Discussion: Police: Approximately 20 Killed In Florida Club Shooting

This is so sad.

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This sounds like a scene out of a B action movie. My heart goes out to the victims.

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Some further information from the Orlando Sentinel.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation. Agent Ron Hopper said they cannot rule this out as an act of domestic terrorism and that the suspect, who is not from Orlando, may have leanings toward extreme Islamic ideologies.

And I don’t believe the TPM account mentioned that Pulse is a Gay bar.

I don’t know what else to say. This is devastating.

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I wish the FBI would say something like “may have leanings towards extreme Christian ideologies” since that’s far more likely in this case.

Of course, FOX News has already declared this Islamic terrorism…

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I’ll take bets that it’s only a matter of time until the RW Teabagger Christianist crazies start blaming the victims of this NRA-sponsored nightmare because of their “chosen, sinful lifestyle”.

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Live updates from the BBC:

Additional reporting:

http://www.bbc.com/news/365102721

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The NRA would like to send ‘thoughts and prayers’ out that no guns were hurt in this terrible tragedy:

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Absolutely. But, since it’s Sunday morning, they’ll have to wait until they get out of church, so mid-afternoon at the earliest.

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But I’m sure they’ll run a correction if they’re proven wrong. /s

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If I threw a hot falafel at my neighbor’s wall, Fox news would call it Islamic terrorism.

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The shooter had tendencies toward radical maleness.

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Far more likely? Really?
I doubt it, but I will wait for official news about the shooter.

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Murdoch may yet destroy the United States. If Trump gets in, the History of the United States stops and a new Regime starts.

It will not be pleasant, but it will be permanent,

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I was surprised to see the Orlanda Sentinel news outlet say that the suspect had not been identified but that he was lone wolf. Seems odd.

I suppose it’s inevitable that Trump will be spouting off in an a very short time from now.

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What on earth is he going to say? “I love the gays? I love the Muslims! Where’s my wall?” Seriously, his remarks after tragedies are all bizarre.
Maybe he can take an ad out in the NY Post offering a reward for finding the black teens who are behind this.

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Cue presumptive candidate comments in 3… 2… 1…

I suppose. Or he might ask us to let the authorities do their jobs and not jump to any conclusions before the facts are fully known. In other news, the moon might fall out of the sky, but probably won’t.

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Wayne LaPierre deserves a stay as the guest of Ramsey Bolton.
Can’t think of an act too medieval to be perpetrated-- on one who cheers on such tragedies.

Then simply shrugs when they occur.

jw1

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