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TexasTowelie

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Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:17 PM Dec 2016

University of Minnesota pulls ads from Breitbart.com

Breitbart.com is a scary place to hang out.

Even for the people who want to be there.

Consider a few headlines from this Monday morning news cycle: "Berlin's New Secretary of State: Pro-Sharia Conservative Muslim"; "Migrant terror suspect used Amazon Gift Cards to Purchase Bomb Components"; "ACLU sues Indiana town over cross on top of Christmas Tree"; "Motel raid yields stash of 15 illegal migrants."

Read those, and it makes sense for Breitbart to provide its startled readers with a list of "Six great pocket guns for your Christmas wish list." And these aren't even as bad as the one DFL U.S. Sen. Al Franken highlighted last month.

But now picture you're sifting through some of those spooky stories and come across something you least expected: The University of Minnesota's logo.

Read more: http://www.citypages.com/news/university-of-minnesota-pulls-ads-from-breitbartcom/406012375

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University of Minnesota pulls ads from Breitbart.com (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2016 OP
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