Hatewatch Headlines 6/8/2017
Trump to address anti-LGBT leaders on day of march; Feds review militia role in Portland arrest; Alex Jones melts down after Kelly interview; and more.
Out: President Trump to address anti-LGBT leaders before Equality March in Washington.
Oregonian: Accused Portland MAX killer yells ‘not guilty,’ and calls out surviving victim by name.
Portland Mercury: Feds are reviewing right-wing militia member’s assistance with cops making arrest.
Fast Forward: Alt-right street gangs ramp up activity.
Snopes: Who is more of a threat, Islamist radicals or right-wing extremists?
Roanoke Times (VA): Ku Klux Klan wants to rally in Charlottesville, so college town is on edge again.
Relix (VA): Charlottesville bar responds to criticism for having served gathering of white nationalists.
Media Matters: Alex Jones melts down after being interviewed by Megyn Kelly.
Washington Post: Islamophobes want to recreate the Crusades, but they don’t understand them at all.
Think Progress: In testimony, Betsy DeVos remains firm she won’t protect LGBT students from discrimination.
Right Wing Watch: David Whitney asks which is worse, terrorism or Ariana Grande’s promotion of Satanism.
WXTL-TV (Tallahassee, FL): White-nationalist ‘Republic of Florida’ group targets Tallahassee for recruitment.
Phoenix New Times: Here’s the real history behind Arizona’s (mostly new) Confederate monuments.
Raw Story: ‘Slaves built the U.S. the way cows built McDonald’s’ – and other historical ‘facts’ from Katie McHugh.
The Root: Predominantly black church in South Carolina receives $2,000 donation, apology from donor who used to be ‘terrible racist.’
