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Hatewatch Headlines 8/1/2017

Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt by federal judge; ‘Unite the Right’ rally to test free-speech limits; Political speech affects anti-Muslim hate crimes; and more.

: Maricopa County’s notorious ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt.

: At American Renaissance gathering, ‘race realism’ and calls for white ethnostate dominate.

: ‘Unite the Right’ rally tests the limits of First Amendment free-speech protections.

: The rise in hate crimes targeting Muslims has a lot to do with the way politicians talk about them.

: Nativist politico Lou Barletta, Trump’s political godfather, plans to run for the Senate.

: The U.S. government’s fight against violent extremism loses its leader, signaling an unhealthy shift.

: The new civil-rights chief at the Justice Department has spent his career undermining civil rights.

: Tony Perkins boasts about FRC’s influence over policy in the Trump White House.

: John Oliver slams Alex Jones for the shady way he funds his show with ‘health cures.’

: California Latino lawmakers endure steady racist threats — ‘This is Trump country’.

: Minnesota militia group targets of months-long domestic terrorism investigation.

: Body of man kidnapped by white supremacist found; suspect’s father arrested.

: Beware the far-right Jewish Republicans who embrace the bigotry of the extremist right.

: D.C. cop under investigation for allegedly wearing shirt with white supremacist imagery to court.

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