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stfuconservatives:

A group of researchers have created a “Geography of Hate” map revealing racist and homophobic tweet concentrations across the U.S.

Find out if you’re in the hot zone.

(ETA: Map does not account for population density in those areas)

mehreenkasana:

And you tell me Islamophobia doesn’t exist.

(via bohemianarthouse)

thepoliticalfreakshow:

The White House “We the People” petition site allows citizens to create online petitions that guarantee a WH response if 25,000 signatures are generated within 30 days.

Well, the petition to “Legally recognize Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group.” blew past that and already has 260,617 signatures in just 12 days. Well, probably more signatures and 13 days by the time you’re reading this.

The petition plainly reads:

This group has been recognized as a hate group by organizations, such as The Southern Poverty Law Center, and has repeatedly displayed the actions typical of hate groups.

Their actions have been directed at many groups, including homosexuals, military, Jewish people and even other Christians. They pose a threat to the welfare and treatment of others and will not improve without some form of imposed regulation.

Signed and forwarded!

This comes after the hate group’s supremely evil and dickish plans to protest the funerals of those slain in the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings.

(via thesoapboxschtick)

mehreenkasana:

It happened about 3:45 Wednesday morning at a house on Timber Lane in phase-1 of the subdivision called The Woods. The owner’s son said he heard a loud noise outside of his bedroom window, looked out and saw the ground below on-fire. He called 9-1-1, then put out the fire. Police say they smelled gasoline and found what appeared to be a broken and burned mason jar, lying on the ground below the window.

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Why isn’t this in the news? WHY. ISN’T. THIS. IN. THE. NEWS.

(via democratsaresexier)

In the past 10 days, there have been eight cases of vandalism and attacks on houses of worship across the nation, including the deadly shooting spree in a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin on Aug. 5. The other seven incidents were mosque defacements, which have sent a tremor of fear through America’s Muslim community.

Maybe @RepJoeWalsh should tell Americans a little more than Muslims are planning to kill Americans?  http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/13/679561/gop-rep-joe-walsh-muslims-are-trying-to-kill-americans-every-week/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&mobile=nc

(via silas216)

think-progress:

In 2009, the Department of Homeland Security reported that white supremacy is the US’s biggest threat for domestic terror, but it was met with harsh criticism. Conservatives like John Boehner (R-OH) blasted the department for defining terror threats too broadly, instead of focusing on potential Islamic terrorists.

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