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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 08:22:06 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   Laura Ann Carleton was a mother of nine. She was a beloved shopkeeper in Lake Arrowhead, CA. And she was shot and killed for standing up as an ally to the LGBTQ+ community.

   Her crime in the eyes of the murderer? Officials say he "made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag” outside her store before shooting her. Her killer died later in an encounter with police.

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 08:22:38 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     This is the result of the hate they spew. An innocent woman, a gentle and loving soul, has lost her life. My heart aches for her family in the wake of this horrific murder.

     Those responsible go beyond the murderer. Every anti-LGBTQ politician, bigoted pundit, and right-wing hate monger has Laura Carleton’s blood on their hands.

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     𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 :verifiedtrans: (ladydragonfly@universeodon.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 08:36:15 JST 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 :verifiedtrans:

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     @georgetakei

     - It was not a dispute. It was a murder.
     - It was not disparaging remarks. It was hate speech.
     - She was not a shop owner. We are not defined by the property we own. She was a mother of nine.
     - He is not a suspected shooter. He was a terrorist.

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     Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦 (raiaren@universeodon.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 11:18:50 JST Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦

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     @georgetakei It's horrific!!!!!!!! 😡 💔

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     Doreen32128 (doreen32128@universeodon.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 20:45:21 JST Doreen32128

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     @georgetakei What a tragedy.