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Hatewatch Headlines 6/8/2016

GOP finally confronts Trump’s darker nature; Bundy invokes Scalia in legal filings; Cop leader has biker-gang ties; and more.

Washington Post: Republicans finally discover that Donald Trump is an actual racist.

Media Matters: Trump’s white nationalist backers applaud his racist attacks on federal judge.

Raw Story: Ex-KKK leader David Duke blames ‘Blitzer and the Jews’ for Trump’s troubles in wild rant.

Think Progress: Trump supporter Milo Yiannopoulos furthers racial hatred at DePaul University.

Right Wing Watch: Forget Putin, Scott Lively has a new anti-LGBT strongman crush in Hungary’s Viktor Orban.

E&E News: Ammon Bundy invokes Antonin Scalia in argument against federal land ownership in massive court filing.

Crooks and Liars: Fox guest warns that illegal immigrant mothers are crossing the border to get free lifetime care for zika-infected babies.

AlterNet: Minneapolis police leader who smeared Black Lives Matter as ‘terrorists’ linked to ‘white power’ biker gang.

Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.): City, church announce 12 days of events to mark the anniversary of Emanuel shooting rampage.

11 Alive (Atlanta, GA): KKK flyers protesting transgender directive distributed around Lithia Springs neighborhoods.

Record Searchlight (Redding, CA): Siskiyou County sheriff accused of intimidating Hmong voters, attorney general checking reports.

Vox: The (((echo))), explained.

Arizona Republic: Minuteman cofounder Chris Simcox’s child molestation trial goes to Superior Court jury in Phoenix.

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