Suggesting it was not guns that kill people but mentally ill/twisted monsters with access to social media and violent video games, an unusually sedate President Trump signaled he wanted to crack down on the latter two. 

That came in prepared remarks Monday (Aug. 5) on the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas over the past 48 hours.  

In a speech the President appeared to be reading verbatim, or at least mostly so, from a teleprompter, the President said: "We must recognize that the internet has provided a dangerous avenue to radicalize disturbed minds and perform demented act," something the President's tweets about immigrants and others have been accused themselves of doing. 

He also appeared to be blaming the media while using his favorite social media site, tweeting:

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The President said a light needed to be shined on "the dark recesses" of the internet and stop mass murders before they start," eventually adding: "Mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun." 

While he was on the subject, he pointed out that the internet was used for human trafficking, illegal drug distribution. He said the "perils" of the internet and social media cannot, and they will not, be ignored." 

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But the President was also looking for help from social media. He said his administration would work with social media companies on tools to detect mass shooters before they strike.  

He said there must be a stop to the glorification of violence in our society, including "the gruesome and grisly video games that are now commonplace." He said it has become too easy for troubled youth to surround themselves with culture that celebrates violence." 

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He said it had to be stopped, or "substantially reduced," and "immediately. He did not say how that would happen, though he suggested there needed to be a "cultural change" toward valuing every human life.  

Last year's Parkland, Florida, school shooting (17 students and teachers killed), drew similar calls from the White House for looking into media's impact on violence, as did the Sandy Hook shootings during President Obama's tenure, as did the Columbine shootings during the Clinton years.

Block Communications has agreed to purchase cable systems in Mississippi and Alabama from Harron Communications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The systems, which operate under the MetroCast name, pass about 100,000 homes and serve about 61,000 primary service units in northern and central Mississippi, including Oxford and Starkville, and Alabama.

The transaction, financial terms of which were not disclosed, is expected to conclude in the fourth quarter of 2014, following the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions.

“This acquisition supports our cable and broadband growth strategy and enhances our geographic diversification,” said Block Communications chairman Allan Block in a statement.  “Harron has invested a significant amount of capital over the last five years to upgrade the systems and we believe there is now a tremendous opportunity to increase penetration levels.  We look forward to serving these communities and continuing to improve the services and products being offered.”

Block is the parent of Buckeye CableSystem, which provides service in Toledo and Erie County, Ohio. Block also owns newspapers  -- the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh, Pa., and The Blade in Toledo, Ohio – and owns and operates television broadcast stations in Louisville, Ky.; Decatur, Ill.; Lima, Ohio; and Boise, Idaho.

“We couldn't be more pleased to have another family-owned, customer-oriented company who has enjoyed a long history in the communications industry like Block Communications acquire our Mississippi systems,” said Harron Communications chairman and CEO James J. Bruder, Jr., in a statement. “Block Communications’ commitment to its customers, employees and the communities it serves, makes us confident that the transition of ownership will be seamless for our customers.”

Moorgate Partners served as exclusive M&A advisor and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Cinnamon Mueller LLC served as legal counsel to Block Communications.  RBC Capital Markets served as exclusive M&A advisor and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP served as legal counsel to Harron Communications.