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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
After pair of mass shootings, Trump remains out of sight — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sending out tweets …
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
8chan Is a Megaphone for Gunmen. ‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says Its Creator. — Fredrick Brennan was getting ready for church at his home in the Philippines when the news of a mass shooting in El Paso arrived. His response was immediate and instinctive. — “Whenever I hear about a mass shooting …
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CBS News:
9 killed in Dayton, Ohio, in second U.S. mass shooting in 24 hours — Nine people in Ohio were killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter was killed by police, authorities said. Dayton police tweeted that an active shooter situation began …
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New York Times:
Dayton Shooting Live Updates: Gunman Killed 9, Including His Sister — Nine people were killed and 27 others were wounded, the police said. It was the second American mass shooting in 24 hours, and the third in a week. — RIGHT NOW The police said the gunman killed at least one other person before he shot his sister dead.
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Wajahat Ali / The Atlantic:
The Death Rattle of White Supremacy — Will America finally confront the violent death rattle of white supremacy? Or will it fail to inflict the coup de grâce, allowing the ideology of hate to revive itself into a global movement, with radicalized young men engaged in what they believe is a zero-sum war for survival?
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New York Times:
Mexico Demands Protections for Mexicans in the U.S. After El Paso Attack — CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico demanded protections for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans living in the United States and threatened legal action on Sunday, a day after the shooting at an El Paso Walmart that left Mexican citizens among the dead and wounded.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
There is no excuse for supporting this president — On Sunday morning, former congressman Beto O'Rourke spoke for millions of Americans. … O'Rourke is a native of El Paso, Tex., one of two sites of mass murder in the past 24 hours. The alleged killer had regurgitated white nationalist bile and hatred of immigrants.
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Juliette Kayyem / Washington Post:
There are no lone wolves — Juliette Kayyem is a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. — There are no lone wolves. A mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso …
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April Glaser / Slate:
8chan Is a Normal Part of Mass Shootings Now — Three white-nationalist shooters appear to have posted manifestos on the same troll forum. Here's how 8chan became a meme-filled refuge for hate. — Late Saturday morning, a young white man entered a Walmart in El Paso, Texas …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Dayton mayor says gunman who killed 9 wore armor — DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on a deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio (all times local): — Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says the gunman in a mass shooting that killed nine people in Ohio was wearing body armor and had extra magazines.
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
After El Paso, We Can No Longer Ignore Trump's Role in Inspiring Mass Shootings — On Saturday morning, a gunman at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, shot and killed at least 20 people before surrendering to the police. By all accounts, Patrick Crusius, the 21-year-old alleged shooter, is a fan of President Donald Trump and his policies.
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Three mass shootings this year began with a hateful screed on 8chan. …
Three mass shootings this year began with a hateful screed on 8chan. …
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The Guardian, Daily Kos, New York Post and The Week
CJ Werleman / Sydney Morning Herald:
US in the midst of a white nationalist terrorism crisis
US in the midst of a white nationalist terrorism crisis
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Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
Sister: El Paso shooting victim, 25, ‘gave her life’ for son
Sister: El Paso shooting victim, 25, ‘gave her life’ for son
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Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
Connor Betts: Twitter Posts on Being a Leftist, Guns
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘How do you stop these people?’: Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric looms over El Paso massacre
‘How do you stop these people?’: Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric looms over El Paso massacre
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Associated Press:
9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
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CNN:
The El Paso shooting is being treated as a case of ‘domestic terrorism,’ US attorney says
The El Paso shooting is being treated as a case of ‘domestic terrorism,’ US attorney says
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Kadia Tubman / Yahoo News:
Republican officials point to video games after El Paso mass shooting
Republican officials point to video games after El Paso mass shooting
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New York Times:
Minutes Before El Paso Killing, Hate-Filled Manifesto Appears Online
Minutes Before El Paso Killing, Hate-Filled Manifesto Appears Online
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
President Trump's rhetoric not to blame for mass shootings: Mick Mulvaney
President Trump's rhetoric not to blame for mass shootings: Mick Mulvaney
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Los Angeles Times:
‘Very much a loner’: What we know about Patrick Crusius, the suspect in the El Paso massacre
‘Very much a loner’: What we know about Patrick Crusius, the suspect in the El Paso massacre
John Bowden / The Hill:
George P. Bush denounces ‘white terrorism’ after El Paso shooting
George P. Bush denounces ‘white terrorism’ after El Paso shooting
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Richard Parker / New York Times:
When Hate Came to El Paso
Washington Post:
9 killed in Ohio, suspect identified in second U.S. mass shooting within 24 hours
9 killed in Ohio, suspect identified in second U.S. mass shooting within 24 hours
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Axios, Talking Points Memo and New York Post
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Booker: 'There is a complicity in the president's hatred'
Booker: 'There is a complicity in the president's hatred'
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke slam Trump in wake of El Paso massacre, face backlash for politicizing tragedy
Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke slam Trump in wake of El Paso massacre, face backlash for politicizing tragedy
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell fractures shoulder in fall at Kentucky home — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suffered a fractured shoulder Sunday from a fall outside his home in Louisville, briefly hospitalizing the Kentucky Republican, his office said in a statement. — “This morning …
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Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Trump's America unravels in one bloody nightmare weekend. Now it's time to clean house — Nobody made a super-big deal about it on March 15, 2019, when the president of the United States — in his fancy baggy suit, over-long tie hanging down behind the Resolute Desk, veto pen in hand …
James Comey / New York Times:
Mr. President, Please Take a Stand Against Racism — The nation's ability to contain it is faltering. — Mr. Comey is a former director of the F.B.I. — America has long had a radioactive racist soup in the center of our national life. Donald Trump thinks he is stirring it for political benefit.
New York Daily News:
Mayor de Blasio ordered NYPD Executive Protection Unit to move his daughter out of a Brooklyn apartment, sources say — Mayor de Blasio has his own moving company - the NYPD. — Hizzoner ordered members of his troubled NYPD security detail to move his daughter out of an apartment in Sunset Park …