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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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