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Hatewatch Headlines 9/7/2016

Prosecutors drop Santilli’s Oregon charges; Trump touts Boykin endorsement; Sandy Hook ‘hoaxers’ meet their match; and more.

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Federal prosecutors drop all charges against ‘reporter’ Pete Santilli for role in Malheur standoff.

Right Wing Watch: Donald Trump touts the endorsement of former Army Lt. Gen. William Boykin.

Crooks and Liars: Trump tells Bill O’Reilly he has ‘no idea’ whether birtherism hurt him with black voters.

Think Progress: Debunked Clinton conspiracy theory makes its way from the Internet’s worst corners to the mainstream.

Raw Story: Southern California family targeted in firebombing turns a hate crime into something amazing.

Oregonian: Ringleader of white supremacist gang gets 55 years in prison for sanding off tattoo, killing two men.

Sacramento Bee: Antigovernment ‘tax defiers’ from Placerville cheated the IRS out of millions, prosecutors say.

Talking Points Memo: New Jersey Republican steps down in race after telling reporter he hopes she gets ‘raped.’

Dallas Morning News: Two Aryan Brotherhood members, pals convicted in methamphetamine ring.

NBC News: Johns Hopkins draws growing criticism for professors’ report denouncing transgender choices.

New York Magazine: Lenny Pozner believed in conspiracy theories, until his son’s death at Sandy Hook became one.

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