Morning Jolt: Yet Another Case of a Convicted Harasser Legally Purchasing a Gun

The week draws to a close with horrific news out of Annapolis, some grim thoughts about why violence and hate seem so inevitable, and some hopeful news from the U.S. southern border.

A Terrible Day in Maryland

All of the available evidence so far indicates that the shooter in Annapolis yesterday wasn't motivated or "set off" by any comment from President Trump criticizing the media. The strange new world of social media means that immediately after an infamous criminal's name leaks, you can find his personal pages and peer more-or-less directly into what was on his mind.

In the case of this shooter, it was a longstanding grudge against the paper, stemming from a 2011 article about a criminal harassment case against him. The gunman filed a defamation suit against the paper and lost, and apparently his obsessive hatred only grew. On his Twitter account, he said he was "making corpses of corrupt careers and corporate entities."

The staff of the Capital Gazette somehow managed to put out a newspaper the afternoon and evening after being the target of a mass shooting. God bless everybody over there:

Journalists ...

June 29 2018

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Yet Another Case of a Convicted Harasser Legally Purchasing a Gun Jim Geraghty The week draws to a close with horrific news out of Annapolis, some grim thoughts about why violence and hate seem so inevitable, and some hopeful news from the U.S. southern border. A Terrible Day in Maryland All of the available evidence so far indicates that the shooter in Annapolis yesterday wasn't motivated or "set off" by any comment from President Trump criticizing the media. The strange new world of social media means that immediately after an infamous criminal's name leaks, you can find his personal pages and peer more-or-less directly into what was on his mind. In the case of this shooter, it was a longstanding grudge against the paper, stemming from a 2011 article about a criminal harassment case against him. The gunman filed a defamation suit against the paper and lost, and apparently his obsessive hatred only grew. On his Twitter account, he said he was "making corpses of corrupt careers and corporate entities." The staff of the Capital Gazette somehow managed to put out a newspaper the afternoon and evening after being the target of a mass shooting. God bless everybody over there: Journalists ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories The March of the Twitter Trolls David Harsanyi Democrats make little distinction between soft-spoken moderates such as Paul Ryan and crude sometimes-conservatives such as Trump. The Imaginary Constitution Kyle Smith The actual Constitution is a source of frustration and vexation to progressives because it does not mandate the things they want to require while it does grant clear and unmistakable protection to things they actively hate (guns) or desire strongly to restrict (speech). Maxine Waters Cancels Events Over Death Threat After She Told People to Harass Trump... Mairead McArdle Rep. Maxine Waters said that she has cancelled two events due to a "very serious death threat," not long after she advocated harassing Trump administration members in public. ADVERTISEMENT The U.S. Should Sanction Iran's Minister of Intelligence and Security Tzvi Kahn Mahmoud Alavi leads a ministry that remains indispensable to Iran's efforts to subjugate its neighbors. Can Trump Make the Bureaucracy Sane Again? Jimmy Quinn It's a visionary plan, but it might well be suffocated by the system it seeks to fix. Why I Write Mona Charen Freedom and choice are glorious things, but for most women, being with our kids is one of the most joyful and fulfilling aspects of life. The Wall Is Being Built! (Slowly.) Jim Geraghty The total length of the U.S.–Mexico border is 1,954 miles; as of August 2017, 705 miles have at least one of four kinds of barriers. UN Migration Agency Rejects White House's Candidate Mairead McArdle In a pointed slight to President Trump, the United Nation’s migration agency on Friday rejected the White House’s nominee to lead the agency. Diplomats told the... ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: June 29, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: June 28, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.