Hatewatch Headlines 1/18/2017
New project aims to document hate crimes; Right-wing media lashes out at Manning; RT host exposed as neo-Nazi; and more.
The New York Times: Why we need a project to document hate crimes.
Media Matters: Right-wing media respond to commutation of Manning sentence with transphobic slurs, death wishes.
Salon: Donald Trump’s ‘law and order’ obsession is rooted in the racist past and points to a bleak future.
Think Progress: Disturbing report on Trump’s national security adviser Flynn’s plans appears in pro-Putin publication.
Right Wing Watch: New ADF president warns that ‘the left’ may step up religious persecution in response to Trump.
Slate: Mississippi governor opines that some gay people become straight, and lots of them bully Christians.
Yahoo News: German host who frequently appears on Russia Today’s English broadcasts exposed as neo-Nazi.
Crooks and Liars: Extremist Sheriff David Clarke calls black pundit Marc Lamont Hill a ‘j------’ for criticizing Trump apologist.
Raw Story: Tennessee sheriff’s officer put on leave for three days for calling co-worker a ‘n----’ while others laughed.
AlterNet: The FBI honors Martin Luther King Jr. with praise 50 years after plotting to ‘neutralize’ him.
