Alt-Right Seizes on Purported Manifesto to Blame Chelsea Bombing on ‘Crazed Leftist’

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Conspiracists try to pin attack on ‘SJW who hates Trump’ even as police continue to, you know, actually investigate.

Published Sep. 18 2016 3:20PM EDT

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The morning after an explosive device injured 29 people in Chelsea, one of Manhattan’s most LGBT-friendly neighborhoods, prominent members of the alt-right community began circulating an unlikely online manifesto that credits liberals and the LGBT community itself for the attack.

The manifesto consists of two Tumblr posts that went up Sunday,...

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Alt-Right Seizes on Purported Manifesto to Blame Chelsea Bombing on ‘Crazed Leftist’

Conspiracists try to pin attack on ‘SJW who hates Trump’ even as police continue to, you know, actually investigate.

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