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AP Legal Affairs Writer. 2018 Nieman Fellow. @holy_cross grad. @wvgazettemail alum. @harvard writing instructor. She/her. Story tips: mdale@ap.org.
Jan 24, 2023 9 tweets 5 min read
Americans endure mass shootings in churches, stores, workplaces, at home. The violence stems from hatred toward other communities, grievances within a group, secrets within families, bitterness among colleagues. My latest:
apnews.com/article/crime-… “The pandemic has amplified and accelerated so many dangerous trends. We are normalizing diseases of despair like loneliness, addiction and gun violence. Social media, Zoom church, remote work...are morally anemic substitutes for human connection.” @jonathanlwalton of @ptseminary