For the fourth year in a row, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that tracks hate groups, reports that hate and domestic extremism are rising in an unabated trend. The center found a 30 percent increase in U.S. hate groups over the past four years and a 7 percent increase in hate groups in 2018 alone, according to the center's annual "Year in Hate and Extremism" report. The group designated 1,020 organizations as hate groups in 2018, a high of at least 20 years.
The watchdog group blames President Trump, his administration, right-wing media outlets and the ease of spreading hate on social media platforms for the alarming increase. The growth, it says, is largely driven by "hysteria over losing a white-majority nation to demographic change."
"The numbers tell a striking story — that this president is not simply a polarizing figure but a radicalizing one," Heidi Beirich, director of the SPLC's Intelligence Project, said in a statement. "Rather than trying to tamp down hate, as presidents of both parties have done, President Trump elevates it — with both his rhetoric and his policies. In doing so, he's given people across America the go-ahead to to act on their worst instincts."
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a revered civil rights watchdog group that has been around since 1971. It is credited with dealing the final blows to the Ku Klux Klan through legal battles.
But in the Trump era, it has been accused of blurring the line between watchdog and activist. Critics accuse the group of overblowing the threat of hate and including groups and individuals on its lists who might not belong, from anti-immigrant groups to exclusionary religious organizations.
IN 2044 the U.S. is expected to be majority minority — and by xenophobia, the groups are beginning to lose faith in the president. It quotes the now infamous white nationalist leader Richard Spencer as evidence. Spencer led a group of white supremacists in Nazi salutes and chants of "Hail Trump" after the 2016 election. But in 2018, following the midterms, he said, "The Trump moment is over, and it's time for us to move on."
Three groups are suing the Southern Poverty Lawsuit Center over their inclusion on the hate groups list. Among those suing is the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative think tank that is widely seen as anti-immigration.
"We stand by our hate group listings," said Heidi Beirich said in a press call. "I would suggest that people take a look at our extremist files ... The Center for Immigration Studies, the group has a history of making racially inflammatory statements associating with white nationalists and circulating the work of racist writers."
Pence to Release Transcripts of Ukraine Calls October 9, 2019 at 8:53 pm EDT
“Vice President Mike Pence said he is working with the White House counsel’s office to release transcripts of his own calls with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,” the AP reports.
“Pence said records of his two phone conversations would help exonerate President Trump of any wrongdoing.”
Pence also said he “never discussed the issue of the Bidens” with Zelenskiy.
IS PENCE BAILING ON THE PRESIDENT? ISN'T TOTAL NON-COOPERATION NOW THE NAME OF THE GAME?
There are at least two whistleblowers, but they are not nearly so important as the people who did not blow any whistle, just immediately started talking to one another about how upset they were about what the President said, and some of them that same day frantically started trying to figure out how they could hide what Trump said from the American public.
Just over half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday.
A new high of 51 percent wants Trump impeached and removed from office, another 4 percent want him impeached but not removed, and 40 percent oppose impeachment altogether.
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For the fourth year in a row, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that tracks hate groups, reports that hate and domestic extremism are rising in an unabated trend. The center found a 30 percent increase in U.S. hate groups over the past four years and a 7 percent increase in hate groups in 2018 alone, according to the center's annual "Year in Hate and Extremism" report. The group designated 1,020 organizations as hate groups in 2018, a high of at least 20 years.
The watchdog group blames President Trump, his administration, right-wing media outlets and the ease of spreading hate on social media platforms for the alarming increase. The growth, it says, is largely driven by "hysteria over losing a white-majority nation to demographic change."
"The numbers tell a striking story — that this president is not simply a polarizing figure but a radicalizing one," Heidi Beirich, director of the SPLC's Intelligence Project, said in a statement. "Rather than trying to tamp down hate, as presidents of both parties have done, President Trump elevates it — with both his rhetoric and his policies. In doing so, he's given people across America the go-ahead to to act on their worst instincts."
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a revered civil rights watchdog group that has been around since 1971. It is credited with dealing the final blows to the Ku Klux Klan through legal battles.
But in the Trump era, it has been accused of blurring the line between watchdog and activist. Critics accuse the group of overblowing the threat of hate and including groups and individuals on its lists who might not belong, from anti-immigrant groups to exclusionary religious organizations.
IN 2044 the U.S. is expected to be majority minority — and by xenophobia, the groups are beginning to lose faith in the president. It quotes the now infamous white nationalist leader Richard Spencer as evidence. Spencer led a group of white supremacists in Nazi salutes and chants of "Hail Trump" after the 2016 election. But in 2018, following the midterms, he said, "The Trump moment is over, and it's time for us to move on."
Three groups are suing the Southern Poverty Lawsuit Center over their inclusion on the hate groups list. Among those suing is the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative think tank that is widely seen as anti-immigration.
"We stand by our hate group listings," said Heidi Beirich said in a press call. "I would suggest that people take a look at our extremist files ... The Center for Immigration Studies, the group has a history of making racially inflammatory statements associating with white nationalists and circulating the work of racist writers."
Pence to Release Transcripts of Ukraine Calls
October 9, 2019 at 8:53 pm EDT
“Vice President Mike Pence said he is working with the White House counsel’s office to release transcripts of his own calls with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,” the AP reports.
“Pence said records of his two phone conversations would help exonerate President Trump of any wrongdoing.”
Pence also said he “never discussed the issue of the Bidens” with Zelenskiy.
IS PENCE BAILING ON THE PRESIDENT?
ISN'T TOTAL NON-COOPERATION NOW THE NAME OF THE GAME?
57 % want Biden's pay for play investigated.
😂“identity of the whistleblower is irrelevant.”😃
The Socialist Democrats must do this in secret.
There are at least two whistleblowers, but they are not nearly so important as the people who did not blow any whistle, just immediately started talking to one another about how upset they were about what the President said, and some of them that same day frantically started trying to figure out how they could hide what Trump said from the American public.
Just over half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday.
A new high of 51 percent wants Trump impeached and removed from office, another 4 percent want him impeached but not removed, and 40 percent oppose impeachment altogether.
they didn’t help us in the Second World War,
What a fucking idiot
Washington wins
What a great Day in America. Trump is your President and Hillary is going to run, again.
She agrees, the current 23 Dwarfs can't win.
KansasDemocrat said...
57 % want Biden's pay for play investigated.
LIAR!!!!!! BWAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Blogger James said...
There are at least two whistleblowers, but they are not nearly so important as the people who did not blow any whistle
That post was just insane we now impeach presidents with water cooler gossip.
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