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In reply to the discussion: I Guess A Mass Shooting Isn't That Unique Anymore.... [View all]Nitram
(22,800 posts)33. global, you may be right, but we just had a hotly contested mid-term election which is still
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in progress as ballots are still being counted. We also saw the president fire his AG and install a conspiracy theorist to oversee Mueller's investigation. The president banned a reporter from WH press briefings and has labeled the press "the enemy of the people." CNN is providing armed guards to protect some of their high profile reporters in response. Tens of thousands of californians have evacuated their homes due to a new fire. The shooting is still being covered on a daily basis as the police release information in dribs and drabs. it just isn't the only thing of note going on right now.
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And the WH press sec. tweets out a doctored video to accuse a reporter of assault.
brush
Nov 2018
#9
307 was the last figure I heard. Three-hundred-and-seven - just so far THIS YEAR.
calimary
Nov 2018
#10
I'm guessing much of it has to do with the timing -- there aren't very good visuals by now.
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2018
#8
Yeah, I heard one reporter mention it was the 8th mass shooting since the synagogue 11 days prior.
RockRaven
Nov 2018
#27
There was plenty of graphic bloody raw footage from Stoneman Douglas on social media
Blue_Tires
Nov 2018
#35
global, you may be right, but we just had a hotly contested mid-term election which is still
Nitram
Nov 2018
#33
Has 45 made *any* remark about the shooting ? Does he acknowledge it happened at all ? nt
eppur_se_muova
Nov 2018
#38