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Hatewatch Headlines 7/30/2018

Portland rally site may allow guns; Internet giants banning extremists of all stripes; Immigrant shelters a ‘gold mine’ for predators; and more.

Oregonian: Patriot Prayer’s Aug. 4 Portland rally site could allow supporters to bring guns.

Huffington Post: Internet giants are banning extremists – and not just the ones targeting women.

Reveal News: The last few weeks have seen a rash of violent incidents potentially linked to hate.

ProPublica: Immigrant youth shelters: ‘If you’re a predator, it’s a gold mine.’

Salon: The right’s attack on birthright citizenship: A new front in the battle for the Constitution.

Rewire News: Alliance Defending Freedom asks Supreme Court to allow workplace discrimination against transgender people.

BuzzFeed: The Mormon church is pushing back against far-right extremist movements within their wards.

The New Republic: To doxx a racist: How a dead white supremacist sparked a debate over tactics against the radical right.

Washington Post: How white supremacists split a quiet Rust Belt town in Pennsylvania.

Raw Story: Trump appointee who promoted ‘Pizzagate’ theories on social media is shown the door.

Think Progress: Struggling white nationalist is running out of fundraising options for second ‘Unite the Right’ rally.

New York Times: New emails show Republicans plotting to gerrymander Michigan by race.

Media Matters: In their own words, the online far right’s motive to dig up liberal figures’ old tweets: revenge.

The Atlantic: Tech’s fractal irresponsibility problem: Why social media platforms are still plagued by haters.

New York Daily News: Bronx doctor says he’s sorry for posts on white-nationalist websites.

BET: White man with alleged white-supremacist tattoo arrested for the murder of his black coworker.

Medium: How white nationalism courts internet nerd culture.

Right Wing Watch: Alt-right activist Faith Goldy now wants to be elected the mayor of Toronto.

Vice: A Russian neo-Nazi hooligan is trying to build a Mixed Martial Arts empire across Europe.

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