Hatewatch Headlines 4/6/2018
Mercer funded anti-Muslim ads before election; GOP’s contract with authoritarianism; Muslims accused of violence get more media focus; and more.
Right Wing Watch: Robert Mercer funded pre-election anti-Muslim ads from ‘dark money’ group.
CNN: Trump is on a tear about immigration, and it’s going to harm Americans.
New York Times: How Republicans’ contract with authoritarianism threatens democracy.
Mother Jones: Barack Obama sits down with John Lewis to discuss MLK’s legacy and the power of activism.
The Intercept: Muslims accused of plotting violence get seven times more media attention and four times longer sentences.
Newsweek: Oregon governor says she’ll refuse to send National Guardsmen to defend southern border.
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis, MN): Bloomington mosque attack suspects indicted on weapons charges too.
New York Magazine: One of the original white-supremacist websites, Stormfront, is running out of money.
Washington Post: ICE is moving to deport a Chinese immigrant veteran after Mattis assured it wouldn’t happen.
AlterNet: ICE has no plans to deport this World War II-era Nazi war-criminal immigrant.
Huffington Post: Everyone got the Pulse massacre story wrong, especially concerning Noor Salman.
Think Progress: In political reversal, Air Force allows for anti-LGBT discrimination.
KPAX-TV (Missoula, MT): Easter eggs containing neo-Nazi pamphlets found on Missoula lawns.
Raw Story: Faculty meeting erupts in chaos after students confront Confederate-loving prof funded by the Koch brothers.
