Shooter's manifesto said Trump "Symbol of renewed white identity." Just think about that and Trump's lack of total condemnation of white supremacy.
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SUMMARY: Christchurch, New Zealand’s second-largest city, was the site of horrific carnage Friday, as a gunman stormed two mosques during Friday prayers, killing at least 49 people and injuring dozens more. Police arrested the alleged shooter, who cited other mass killings as inspiration. Amna Nawaz reports on what New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called one of the country’s “darkest days.”
"Why alleged New Zealand mosque killer represents a broader ‘social movement’" PBS NewsHour 3/15/2019
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SUMMARY: Deadly terror attacks in New Zealand Friday caused global shock, but the extreme anti-immigrant, white supremacist ideology of the suspected Australian gunman is not new. Judy Woodruff talks to Humera Khan of Muflehun a nonprofit fighting hate and extremism, University of Chicago’s Kathleen Belew, and Matthew Knott of the Sydney Morning Herald about the scope of this malignant "social movement."
REMINDER: The internet, especially social media, allows the spreading of ideas good AND bad.
"The role of media and technology after terror attacks" PBS NewsHour 3/16/2019
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SUMMARY: The gunman accused of killing 49 people at two New Zealand mosques Friday live-streamed the attack, emailed his manifesto to media outlets, and shared his racist and hateful messages online. Charlie Warzel opinion writer-at-large for The New York Times and Joan Donovan of Harvard University, join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss changing technology and the media's role and responsibilities.
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