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Avi Bueno
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Worth pointing out: *just this morning* Trump twice retweeted Katie Hopkins, a deeply racist woman from the UK, who is a proponent of the "white genocide" conspiracy theory referenced by the #ElPaso shooter.

In both tweets she engaged in the exact fearmongering that caused this.
Trump also retweeted Hopkins a week ago (& before that) while attacking Baltimore, Elijah Cummings, & "The Squad" in incredibly racist fashion, including telling them to go back go to where they came from (another key part of the shooter's ideology).

thinkprogress.org/trump-retweets…
And it's not just Trump. @JohnCornyn, the longtime Senator from Texas, who was tweeting his sympathy and prayers today, shared an article in June about how the Hispanic population of Texas last year outpaced the white population 9-1.
It's endemic in the GOP. @SteveKingIA was rebuked for taking it so far, so explicitly, then doubling down after quote retweeting a racist Dutch politician and saying, "You cannot rebuild your civilization with somebody else's babies."

cnn.com/2017/03/13/pol…
This isn't some obscure ideology held by a few maniacs on the fringes - it's espoused by the party head, by politicians throughout the GOP, & by the party's base. This is the Republican party & they've produced this violence through their explicit racism.
cnbc.com/2019/07/17/rep…
Let's not forget, in January 2016, Trump retweeted an account with the handle "WhiteGenocideTM". THE TWEET IS STILL UP RIGHT NOW.



cnn.com/2016/01/22/pol…
Not two months ago, @jaredlholt highlighted that the Main GOP Vice Chair, during a livestream on Facebook, pushed the white genocide conspiracy theory, claiming the "global elites" were trying to replace white people with immigrants.

rightwingwatch.org/post/maine-gop…
Remember, Trump's aides and people close to him have said his explicit racism is *purposeful* - that it's literally his strategy for 2020.

According to them, Trump has decided that riling up violent white supremacists is beneficial to him. He wants this.

axios.com/donald-trump-r…
Tucker Carlson's is often the second-most watched cable "news" show. He has espoused the exact mantra outlined in the shooter's manifesto.

mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson…
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@RVAwonk @JettGoldsmith Yang too....
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During the phone call today over the census citizenship question, Judge Hazel gave a parallel to the DOJ lawyer that almost implied he'd want Trump himself in court to explain what's going on because "...I don't think you speak for your client anymore."

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The judge notes that what prompted him to request this emergency call was because he has a Twitter account and saw Trump's tweet.
The government attorney: "Your Honor, I am on vacation right now, I was being honest yesterday, and I have absolutely no fucking idea what is going on."
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I'm finding it difficult to believe that Twitter algorithms or chance brought Katie Hopkins to Donald Trump's attention, so how is it happening?

How did he come to retweet Britain First leader Jayda Fransen in 2017? Why did his son tweet in support of Tommy Robinson last year?
By accident or design, the ideological alignment between the Trump White House and the anti-Islam wing of Britain's far-right is there for all to see

Already gaining support in the UK, Hopkins et al will be growing their American following today

independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
Worth noting that as well as rabid Islamophobia, Hopkins spreads the white genocide conspiracy theory that inspired Christchurch shooter

She has links with white nationalists Generation Identity, who are being investigated over donation from terrorist

independent.co.uk/news/world/aus…
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This is part 3 of a thread on the coded language and symbols used by nazis and especially alt-right nazis online to get away with being nazis and peddling violent white supremacism right under our noses.
You can find the first and second portions of this thread here-- the first part focuses more on classically nazi-specific stuff, the second portion is more about the alt-right.
Today, if I can hold my nose long enough, I'm going to try and plow through some more alt-right stuff, a little ethnonationalism, and some miscellaneous grab bag white supremacist sewage.
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By hiding behind the facade of a "news network," this Facebook page managed to stay active for 3 years and amassed a following of 200,000+ people — all while peddling virulent anti-Muslim hate speech and disinformation.

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tinyurl.com/y6hkslve
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Republican Steve King is trending. Im going to do a quick thread on his rich history of racism. In Oct 2018, he endorsed white supremacist & anti-semite Faith Goldy for Toronto mayor. She attended the Unite the Right rally & promotes the White Genocide conspiracy theory. 1/
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Trump Hotels' website still lists Trump SoHo New York among its properties in the Our Hotels menu. Select its name though to access its page and there's a message about it being renamed

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