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Hatewatch Headlines 11/26/2018

Border Patrol lobs tear gas at migrants in Tijuana; South African president refutes Trump; Hyde-Smith attended ‘seg academy’; and more.

New York Times: Migrants in Tijuana run to the U.S. border, but fall back in the face of tear gas.

The Hill: South African president says Trump is ‘ill-informed’ about land and farm seizures.

Jackson Free Press (MS): Sen. Hyde-Smith attended an all-white ‘seg academy’ to avoid integration.

CNN: Hyde-Smith pushed resolution praising Confederate soldier’s effort to ‘defend his homeland.’

Washington Post: Good riddance: America needs to set aside icons like Robert E. Lee to live up to our potential.

Talking Points Memo: Senate GOP pushes to confirm lawyer with racial discrimination concerns.

The Conversation: Psychiatrist explains why bigotry is a public-health problem.

Media Matters: The bigotry and lies behind Fox Nation, Fox News’ streaming service.

CCN: Gab, the ‘alt-right Twitter,’ moves to Bitcoin payments due to banking blacklist.

Mic: White supremacist Patrick Little just got booted from Gab for making antisemitic threats.

ProPublica: Member of white supremacist Rise Above Movement pleads guilty to assaults at 2017 rally.

The New Yorker: Meet the stylish socialist who’s trying to save YouTube from alt-right domination.

C-Ville (Charlottesville, VA): Center of conspiracy: Defamation lawsuit targets Infowars’ Alex Jones.

Think Progress: Migrant who sheltered at church for a year detained by ICE at immigration meeting.

Raw Story: New GOP governor hires head of religious right group that’s a who’s who of anti-LGBT extremism.

JoeMyGod: Christian missionary killed by reclusive tribe recently toured with Liberty Counsel president.

NBC News 4 (Washington, D.C.): Man arrested on flight to Atlanta for making antisemitic statements to other passengers.

Missoulian (MT): White nationalist Identity Evropa fliers show up on University of Montana campus.

EURACTIV: Croatian ombudswoman accuses government of tolerating fascism in scathing report.

Guardian (UK): Farage, other UKIP leaders call for leader’s removal over Tommy Robinson appointment.

Sydney Morning Herald: Ex-Border Force boss wants Gavin McInnes banned from Australia.

ABC News (Australia): Are men’s rights movements a new form of terrorism?

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