Hatewatch Headlines 8/4/2016
1963 Birmingham church bomber denied parole; Trump is now the Infowars candidate; Idaho tells women to use ‘clinics’ for ultrasounds; and more.
Montgomery Advertiser (AL): Klansman who is last surviving perpetrator of 1963 church bombing is denied parole.
Right Wing Watch: As the InfoWars candidate, Donald Trump has become a gigantic conduit for conspiracist disinformation.
New York Times: Voices from the crowds, collected by reporters, paints a disturbing portrait of Trump rallies.
Media Matters: Alex Jones suggests that crying baby at Trump rally was ‘probably a plant.’
Access ADL: Anti-Muslim extremists launch disgraceful attacks on the family of an American hero.
Think Progress: Idaho tells pregnant women to get ultrasounds at anti-abortion ‘clinics.’
The Daily Times (Farmington, NM): Gay man claims he was brutally beaten by man who shouted anti-LGBT epithets.
Raw Story: Black firefighter’s upstate New York home burns down two days after racist threat to resign ‘or regret it.’
Associated Press: Search reveals that DHS analyst caught with guns at work also had bomb components in his home.
WFAA-TV (Fort Worth, TX): Racist rant delivered to North Texas cable customers, company quickly yanks it and apologizes.
The Times (Houma, LA): Local cops refute KKK flyers, saying they don’t need their help.
Tablet: Oberlin College places Professor Joy Karega on paid leave while her anti-Semitic rantings and writings are investigated.
AlterNet: Islamophobia’s impact on students in our schools is both deep and disturbing.
