Michael Lieberman
@mlieberman.bsky.social
Senior Policy Counsel, Hate and Extremism, Southern Poverty Law Center. Views are my own, reposts are not endorsements. @splcenter.org
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
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National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
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"30% of white GOP voters holding Holocaust denial or minimization beliefs."
"54% of men and 39% of women under 50 held Holocaust denial beliefs. Among those over 50, 41% of men believed the Holocaust didn't happen as historians described, compared to 18% of women."
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"54% of men and 39% of women under 50 held Holocaust denial beliefs. Among those over 50, 41% of men believed the Holocaust didn't happen as historians described, compared to 18% of women."
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Fifth of GOP, Dems hold anti-Jewish beliefs, poll finds | The Jerusalem Post
The poll of almost 3,000 American voters found divides between "Core Republicans" and newer Republicans, as well as younger and older GOP voters.
www.jpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"30% of white GOP voters holding Holocaust denial or minimization beliefs."
"54% of men and 39% of women under 50 held Holocaust denial beliefs. Among those over 50, 41% of men believed the Holocaust didn't happen as historians described, compared to 18% of women."
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"54% of men and 39% of women under 50 held Holocaust denial beliefs. Among those over 50, 41% of men believed the Holocaust didn't happen as historians described, compared to 18% of women."
www.jpost.com/american-pol...
Gotta stand up to bullies.
“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
It helps to have 1.7 million amplifying likes.
Hail Sabrina Carpenter.
www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
It helps to have 1.7 million amplifying likes.
Hail Sabrina Carpenter.
www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
White House Deletes Video Using Sabrina Carpenter Song She Slammed As 'Evil'
“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” Carpenter said in a post on X.
www.forbes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Gotta stand up to bullies.
“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
It helps to have 1.7 million amplifying likes.
Hail Sabrina Carpenter.
www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
It helps to have 1.7 million amplifying likes.
Hail Sabrina Carpenter.
www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
Hey @nytimes.com — this is how it’s done.
It’s not hard.
It’s not just “nativism.”
It’s “racist”.
@npr.org
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
It’s not hard.
It’s not just “nativism.”
It’s “racist”.
@npr.org
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
Trump launches fresh attacks from familiar playbook with tirade on Somali immigrants
President Trump made racist comments about Somali immigrants and Somalia multiple times this week. It's a common tactic used by the president to get attention from those who share his nativist views.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Hey @nytimes.com — this is how it’s done.
It’s not hard.
It’s not just “nativism.”
It’s “racist”.
@npr.org
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
It’s not hard.
It’s not just “nativism.”
It’s “racist”.
@npr.org
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday, calling them ‘garbage’ he does not want in the US in an outburst that captured the raw nativism that has animated his approach to immigration.”
Why use the word “nativism” instead of “racism”?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Why use the word “nativism” instead of “racism”?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday, calling them ‘garbage’ he does not want in the US in an outburst that captured the raw nativism that has animated his approach to immigration.”
Why use the word “nativism” instead of “racism”?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Why use the word “nativism” instead of “racism”?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
"Floridians cannot allow the legislature to rig our elections for the president. Now is the time to speak up, regardless of your political affiliation...
Democracy is not a game. Our maps should not be either."
@jonwebber.bsky.social
#ElectionsMatter
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/29/s...
Democracy is not a game. Our maps should not be either."
@jonwebber.bsky.social
#ElectionsMatter
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/29/s...
Say no to Trump’s mid-decade redistricting | Opinion
The Florida policy director for the Southern Poverty Law Center writes that a proposed mid-decade redistricting in Florida is an anti-democratic attempt to ensure one-party rule in Washington.
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Floridians cannot allow the legislature to rig our elections for the president. Now is the time to speak up, regardless of your political affiliation...
Democracy is not a game. Our maps should not be either."
@jonwebber.bsky.social
#ElectionsMatter
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/29/s...
Democracy is not a game. Our maps should not be either."
@jonwebber.bsky.social
#ElectionsMatter
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/29/s...
What’s it going to take to ensure that the Trump administrauon has an effective, inclusive response to #hatecrime & #whitesupremacy — within & outside government?
All of us.
Hail @equality.house.gov, Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social, & Director Jordan Dashow
equality.house.gov/media-center...
All of us.
Hail @equality.house.gov, Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social, & Director Jordan Dashow
equality.house.gov/media-center...
105 Representatives Demand DOJ Fully Enforce Hate Crime Laws
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Rask...
equality.house.gov
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
What’s it going to take to ensure that the Trump administrauon has an effective, inclusive response to #hatecrime & #whitesupremacy — within & outside government?
All of us.
Hail @equality.house.gov, Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social, & Director Jordan Dashow
equality.house.gov/media-center...
All of us.
Hail @equality.house.gov, Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social, & Director Jordan Dashow
equality.house.gov/media-center...
At a time when Sec Hegseth is spending taxpayer money to revert Army Base names back to Confederate leaders who waged a civil war to protect their right to enslave other human beings, the Coast Guard bans Confederate flags — but not swastikas — before a quick reversal.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
Coast Guard reclassifies swastikas and nooses as hate symbols after backlash | CNN Politics
The US Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face after facing intense scrutiny for a previous policy change which downplayed...
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
At a time when Sec Hegseth is spending taxpayer money to revert Army Base names back to Confederate leaders who waged a civil war to protect their right to enslave other human beings, the Coast Guard bans Confederate flags — but not swastikas — before a quick reversal.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
Heartbreaking story about the impact of bigotry & anti-trans legislation on the family of two Christian ministers who had to move their family from their home in the South in order to secure gender-affirming care for their daughter.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Heartbreaking story about the impact of bigotry & anti-trans legislation on the family of two Christian ministers who had to move their family from their home in the South in order to secure gender-affirming care for their daughter.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
Trump Berates One Reporter and Tells Another,‘Quiet, Piggy’
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
ICAP is proud to have defeated Kim Davis's efforts to overrule Obergefell. SCOTUS's denial of review confirms that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, and that Davis's denial of marriage licenses plainly violated that right. Love wins!
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
“A movement, especially one that verges on an outright cult of personality, is defined by its leader…when the leader is lawless & depraved, then efforts to contain his influence while preserving his power are doomed to fail.”
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
“A movement, especially one that verges on an outright cult of personality, is defined by its leader…when the leader is lawless & depraved, then efforts to contain his influence while preserving his power are doomed to fail.”
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If you don’t vote, you don’t count.
Vote your voice!
Election Protection Hotline:
If you encounter a problem when you go to vote, call 866 - OUR - VOTE
#TheSouthsGotNow #ElectionDay #Election2025
Vote your voice!
Election Protection Hotline:
If you encounter a problem when you go to vote, call 866 - OUR - VOTE
#TheSouthsGotNow #ElectionDay #Election2025
Today is Election Day! Voting is the most powerful way to raise our voices in our democracy. If you have issues at the polls, call or text the voter protection hotline: ☎️ 866 - OUR - VOTE
#TheSouthsGotNow #ElectionDay #Election2025
#TheSouthsGotNow #ElectionDay #Election2025
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If you don’t vote, you don’t count.
Vote your voice!
Election Protection Hotline:
If you encounter a problem when you go to vote, call 866 - OUR - VOTE
#TheSouthsGotNow #ElectionDay #Election2025
Vote your voice!
Election Protection Hotline:
If you encounter a problem when you go to vote, call 866 - OUR - VOTE
#TheSouthsGotNow #ElectionDay #Election2025
Hail @michellegoldberg.bsky.social
“Within certain MAGA circles, to criticize someone for being too racist or reactionary is a betrayal, signaling an acceptance of the very liberal morality that the movement’s vanguard seeks to destroy.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
“Within certain MAGA circles, to criticize someone for being too racist or reactionary is a betrayal, signaling an acceptance of the very liberal morality that the movement’s vanguard seeks to destroy.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | Nick Fuentes Was Charlie Kirk’s Bitter Enemy. Now He’s Becoming His Successor.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hail @michellegoldberg.bsky.social
“Within certain MAGA circles, to criticize someone for being too racist or reactionary is a betrayal, signaling an acceptance of the very liberal morality that the movement’s vanguard seeks to destroy.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
“Within certain MAGA circles, to criticize someone for being too racist or reactionary is a betrayal, signaling an acceptance of the very liberal morality that the movement’s vanguard seeks to destroy.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
"reject the politics of fear & division and to commit instead to policies that advance racial justice, strengthen democracy & make every community safer.
The data is clear.
The path forward is clear.
What remains essential is the political will to follow it."
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The data is clear.
The path forward is clear.
What remains essential is the political will to follow it."
www.splcenter.org/wp-content/u...
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"reject the politics of fear & division and to commit instead to policies that advance racial justice, strengthen democracy & make every community safer.
The data is clear.
The path forward is clear.
What remains essential is the political will to follow it."
www.splcenter.org/wp-content/u...
The data is clear.
The path forward is clear.
What remains essential is the political will to follow it."
www.splcenter.org/wp-content/u...
"The danger here goes beyond the podcast cabal and a misguided think-tank leader...If conservatives—& Republicans—don’t call out this poison in their own ranks before it corrupts more young minds, the right & America are entering dangerous territory."
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Opinion | The New Right’s New Antisemites
Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation flounders in the Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes fever swamps.
www.wsj.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"The danger here goes beyond the podcast cabal and a misguided think-tank leader...If conservatives—& Republicans—don’t call out this poison in their own ranks before it corrupts more young minds, the right & America are entering dangerous territory."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Every month is #HateCrimesAwarenessMonth — but especially October.
Check out our @splcenter.org
website for updated counteraction resources, prevention strategies, and tips on how to fight hate and build community.
Onward!
www.splcenter.org/resources/gu...
Check out our @splcenter.org
website for updated counteraction resources, prevention strategies, and tips on how to fight hate and build community.
Onward!
www.splcenter.org/resources/gu...
October 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Every month is #HateCrimesAwarenessMonth — but especially October.
Check out our @splcenter.org
website for updated counteraction resources, prevention strategies, and tips on how to fight hate and build community.
Onward!
www.splcenter.org/resources/gu...
Check out our @splcenter.org
website for updated counteraction resources, prevention strategies, and tips on how to fight hate and build community.
Onward!
www.splcenter.org/resources/gu...
"2,900 pages of chats, shared among a dozen millennial & Gen Z Republicans ... where racist, antisemitic & violent rhetoric circulate freely — & where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"2,900 pages of chats, shared among a dozen millennial & Gen Z Republicans ... where racist, antisemitic & violent rhetoric circulate freely — & where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."
"Of course, this is racially motivated….”
“the services have made deliberate efforts to reduce recruiting efforts linked to minority groups amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of diversity initiatives”
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
“the services have made deliberate efforts to reduce recruiting efforts linked to minority groups amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of diversity initiatives”
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out
The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that causes painful razor bumps and scarring to be kicked out of the service -- an is...
www.military.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Of course, this is racially motivated….”
“the services have made deliberate efforts to reduce recruiting efforts linked to minority groups amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of diversity initiatives”
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
“the services have made deliberate efforts to reduce recruiting efforts linked to minority groups amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of diversity initiatives”
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
Important @dell.bsky.social @wired.com piece on purposeful, harmful lies.
“There are no legitimate studies that suggest that a majority of school shootings since 2015 involve trangender people. Trans people are far more likely to be victimized by gun violence than to perpetrate it.”
@splcenter.org
“There are no legitimate studies that suggest that a majority of school shootings since 2015 involve trangender people. Trans people are far more likely to be victimized by gun violence than to perpetrate it.”
@splcenter.org
NEW: By inflating numbers and narrowing definitions, the Heritage Foundation is promoting a false link between transgender identity and violence in a push for the FBI to create a new category of terrorism.
By me & @couts.bsky.social:
By me & @couts.bsky.social:
Heritage Foundation Uses Bogus Stat to Push a Trans Terrorism Classification
By inflating numbers and narrowing definitions, Heritage promotes a false link between transgender identity and violence in its push for the FBI to create a new terrorism category.
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Important @dell.bsky.social @wired.com piece on purposeful, harmful lies.
“There are no legitimate studies that suggest that a majority of school shootings since 2015 involve trangender people. Trans people are far more likely to be victimized by gun violence than to perpetrate it.”
@splcenter.org
“There are no legitimate studies that suggest that a majority of school shootings since 2015 involve trangender people. Trans people are far more likely to be victimized by gun violence than to perpetrate it.”
@splcenter.org
But, really, how bad was slavery?
Too divisive to discuss or contemplate?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/c...
Too divisive to discuss or contemplate?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/c...
Park Service Is Ordered to Take Down Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
But, really, how bad was slavery?
Too divisive to discuss or contemplate?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/c...
Too divisive to discuss or contemplate?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/c...
We @splcenter.org urge a NO vote on a set of regressive bills coming before the House of Representatives that would undermine WDC autonomy & drag DC's criminal legal system backwards to the failed "lock em up" "tough on crime" days.
#HandsOffDC
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#HandsOffDC
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Proposals Attack the District of Columbia’s Right to Self-govern
H.R. 5140, H.R. 4922 and H.R. 5143 would override the will of D.C. residents and re-entrench policies proven ineffective and discriminatory.
www.splcenter.org
September 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We @splcenter.org urge a NO vote on a set of regressive bills coming before the House of Representatives that would undermine WDC autonomy & drag DC's criminal legal system backwards to the failed "lock em up" "tough on crime" days.
#HandsOffDC
www.splcenter.org/resources/po...
#HandsOffDC
www.splcenter.org/resources/po...