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Civil Rights Watch — Daily Update — September 13, 2026
Paul Dans, the former chief director of Project 2025, says President Donald Trump has delivered “remarkable changes” — and the interview published this weekend presents him as confident about the coming midterms.
Two other threads run through tonight’s briefing: a Constitution Day commentary arguing that states carry responsibilities, not just rights, and a Canadian hate-propaganda case tied to posts on X.
- Dans is identified as Project 2025’s former chief director and gave a phone interview on September 9 that MSN published on September 12 (MSN, 2026).
- The only direct quote in the available text is cut off mid-sentence — “Thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump, we have witnessed remarkable changes over the …” (MSN, 2026).
- An MSN piece for Constitution Day argues states hold “responsibilities, not just rights,” noting 50 states with constitutions, governors, legislatures, courts, taxing authority, police powers and budgets (MSN, 2026).
- Hamilton police charged Simran Mander, 27, of Stoney Creek, Ontario, with wilful promotion of hatred, wilful promotion of antisemitism and advocating genocide (CP24, 2026).
- Investigators opened the case in July 2025 after a report about content posted to an X account, and the arrest followed consent from Ontario’s attorney general (Global News, 2026).
- Toronto police increased their presence around synagogues for Rosh Hashanah, with Chief Myron Demkiw thanking officers and private security partners (Global News, 2026).
1. Project 2025 Architect Signals Confidence in Midterms and Trump’s Agenda
The interview is dated September 9 and reached MSN’s syndication feed on Saturday, September 12 (MSN, 2026).
Two headline variants of the same article ID describe Dans as confident in the midterm elections and in the Trump agenda (MSN, 2026).
One version calls him the “former chief director” of Project 2025; the other calls him its “former overall director” (MSN, 2026).
What the sourcing actually gives you
The available text contains exactly one quoted fragment, and it stops mid-sentence at the word “the” (MSN, 2026).
No polling, no list of targeted races, and no named policies appear in either version (MSN, 2026).
Why that gap matters
A confident quote from an architect of a federal policy plan is a claim, not a forecast. Without the rest of his remarks, readers cannot check what he says has changed or what he wants next.
For earlier context on how this agenda has collided with state-level fights, see Hate Crimes, Project 2025, and States’ Rights Disputes Emerge.
Watch whether the outlet posts the full interview — and whether Dans puts a policy list behind the confidence before voters head to the polls.
“Paul Dans, former chief director of the “Project 2025,” told this newspaper in a phone interview on September 9, “Thanks to U.S.”
MSN — Read the full report →
2. Constitution Day Commentary Reframes States’ Rights as Responsibilities
An MSN-published piece ran early Sunday under the headline “Happy Constitution Day: The states retain responsibilities, not just rights” (MSN, 2026).
It opens by asking “What is a state for?” and answers that there are 50 of them, each with constitutions, governors, legislatures, courts, taxing authority, police powers, “thousands of employees, and budgets” (MSN, 2026).
An argument, not a report
The headline itself is a thesis: it frames state power as a duty rather than a shield (MSN, 2026).
The excerpt cites no statutes, court rulings or named officials, and no author byline appears in the source text (MSN, 2026).
The available text also stops mid-thought, so the piece’s conclusion and any recommendations are not visible (MSN, 2026).
The stake for civil rights
Who enforces civil rights — Washington or the states — is the question underneath most of these debates. A piece that recasts state authority as obligation cuts against the “states’ rights” defense used to resist federal oversight.
Read it as one side of an argument, not as settled law. The full text is the only way to judge whether it names specific obligations.
“Paul Dans, former overall director of the “Project 2025” initiative, said in a telephone interview with this newspaper on September 9, “Thanks to U.S.”
MSN — Read the full report →
3. Ontario Man Charged With Advocating Genocide Over X Posts
Hamilton police charged Simran Mander, 27, of Stoney Creek, Ontario, with wilful promotion of hatred, wilful promotion of antisemitism and advocating genocide (CP24, 2026).
Global News, which did not name the accused, describes the same case as “a 27-year-old Stoney Creek, Ont., man” facing hate propaganda charges (Global News, 2026).
How the investigation unfolded
Police received a report in July 2025 about content posted publicly to an account on X, according to Hamilton police (Global News, 2026).
The force’s Hate Crime Unit investigated the account, identified a Stoney Creek individual believed to be operating it, and arrested him after receiving consent from Ontario’s attorney general (CP24, 2026).
Police did not specify the content of the posts, and the allegations have not been proven in court (CP24, 2026).
Toronto tightens synagogue security
The charges surfaced as Toronto police increased their presence around synagogues for Rosh Hashanah (Global News, 2026).
Chief Myron Demkiw said Friday that he stopped by several synagogues to thank Toronto police members and private security partners “for their work keeping our communities safe” (Global News, 2026).
A note on where this happened
Both developments are Canadian. Today’s hate-crime sourcing contains no U.S. enforcement action, which means there is no American data point to report in this cycle.
For earlier patterns in U.S. extremism coverage, see Hate Groups, Bomb Threats & Terror: The Week in Extremism — May 27, 2026.
Hamilton police are asking anyone who has witnessed or been the victim of a hate crime or hate incident to contact authorities (Global News, 2026).
What’s Disputed or Unconfirmed
- The Dans quote is truncated in both versions of the MSN article. Anything he said beyond that fragment is unverified here (MSN, 2026).
- The criminal charges against Mander are allegations only. Police have not released the posts, no evidence has been described publicly, and nothing has been proven in court (CP24, 2026).
- Mander is named by CP24 but not by Global News, and CP24 notes the allegations are unproven (CP24, 2026).
- The Constitution Day piece is an argument with no visible byline, and its excerpt ends mid-sentence; treat its framing as opinion, not reporting (MSN, 2026).
How to Verify This Yourself
- Open the original MSN interview to see whether a full transcript or additional quotes have been added since publication.
- For the Ontario case, watch Hamilton Police Service news releases and Ontario court records for the next court date — the charges remain unproven.
- For U.S. federal policy and pending civil rights legislation, search bill text and status at congress.gov, and cross-check hate-incident counts against the SPLC and ADL trackers.
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Who is covering this
Note. Built from the Civil Rights Watch stories cited in this report.
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Connecting the dots: names that keep appearing together
Note. Built from the Civil Rights Watch stories cited in this report. A line means two names appeared in the same sourced story — it shows overlap in the coverage, not a proven connection between them.
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What You Can Do This Week
Not just bad news — here is where to push.
- Call your U.S. senators and representative this week to demand they publicly reject Project 2025’s federal overhaul before the midterms. — Find your U.S. senators
- Attend your city council meeting this week and urge members to adopt local protections against hate-motivated harassment targeting religious minorities. — Attend your city council meeting (USA.gov local officials)
- File a civil rights complaint with the Justice Department over antisemitic threats or hate-based posts you encounter online this week. — Report a civil rights violation (DOJ)
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Today’s verified reporting covered: Project 2025 & Federal Policy; States’ Rights & Federalism; Hate Crimes. Every claim above traces back to a specific, dated, fetched source — treat the Key Takeaways as the verified factual floor, and the ‘What’s Disputed or Unconfirmed’ section as the honest boundary of what today’s sourcing actually supports versus what’s still allegation or one-sided claim.
References
- MSN. (2026, September 12). Exclusive: Project 2025 Architect Dans Confident in Midterm Elections, Trump Agenda. msn.com
- MSN. (2026, September 12). Exclusive: Project 2025 Architect Dans Confident in Trump’s Midterm. msn.com
- MSN. (2026, September 13). Happy Constitution Day: The states retain responsibilities, not just rights. msn.com
- FlamboroughToday.com. (2026, September 12). Stoney Creek man charged after report of hate-related social media posts. flamboroughtoday.com
- Global News. (2026, September 12). Hamilton man charged with advocating genocide over online content: police. globalnews.ca
- CP24. (2026, September 12). Suspect charged with hate-related offences following investigation into alleged antisemitic posts. cp24.com
- CHCH. (2026, September 12). Stoney Creek man charged in connection with hate-related content posted online. chch.com
Investigative Methodology: This roundup is generated once daily at 6:00 PM America/Chicago from live news sources published within the prior 24 hours, plus primary-source civil-rights monitoring feeds (SPLC, ADL, ProPublica). Every claim is grounded in fetched source text with an APA7 in-text citation; nothing is written from the model’s general knowledge. Every video embed is verified to be a real, existing video via YouTube’s oEmbed endpoint before publication — none are written by the drafting model. Pull-quotes are extracted verbatim from the cited article, never composed. No Wikipedia sources are used, and social-media posts (TikTok/X/Instagram) are only referenced when a real, working link to that post appears directly in a cited news source — this post does not auto-embed unverified social content, since a fabricated post link would be worse than no embed at all.
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