How the South African farmers "white genocide" conspiracy spread in the US:
April 2017: Common talking point among American white nationalists
July 2017: Conspiracy aired on Grant Grant Stinchfield's NRA TV show, with a parallel to Black Lives Matter: mediamatters.org/video/2017/07/… Here's how an NRA TV guest described the violence against South African farmers conspiracy last summer, suggesting that the same thing could happen in the United States if the "racial hatred that is being forced on the American culture by the Black Lives Matter crowd" continues.

Chatted with @brianstelter about covering racists:

-Every time a white supremacist agrees to talk, they're trying to weaponize your media platform for recruitment

-If you print a white supremacist talking point in your newspaper, it doesn't refute or fact-check itself More quick thoughts on the debate over how to cover white supremacists here: mailchi.mp/cnn/rs-august-…

And for the in-depth version of this conversation, featuring some of the best journalists who cover white supremacists, check out our @OntheMedia episode: wnycstudios.org/story/on-the-m…

1) Gov. Rauner starts a budget standoff in 2015 that leads to dramatic cuts in social services/mental health

2) Illinois freezes funding for Ceasefire violence interrupters.

3) Chicago shootings & homicides spike

4) Rauner decries the "unacceptable" "chaos" of protests 1) Thanks to Rauner's budget standoff with state legislators, community mental health programs are shuttered, and hundreds of social service staffers laid off. theguardian.com/us-news/2016/m…

The @GuardianUS decided to dedicate a reporter to the gun beat in early 2016, so lots of thoughts about this @secupp @brianstelter conversation:

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Agree with @secupp on this: When we talk about why conservative Americans distrust the media--why our credibility is so damaged--gun reporting is a crucial part of that story.

For 20 years, Illinois Republicans have feared this neo-Nazi would become the Republican nominee in a heavily Democratic Congressional district in Chicago. This year, looks like he's done it: chicago.suntimes.com/news/holocaust…

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In 1998, a Chicago Republican warned that if Jones became the Republican nominee, it would be "a national embarrassment." articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-02-27/new…

The Times sent a Pulitzer-winning political photographer to shoot the #GoldenGlobes red carpet, and the results are really something: nytimes.com/slideshow/2018… And this one:

Two crucial things about this gun violence investigation: 1) it focuses on smaller cities with an outsized burden: usatoday.com/story/news/201… 2) This investigation holds city leaders accountable for the failure to follow through on steps to prevent violence: usatoday.com/story/news/201…