The Daily Populous

Tuesday May 17th, 2022 day edition

image for Buffalo mass shooting: Former Trump official says Republican rhetoric is directly fueling domestic terrorism

A former official in Donald Trump’s administration is sounding the alarm about the danger of far-right rhetoric in the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

The rhetoric we are seeing from leaders of my party — the Republican Party — is *directly* fueling violence and a spike in domestic terrorism.

President Joe Biden called the incident an example of “hate-fueled domestic terrorism” but did not directly point to the far-right’s embrace of the racist “white replacement theory” as linked to the shooting.

Any act of domestic terrorism, including an act perpetrated in the name of a repugnant white nationalist ideology, is antithetical to everything we stand for in America.

We must do everything in our power to end hate-fueled domestic terrorism,” said the president in a statement.”.

New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, was far more direct, calling it “white supremacy terrorism” on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday.

At least for now, the GOP’s right wing is showing no signs of slowing down their use of rhetoric that tacitly embraces the fears harboured by extremists. »

Chuck Schumer rips Tucker Carlson, Fox News, and 'MAGA Republicans' for pushing the 'replacement theory' in the wake of the Buffalo shooting

Authored by businessinsider.com

Schumer said Carlson and Fox have spread the "poison" of the racist "replacement theory.".

The theory baselessly claims that white people are being replaced by people of color and will ultimately become extinct.

Futher reports allege that the shooter published a lengthy screed online that drew from and praised the replacement theory. »

Obama, Airbnb's Brian Chesky launch $100M in scholarships

Authored by abcnews.go.com

The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service and includes multiple stipends for travel.

NEW YORK -- The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service and includes multiple stipends for travel.

"You're going to find young people from every corner of this country who are going to be future change makers. »