was instructed to not remove fringe groups or hate speech.

Talking Points Memo: Publishing execs accuse Facebook of false equivalency with news outlets.

Huffington Post: Democratic lawmakers propose ban of ‘gay-panic’ and ‘trans-panic’ legal defense.

LA Magazine: Atwater Village bar is set to reopen after ‘Proud Boys’ gathering creates fracas.

Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV): Bail raised to $1 million for conspiracy theorist who barricaded Hoover Dam.

Right Wing Watch: Larry Klayman says Robert Mueller is a ‘legal terrorist’ and a disciple of the devil.

KGW-TV (Portland, OR): Police now investigating viral video of Oregon man's hateful rant attacking two lesbians.

Gloucester Daily Times (MA): In mailing, union foes connect MassFiscal to hate group FAIR.

Washington Post: John Stormer, whose ‘None Dare Call It Treason’ was a conspiracist landmark, dies at 90.

Haaretz: Steve Bannon calls for Brexit supporters to take up arms and fight to take back the UK.

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