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1/ You have probably heard many officials by now say the #ElPasoShooting is "unprecedented" for the border town.

They're right.

El Paso has been a very safe city in recent years. bit.ly/33dEFsD
2/ El Paso has repeatedly ranked as the safest of its size in the country. From 2013: bit.ly/2GNpNHX #ElPasoShooting
3/ El Paso has averaged 18 homicides a year in the past five years.

20 people died in the #ElPasoShooting on Saturday. bit.ly/2GImzFC
4/4 The violent crime rate has fallen significantly in El Paso over the last two decades. bit.ly/33dEFsD
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1/ 22 have now died in Saturday’s El Paso shooting.

In the wake of the tragedy, here’s how you can help. #ElPaso #ElPasoStrong #ElPasoShooting
2/ Donate to the El Paso Community Foundation’s fund to help those impacted by the shooting.

The foundation is working with the city of El Paso and the county to disburse funds. payments.epcf.org/victims
3/ Vitalant in El Paso is taking blood donations by appointment only — make one at bloodhero.com or call 877-258-4825.
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1/ A racist manifesto and a shooter terrorized Hispanics in El Paso.

This city was the victim of white supremacy. But it was not the only target.

By attacking El Paso, the gunman terrorized Hispanics across the country.

@alexazura's latest: bit.ly/33adaAt
@alexazura 2/ The community here has been violently knocked down by an act of what federal law enforcement has catalogued as domestic terrorism.

The gunman allegedly described the attack as a “response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.”

bit.ly/33adaAt
@alexazura 3/ The mostly Hispanic crowd in this city was visibly emotional this weekend at a vigil.

They shared prayers as they tried to make sense of why a stranger from outside the community would target members of theirs based on the color of their skin.

bit.ly/33adaAt
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1/ A high-ranking U.S. border official refused to allow American citizens to enter the country on Friday, sending them back to Piedras Negras, Mexico.

Then, Mexican authorities threatened to arrest them.

bit.ly/2GOimAk
2/ Their crime? Escorting a 15-year-old Salvadoran boy — left alone after his single mom died — to the midway point of an international bridge so he could seek asylum in Eagle Pass, Texas. bit.ly/2GOimAk
3/ The Americans are researchers at the University of Texas at Austin — @Sleutert and two of her associates from the university. bit.ly/2GOimAk
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being radicalized by an organized, coherent and violent ideology isn’t “mental illness,” and while white supremacist killers might be looking for a “high score” that’s less to do with video games and more dehumanizing their victims. these explanations are tired and inadequate.
there’s enough white supremacist propaganda free on the internet to reach every lonely guy who wants to feel part of a bigger cause. of “defending his race” from “invaders.” that’s not mental illness, it’s strategically spread propaganda. and not a game. lives are at stake.
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