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Hatewatch Headlines 6/13/2016

Orlando killer’s dad has extremist background; Ken Burns shreds Trump in Stanford speech; Google search result disparities spark outrage; and more.

The Guardian (UK): Queer Muslims exist – and they are in mourning too.

Washington Post: Orlando suspect’s father hosted a pro-Taliban TV show and now pretends to be Afghanistan’s president.

Salon: The GOP must be so proud to have a nominee for the presidency who is the darling of white supremacists and extremists.

Raw Story: Ken Burns shreds ‘anti-immigrant know-nothing’ Trump in Stanford commencement speech.

Media Matters: The 50-plus times the author of Trump’s go-to anti-Clinton book has tweeted the slur ‘n-----.’

Right Wing Watch: Trump adviser Carl Gallup calls upon sheriffs to arrest Target store managers.

The New York Times: For the Alt-Right, the message is the punctuation.

USA Today: Google searches for ‘three black teenagers’ yields very different results than for ‘three white teenagers’.

Talking Points Memo: Voter fraud investigations turns into an ethnicity fueled voter intimidation boondoggle.

The News Journal (Newark, DE): Local bands boycott two musicians after their appearances with white nationalists.

Think Progress: Minnesota Republican offers non-apology for attacking opponent’s sexual orientation and race.

Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT): Local Facebook page raises concerns about immigrants without getting ugly.

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