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Politics
Obama is right. Inaction in the face of mass shootings is also a political act.Obama is right. Inaction in the face of mass shootings is also a political act.
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Politics

The point of government is to respond to these types of tragedies.

By German Lopez
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Watch: President Obama’s remarks on the mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando, FloridaWatch: President Obama’s remarks on the mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando, Florida
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2016 Presidential Election
Trump on shooting: “Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism”Trump on shooting: “Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism”
2016 Presidential Election

“Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don’t want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart,” Trump tweeted.

By Tara Golshan
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Gay clubs are meant to be safe spaces. Now one is the site of the worst US mass shooting.Gay clubs are meant to be safe spaces. Now one is the site of the worst US mass shooting.
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A history of America doing nothing in response to mass shootingsA history of America doing nothing in response to mass shootings
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Over and over and over again.

By Zack Beauchamp
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Why “thoughts and prayers” aren’t enough after a mass shootingWhy “thoughts and prayers” aren’t enough after a mass shooting
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Igor Volsky explains his previous tweetstorm.

By German Lopez
LGBTQ
Orlando needs blood donations, but the FDA still bans many gay, bi, and trans people from givingOrlando needs blood donations, but the FDA still bans many gay, bi, and trans people from giving
LGBTQ

Even the nation’s biggest blood banks have called the bans “medically and scientifically unwarranted.”

By Michelle Garcia
Criminal Justice
The Orlando shooting was during Pride Month, which began in response to anti-LBGTQ violenceThe Orlando shooting was during Pride Month, which began in response to anti-LBGTQ violence
Criminal Justice

As if it wasn’t already tragic enough.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
Breaking: The Pulse nightclub shooting killed at least 50 people — the deadliest in US historyBreaking: The Pulse nightclub shooting killed at least 50 people — the deadliest in US history
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The mass shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007 is the second deadliest.

By Victoria M. Massie and Javier Zarracina
Culture
For LGBTQ people, survival is defiance. The Orlando shooting won’t change that.For LGBTQ people, survival is defiance. The Orlando shooting won’t change that.
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For LGBTQ people, survival is work, it is love, it is hard, it is a risk. It is defiance in a world where some would have us disappear.

By Alex Abad-Santos

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