After terrorists killed 12 staffers of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Twitter users responded with an outpouring of sympathy for the victims, support for freedom of speech, and defiance against the radical ideology that led to these murders. Below are some of the most powerful tweets of the day:
Can't sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/LqIMRCHPgK
— David Pope (@davpope) January 7, 2015This is real strength:
Parisians silently hold up pens in protest of #CharlieHebdo massacre
via @oemoral @GoSruthi pic.twitter.com/Q7dI0ixlf4
— Laura Wells (@wellsla) January 7, 2015İspanyol karikatürcülerin katliama tepki için paylaştıkları fotoğraf: "Bu da bizim silahımız" #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/UqGVHAIjAT
— engin yıldız (@sicevis) January 7, 2015TODAY I AM FRENCH
We stand with our friends and oldest allies at this difficult time.
#CharlieHebdo #TodayIamFrench pic.twitter.com/2DyqaGGvMe
— Michael Schmid (@adaddyblog) January 7, 2015New editorial cartoons in response to #CharlieHebdo attack. Awesome defiance. http://t.co/eBKOBDt7Uq @DreKnott pic.twitter.com/jWrPyfDyJu
— The Triv Show (@TheTrivShow) January 7, 2015Nice #CharlieHebdo sketch from the WaPo: http://t.co/NgFn6BpCxO pic.twitter.com/1x4I5niL2Z
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) January 7, 2015#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/15O4YC2KWg
— Ruben L. Oppenheimer (@RLOppenheimer) January 7, 2015Any act of violence against journalists & satirists will only serve to strengthen the resolve of both #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/s4x71zHKuh
— Alex Leo (@AlexMLeo) January 7, 2015RIP #CharlieHebdo cartoonists. My toon from 2010: pic.twitter.com/ahyyrlN57s
— Nate Beeler (@natebeeler) January 7, 2015(Gary Varvel/Indy Star) pic.twitter.com/VPRqnzGAHC
— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) January 7, 2015Top Reads from The Fiscal Times:
