Hatewatch Headlines 8/15/2016
Experts see white supremacists growing through Trump; 2016 election making Islamophobia as bad as ever; America’s most hate-filled places; and more.
The Root: Legal, media experts say white supremacists are using Donald Trump to grow their numbers.
Mother Jones: Trump addresses conference hosted by a group whose leader called homosexuality a Marxist plot.
Crooks and Liars: With his warnings of election fraud, Trump sparks fear that his backers may intimidate minority voters.
Media Matters: Alex Jones observes, ‘It is surreal to talk about issues here on air and then word-for-word hear Trump say it two days later.’
Right Wing Watch: Pat Buchanan warns that if Trump loses, there could be a revolution.
Think Progress: The 2016 election is making Islamophobia the worst it has ever been.
Fusion: These are the most hate-filled places in America, according to their tweets.
New York Times: Bilingual invitation to mayor of Huachuca City, Arizona, draws an angry reply, in English.
Towleroad: Anti-LGBT hate group has to pay $419,000 for trying to recall El Paso mayor who provided same-sex benefits.
Access ADL: California white supremacist convicted of murdering man over the theft of an electronic tablet.
JoeMyGod: NOM’s Brian Brown expresses disgust with paltry donations in fundraising drive, saying ‘that is pathetic.’
Raw Story: Illinois pastors file lawsuit after state passes ban on gay ‘conversion’ therapy, since they ‘know’ people can be ‘cured’.
