Hatewatch Headlines 7/31/2018

Media Matters: Justice Department’s new ‘Religious Liberty Task Force’ highlights troubling ties with ADF.

Washington Post: Using the power of numbers, people find a way to defeat hate.

Vox: How the browning of America and our changing demographics have altered the political landscape.

Daily Beast: The alt-right is taking over Renaissance Fairs and other LARPing events.

Think Progress: Far-right rally attendees may be allowed to carry guns at Portland protest.

Times of Israel: From Nazis to supremacists, more bigots are on the U.S. ballot, experts say.

Vice: Alex Jones is fighting Big Tech’s attempt to limit far-right voices by appearing on Spotify.

Oregonian: Two state police SWAT officers testify about their roles in shooting LaVoy Finicum.

Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX): Hate crimes charges possible for New Orleans cops who beat a Latino man, called him a ‘fake American’.

Talking Points Memo: Corey Stewart spokesman echoes Trump, calls black-majority cities ‘shitholes.’

Hawaii Herald-Tribune: White nationalist is on the ballot as a Republican candidate for state House seat.

WISH-TV (Cincinnati, OH): Police investigating Nazi graffiti vandalism of Indiana synagogue.

Journal Star (Lincoln, NE): Racist graffiti followed by garage fire put Tecumseh family on edge.

Raw Story: Silicon Valley cop resigns as union boss after covering up racist texts from police officers.

AlterNet: Ohio racist complains his life is ‘ruined’ after video showing him stalking black man and hurling slurs goes viral.

Guardian: #FreeTommy: How a jail term made the Ex-English Defence League leader into a U.S.-backed ‘victim of the ‘liberal elite.’