Bundy vs. birders, while militants keep doubling down in Oregon; Tennessee anti-LGBT campaign is backfiring; ‘Happy slaves’ book pulled; and more.
Outside: Meet the ragtag coalition of birders and grannies taking on Ammon Bundy and his militants.
Washington Post: Malheur militant proclaims ‘These buildings will never, ever be returned to the federal government.’
KPTV-TV (Portland, OR): Armed occupiers of wildlife refuge say they ‘would like to ask the FBI to go home.’
Raw Story: Oath Keepers chief Stewart Rhodes warns feds not to ‘Waco’ the Oregon occupiers unless they want a ‘bloody, brutal civil war.’
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: The good, the bad, and the ugly in reportage on the Oregon standoff.
The New Civil Rights Movement: GOP lawmaker’s anti-LGBT campaign is backfiring miserably in Tennessee.
Think Progress: Children’s book about George Washington’s ‘happy slaves’ shelved.
Right Wing Watch: WND pundit says Trump can ‘rally a white army’ and the ‘White Lives Matter’ movement.
Media Matters: This powerful reporting uncovers the reality of racial segregation in America’s schools.
Salon: Racism is America’s ‘original sin,’ and unless we tell the truth about our history, we’ll never find reconciliation.