Irrational, hate-filled gunman mows down 49 in Orlando gay club, exposing effects of US wars, religious extremism, access to weapons…-suspected shooter had been under FBI surveillance before, bought his semi-automatic rifle recently, worked for G4S
--Mateen had claimed connections to Tsarnaevs, but FBI said he invented them
--Trump says “I told you so” and hammers Obama and Clinton as weak, calls for bombing in Syria , Iraq
--Clinton’s response suggests more surveillance and new gun restrictions
--Chelsea Manning says don’t let Orlando attack further strangle our civil liberties
--in The Guardian, Sarah Lyons-Padilla says anti-Muslim expressions lead to radicalization
--Orlando was scene of mass shooter emergency drill in October, 2015
--gun nuts say anti-gun reactions are predictable, pathetic
--stalker killed finalist from The Voice in Orlando Friday
--last Thursday, decorated Iraq veteran threatened to kill Muslims at mosque near Ft. Bragg
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--Lame Duck Mission Creep Update: Obama loosens rules in Afghanistan war
--Steve Horn shows how MSNBC titled report to support fracking and T. Boone Pickens
--in Oklahoma, cops seize debit cards and gift cards and pay commission to private scanning company, read it here
--in Tulsa, NY Times columnist Nick Kristof visits debt prisoners who can’t escape cycle of incarceration for unpaid fines
--a little justice in Alabama, as Speaker Mike Hubbard is convicted on 12 felony ethics charges
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