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New report shows hate crimes rising in Trump era; Anglin served lawsuit on the run; 鈥榃eev鈥 tossed from yet another social-media platform; and more.
While last month鈥檚 violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, proved illuminative on the state of hate in the United States, it also galvanized action from white supremacists.听
Fiery torch demonstrations on the University of Virginia campus 鈥 like those that marked the Unite the Right rally in August 鈥 will no longer be legal following action by a university board.
A planned rally last Saturday, Sept. 16, near Richmond, Virginia鈥檚 Robert E. Lee statue ended in humiliation for a group of flag-waving 鈥減atriots.鈥澨
Online advertisers could target racist keywords; Charlottesville the exception or rule? Trump retweets joke from anti-Semitic source; and more.
A Confederate monument rally organized by a group called CSA II: The New Confederate States of America was met with a mass of counter protesters and fizzled early in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday.听
Brick by brick, anti-LGBT hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has worked to erect barriers to LGBT equality for over two decades, under the claim that a 鈥渉omosexual agenda鈥 will destroy Christianity and society.听
The religious concepts of the Sovereign Citizens Movement
Facebook helped advertisers reach anti-Semites; Trump resurrects his 鈥榖oth sides鈥 claim; White supremacists have been claiming Trump鈥檚 name; and more.
When Trump was elected, far-right activists rejoiced at his victory at the ballot box, seeing a favorable candidate who ran on a platform of explicit xenophobia and nativism.听