Hatewatch Headlines 12/13/2016
Trump’s team of conspiracy theorists; Spencer and cohort return to Twitter; Putin a ‘beacon’ for American alt-right; and more.
: Donald Trump assembles a team of conspiracy theorists for the White House.
: Twitter banned white nationalist leader Richard Spencer, but now he’s back.
: Thousands of Muslims plan to march on the White House in last-ditch bid to dismantle discriminatory registry.
: Vladimir Putin’s Russia has emerged as a ‘beacon for nationalists’ among the American Alt-Right.
: Incoming NSA chief Michael Flynn’s Twitter account follows racists and conspiracy theorists.
: Proposed anti-Semitism legislation would be in clear violation of the First Amendment.
: West Virginia official who called Michelle Obama an ‘ape in heels’ gets her old job back.
: GOP senators plan to introduce anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ legislation in coming session.
: Washington state man gets jail time for threatening Native American candidate with racial slurs.
: National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown launches a global anti-LGBT hate group.
: Black nationalists gather in Lexington for New Black Panthers Party protest of local incident.