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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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Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
Connor Betts: Twitter Posts on Being a Leftist, Guns — Connor Betts, the Dayton, Ohio mass shooter, was a self-described “leftist,” who wrote that he would happily vote for Democrat Elizabeth Warren, praised Satan, was upset about the 2016 presidential election results, and added …
Matthew Prince / The Cloudflare Blog:
Terminating Service for 8Chan — The mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio are horrific tragedies. In the case of the El Paso shooting, the suspected terrorist gunman appears to have been inspired by the forum website known as 8chan. Based on evidence we've seen …
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National Review:
Crush This Evil — Yesterday, in the Texan border town of El Paso, a young white supremacist opened fire at a Walmart, killing 20 people and injuring dozens more. His intention, per a manifesto he left on the website 8chan, was to exact revenge against “the Hispanic invasion of Texas,” …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘How do you stop these people?’: Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric looms over El Paso massacre — President Trump has relentlessly used his bully pulpit to decry Latino migration as “an invasion of our country.” He has demonized illegal immigrants as “thugs” and “animals.”
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New York Times:
We Have a White Nationalist Terrorist Problem — America's leaders need to do more to condemn and combat the extremist ideology — white nationalism — in their midst. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
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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.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI faces skepticism over its efforts against domestic terrorism — The FBI insists it is fully engaged in combating the threat of violence from white supremacists, but some former federal officials charge that the government is still coming up short in the face of a strain of American terrorism that now seems resurgent.
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New York Times:
Dayton Shooting: Gunman Kills 9 in Entertainment District — 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. — Here's what we're following: — A quick response by officers saved lives, the police chief said.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The American Exception — There is one developed country—and only one—in which it is not only legal, but easy and convenient, to amass a private arsenal of mass slaughter. That country also happens to be the one—and the only one—regularly afflicted by mass slaughters perpetrated by aggrieved individuals.
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Chicago Sun-Times, Outside the Beltway and Quartz
CBS News:
9 killed in Dayton, Ohio, in second U.S. mass shooting in 24 hours
9 killed in Dayton, Ohio, in second U.S. mass shooting in 24 hours
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Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: The Dayton Shooter Was a Satanist, Leftist-Socialist, and Bernie/Warren Fan, Supported Antifa
NEW: The Dayton Shooter Was a Satanist, Leftist-Socialist, and Bernie/Warren Fan, Supported Antifa
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Washington Examiner:
Trump must name and condemn the evil of white nationalism
Trump must name and condemn the evil of white nationalism
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Patterico's Pontifications
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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Washington Post:
Republicans struggle to respond in wake of El Paso, Dayton shootings
Republicans struggle to respond in wake of El Paso, Dayton shootings
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Wajahat Ali / The Atlantic:
The Death Rattle of White Supremacy
Juliette Kayyem / Washington Post:
There are no lone wolves — Juliette Kayyem is a former …
There are no lone wolves — Juliette Kayyem is a former …
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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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Associated Press:
2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours shock US; 29 killed
2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours shock US; 29 killed
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Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, The Week, KTLA and Florida Politics
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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Heavy.com, The Gateway Pundit, The Week and The Daily Beast
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
What's inside the hate-filled manifesto linked to the alleged El Paso shooter
What's inside the hate-filled manifesto linked to the alleged El Paso shooter
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Breitbart, The Texas Observer, HuffPost and Spectator USA
Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:
López Obrador says six Mexicans among the dead in El Paso; plans legal action to protect Mexicans in the U.S.
López Obrador says six Mexicans among the dead in El Paso; plans legal action to protect Mexicans in the U.S.
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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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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
After El Paso, We Can No Longer Ignore Trump's Role in Inspiring Mass Shootings
After El Paso, We Can No Longer Ignore Trump's Role in Inspiring Mass Shootings
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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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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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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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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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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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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Democrats pressure Mitch McConnell to cancel Senate recess for gun control vote
Democrats pressure Mitch McConnell to cancel Senate recess for gun control vote
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Common Dreams, Daily Kos and New York Post
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Mitch McConnell fractures his shoulder
Mitch McConnell fractures his shoulder
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Slate and Talking Points Memo
Christina Schaefer / WRGT:
Police: Suspect's sister among those killed in Oregon District shooting — BELLBROOK, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) — Dayton Police, the FBI and Bellbrook Police have descended upon a neighborhood in Bellbrook in connection with the deadly mass shooting in the Oregon District.
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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 …
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.
Elizabeth Thomas / ABC News:
In bloody August weekend, gun violence beyond mass shootings — It has been a bloody August weekend in the U.S., with multiple shootings reported across the country. In addition to mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, gun deaths were reported in other states, including Illinois, Virginia, Louisiana, Florida and Maryland.
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