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Tech leaders offer support, well wishes for Trump following shock assassination attempt

Top Stories Tamfitronics July 14, 2024 5:45 AMCredit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney V6Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn MoreIn case you didn’t catch the news yesterdayformer U.S. president and current 2024 Republican presidential frontrunner Donald J. Trump was shot in the right ear by a would-be assassin during an attempt on his life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, yesterday, near Pittsburgh. Trump was reportedly treated for non life-threatening injuries and released from a hospital shortly afterwards. The attack resulted in the death of the would-be assassin and at least one other individual.The shocking news has galvanized leaders from some of the largest and most notable tech companies in the country to showing support and well wishes for Trump on his recovery,...
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Faith leaders, politicians invoke God’s protection for Trump in wake of shooting
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Faith leaders, politicians invoke God’s protection for Trump in wake of shooting

Top Stories Tamfitronics (RNS) — Reactions from faith leaders and fellow politicians to Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an apparent assassin’s bullet called upon God’s protection for the former president and for the nation.“May God protect all who serve us,” wrote Albert Mohlerthe president of Southern Baptist Seminary on X, after news broke Saturday evening (July 13) that shots had been fired at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, shortly after the candidate took the stage. “Thankful former President Trump is safe. We need to know what happened here. This kind of attack is an attack upon our entire political system and our commitment to ordered liberty. Let’s pray for our nation.”Mohler’s sentiments about the dangers of political violence were echoed across the religious spectrum in the United States. “There can be no place for...
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A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet
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A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet

Top Stories Tamfitronics The political climate in the last few weeks has left many feeling overwhelmed and scared, waiting for the next shoe to drop. The increasing collaboration of right-wing groups to rally around Project 2025 shows the threat of what the Christian nationalist right’s interpretation of the Bible – and of America – might look like in the future. For this week’s episode of The State of BeliefInterfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by author and journalist Jeff Sharlet to discuss his most recent book, and how we can come together in the face of the White supremacist militarized vision presented by Project 2025.“Now the mainstream press is starting to pick up and report Project 2025. But they’re still looking at it in traditional Washington...
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