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    1. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      5/ ... basically dissembling about motives behind attacks. Which kind of seems to have happened (clumsily) in the case of Mateen/Orlando.

      7 replies 11 retweets 30 likes
    2. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      6/ And also seems to happen, in various ways, in Europe; authorities + media often seem to feel a duty to downplay/minimize migrant crimes.

      5 replies 7 retweets 19 likes
    3. Julian Sanchez‏ @normative 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      Isn't the stated rationale for eschewing the phrase more plausible than an effort to trick people about what faith ISIS claims?

      1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
    4. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @normative

      I don't think presidential wariness of the phrase reflects trickery. But I it's a problem when that wariness gets bound up ...

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @DouthatNYT @normative

      ... in a broader effort to downplay fairly obvious ideological motives in terror.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @DouthatNYT @normative

      I think there is genuine ambiguity in mentally ill lone wolves radicalized online

      5 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
    7. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @HeerJeet @normative

      Like Dylann Roof?

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    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @DouthatNYT @normative

      I oppose using Global War on Terror techniques to fight lone wolf racist killers, so yes.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    9. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @HeerJeet @normative

      Right, but there was a huge *ideological* response to Roof in public rhetoric.

      4 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
    10. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @DouthatNYT @HeerJeet

      There was a huge push initially to frame Mateen's attack as an LGBT hate crime, even though he cited US bombing Syria

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 26 Sep 2016
      Replying to @mtracey @DouthatNYT

      Mateen spent years hanging out at gay club. I doubt that was Syria related.

      1:30 PM - 26 Sep 2016
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        1. Man w/o a Plan‏ @MidWestMet 26 Sep 2016
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey @DouthatNYT

          So we simply disregard what the shooter said as he was commiting the crime?

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        1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Sep 2016
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          He stated in the 911 calls over and over again that he was motivated by US bombing of Iraq and Syria

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        1.  🌹 Clark, a proud citizen of GoFundMe nation‏ @Clarknt67 26 Sep 2016
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           🌹 Clark, a proud citizen of GoFundMe nation Retweeted Jeet Heer

          You are too good a journalist to repeat this falsehood @HeerJeet. No evidence Mateen hung out at gay clubs (per FBI)https://twitter.com/heerjeet/status/780504924866183168 …

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          Jeet HeerVerified account @HeerJeet
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          Mateen spent years hanging out at gay club. I doubt that was Syria related.
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        2.  🌹 Clark, a proud citizen of GoFundMe nation‏ @Clarknt67 26 Sep 2016
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          Meanwhile… there is zero evidence he was gay or cruised gay clubs—if you believe the @FBI ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @hautedamn https://twitter.com/hautedamn/status/780511547990810624 …

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