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Hatewatch Headlines 8/30/2016

Metzger explains Trump’s dog whistles; Finicum’s widow to file lawsuit; Infowars site hacked, users’ info exposed; and more.

The Wrap: Former Klan Grand Wizard explains how Trump dog-whistles to closet racists.

BuzzFeed: David Duke’s robocall for Senate campaign urges voters to vote for him and Donald Trump.

Vox: What I learned about Trumpism from reading 50 Breitbart articles about immigration.

NBC News: Widow of slain Oregon occupier LaVoy Finicum to file federal civil rights lawsuit.

Washington Post: Backwoods survivalists in Idaho say they’re ‘not paranoid,’ but still spout conspiracy theories.

Raw Story: Alex Jones’ Infowars site gets hacked, so 50,000-plus users’ info now available in digital underground.

The Boston Globe: Holliston man arrested after threatening to kill Obama, bomb local mosque.

KTNV-TV (Las Vegas, NV): Las Vegas man faces charges after posting ‘Christian warrior’ video threatening to kill liberals.

The Denver Post: KKK member wanted for child abductions in Illinois arrested in Denver.

The Star Press (Muncie, IN): Indiana town of Winchester tells Klansmen in no uncertain terms that they are unwelcome.

WRTV-TV (Indianapolis, IN): Ku Klux Klan plans to hold recruitment rally in town of Madison.

Right Wing Watch: Richard Mack’s ‘constitutional county’ in Arizona plan moves forward as candidate runs for sheriff.

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