Mass Shootings

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Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert cancels a surprise trip to New Zealand after the mass shootings
CNN - By Chloe Melas, CNN
(CNN) — Stephen Colbert will not be taking his show to New Zealand this month. The host of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" revealed on air Monday night that he's canceled a scheduled trip to New in
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True Crime
Dean Cain Says He Would've 'Knocked That Kid Cold' About Teen Protestor & Viral Sensation 'Egg Boy'
People - Robyn Merrett
William Connolly went viral over the weekend after cracking an egg on Australian Sen. Fraser Anning's head Dean Cain isn’t impressed by Australian teenager William Connolly, whom the internet has dubbed
TIMEadded this to Top Stories
New Zealand
'Trump Has Trouble Showing Love For Things That Aren't Him.' Stephen Colbert Calls Out Trump's Response to New Zealand
TIME - Cady Lang
Stephen Colbert critiqued President Donald Trump’s response to the mass shootings that happened on Friday at two mosques in New Zealand during The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday night. Colbert
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U.S. Politics
Kellyanne Conway: people should read New Zealand mosque shooter’s manifesto
Vox - Aaron Rupar
Trump’s White House counselor promotes a white nationalist’s manifesto live on Fox News. The man who allegedly killed 50 people last week at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, described President
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Utrecht
Dutch prosecutors investigate terrorist motive in Utrecht shooting
Reuters India - By Toby Sterling
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday said they were investigating a possible terrorist motive behind the shooting on a tram in the city of Utrecht in which three people were killed and five
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PewDiePie
PewDiePie’s alt-right ties are impossible to ignore
Daily Dot - Anna Maria Ward
Twenty-nine-year-old YouTuber PewDiePie is not responsible for the New Zealand shooting. We shouldn’t shift the blame from the apparent neo-Nazi and …
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New Zealand
New Zealand was warned a terror attack was possible
AlJazeera - Alexander Gillespie
But its government chose to ignore the warning. Before the attack in Christchurch, very few people expected New Zealand would witness a terror incident of such magnitude. To all outward appearances, we
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LGBTQI
Only one-fifth of Americans think Trump is against white nationalism
pinknews.co.uk - Ella Braidwood
Only 19 percent of Americans think that US President Donald Trump personally opposes white nationalism, according to a new survey. Nearly four in ten …
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New Zealand
New Zealand prime minister vows to keep the mosque shooter "nameless"
VICE - Emma Ockerman
New Zealand’s prime minister has vowed not to give the mosque shooter the sort of notoriety he clearly desires. During a parliamentary meeting Tuesday, PM Jacinda Ardern said she will never speak his “He
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New Zealand Mass Shooter Will Have Justice but Not Infamy: 'We Will Give Him Nothing. Not Even His Name.'
People - Adam Carlson
The man whom authorities say killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques last week will remain “nameless,” according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s prime minister vowed Tuesday to give
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World News
New Zealand leader vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman
Associated Press - By KRISTEN GELINEAU and JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — He took away New Zealand's innocence, along with 50 precious lives. And in exchange, the country's prime minister vowed to take away the one thing the gunman so clearly
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Opinion
Unlike US, New Zealand isn't just offering thoughts and prayers
CNN - By Igor Volsky and Joseph V. Sakran
(CNN) — Just hours after a suspected white nationalist terrorist used five firearms, including two semi-automatic weapons, to kill 50 people and injure dozens of others at two mosques in Christchurch,
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Al Sharpton
Rev. Al Sharpton Joins Stephon Clark’s Family In Hope To Change Police Policy
blackamericaweb.com - By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Standing beside the family of a 22-year-old black man who was fatally shot by police a year ago Monday, the Rev. Al …
Papermag
New Zealand
It Only Took One Mass Shooting for New Zealand to Change Its Gun Laws
Papermag - Claire Valentine
After a shooter killed 50 and wounded 50 people last week at Christchurch mosque — New Zealand's first mass shooting since 1997 when a man killed six people at a ski lodge — the famously safe country the
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily Mirror
Crime (UK)
New Zealand attack paramedics ran through 'river of blood' as dead blocked door
mirror.co.uk - Chris kitching
WARNING - DISTRESSING DETAILS: Paramedics have recounted harrowing tales after 50 people were killed at the terror attack at Al Noor and Linwood …
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New Zealand
New Zealand prime minister on mosque shooter: “You will never hear me mention his name”
Vox - German Lopez
The shooter wants notoriety — and the prime minister is denying him that. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday that she will refuse to use the name of the shooter who killed 50 people
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Phoenix, AZ
Man arrested for allegedly threatening worshipers at Phoenix mosque
thehill.com - Owen Daugherty
A man was arrested for allegedly intimidating and threatening worshippers at a mosque in Phoenix, Ariz. The Phoenix Police Department on Saturday …
New Zealand
Jim Carrey draws scathing cartoon of 'vile miscreant' Trump and paints a SWASTIKA on president's forehead while blaming for
dailymail.co.uk - Ariel Zilber and Reuters and Afp
Jim Carrey is once again pulling no punches in his scathing caricatures of President Trump - this time blaming him for the massacres at two New …
Conservative View
PRATT: What Media Won’t Tell You About The New Zealand Massacre
dailycaller.com - Erich Pratt
News of the New Zealand shooting brought the usual calls for gun control in the United States. And while the mainstream media is helping fuel the …
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Opinion (UK)
We must deny terrorists the media stardom they so crave
standard.co.uk - Brendan Cox
The decision of the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to never utter the name of the Christchurch terrorist is both a moral choice and a …
NRA
National Rifle Association in the US offers to help NZ gun owners
newshub.co.nz - www.newshub.co.nz
The world's largest gun lobby has offered its help and support to its New Zealand counterparts in the wake of Friday's mass shooting. The United …
Facebook
Facebook downgraded after 11 high-profile execs defect
yahoo.com - JP Mangalindan
Facebook (FB) stock has been downgraded following a series of back-to-back blows to the company, including an executive exodus in more recent …
New Jersey
What is a ‘ghost gun’? Four men in New Jersey accused of selling them to criminals
fresnobee.com - Mark Price
Investigators in New Jersey looking into a cocaine trafficking operation say they inadvertently uncovered something much more deadly: a “ghost guns” …
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Jacinda Ardern
'New Zealand Will Give Him Nothing': Jacinda Ardern Refuses To Name Mosque Suspect
HuffPost UK - George Bowden
Ardern ended her speech with the Arabic greeting “Al salam Alaikum”, meaning “Peace be upon you”. Jacinda Ardern has refused to utter the name of the …
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U.S. Politics
House Judiciary plans hearing on the rise of white nationalism in the U.S.
Axios - Rashaan Ayesh
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing in the next few weeks focused on combating the rise of white nationalism in the U.S. with planned …
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Mental Health
Texas lawmakers are prioritizing mental health for school safety. But advocates worry about stigma.
texastribune.org - Marissa Evans
The newfound push this session around school safety and preventing mass shootings is reinvigorating ideas about mental health care for Texas …
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New Zealand
The NRA Tried to Intervene in Australia’s Gun Restrictions; New Zealand Can Expect the Same
observer.com - Juliet Helmke
By now, Australia’s firearms laws are well-known to the world—the story of how, in 1996, the country enacted restrictive gun ownership measures has …
Complexadded this to Life
Offbeat News
Australian Teen Who Egged Islamophobic Politician Donates to New Zealand Shooting Victims
Complex - Joe Price
On Saturday, an Australian teenager made international headlines for egging a controversial politican who made islamophobic comments following the …
Liberal View
Alex Jones has a secondary YouTube channel where he claims the New Zealand mosque shootings were a false flag
mediamatters.org - www.mediamatters.org
Although YouTube has banned several channels associated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars site, the outlet still maintains a secondary …
Fox Newsadded this to Entertainment
Comedy Central
Trevor Noah: Trump is a 'product of white supremacy'
Fox News - Joseph Wulfsohn
“Daily Show” host Trevor Noah addressed the mass shootings in New Zealand last week and pondered whether President Trump was responsible. In a “Behind the Scenes” clip, Noah compared the case to climate