According to Facebook’s ad archive, Trump has run around 2,200 FB ads since May 2018 mentioning the word “invasion.” Scrolling through, all of them seem to be about immigration.
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As gunfire ripped through America in an unprecedented 24 hours, a bleak milestone in a nation pocked by gun violence was marked: There have been 251 mass shootings in 2019.
A shooting spree early Sunday at an entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio – which left at least nine dead and 16 hurt – notched an even darker statistic: It occurred on the 216th day of the year, meaning there have been more mass shootings than days so far this year.
That incident followed a rampage Saturday at a Walmart jammed with back-to-school shoppers in El Paso, Texas, that left 20 dead and 26 injured.
The two massacres became the nation’s latest mass shootings as defined by the Gun Violence Archive, a not-for-profit organization that provides online public access to information about gun-related violence.
The archive categorizes mass shootings as incidents in which four or more people were shot or killed, not including the shooters. So far this year, more than 520 people have died in mass shootings and at least 2,000 have been injured, according to the data.
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This was one of the things the El Paso terrorist was ranting about (and for) in his manifesto:
Emails show Stephen Miller pressed hard to limit green cards
One former Trump official said White House senior adviser Stephen Miller has maintained a “singular obsession” with the public charge rule.
Inside Stephen Miller’s push to change ‘public charge’ rule
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wow, that bar in Dayton is where I always go with my grandmother when I go back home to visit. I feel every one of these fucking shootings wherever they happen every single fucking time they happen so this isn’t any more or less horrifying, just…wow. The ppl fighting and standing up for change have every ounce of my admiration and gratitude. I’m so very, very tired.
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…Mitch McConnell broke his shoulder today. He would never head back to DC now to do any vote. And he never would have anyway…sadly.
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From Cloudflare
From the NYTimes
Over the weekend, 8chan’s critics tried a different tack to get the site shut down, by pressuring the site’s service providers, including its web host, to cut off Mr. Watkins.
One of these providers, the security company Cloudflare, initially indicated on Sunday that it would not cut off 8chan’s access to its network. But later in the day, Cloudflare said it would ban the site after all, depriving Mr. Watkins of a critical tool for keeping the site online.
Matthew Prince, Cloudflare’s chief executive, said the decision to shut off 8chan’s protections was made after determining that the site had allowed an environment of violent extremism to fester, and that 8chan ignored complaints about violent content in a way that larger platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, have not.
This leaves them open to a denial-of-service attack or more commonly known as a DDoS attack. 
And the site down this Monday morning. 
Looks like Epik’s whole family of hate sites are down too. 
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A reporter caught Beto O’Rourke on the way to his car tonight and asked him about El Paso. O’Rourke’s response was raw and painful and real. Listen to him.
Audio of Beto’s response:
Mexico exploring legal action against the US following El Paso shooting
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Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert and far-right shill, is among those spreading The Charlottesville Lie, a disinformation campaign that claims that we all misheard or have a false memory of Trump’s “both sides” and “fine people” comments on the Charlottesville Nazis.
Don’t you believe it. Here is the transcript:
Trump just called for expedited executions for mass murder and hate crimes. His regime determines what is a “hate crime”, and AG Barr just re-opened federal executions. This is a disturbing move to undermine due process that bears watching.
Trump Mulled Declaring State of Emergency In Baltimore and other Democrat-run Cities to Take Them Over
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Thanks for posting this. It was moving and inspiring, but also made me sad because it’s a reminder of the days when we had a civilized President.
To me, this is the most compelling passage:
We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders who demonize those who don’t look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or imply that America belongs to just one certain type of people.
That is spot on. We must reject that language and that means rejecting Trump.
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Everybody knows (except Trump evidently) that everyone loses in a trade war.
How is this going to sit with Trump-supporting farmers?
Once China switches to other suppliers (like Russia, the country run by Trump’s BFF – see the second article below), our farmers may never win back this massive and crucial market. China’s ban includes all agricultural products, not just soybeans, but also all other grains, pork, beef, etc., etc. Trump is trashing one of our strongest and most vital industries. He is systematically pulverizing America’s heartland.
China’s Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday that Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, and that China will not rule out imposing import tariffs on U.S. farm products that were bought after Aug. 3.
The moves by China represent the latest escalation in its trade row with the United States, and comes after China let the yuan weaken past the key 7-per-dollar level on Monday for the first time in more than a decade.
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China is the world’s top buyer of soybeans, the most valuable U.S. export crop. The Trump administration has announced plans to spend up to $28 billion compensating U.S. farmers, a key Trump constituency, for lost income from trade disputes.“Related Chinese companies have suspended purchases of U.S. agricultural products,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement posted shortly after midnight in Beijing on Tuesday.
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The National Pork Producers Council said in an e-mail in response to the commerce ministry statement it continued to reiterate the importance of ending the trade dispute with China so U.S. pork producers can get back to competitive access.
China has approved wheat imports from the Russian region of Kurgan, the Chinese customs office said on Friday, bringing Russia a step closer to its goal of dramatically increasing grain exports.
It also approved soybean imports from all parts of Russia, the General Administration of Customs said in a separate statement on its website, having all but halted U.S. soy imports as the trade dispute between Beijing and Washington deepened.
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TRUMP TO LAUNCH CRACKDOWN ON VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AFTER MASS SHOOTINGS
Judge signals interest in removing Mueller report redactions
‘That’s what open government is all about,’ Judge Reggie Walton said during court arguments over a FOIA lawsuit against the Justice Department.
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My president.
Until all of us stand up and insist on holding public officials accountable for changing our gun laws, these tragedies will keep happening:
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Well I guess that’s all over now. I would have preferred justice for those young women.
Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced millionaire who was facing federal sex trafficking charges, died by suicide early Saturday in his Lower Manhattan prison cell, law enforcement sources and the Bureau of Prisons confirmed to ABC News.
Epstein hanged himself, the sources said.
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There are SO many questions on this one, like why the man MOST in danger of suicide or homicide in the prison system was taken off of suicide watch. The speculation is insane.
EPA REAUTHORIZES CONTROVERSIAL ‘CYANIDE BOMBS’ FOR KILLING WILD ANIMALS: ‘A COMPLETE DISASTER’
In other news…
Trump administration says it won’t approve Roundup cancer-warning labels
Khashoggi killing: Judge orders federal agencies release records
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Trump is re-tweeting right-wing conspiracy posts accusing the Clintons of having Jeffrey Epstein killed while naturally ignoring his own connections to the man and the fact that his DOJ removed the suicide watch and failed to keep Epstein surveilled. The height of hypocrisy.
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I don’t know why the media continues to sugar coat Trump’s appalling behavior. On CNN, the headline is similar: Trump promotes Epstein-Clintons conspiracy theory
Headlines should read: Trump Accuses Clintons of Murder. Because that’s exactly what he is doing. There are no ifs, ands, or buts. Without one shred of evidence, the President of the United States is claiming that a former President committed murder to cover up crimes. This is just too astounding to wrap my head around. 
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