by Jon Levine

A House of Representatives candidate in Pennsylvania posted a heartfelt message on X about the shooting at Brown University and attack at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney, Australia, before deleting the post and replacing it with one that only mentioned Brown.

"2 killed in Providence," Bob Brooks, a Democrat running for Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District against Republican incumbent Ryan Mackenzie, posted at 9:32 a.m. on Sunday. "11 killed in Sydney. Deeply tragic, and it didn’t have to happen. Sensible gun safety laws save lives. Holding the Brown University community and the Jewish community in Sydney in my thoughts today."

Less than an hour later, though, Brooks had a change of heart. He deleted his initial message and posted a new one that made no mention of the massacre of Jews in Sydney.

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