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    Amanda Terkel‏Verified account @aterkel 13 Jun 2016

    Omar Mateen wasn't some terrorist ISIS mastermind. He was an angry, sexist, bigoted homophobe who was able to buy a gun.

    2:24 PM - 13 Jun 2016
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      2. Shamini Flint‏ @ShaminiFlint 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @aterkel

        @Gabbiedrice78K also closet gay filled with self-hatred

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. (((antiantisemite)))‏ @Tristanshouts 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @ShaminiFlint @aterkel @Gabbiedrice78K

        Toxic male supremacy combined w/ easy access to weapon of mass murder.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. #MissMeWithYourBS‏ @Gabbiedrice78K 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Tristanshouts @ShaminiFlint @aterkel

        Whatever he was, one thing remains factual, he was able to kill & hurt that many because of an AR-15.

        1 reply 5 retweets 5 likes
      5. Shamini Flint‏ @ShaminiFlint 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Gabbiedrice78K @Tristanshouts @aterkel

        I was referring 2 articles about him being a regular at Pulse. We teach intolerance and then arm it.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      6. #MissMeWithYourBS‏ @Gabbiedrice78K 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @ShaminiFlint @Tristanshouts @aterkel

        I agree with you. We not only teach it, we encourage, hence the rise of #Trump.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. (((Hugh Kaufman)))‏ @AltaKocker 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @aterkel

        @robertgreenwaldpic.twitter.com/3vaIbb9zQI

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      2. Mark Robertson‏ @MBRMark 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @aterkel

        @kayoungche and the NRA are complicit is the deaths of all who die in mass murders in the USA.

        2 replies 4 retweets 7 likes
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      2. Beer-thirty‏ @ezy06001 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @aterkel

        Firstly, ISIS claims he was their "Soldier' (not sympathizer). Secondly, homosexuality is a crime against Islam

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. CtlAltDel‏ @Ctl_Alt_Del 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @ezy06001 @aterkel

        and in Christianity. Read Leviticus.

        5 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Beer-thirty‏ @ezy06001 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Ctl_Alt_Del @aterkel

        Dont give a damn if your religion prohibits humping robots..... But do give a damn if your religion calls for death

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      5. Deborah‏ @Prufrockery 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @ezy06001 @Ctl_Alt_Del @aterkel

        I'm sure you screamed about this when it happened. http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/trump-supporters-demand-ted-cruz-disavow-firebrand-kill-the-gays-pastor/news-story/7ef3873a38600f733b0d5e4e9b1bc904 …

        4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Beer-thirty‏ @ezy06001 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Prufrockery @Ctl_Alt_Del @aterkel

        I thought the pastor a total friggen wack job, an Cruz a complete idiot to not distance himself.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. The Culture Exchange‏ @2xchangeculture 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @aterkel

        @popsknoxpic.twitter.com/L2PXMiUjkY

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Paul Knox #MedicareForAll‏ @popsknox 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @2xchangeculture @aterkel

        yes. He was apparently a self hating homophobe who was likely gay.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. The Culture Exchange‏ @2xchangeculture 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @popsknox @aterkel

        yup. Blaming it on Islam. Bottom line: too many damned guns. #emanatelove #Orlando #lgbtq #humanrights

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      5. Paul Knox #MedicareForAll‏ @popsknox 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @2xchangeculture @aterkel

        agreed. Think his claims of religious motivation was a smokescreen. He was conflicted , ashamed it seems.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. ImperialismSucks 🌹‏ @bernieislife 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @aterkel

        @JordanChariton Isis claimed responsibility tho...

        3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. CtlAltDel‏ @Ctl_Alt_Del 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @bernieislife @aterkel @JordanChariton

        They always do. Makes them appear more powerful than they are. That's how terror works

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      4. ImperialismSucks 🌹‏ @bernieislife 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Ctl_Alt_Del @aterkel @JordanChariton

        agreed but from what he said when he called 911 n what the leaders of his local mosque said it adds up

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. ImperialismSucks 🌹‏ @bernieislife 13 Jun 2016
        Replying to @bernieislife @Ctl_Alt_Del and

        regardless it's not about his religion it's about the fact it was an act of terror and hate

        2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
      6. Allen‏ @wcu80 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @bernieislife @Ctl_Alt_Del and

        It was 100% about religion. He called 911 midway thru to proclaim his support for ISIS

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. CtlAltDel‏ @Ctl_Alt_Del 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @wcu80 @bernieislife and

        I think this was another example of self denial that he was gay. He just couldn't accept it

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Allen‏ @wcu80 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Ctl_Alt_Del @bernieislife and

        So the Islam part was a coincidence?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. CtlAltDel‏ @Ctl_Alt_Del 14 Jun 2016
        Replying to @wcu80 @bernieislife and

        I think it was the excuse he told himself. His father was a homophobe. I'm just speculating

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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