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On a Saturday morning in late October 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Robert Bowers posted a message to the fascist-friendly social network Gab. “[Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society] likes to bring invaders in that kill our people,” he wrote. “I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I’m going in.” He was parroting the “great replacement” conspiracy theory, popularized in the US by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which claims that Jews are replacing white people with immigrants of color.
Armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and three Glock semi-automatic pistols, Bowers entered the Tree of Life Synagogue, where three different Jewish congregations were holding ...
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