Hatewatch Headlines 8/18/2017
Charlottesville signals alt-right’s imminent demise; Republicans still support Trump; Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy; and more.
Baffler: Why Charlottesville signals the oncoming demise of the alt-right.
Think Progress: Most Republicans continue to support Trump as he attacks GOP senators who criticized his defense of bigotry.
Washington Post: Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free-speech concerns.
The Guardian (UK): Apple denounces neo-Nazis as Spotify bans ‘white power’ tracks.
Bloomberg News: Facebook, AirBnB go on offense against neo-Nazis after violence.
Los Angeles Times: Squeezed out by Silicon Valley, the far right is creating its own corporate world.
New York Times: A comedian sues the Daily Stormer as site resurfaces from the Dark Web.
Salon: A former skinhead reflects on Charlottesville: ‘We have a massive and dangerous domestic terrorist threat.’
Right Wing Watch: Far-right media think that isolating Richard Spencer will erase their alt-right pasts.
Media Matters: Sean Hannity has been dumpster diving for conspiracy theories again.
AlterNet: CNN ‘analyst’ Michael Weiss hosted anti-Muslim rally with hate-group leader Pamela Geller.
Raw Story: Trump campaign chair Carl Paladino finally ousted from school board after racist anti-Michelle Obama tirade.
Phoenix New Times (AZ): Teens plead guilty to twisting a holiday menorah into a swastika in Chandler.
CityPages (Minneapolis, MN): One Minneapolis lawyer’s neo-Nazi record label, and the fight to shut it down.
Stat: White nationalists are flocking to genetic ancestry test, but many are not liking what they reveal.
