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The New York Times – Era ends as South Carolina lowers Confederate flag. AlterNet – South Carolina raised Confederate flag in ’61 to insult 9 black protesters — now took it down to honor 9 slain. Salon – The Confederate flag is the American swastika and we should recoil from it in horror. The Guardian – Georgia court to rule on whether Ku Klux Klan can join highway cleanup. Talking Points Memo – Kentucky Governor and County Clerk in standoff over same-sex marriage. Raw Story – Jesus camp for adults seeks to impose Christianity on the U.S. by converting 1,000 pastors into politicians. The Daily Beast – FBI’s mistake let Dylann Roof buy a gun. Politico – Scott Walker tweets his presidential run.
Hatewatch – Anti-LGBT extremists react with outrage to marriage ruling. Politico – Andrew Sullivan responds to marriage equality: ‘It is accomplished.’ Jacobin – Fights over the Confederate and Rhodesian flags give us a glimpse into the reactionary mind. Talking Points Memo – How straight people finally realized that gay couples ‘respect’ marriage. Raw Story – League of the South leader says John Wilkes Booth ‘took too long’ to assassinate ‘treasonous’ Lincoln. Joe. My. God. – WorldNetDaily founder Joseph Farah says God will punish America for marriage equality. Think Progress – Following the Charleston massacre, black churches are targeted by arsonists across the South. The Daily Beast – ISIS unleashes its full terror potential.