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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. — October 27, 2018 — How to Turn a Person Into a Voter — Our approach is specific to black Southerners.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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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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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Vox, The Week and Splinter


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 …


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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Breitbart, ThinkProgress, NBC News, The Week, POLITICUSUSA and Daily Wire


Bowers blamed Jews for helping ‘invaders’ in the migrant caravans — Robert Bowers' anti-Semitism fueled other hate speech that he published and shared on Gab.com — Bowers made anti-Semitic comments alongside xenophobic content, claiming that Jews were helping transport members of the migrant caravans in Latin America.
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Slate, Washington Free Beacon, WTKR-TV and Mediaite

What's Gab, the social platform used by the Pittsburgh shooting suspect?
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The Atlantic, KRTV-TV, New York Times, Raw Story and The Daily Beast


The Tree of Life Shooting and the Return of Anti-Semitism to American Life
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Mashable and New York Times

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect threatened Jewish groups, pushed migrant caravan conspiracies
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The Atlantic, Mediaite and CBS Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Suspect's Internet of Hate
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Washington Post, New York Times and The Guardian

Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Identified As Robert Bowers, Yelled ‘All Jews Must Die’ …
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archive.fo, The Week, CNN, Indianapolis Star, Vox, CBS News, abc7ny.com, electionlawblog.org, Outside the Beltway, Balloon Juice, Breitbart, New York Post, The Other McCain, The Root and Mediaite

Study: Online attacks on Jews ramp up before Election Day
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ABC News and Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Paypal bans Gab following Pittsburgh shooting
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The Gateway Pundit, Engadget, RedState, Japan Times, We Hunted The Mammoth and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »


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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Trump Cabinet exodus likely after midterms — President Donald Trump could see up to six Cabinet officials depart in the weeks after next month's midterm elections, according to interviews with a half-dozen current and former Trump officials and Republicans close to the White House.
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Raw Story


‘Riling Up the Crazies’ — WASHINGTON — As long as I've covered politics, Republicans have been trying to scare me. — Sometimes, it has been about gays and transgender people and uppity women looming, but usually it has been about people with darker skin looming.


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 …
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Outside the Beltway


Voter fraud exists - Even though many in the media claim it doesn't — President Trump warned on Twitter last week that law enforcement would be looking for “voter fraud” in the midterm elections. Many journalists quickly responded - as they always do - by dismissing the very existence of voter fraud.


Trump's Attacks on the News Media Are Working — He was at it again. — At 3:14 a.m. on Friday, President Trump was awake and tweeting. — “Funny how lowly rated CNN, and others, can criticize me at will, even blaming me for the current spate of Bombs and ridiculously comparing …


The powerful weapon House Republicans handed Democrats — Democrats eager to investigate the Trump administration if they seize the House would have the GOP to thank for one of their most potent tools — a sweeping subpoena authority that Democratic lawmakers denounced as an abusive power grab three years ago.
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Political Wire


Campbell Soup VP who tweeted Soros conspiracy is out — Migrants continue north, reject Trump's tweets — New York (CNN Business)The Campbell Soup lobbyist who said George Soros' foundation was assisting a caravan of migrants bound for the United States is no longer with the company.
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BuzzFeed News, skippy the bush kangaroo and Front Page Magazine


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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The Week, HuffPost and The Atlantic


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 …


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, POLITICUSUSA, IJR and Breitbart