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AP's tweet is the source my title and - as you can see - it's far better than the article's headline.

BREAKING: A white man fatally shot three Black people, then himself, at a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in what officials described as a hate crime.

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[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] kristina@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago

florida really is hell right now, jesus. really shows how much government sponsored hate speech can quickly lead to stochastic terrorism

[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

the shooter's assault rifle and glock were covered in ~~swastikas~~ innocuous, non-racist, pro-Ukrainian, symbols.

[-] commiespammer@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

I swear, all this shit in America has just made me completely apathetic to anything that happens, and I hate it.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago

I haven't checked, but how much y'all want to bet right wing commentators are probably already spinning the old "uhm akshully the Nazis are leftists" smuglord excuse right about now

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago

I'm sure he'll be written off as a "lone wolf" by the end of the week.

[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

Some humming and hawing about "mental health", followed by not doing a single thing for mental health.

[-] Tachanka@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

national socialist, it's right there in the name!!!!! hypersus

frothingfash Nobody has ever misused a word cynically ever!!!!!

[-] ikiru@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

uhm akshully the Nazis are leftists

Big if true.

[-] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

AND I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN
WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW I'M FREE

[-] Posadas@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago
[-] LeatherRebel@leminal.space 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

so many fucking losers in this country

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago
[-] slem@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

i mean cops pretty much never call anything a hate crime right off the bat unless it's undeniable. presumably he was dropping N-bombs while he was doing it.

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