Monday, August 5, 2019

AMERICA'S DISTURBING REALITY, 2.0


* El Paso suspect reportedly a Trump supporter who wrote racist, anti-immigrant manifesto (Slate).

* Trump blames "fake news" for shootings in El Paso and Dayton" (Rolling Stone).

* Ohio GOP lawmaker blames mass shootings on trans people, gay marriage and more" (HuffPost).

* Top House Republican [Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy] says violent video games could be linked to mass shootings (USA Today).

* Trump characterizes mass shootings as "a mental illness problem" (Slate).

* DHS disbands domestic terror intel unit (MSNBC).

* Attorneys for convicted mail bomber Cesar Sayoc claim he watched Fox News 'religiously' and was influenced by Sean Hannity's rhetoric (Business Insider).

* Research predicted this wave of right-wing domestic terrorism. Republicans tanked the report (Think Progress).

* FBI agents are reluctant to pursue white nationalist extremists because they don't want to disturb his base, former counterterrorism official says" (Insider).



- Mark

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