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Anti-Islamic, Secessionist Rally in Houston was Promoted from St. Petersburg

Rejected submission by Anonymous Coward at 2017-10-14 20:13:01
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http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/05/politics/heart-of-texas-russia-event/index.html [cnn.com]

On May 21 2016, a handful of people turned out to protest the opening of a library at an Islamic Center in Houston, Texas. Two held up a banner proclaiming #WhiteLivesMatter. A counter-protest began across the street; video [facebook.com] shows a noisy but non-violent confrontation.

The rally -- called "Stop Islamization of Texas" -- was called and promoted by a Facebook page called Heart of Texas, which had wrongly alleged that the Islamic library had received public funding. But the Heart of Texas page listed no contacts in the Lone Star state. In fact, it was operated by a "Troll Factory" called the Internet Research Agency thousands of miles away in St Petersburg Russia, CNN has learned.

also at The Hill [thehill.com]


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