This Is Not Normal

This Is Not Normal

Reminding ourselves daily that hate in Trump's America is horrible. And frequently shocking. The daily hate report

22/11/2022

Welp. 53 Headstones toppled this summer at the Jewish cemetery where my entire family is buried

This page started in the weeks after the 2016 election. In 2019, the Duluth synagogue my great great grandfather built was burnt down. (Not charged as a hate crime)

Now this.

Pretty sure it’s a hate crime

So I don’t need to keep documenting this s**t — I’m pretty convinced it’s not going to get better

15/11/2022

With Twitter melting down and the midterms behind us it seems like a good time to unplug this feed.

WATCH: Man Firebombs Oklahoma Donut Shop After it Hosts Drag Queen Event 03/11/2022

WATCH: Man Firebombs Oklahoma Donut Shop After it Hosts Drag Queen Event A man in Tulsa, Oklahoma threw a molotov cocktail through the window of a donut shop that had just reopened after it was vandalized following a drag show. The Donut Hole in the city's Brookside district posted on Facebook that someone had smashed windows out of the building on Oct. 16. The vandalism...

GOP congressional candidate Joe Kent's ties to white nationalists include interview with N**i sympathizer | CNN Politics 30/09/2022

GOP congressional candidate Joe Kent's ties to white nationalists include interview with N**i sympathizer | CNN Politics Despite disavowing White nationalism last spring when one of its adherents endorsed him, a US House candidate in Washington subsequently gave a previously unreported interview in June to a N**i sympathizer and White nationalist.

Sheriff: “I’m sick of these Black bastards.... Every Black that I know, you need to fire him...” 30/09/2022

Sheriff: “I’m sick of these Black bastards.... Every Black that I know, you need to fire him...” In the recording, Greene can be heard saying he’s going to start firing black people who are “guilty by f**king association” with the former African-American sheriff. Several black members in his department were fired or demoted, and he no longer has any minorities on his command staff.

Two Migrants Shot, One Fatally, Along Roadway in Rural Texas 30/09/2022

Two Migrants Shot, One Fatally, Along Roadway in Rural Texas A detention center warden in Hudspeth County is one of two men arrested in connection with the attack east of El Paso, a law enforcement official said.

After their daughters were beat by a girl in sports, Utah parents triggered investigation into whether she was transgender 18/08/2022

After their daughters were beat by a girl in sports, Utah parents triggered investigation into whether she was transgender The girl’s school opened the student-athlete’s enrollment records dating back to kindergarten, confirming she had always been female, a Utah High School Activities Association representative told legislators.

Five West Point officers on administrative leave identified - LaGrange Daily News 14/08/2022

Five West Point officers on administrative leave identified - LaGrange Daily News Five West Point police officers have been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced of one of them appearing to throw a security camera across a resident’s yard.

14/08/2022

Threats, stalking lead to election office resignation By Brent Burgess on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Subhead Elections Administrator Herrera felt in danger after 2020 contests Image Body Energy has been high around elections for several years alongside escalating political polarization nationwide. Despite this, Gillespie County has been a mostly peacef...

Florida judge who approved FBI search of Mar-a-Lago faces barrage of antisemitic online attacks 13/08/2022

Florida judge who approved FBI search of Mar-a-Lago faces barrage of antisemitic online attacks The magistrate, who is Jewish, is facing attacks that are antisemitic in nature.

Louisiana kindergartner kicked out of school for having two moms [VIDEO] 12/08/2022

Louisiana kindergartner kicked out of school for having two moms [VIDEO] A Louisiana couple is speaking out after they say a Christian school kicked their daughter out of the academy for having two moms.

Judge who approved Trump search warrant attacked for synagogue involvement 10/08/2022

Judge who approved Trump search warrant attacked for synagogue involvement Bruce Reinhart used to represent Jeffrey Epstein clients. But that's not what got Lenny Dykstra's attention.

‘People are beginning to panic’: Fourth Muslim man killed Friday night 08/08/2022

‘People are beginning to panic’: Fourth Muslim man killed Friday night Police investigating possible connection between Friday night killing and 3 other homicides of Muslim men

GOP candidate Doug Mastriano’s ties to antisemitic site and its founder 01/08/2022

GOP candidate Doug Mastriano’s ties to antisemitic site and its founder Andrew Torba, C.E.O. of Gab, regularly spews vile, hateful ideas, suggesting that Jewish people are “evil” and that they should not be in positions of power. And he is being paid by the Republican Party's nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano.

Anti-semitic leaflets found in Virginia Beach neighborhood 26/07/2022

Anti-semitic leaflets found in Virginia Beach neighborhood Residents in the Middle Plantation in Virginia Beach found leaflets in their yard with the faces and names of high-ranking government and Disney officials.

Police chief bragged about shooting Black man 119 times, according to recording 22/07/2022

Police chief bragged about shooting Black man 119 times, according to recording Sam Dobbins, the police chief in the small town of Lexington, Miss., was fired on Wednesday after a former officer leaked a recording of a racist, expletive-laden conversation from April.

Jail beating of transgender woman result of 'systemic failure' by Sheriff's Department, CLERB finds 20/07/2022

Jail beating of transgender woman result of 'systemic failure' by Sheriff's Department, CLERB finds As Kristina Frost's federal lawsuit persists, Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board says deputies should be required to book people into jails that match their gender identity

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of L.G.B.T.Q. Protections 18/07/2022

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of L.G.B.T.Q. Protections The ruling sided with 20 state attorneys general who sued the Biden administration over guidelines on rights for gay and transgender workers and students.

Doctor in 10-year-old’s abortion case faced 2020 kidnapping threat against daughter 16/07/2022

Doctor in 10-year-old’s abortion case faced 2020 kidnapping threat against daughter Caitlin Bernard, an OB/GYN in Indianapolis, is also listed on an antiabortion website linked to Amy Coney Barrett before she was nominated to the Supreme Court and helped overturn Roe v. Wade.

Social media post from Kentucky county GOP about 'Jewish junta' draws criticism 16/07/2022

Social media post from Kentucky county GOP about 'Jewish junta' draws criticism The Bracken County GOP Facebook post attacked the new director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, To***co, Fi****ms and Explosives, Steve Dettlebach.

Man suspected of hate crime for allegedly threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal 14/07/2022

Man suspected of hate crime for allegedly threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal A neighbor told Seattle police she heard a man yell something like, "Go back to India, I'm going to kill you," according to prosecutors.

San Antonio Jewish community urged to stay ‘vigilant, aware’ after FBI lifts alert 10/07/2022

San Antonio Jewish community urged to stay ‘vigilant, aware’ after FBI lifts alert Security warning sees community events, services canceled Saturday; federation says there's no longer a 'known imminent threat'

LBPD seizes AR-15, handgun from man they say glorified mass shootings • Long Beach Post News 10/07/2022

LBPD seizes AR-15, handgun from man they say glorified mass shootings • Long Beach Post News Police said the man wrote about wanting to commit “Columbine 2.0." The man told the Post he never intended to carry out the violence.

Transgender Butler County man says group beat him up over restroom use 09/07/2022

Transgender Butler County man says group beat him up over restroom use The man wants criminal charges filed against his alleged assaulters.

The GOP's Militia Problem: Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and Lessons from Abroad 06/07/2022

The GOP's Militia Problem: Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and Lessons from Abroad Scholar of comparative politics and expert on descent of political parties into use of violence/militia discusses the danger signs in United States.