Hatewatch Headlines 8/13/2018
ADF goes on hate radio to attack hate-group status; White nationalists’ message permeates mainstream right; Twitter gives Proud Boys the boot; and more.
: ADF takes to hate radio in order to claim they aren’t a hate group.
: The white nationalists are winning, as their messages permeate the mainstream Republican Party.
: Twitter suspended Proud Boys and founder Gavin McInnes’ Twitter accounts ahead of ‘Unite the Right 2.’
: NPR adopted white supremacist Jason Kessler’s frame in interview at D.C. rally.
: Washington restaurants and bars not welcome to far-right rallygoers: ‘Free popcorn except for Nazis.’
: There’s a simple legal tactic that can help keep hate groups from marching in your town.
: Is Facebook even equipped to regulate hate speech and fake news on its platform?
: Suspect behind massive California fires was steeped in conspiracy theories, from 9/11 to QAnon.
: Why QAnon followers believe: The psychology embracing far-right conspiracy theories.
: GOP nominee who said ‘Hitler was right’ easily wins his primary election in Missouri.
: Georgia gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp is an enemy of democracy and a vote-suppression expert.
: Confederate groups planning a pro-monument rally in Richmond on Aug. 19.
: Father of Aztec High School shooter says his son regularly visited neo-Nazi websites.
: After brutal attack on Sikh man is caught on video, police chief ‘disgusted’ to learn his son is one of the suspects.
: Plaquemines Sheriff’s Office probes complaint that deputy is part of alleged hate group.
: ‘Aryan Strikeforce’ leader pleads guilty to felony weapons-possession charge.
: Gab user Patrick Little’s vicious anti-Semitic posts removed, in response to threat from Microsoft.
: Jury acquits FBI agent accused of lying about firing shots during fatal confrontation with LaVoy Finicum.
: Here’s how to win the civil war over social justice and civil rights.
: Senior member of far-right Generation Identity group resigns after links to neo-Nazis exposed.