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Bari Weiss / New York Times:
A Massacre in the Heart of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood — Squirrel Hill will continue to live by the values that Jews have sustained for more than 2,000 years. They can never be gunned down. — Ms. Weiss is a writer and editor in the Opinion section. — On a Saturday morning in March …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Guardian and The Nation
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
What is happening to our country? — I am so sad. I am so heartbroken. What is happening to our country? — How can we live in an America where a gunman can barge into a synagogue and open fire, reportedly screaming “All Jews must die”? — How can we live in an America where someone …
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
I Grew Up in a Place Where I Felt Safe from Anti-Semitism—It was the United States — As a Jewish child in 1990s America, anti-Semitism to me was a theory, not a reality. But today, I wonder if it will be the same for my young son. — I remember standing there, staring at the ash pits …
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ThinkProgress
Howard Fineman / New York Times:
Shaking My Faith in America — The bloodshed in the Tree of Life synagogue is a sign that hatred of The Other is poisoning our public life. — Mr. Fineman is an NBC News analyst and a journalism lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. — WASHINGTON — I grew up in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue.
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Mother Jones, Vox and Splinter
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
The Slaughter in Pittsburgh — The synagogue in Pittsburgh is called the Tree of Life. The name is a translation into English of the Hebrew phrase etz chaim. We sing those words as the Torah is put away on every Shabbat. They are words from the Book of Proverbs: “She is a tree of life …
CBS Pittsburgh:
11 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogue — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Eleven people have been killed and a number of others injured after a shooting at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Saturday. — Police sources tell KDKA's Andy Sheehan the gunman, Robert Bowers …
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Pence rejects suggestions of a link between Trump rhetoric and acts of violence — The vice president defended Trump's attacks on opponents as part of “political debate.” — LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Vice President Mike Pence rejected the suggestion that there is a link between the kind …
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Political Wire
Washington Post:
11 killed, several wounded, in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting — BREAKING: Eleven dead and six others shot by gunman at Pittsburgh synagogue, city official says. More details will follow. — A gunman killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue during Saturday-morning services …
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CBS Pittsburgh, The Mahablog, France 24, CBS News and Mediaite
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect threatened Jewish groups, pushed migrant caravan conspiracies — The suspect frequently wrote on the social network Gab, where he made a specific threat against Jews hours before allegedly conducting Saturday's attack. — Robert Bowers …
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The Atlantic and Mediaite
Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:
The Pittsburgh Suspect's Internet of Hate
The Pittsburgh Suspect's Internet of Hate
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The Guardian and Daily Kos
Gab:
Gab.com Statement On The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
Gab.com Statement On The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
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Intelligencer, New York Times, Gizmodo, CNN, israpundit.org, The Daily Beast, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Critics say Trump has fostered the toxic environment for the political violence he denounces
Critics say Trump has fostered the toxic environment for the political violence he denounces
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BuzzFeed News
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day
Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day
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ABC News
CBS Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Identified As Robert Bowers, Yelled ‘All Jews Must Die’ …
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Identified As Robert Bowers, Yelled ‘All Jews Must Die’ …
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archive.fo, Vox, Breitbart, New York Post, Fox News Insider, The Root, Mediaite and Splinter
Shay Khatiri / gofundme.com:
Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
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CBS Pittsburgh and Mediaite
NBC News:
At least 8 dead in shooting near Pittsburgh synagogue
At least 8 dead in shooting near Pittsburgh synagogue
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Governor Tom Wolf, CNN, NPR, The Atlantic, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, ThinkProgress, Deadline, Southern Poverty Law Center, WPIX 11 New York, POLITICUSUSA, RedState, Splinter, Axios, IJR and The Daily Caller
Kaelyn Forde / ABC News:
Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting claims 8 lives; 4 officers among multiple wounded, officials say
Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting claims 8 lives; 4 officers among multiple wounded, officials say
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HuffPost, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, CBS Pittsburgh, Power Line and Daily Wire
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump says rally to go on as planned after synagogue shooting
Trump says rally to go on as planned after synagogue shooting
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AOL, WPIX 11 New York, Daily Kos and Washington Free Beacon
New York Times:
11 Killed in Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre; Suspect Charged With 29 Counts
11 Killed in Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre; Suspect Charged With 29 Counts
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Zero Hedge, RedState, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mashable, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Mail bomb suspect made numerous references on Facebook to Russian associates and echoed pro-Kremlin views — A Facebook account apparently belonging to the man charged with sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats this week included references to Russian associates and propaganda links …
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Raw Story and The Intercept
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Washington Post:
‘He felt that somebody was finally talking to him’: How the package-bomb suspect found inspiration in Trump — BOCA RATON, Fla. — The first thing that stood out about Cesar Sayoc was his vehicle. — As far back as 2002, lawyer Ronald Lowy recalled, the windows of Sayoc's white Dodge Ram van …
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Raw Story
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Cesar Sayoc's Path on Social Media: From Food Photos to Partisan Fury
Cesar Sayoc's Path on Social Media: From Food Photos to Partisan Fury
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TechCrunch, NPR, Bloomberg, The Verge and Liberty Unyielding, more at Techmeme »
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
The Worst of Our Country—And the Best — The Pittsburgh gunman embodied the cruelty that has sometimes stained the United States—but the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, which he reviled, has long represented America at its most compassionate. — National correspondent at The Atlantic
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The Guardian
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CNN:
What's Gab, the social platform used by the Pittsburgh shooting suspect?
What's Gab, the social platform used by the Pittsburgh shooting suspect?
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Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Jason Le Miere / Newsweek:
Donald Trump jokes about his hair being ruined by having to answer questions in the rain about Pittsburgh shooting
Donald Trump jokes about his hair being ruined by having to answer questions in the rain about Pittsburgh shooting
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Hullabaloo
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
A Prayer for Squirrel Hill—And for American Jewry
Aris Folley / The Hill:
LeBron James dons Beto O'Rourke hat to game in San Antonio — Los Angeles Lakers player LeBron James donned a Beto O'Rourke hat ahead of his team's matchup with the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. — In a photo shared by James' team on Saturday evening, the player could be seen wearing a white hat, reading: “Beto for Senate.”
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HuffPost and The Atlantic
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News:
The Conspiratorial Hate We See Online Is Increasingly Appearing In Real Life — This week, reporters dredged up the online pasts of two monsters: a Florida man who was arrested for sending pipe bombs to at least a dozen of President Trump's critics, and a neo-Nazi sympathizer who opened fire …
BBC:
Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes leaving stadium — The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match. — Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
No, President Trump, the NYSE did not open the day after the Sept. 11 attacks — “I remember when we had the attack in Manhattan, we opened the stock exchange the next day. People were shocked.” — “With what happened early today, that horrible, horrible attack in Pittsburgh, I was saying maybe I should cancel both this and that.