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Buffalo Shooting
May 17, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Great Replacement Theory Is Just Republican Orthodoxy Now
The vile conspiracy that led to a mass shooting in Buffalo has been normalized by leaders on the right.
May 16, 2022
Michael Tomasky
The Buffalo Shooting Is the Latest White Rage Backlash, Brought to You by the GOP
The gunman was angry about “replacement theory.” Gee, where do we think he might have first heard about that?

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