A law enforcement figure associated with the extremist 鈥渃onstitutional sheriff鈥� ideology will serve as an adviser for the anti-immigrant hate group Federation for American Immigration Reform, according to an announcement in October.
Before the Olathe shootings and the Garden City bombing plot, the region was saturated with Islamophobic rhetoric amid听the 2016 election.
Breitbart News 鈥� a once unexceptional outlet in the right wing media constellation 鈥� became a leading voice in conservative media by 2016. Under the leadership of Stephen K. Bannon, it was an early booster of President Donald Trump鈥檚 campaign which in . Leaders of the white nationalist movement weren鈥檛 surprised.听
John Guandolo 鈥� a disgraced ex-FBI agent turned anti-Muslim activist 鈥� will be in Rapides Parish, Louisiana next week, to train law enforcement. Guandolo, who runs a 鈥渟trategic and operational training & consulting鈥� group named Understanding the Threat, travels the country ostensibly teaching LEOs at every level of government how to seek out terrorist cells in their area. Guandolo鈥檚 trainings instead as anti-Muslim witch-hunts, often times targeting and vilifying local Muslim leaders.听
In the past week, four transgender black women have been murdered in the United States 鈥� a trend that鈥檚 alarming civil rights and anti-violence advocates.
The election of Donald Trump, his subsequent appointments of hardline nativists and his xenophobic executive orders have buoyed anti-immigrant groups like the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).听
President opens speech to Congress with generic remarks condemning wave of threats and hate crimes, but earlier told state officials听that 'sometimes it's the reverse.'
Trump echoes conspiracy theorists; Jewish communities coping with threats; Two union leaders fuel immigration crackdown; and more.
A Michigan man espousing white nationalist beliefs, who avoided trial in Montana last year after threatening to kill Jews and school children, has been arrested on three new criminal charges, including aggravated stalking.
The Levite Jewish Community Center of Birmingham, Alabama鈥檚 mission is to 鈥減rovide a welcoming, family-oriented gathering place for a diverse membership to engage in meaningful experiences of the mind, body and soul.鈥� But they have been prevented from accomplishing this on three separate occasions since the year began. Days typically filled with children鈥檚 activities and fitness were spent evacuating the premises while law enforcement and their K9s searched for a bomb after a threat was phoned in.
Trump鈥檚 travel ban ignores the real threat; Breitbart鈥檚 comments riddled with hate; Malheur figure testifies for government; and more.
