Following the deadly shooting at an Islamic center in Southern California on Monday, Laura Loomer, a right-wing commentator and informal adviser to President Donald Trump, issued multiple social media posts disparaging the victims and their community. The shooting occurred late Monday morning, when two individuals opened fire on the Islamic Center of San Diego. The pair reportedly killed…
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is refusing to criticize members of his own party for their Islamophobic comments over the past several days, instead promoting his own bigoted conspiracy theories targeting Muslims in the U.S. In a social media post on Monday, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tennessee) expressed a desire to remove Muslims from the country completely.
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A new report suggests that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) blocked funding for Muslim organizations that were seeking federal grants for increased security to combat hate crimes at their centers. Under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocates hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds to religious organizations that…
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