Hatewatch Headlines 2/22/2018
Anti-Muslim C-PAC headliner Pamela Geller bows out; a religious group 鈥渃elebrates鈥� assault rifles like the one used to kill Florida school children; Russian bots also backed anti-Muslim extremists, and more.
White nationalist didn鈥檛 show up for a reported rally Wednesday at the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, but
scores of anti-racist students and teachers were out in force.
The AR-15 military-style assault rifle, like the one used in last week鈥檚 Florida shooting, will be 鈥渃elebrated鈥� during a four-day 鈥渇estival鈥� at the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania.
Anti-Muslim crusader Pamela Geller withdraws as a featured speaker at this weekend鈥檚 Conservative Political Action Conference.
听The U.S. Border Patrol is setting up checkpoints up to 100 miles away from the border as part of the Trump administration鈥檚 aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration.
A video that surfaced in a pending lawsuit shows last summer鈥檚 鈥淯nite the Right鈥� rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was intended to be a 鈥渂attle cry鈥� for white nationalism.
John Guandolo, a former FBI agent and anti-Muslim extremist, speaks at a Republican Party gathering in Bend, Oregon, claiming Muslims and Democrats are part of a conspiracy to take over the United States.
Florida high school students and survivors of last week鈥檚 deadly shooting are pushing back at right-wing conspiracy theorists.
Pro-Trump Russian Twitter bots just indicted by the special prosecutor also boosted anti-Muslim extremists, including Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer and Frank Gaffney.
A $1.5 million reward is now posted in the 2001 fatal shooting of a federal prosecutor whose assassination likely involved a conspiracy and a hired gunman.听
听 Anti-government icon Cliven Bundy will deliver the keynote speech on Friday at the Independent American Party state convention in Sparks, Nevada.
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