hate speech
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'We Are Where We Belong': Rep. Ilhan Omar Refuses to Allow Trump and His Supporters to Silence Her
One day after the Trump rally in Greenville, N.C., where he allowed his supporters to shout “send her back” in reference to Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota congresswoman shares why defending Trump and his hateful rhetoric is wrong, as well as why dissent is patriotic. She also responds to Lindsey Graham’s stance that Trump’s comments…
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Try Again, Twitter: New Religious Hate Speech Policy Leaves Much to Be Desired
It’s not exactly a secret that Twitter has hate speech and harassment problems, though the lengths CEO Jack Dorsey has gone to dismiss the abusive antics and incendiary rhetoric that fester on the popular social media platform have drawn sharp critique. In April, he defended his decision not to remove an Islamaphobic tweet from Donald…
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Hate Attackers Invoke Trump’s Name: Report
More Than 150 Reports Counted Over 18 Months Ala. Paper Admits Failings During Lynching Era Sinclair to Sell 3 More Stations to Williams Black Man Hailed as Hero in Waffle House Killings Vice Wins Peabody for Charlottesville Coverage Marijuana Magazines Sprout as Legalization Spreads Short Takes “Editor’s note: To provide a full picture of what…
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Neo-Nazi Site Founder Who Prompted ‘Troll Storm’ Against Jewish Woman Wants Lawsuit Dismissed
Another day, another neo-Nazi troglodyte arguing that hateful, downright scary and threatening speech is somehow protected under the First Amendment. Andrew Anglin, the founder and publisher of the flaming landfill known as the Daily Stormer, is claiming that the “troll storm” that he encouraged against a Jewish woman in Montana starting last year is free…
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Calif. Pastor on Orlando, Fla., Mass Shooting: ‘The Tragedy Is That More of Them Didn’t Die’
Mere hours after the Orlando, Fla., club shooter took the lives of 49 people, a Sacramento, Calif., pastor turned to his pulpit, delivering a hateful, violent speech saying that he was upset the shooter “didn’t finish the job,” the New York Daily News reports. “The tragedy is that more of them didn’t die,” the pastor, Roger…