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Topic: Club Q Shooting

Michael Anderson, a survivor of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, listens during a House Oversight Committee hearing titled "The Rise of Anti-LGBTQI+ Extremism and Violence in the United States" at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP deflects blame for Club Q shooting

Amanda Marcotte
People hold a vigil at a makeshift memorial near the Club Q nightclub on November 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Conservative victimhood fuels bigotry

Amanda Marcotte