"The FBI released new data last week showing that violent crime is down in America, but that hate crimes are up. This is completely at odds with right-wing narratives about the United States, which portrays surging violence in lawless 'Democrat-run' cities. Instead, the data show a different picture: violence is down, except against the very social groups that are targeted by right-wing tropes and the MAGA movement."
For people following the shooting of three Palestinian-American college students in Burlington, Vermont last night, VTDigger is a reliable independent local news source and it looks like they’re updating this story
This was a vile, premeditated murder of a child, and EXPLICITLY a hate crime. Trans people, don't read this! We already know what it says.
Cis folks, I DO want you to read this. Transphobia is not "being weaponized", it is already a weapon. Right-wing transphobia is responsible for our deaths RIGHT NOW. They want to motivate cis adults and children to kill us all.
Because of ideas and speech like this, my brother physically attacked me last year. He dragged me from a car, and broke my shoulder into five pieces, and destroyed my life.
It motivated children to attempt multiple times to kill another child, before finally doing it in cold blood. There is no "civilized" or "genteel" transphobia, when every word of it demands murder.
"Hardy Lloyd, 45, was arrested in West Virginia in July and pleaded guilty in September, acknowledging the Jewishness victims and the witnesses were a factor prompting him to make the threats."
“We should all be calling for an immediate return of the hostages, for Palestinians and Israelis on both sides of the border to be protected, and a swift end to the conflict.”
Most of America's 10 largest cities had significant jumps in hate crimes last year, increases that averaged 22% to a record 1,889 cases, according to a new report.
Axios says the report "reflects a 22-year trend of increasing hate crimes nationwide, amid a rise in white nationalism and soaring numbers of attacks on Asian Americans during the pandemic."
Few postings I've made here have generated the amount of trolling that this linked posting highlighting Brian Klaas' commentary on an FBI report showing that violent crime is down in the US while hate crimes are up has generated.
As Klaas notes, this FBI report undercuts a Fox News talking point about how violent crime is everywhere under Biden's presidency.
A lot of folks evidently do not want to see that talking point undercut.
And all the frothing fools falling in line with Russian propaganda and Jew hatred... You are complicit.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy:
"Appalling videos from Makhachkala, Russia, where an angry mob broke into the airport searching for Israeli citizens on the flight from Tel-Aviv.
This is not an isolated incident in Makhachkala, but rather part of Russia’s widespread culture of hatred toward other nations, which is propagated by state television, pundits, and authorities.
The Russian foreign minister has made a series of antisemitic remarks in the last year. The Russian President also used antisemitic slurs. For Russian propaganda talking heads on official television, hate rhetoric is routine. Even the most recent Middle East escalation prompted antisemitic statements from Russian ideologists.
Russian antisemitism and hatred toward other nations are systemic and deeply rooted. Hatred is what drives aggression and terror. We must all work together to oppose hatred."
2 #Swedish nationals were killed & a 3rd wounded in central #Brussels on Mon night, & a man who identified himself as a member of #IslamistState claimed responsibility in a video posted online.
The suspected assailant, calling himself Abdesalem Al Guilani, claimed in a video on social media that he was a fighter for Allah.
Florida & other states are hiding #HateCrimes by not bothering to report them: We're experiencing the highest level of hate crime in this country🚨-from SPLC. FBI: 31% increase in hate crime incidents from 2020-21. >60% of the victims: targeted bc of race or ethnicity -while major drop in agencies reporting crime to the FBI. In FL, 67% of agencies reported crimes to the FBI in 2020. In 2021, only 33% did. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office didn't report. #GOPCorruption#GOPLieshttps://news.yahoo.com/ridiculous-hate-crimes-time-high-224320701.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
In today’s #BigStory#Podcast, in June 2021, Nathaniel Veltman intentionally ran his truck into the Afzaal family, who were simply out for a walk. All but one member of the family was killed, and Veltman later said he did it because he was looking for #Muslims to run over. Last week, Veltman was quickly found #guilty of four counts of first-degree #murder and one count of attempted murder.
"Historical photographs showcase the history of Asian American resistance movements from the 1960s to the 1980s, demonstrating the strength and resilience of the Asian American community among tenants, students, and laborers...They also remind us of the civil rights and labor rights won by Asian Americans with the sheer power of the collective."
‘Urdu Is Written Back To Front’: The ‘Microaggressions’ Indian Muslims Face All The Time
A recent paper revealed many microaggressions—put-downs, insults and jibes—that Indian Muslims face in their daily lives. Even humour is deployed. We spoke with the author, Prerna Bakshi, a lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, about what a conversation between Hindu and Meo Muslim education officials in Mewat, Haryana, revealed about the 'covert and subtle' ways in which discrimination manifests.
#israel#hamas#antisemitism#russia#hatecrimes “Dilly Hussain, an influential Islamic media figure, posted a video on X of a Russian airport being stormed by pro-Palestinian protesters looking to attack people coming in from a flight originating from Israel.
“This is the kind of welcome ALL Israelis should be receiving at the airports of Muslim-majority countries,” Hussain wrote in response to the video. “
#UK#LGBTQ peoples, Stonewall have released #Zoteria so we can report hate crimes. It's not a replacement for the fuzz but it's anonymous and allows better statistical reporting. It's free on Android and iPhone from #Stonewall website:
We formally acknowledge and welcome the arrest of Mr Stuart Seldowitz, charged with hate crimes. This action represents a significant step towards justice and the reinforcement of our community's commitment to tolerance and peace. #HateCrimes#HateSpeech#Israel#Palestine#USA