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Hatewatch Headlines 5/31/2018

Pro-Trump campaign aims at limiting black votes; Facebook plays into racist agenda; Far right won’t stop defending Roseanne; and more.

Bloomberg News: Inside the pro-Trump effort to keep black voters from the polls.

Tech Crunch: Facebook’s policy on white supremacy plays right into a racist agenda.

Raw Story: Trump dehumanizes immigrants to gain approval of angry whites, according to political scientist’s analysis.

Think Progress: The extreme right won’t stop defending Roseanne Barr.

Mother Jones: Ambien hits back at Barr’s excuse: ‘Racism is not a known side effect.’

BuzzFeed: A transgender woman who was part of the migrant caravan has died in ICE custody.

Media Matters: Breitbart recruited an activist to encourage black voters to vote Trump or stay home, report says.

Salon: Trump’s double standard: Praise for white Indiana hero, while black Nashville hero is ignored.

New York Times: Christian nationalists are preparing to hit America with ‘Project Blitz.’

Right Wing Watch: John Guandolo’s anti-Muslim ‘training’ for law enforcement denied Texas accreditation.

AlterNet: New Trump appointee, linked to the far right, wants to expand the war on legal immigration.

Politico: GOP Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake announces he will oppose Trump’s refugee bureau pick.

Vox: A former 911 dispatcher explains why she had to take even frivolously racist calls seriously.

Courthouse News: Judge tosses citizen’s injury lawsuit stemming from police inaction during Charlottesville riot.

Pacific Standard: A new book on the Bundys and the Malheur standoff illustrates the pitfalls of dealing with right-wing extremists.

Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, IL): Man charged with cemetery swastika vandalism has been targeting churches too.

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