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Hatewatch Headlines 2/24/2017

White nationalists kicked out of CPAC- but they’re already in the White House; domestic extremists kill immigrants and cops alike; while LGBT rights are under attack, study shows that marriage equality reduces teen suicide; and more.

The Kansas City Star: The suspect in Wednesday night’s triple shooting in Olathe allegedly told a bartender that he had killed two Middle Eastern men, shouted “get out of my country” before he shot victims that appear to actually be Indian.

Slate: Government by white nationalism is the tie between the refugee ban, to efforts to deny government benefits to legal residents and to Trump’s promise to protect entitlements for those who already receive them.

The Washington Post: Domestic terrorists killed his son. He wants Trump to remember that America makes extremists, too.

LGBTQ Nation: Study: Marriage equality reduced teen suicide, and it appears to be more than just a correlation.

Sanford School of Public Policy: Southern Poverty Law Center Leaders Discuss Rising Right-Wing Extremism and ‘State of Hate’ at Duke University. 

Atlanta Daily World: NumbersUSA, Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), and Center for Immigration Studies (CIS): The nativist hate groups behind Trump’s jingoism.

The Washington Post: Google fights online trolls with new AI tool, called Perspective.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: North Georgia man arrested for ricin radicalized online.

Talking Points Memo: CPAC boots white nationalist Richard Spencer after he crashes the party.

NBC 2: Arkansas Supreme Court strikes city's LGBT protections.

Deadspin: It's early, but the sports highlight of the day might be this guy's flying leap to take down a Confederate flag. 

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