Hatewatch Headlines 4/7/2017
Flyers help white nationalists recruit on campuses; Kobach ordered to turn over document he showed Trump; Bryant a member of Confederate group; and more.
The Guardian (UK): White nationalists’ latest college-student recruitment scheme involves flyers and tape.
Salon: Judge reviewing Trump’s travel ban orders Kris Kobach to turn over Homeland Security briefing document.
Jewish Telegraph Agency: Stephen Bannon reportedly called Jared Kushner a ‘globalist,’ and that makes some Jews uneasy.
Raw Story: Studies confirm that Trump voters were decisively motivated by racial prejudice, not ‘economic anxiety.’
Mississippi Today: Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is a member of a Confederate heritage group with links to racists.
Media Matters: Alex Jones claims his violent remarks about Adam Schiff were just ‘art performance.’
Los Angeles Daily News: Hate crimes rise 15 percent in Los Angeles, with a notable uptick in anti-LGBT attacks.
Seattle Times: How Seattle police and prosecutors are a model for effectively investigating hate crimes.
Right Wing Watch: Michele Bachmann warns that halal food options are a sign of impending Sharia law.
Oregonian: Judge releases man who published information about Malheur Refuge standoff informants.
Think Progress: Polls show a majority of Americans oppose paying for Trump’s border wall.
Phoenix New Times: Suspects in high school vandalization with ‘white power’ graffiti claim it was just a prank.
Los Angeles Times: Families of young victims of FEAR Militia murders sue Army for failing to prevent them.
AlterNet: Racism in America is so pervasive, it extends to the differences whites and minorities pay for car insurance.
