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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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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 …
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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Gab:
Gab.com Statement On The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting — Gab.com's policy on terrorism and violence have always been very clear: we a have zero tolerance for it. Gab unequivocally disavows and condemns all acts of terrorism and violence. This has always been our policy.
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Jason Le Miere / Newsweek:
Donald Trump jokes about his hair being ruined by having to answer questions in the rain about Pittsburgh shooting — Hours after a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh that killed at least 11 people, President Donald Trump gave a political speech at the Future Farmers of America Convention.
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Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:
The Pittsburgh Suspect's Internet of Hate
The Pittsburgh Suspect's Internet of Hate
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HOPE not hate and Daily Kos
Andrew Liptak / The Verge:
Paypal bans Gab following Pittsburgh shooting
Paypal bans Gab following Pittsburgh shooting
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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
A Prayer for Squirrel Hill—And for American Jewry
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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CBS News:
7 dead in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue — live updates
7 dead in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue — live updates
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NBC News:
At least 8 dead in shooting near Pittsburgh synagogue
At least 8 dead in shooting near Pittsburgh synagogue
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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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David Ingram / NBC News:
Attacks on Jewish people rising on Instagram and Twitter, researchers say
Attacks on Jewish people rising on Instagram and Twitter, researchers say
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The Verge
Kaelyn Forde / ABC News:
‘Multiple casualties’ as police respond to active shooter at Pittsburgh synagogue: Officials
‘Multiple casualties’ as police respond to active shooter at Pittsburgh synagogue: Officials
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump laments Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, then suggests victims should have protected themselves
Trump laments Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, then suggests victims should have protected themselves
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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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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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Washington Post:
‘He felt that somebody was finally talking to him’: How the package-bomb suspect found inspiration in Trump
‘He felt that somebody was finally talking to him’: How the package-bomb suspect found inspiration in Trump
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Raw Story
Ilya Somin / Reason:
Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Threatened Me on Facebook
Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Threatened Me on Facebook
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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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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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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 …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
White House tempers hopes of retaining House control — The White House is lowering expectations that Republicans will maintain control of the House in the midterm elections — while positioning President Donald Trump to claim credit for any seats his party gains in the Senate.
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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.
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Number of Georgia Voters Purged by Brian Kemp Continues to Climb — Investigation reveals 340,000 voters were improperly removed — Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp incorrectly canceled some 340,000 voter registrations, according to a recent investigation.