Hatewatch Headlines 3/28/2018
Conspiracy theorists targeting Parkland kids; Fact-checking Tucker Carlson’s screed; Alt-right’s odd fascination with Hindu mysticism; and more.
Media Matters: The right wing’s conspiracy-theory network is now going after high-school kids.
Sahuarita Sun (AZ): Couple waving Confederate flag arrested after threatening marchers at gun violence rally.
The Guardian: How right-wingers have attacked the Parkland kids with lies, hoaxes, and smears.
Splinter: Inside the D.C. ‘March for Our Lives’ – and outside it with ‘Patriot’ picketers.
CNN: Fact-checking Tucker Carlson’s extraordinary screed on diversity in America.
Hope Not Hate: How the alt-right’s odd fascination with Hindu mysticism masks a deeply sinister set of beliefs.
We Hunted the Mammoth: Alt-right erupts after 'Crying Nazi' Cantwell admits he's a federal informant.
Washington Post: A woman’s son, facing murder charges, is called an ‘alt-right killer’ – and she blames herself.
Think Progress: What’s with these so-called ‘patriots’ calling for the breakup of America?
New York Times: She survived the Holocaust, only to die the victim of a Paris hate crime in 2018.
Seattle Times: Everett man charged with sending suspicious packages to FBI, DC-area military bases.
Daily Beast: Neo-Nazi gang busted after accidentally talking about murder while on phone with 911.
Right Wing Watch: Joe Arpaio says he’ll start talking about Obama’s birth certificate again once he’s a senator.
Los Angeles Times: Councilwoman Cristina Garcia criticized by fellow Democrats for using homophobic slur.
Talking Points Memo: DNC staffer’s brother sues activists, media groups over conspiracy theories.
AlterNet: Economist Thomas Piketty sees only one way to defeat the rise of the radical right.
