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Full Speech: President Obama Addresses Orlando Shooting And Fight To Defeat ISIS

In what may be one of the best speeches of his administration, President Obama addressed the nation today regarding the deadly shooting in Orlando which left 49 dead and 53 more hospitalized.

He also updated the country on the fight against ISIS, and went into detail on the “whys” and “why nots” of using the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism.”

“What exactly would using this label accomplish? Would it bring in more allies? Is there a military strategy that is served by this? The answer is none of the above. Calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away. This is a political distraction.”

“We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who have perverted Islam.”

This really is worth the watching.

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Wife Of Orlando Shooter Admits To Driving Him To Nightclub, Could Face Criminal Charges

Noor Salman, the second wife of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen, may be facing criminal charges after she admitted to driving him to the nightclub on an earlier occasion but talked him out of an attack at that time.

From NBC News:

Several officials familiar with what she has told the FBI said she was with him when he bought ammunition and a holster. She also once drove him to the nightclub because he wanted to see it in advance, the officials said.

Mateen shot and killed 49 people at the club and injured another 53.

Law enforcement officials said authorities are considering filing criminal charges against Salman for failing to tell them what she knew before the attack, but no decision has been made.

Several officials said she is cooperating with the investigation.

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Orlando Shooting Through One Survivor’s Eyes

Pulse Nightclub shooting victim Angel Colon recounts what happened during the deadly shooting this past Sunday night via CNN.

Colon was initially shot three times in an early wave of gun fire. His legs were broken in a stampede trying to exit the club. The  shooter later came back to fire two more shots into Colon as he lay on the floor.

Colon said that Mateen was shooting at dead bodies to “make sure they were dead.”

“He didn’t say anything. He was just shooting. . . . He came in with the intent of evil,” McCoy said in an interview with The Washington Post. “It was him trying to kill every single person in that club.”

More from survivors of the shooting here and here.

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Thousands Stand In Silence As Bells Toll 49 Times For Orlando Shooting Victims

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From the Orlando Sentinel:

A massive two-hour vigil for the victims of the Pulse Orlando nightclub shootings Monday evening spilled over the lawn of the Plaza at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center near City Hall, as thousands gathered to cry, embrace, remember and cheer.

“This is my therapy for the day,” said Jimbo Wood, 27, who lost several friends in the Pulse Orlando shootings and came to pass out white candles to the crowd. “I didn’t want to just sit at home and mope. To have busy hands has helped.”

Others passed out water. Some brought flowers. A group of gay men in nun’s habits from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – the charity that grew out of the AIDS epidemic – came to reunite and bring comfort.

As the names of the victims were read, an otherwise noisy crowd fell quiet, with the muffled sobs of survivors.

“Hearing these names echo off these buildings, it’s hitting me even harder today,” Nadine Smith of Equality Florida, which had organized the vigil, said afterward. “I find myself awash in anger, sadness – and also in pride.”

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Pastor Roger Jimenez: Round Up All The Gays And Blow Their Brains Out

Video of this past Sunday’s sermon by Pastor Roger Jimenez, of the Verity Baptist Church, shows more hate speech regarding the deadly shooting at an Orlando nightclub that left 49 dead, and 53 more hospitalized.

From the Sacramento CBS affiliate:

“Are you sad that 50 pedophiles were killed today?” he said in the sermon. “Um no, I think that’s great! I think that helps society. I think Orlando, Florida is a little safer tonight.”

The remarks were delivered on Sunday morning, hours after the attack happened. “We don’t need to do anything to help. As far as I’m concerned, Orlando is a little bit safer tonight,” he said.

Jimenez’s sermon went on to call for even more death at the hands of the government. “If we lived in a righteous government, they should round them all up and put them up against a firing wall, and blow their brains out,” Jimenez said in the sermon.

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Orlando Shooting: Victims’ Fundraising Campaign Passes $3 Million Mark

Latest update from Equality Florida, who set up the campaign to help victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting, and their families:

We are beyond moved by the support from all corners of the world and all walks of life. From average Americans, large corporations, celebrities, musicians, artists, and political figures, over 65,000 donations have been made towards Equality Florida’s Pulse Victim Fund, totaling to $2.8 million dollars. We do not know the total costs for the victims of this horrific hate crime, therefore are working to raise as much as possible and disperse the funds as fast as possible.

We would like to inform all supporters that Go Fund Me has contributed $100,000 towards this campaign, essentially waiving their transaction fee and ensuring the every single penny donated will go towards supporting the victims and their families. We are so grateful for all of the support the Go Fund Me team has provided.

If you would like to donate any amount, large or small. click here.