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Hatewatch Headlines 8/28/18

Is President Trump a white nationalist mob boss? Does Facebook target LGBT users? Milo Yiannopoulos attacks his fans, and more.

Washington Post: Duke University historians are asking the school to rename the Carr Building, honoring wealthy industrialist Julian Carr, who dedicated the now infamous “Silent Sam” Confederate statute at the University of North Carolina.

Salon: Right-wing firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos attacks his fans for failing to support him emotionally and financially.

The Nation: In the past week, with the conviction of former campaign manager Paul Manafort and the guilty pleas of former lawyer Michael Cohen, President Trump plainly revealed what he truly is: a white nationalist mob boss. 

ThinkProgress: Audio of racist rants leads to resignation of Georgia school official.

Huffington Post: The ACLU is trying to change Arizona’s immigration politics as former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio seeks a U.S. Senate seat.

VOA News: More than 200 supporters of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement stage a rally in Stockholm, Sweden, chanting slogans and waving the group's green-and-white flags.

Patheos: It is long past time for evangelical leaders to condemn Doug Wilson’s views on slavery and the south.

Pink News: Social media giant Facebook reportedly targets LGBT users with ‘predatory’ gay cure adverts.

City Pages: Meet Doug Wardlow, a throwback homophobic candidate on Minnesota's 2018 ballot.

Hill Reporter: Transgender rights critic Alex Jones reveals that he digs transgender porn.

ThinkProgress: Sixteen states file a brief calling on the Supreme Court to rule that it should be legal to fire transgender people.

America’s Voice: How hate groups, including the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), are dug in with the Trump administration.

Polygon: Tumblr reportedly will introduce new guidelines to crack down on hate speech, harassment, gore and non-consenting sexual images.

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