Joe Biden says ‘white supremacy is a poison’ | First Thing

President attacks those who promote racist conspiracy theory for power, political gain and for profit'. Plus, first open briefing on UFOs since 1966

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Joe Biden has condemned those who spread white supremacist lies for power, political gain and for profit" during a visit to Buffalo, New York, where 10 people were killed in a racist shooting last Saturday.

What have police discovered about Payton Gendron? Police have said they are investigating a 180-page manifesto the shooting suspect was believed to have written outlining the great replacement" theory, which baselessly claims white people are being intentionally overrun by other races.

How did 4chan's toxic culture help radicalize Buffalo shooting suspect? Payton Gendron first fell into logging on to the far-right message board 4chan daily during the pandemic. In Discord chat logs believed to be written by Gendron, he writes: I only really turned racist when 4chan started giving me facts."

What else is happening? Here's what we know on day 84 of the invasion.