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Artwork and signatures cover a fence around the Pulse nightclub (AP/John Raoux)

Widow of Pulse shooter acquitted

Shira Tarlo
Community members gather for funeral prayers for Imam Maulama Akonjee and friend Thara Uddin August 15, 2016 in New York. (Getty/Kena Betancur)

Jews must stand with Muslims

Matthew Rozsa
Megyn Kelly (Credit: Fox News)

Why doesn't she just say it?

Scott Eric Kaufman
Omar Mateen (AP)

Ben Norton
Omar Mateen (AP)

"I did the shootings"

Scott Eric Kaufman
David Brooks (PBS)

Scott Eric Kaufman
(Reuters/Mike Blake)

Coming out saves lives

Nico Lang
Sitora Yusufiy, Noor Salman (CNN/Facebook)

We always blame the woman

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Omar Mateen (AP)

Shooters chase fame, suicide

Scott Timberg
Omar Mateen (AP)

The Narrative Falls Apart

Amanda Marcotte
An AR-15 rifle (AP/Charles Krupa)

Brendan Gauthier
Donald Trump, Wayne LaPierre (Reuters/Chris Keane/AP/Evan Vucci/Photo montage by Salon)

Authoritarian Gun Lovers

Amanda Marcotte
John McCain, Mitch McConnell (AP/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/Manuel Balce Ceneta/Lucy Nicholson/Photo montage by Salon)

Doing the NRA's dirty work

Bob Cesca
(Salon/Benjamin Wheelock/AP/<a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/debibishop'>debibishop</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>)

Orlando is an American crime

Andrew O'Hehir
Omar Mateen (CBS News/Reuters/Photo montage by Salon)

Go slow on Orlando ISIS ties

Scott Timberg
Omar Mateen (AP/Balkis Press)

Overcompensation Nation

Amanda Marcotte
Friends and family wait for word outside of Pulse nightclub, Orlando, Florida (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)

The right's Orlando spin

Amanda Marcotte
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