The man who killed 11 people and injured seven more during an attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2018 has been found guilty of all 63 counts he was facing and could now be sentenced to death. 

The shooter’s convictions included 11 counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death. The shooting is considered by authorities to be the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.

“There can be no forgiveness,” said the New Light congregation, one of the congregations that was targeted, in a statement the day before the convictions. “Forgiveness requires two components: that it is offered by the person who commits the wrong and is accepted by the person who was wronged. The shooter has not asked — and the dead cannot accept.”

A criminal complaint showed that the man told authorities that he intentionally targeted the synagogue because he hoped to kill Jewish people. The shooter’s defense attorneys acknowledged that he had done the shooting, but asked jurors to “scrutinize his intent.” 

“There will be no question that this was a planned act and that he killed 11 people,” defense attorney Judy Clarke said. 

The 50-year-old shooter opened fire on Jewish worshippers holding Sabbath services on October 27, 2018, at the synagogue in east Pittsburgh. The attack wounded several Holocaust survivors. 

“The message that the defendant chose to tell the world about himself was clear and unambiguous: He is filled with hatred for Jews,” said federal prosecutor Mary Hahn. 

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The shooter was armed with a Colt AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, as well as three Glock .357 handguns — and fired all four of the firearms, authorities said. He had hoped to swap a guilty plea for no death penalty, but his offer was turned down. 

The jury will determine if the killer will be executed. The attacker’s legal team has said he has schizophrenia, as well as structural and functional brain impairments, claims that could be used by the defense as reasoning against the death penalty. 

“How and why did this man, who up until Oct. 27, 2018, had lived a solitary and law-abiding life, wreak the havoc and destruction that he did?” said federal public defender Elisa Long during the trial. 

U.S. District Judge Robert Colville oversaw the trial which took place in downtown Pittsburgh.

Think you’re retiring? Think again.

A new poll from Retire Guide has found that a majority of Americans (57%) see themselves working in retirement. In all, 43% reported they expect to work part time, while 14% expect to work full time.

“As adults approach retirement age, their expectation to work goes up. Adults ages 30–60 were 10% more likely to expect to work during retirement than those ages 18–29. This might suggest that the typical American can’t stay on track with their retirement plans over a long period,” the pollsters said.

The endless crunch since Biden took office — inflation soared 9.1% in June 2022 year-over-year and housing costs were 8.1% higher in April compared to a year earlier — has pinched seniors. Of course, Biden and Democrats have done nothing to address skyrocketing health care costs, which means older Americans are being hit from every side.

The poll found that over the last two years, just 3 in 10 people have stayed on track with their retirement plans. More than a quarter (26%) said they plan to retire later than they expected, and 18% will retire with less savings than expected.

Nearly 10,000 Boomers — born between 1946 to 1964, which means they are now 59 to 77 years — reach retirement age each day.

But in the age of Biden — with interest rates skyrocketing, and investment portfolios sagging — a lot of those older Americans are being forced to “unretire,” according to another recent survey.

“Unfortunately, the inflation-driven affordability crisis and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes meant to combat inflation have driven housing costs higher,” USA Today reported this week. “As a result, retirees are moving back into the labor force. According to a survey by Paychex, 55% of retirees who went back to work said they did so because they needed more money, and 1 in 6 retirees is considering returning to work.”

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“Most would want to work full-time (65%) instead of part-time (35%). This could be due to a need for more money — the reason cited by 53% of respondents,” Paychex reported. Some 55% of retirees went back to work because they said they needed more money.

Plus, Biden and congressional Democrats passed the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which didn’t offer a bit of help for the rising cost of food, housing, or energy prices. The latest debt deal passed on Wednesday will also deliver no relief whatsoever.

It’s been a perfect storm hammering seniors. Along with the soaring cost of living, “many older adults find themselves in deteriorating financial positions due to massive stock market losses in 2022,” USA Today reported. Last year, more than $12 trillion in wealth disappeared as the Dow dropped 8%, the S&P 500 19.4%, and Nasdaq 33%.

An AARP survey late last year found more than a third of people 65 and older said their current financial situation at midyear was worse than a year before. That represented a massive jump from the beginning of 2022, when just 13% of that age group said so.

The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.