Hatewatch Headlines 8/31/18
Remembering the scene where Heather Heyer was killed; a Trump-backed politician administered a racist Facebook site; how the Kremlin influences the West, and more.
American Ledger: Ron DeSantis, the Trump-endorsed congressman who won this week’s GOP gubernatorial primary in Florida, was an administrator on a Facebook group sharing racist, conspiratorial posts.
Raw Story: A former employee of the anti-immigrant organization FAIR alleges that another employee offered to play the role of an undocumented immigrant in a propaganda video by smearing mud on her face.
Daily Caller: Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington once took far more radical positions on immigration and multiculturalism than any prominent voice in today’s Republican Party.
Post and Courier: Police in Charleston, West Virginia, have reversed themselves and now say bias was a motivator in an assault last week on a transgender woman.
Washington Post: The Justice Department criticizes Harvard admissions in case alleging bias against Asian Americans.
Raw Story: Family Research Council President Tony Perkins agrees with President Trump’s unsubstantiated belief that Democrats will become “violent” if they win midterm elections.
The Atlantic: Fight clubs, neo-Nazi soccer hooligans and motorcycle gangs serve as conduits for the Kremlin’s influence in Western countries.
Right Wing Watch: A member of the neo-Confederate group League of the South posts a video showing fellow members setting fire to an Israeli flag, a copy of the Talmud and “The Communist Manifesto.”
Facebook: A touching video of the scene in Charlottesville, Virginia, where Heather Heyer was killed a year ago at the violent Unite the Right rally.
Miami Herald: The Bank of America is accused of freezing or threatening to freeze customers’ accounts after asking about their legal status in the United States.
