If you’re heartbroken and frustrated after yesterday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, you’re not alone. There are things Congress can do right now, Congress just refuses to do them. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, one of two teachers shot and killed in Uvalde, TX on Tuesday, has reportedly suffered a fatal heart attack. Joe and Irma were high school sweethearts and married 24 years. They leave behind four children. pic.twitter.com/Rlk0M2B8nR
— Ernie Zuniga (@Ernie_Zuniga) May 26, 2022
Colbert gets more specific than saying Congress. It’s GOP in Congress that blocks any action supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Something like 90% of Americans want responsible gun regulation and background checks, and the GOP blocks it.
The filibuster wouldn’t be invoked here if enough GOPers gave a damn to end cloture and bring things to a floor vote. They refuse to do so because they have made the tactical decision that maximizing the body count is preferable to shutting the flow of revenues to gun manufacturers who profit from the unfettered sales of all manner of guns and ammo and body armor gear to civilians.
Have the people pushing the “single entry point to school” solution ever…seen a school?
Here’s my high school pls explain to me how that’s going to work. pic.twitter.com/J0iskrkidh— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 25, 2022
re: #4 lawhawk
I’m sure local Fire Marshalls are going to have something to say about schools with only 1 door.
re: #4 lawhawk
They, of course, aren’t really pushing it. Its just another talking point to avoid the issue of gun control. All they are trying to do is get through the news cycle; its their only objective.
Former congressman and Chair of Republican Party of Texas Allen West on gun control: “I find it quite disingenuous that these are the exact same people that want to murder unborn children .. but now all of the sudden we’re supposed to believe they care about children?” pic.twitter.com/fLLkkTjR28
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 26, 2022
fuck off, Allen
re: #3 Eclectic Cyborg
Motherfuck. Losing both your parents in four days…
😢
Many years ago, I wrote a letter to a newspaper about violence in the media, suggesting that this is what they need to show. We need to see how the violence ripples out into the community destroying lives to understand the full horror of a violent event, rather than glorifying violence.
god this is powerful pic.twitter.com/1RkHgCuMsH
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) May 25, 2022
“The problem we all live with”
re: #5 Florida Panhandler
I’m sure local Fire Marshalls are going to have something to say about schools with only 1 door.
The whole concept is asinine and we shouldn’t engage it much more imo
Let the Rs run with it and own it.
re: #4 lawhawk
Hell, most people have two to three doors that lead into their HOME, not to mention windows that could be possible access points.
re: #7 Backwoods_Sleuth
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fuck off, Allen
Well you obviously dont care about the born ones
Former congressman and Chair of Republican Party of Texas Allen West on gun control: “I find it quite disingenuous that these are the exact same people that want to murder unborn children .. but now all of the sudden we’re supposed to believe they care about children?” pic.twitter.com/fLLkkTjR28
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 26, 2022
re: #5 Florida Panhandler
I’m sure local Fire Marshalls are going to have something to say about schools with only 1 door.
A fucking rabbit knows better.
re: #7 Backwoods_Sleuth
He’s nuts, and he’s telling us why the Conservative cult is insane. If you hallucinate normal Americans killing babies, you’ll tolerate atrocities from the toxic American-right. Conservatives have been brainwashing their kids for decades, and this is the result.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
re: #5 Florida Panhandler
I’m sure local Fire Marshalls are going to have something to say about schools with only 1 door.
They say that the schools will have one entrance, but multiple exits where an accomplice can let a shooter into the building. They leave out the accomplice part.
In the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, Greg Abbott went to a re-election fundraiser while Beto O’Rourke went to donate blood. The difference could not be more obvious.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 26, 2022
something for our lizard blacksmiths:
SPHYRELATON is metalwork and decoration produced using hammers.
— Haggard Hawks 🦅 (@HaggardHawks) May 26, 2022
re: #15 Crush White Nationalism
They say that the schools will have one entrance, but multiple exits where an accomplice can let a shooter into the building. They leave out the accomplice part.
No accomplice needed. It’s Texas—the exits will be propped open with bricks to cool the place down.
re: #9 Eclectic Cyborg
“The problem we all live with”
The only thing missing in this photo of white men in charge on stage pointing to the common man to go away and fuck himself is the Billionaire $$$ class at the back of the stage whispering orders into the ears of the henchmen.
problem vs solution pic.twitter.com/4M4H1P2Sw8
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) May 26, 2022
I believe th people advocating for the “single entry” or door, are talking about a single unlocked door. Either way, it’s more telling that they will work themselves into pretzels to try to do anything other than what the majority of the people want.
I watched the presser yesterday with Gov Abbott and his clown show of obese old white men in cowboy hats and Abbott was talking about expanding the Texas rules about educators being able to carry arms in schools. He mentioned right now it’s limited to “volunteers”. Does that mean the next step is forcing teachers to carry guns? Is he trying to blame the this on the teachers? At what point will people stop sending kids to school? Or maybe that’s what they want.
At any rate, i think they will just stroke their greasy beards and shuffle papers until this passes over and get back to their “culture warz”.
Oh, and even if Beto wins, there will be a rush to limit his powers in office as Abbott is wheeled out of office.
MAX WANTS TO BE IN THE LIBRARY
CASE CLOSE https://t.co/UKdY1Hh9lE— darth™ (@darth) May 26, 2022
NBC’s @GarrettHaake: “You can’t buy a beer when you’re 18 years old. Why do you need to be able to buy an assault rifle?”
Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) dodges the question three times: “We have to be unified … This country is not unified … There’s so much rhetoric and hate.” pic.twitter.com/oXR4f2kQKv— The Recount (@therecount) May 26, 2022
Last night in Cumberland, Maryland. I don’t know that I did any good, I certainly didn’t change the world, but I couldn’t bear to sit idle at home. Only two days out of bed after battling covid oh, but I felt I had no choice. pic.twitter.com/JvIfbbtw3y
— Ellen McDaniel-Weissler (@McDanielWeissle) May 26, 2022
wait, WHAT???
A fourth grader who survived the shooting said officers assaulting the barricaded room told kids to call for help before they had incapacitated the gunman, which led to him shooting a kid who called for help https://t.co/rJP1B2hPC7 pic.twitter.com/6bHgb2risi
— Evan Hill (@evanhill) May 26, 2022
The turnout for Alabama’s primary election this Tuesday was 23%, in a year when the Governor’s seat and a US Senator are in play. The June 21 run-offs will be even more impressive.
re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth
You can’t buy a beer at 18.
You can’t rent a car unless your 20/21 in most of the US (and some car rental companies put serious restrictions up to age 25).
You can’t get a car license until you’re 16-18 in most of the country.
But you can get a weapon, the explicit purpose for which, is to murder people, with no questions asked.
It’s also nominally easier to buy a gun than it is to get sudafed. Or certain baby formula.
Could you imagine the outrage if there was a gun shortage?
One of the most disgusting things right wingers are doing in the aftermath of the Uvalde mass murder is blaming it on “mental illness.” If they really believed that they’d pass laws to make it easier to get help. They don’t, because this is all just another sick lie.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 26, 2022
The Uvalde school district has its own police department with 5 officers and an SRO. Schools have metal detectors, barriers, active shooter alarms. They have social workers and anti-bullying programs and surveil students’ emotional health.
It’s the guns. https://t.co/V0Dn4iZeuC— Text ACT to 644-33 (@shannonrwatts) May 26, 2022
re: #18 Decatur Deb
No accomplice needed. It’s Texas—the exits will be propped open with bricks to cool the place down.
No shit. A lot of schools aren’t air conditioned in the rural parts of the State.
re: #27 lawhawk
You can’t buy a beer at 18.
You can’t rent a car unless your 20/21 in most of the US (and some car rental companies put serious restrictions up to age 25).
You can’t get a car license until you’re 16-18 in most of the country.But you can get a weapon, the explicit purpose for which, is to murder people, with no questions asked.
It’s also nominally easier to buy a gun than it is to get sudafed. Or certain baby formula.
Could you imagine the outrage if there was a gun shortage?
Remember with these lists of age related cans and cants, that at the same time, right now, they are starting to force very young girls to carry “babies” they didn’t ask for, to term
The shooter in Uvalde, TX shot 38 kids & adults; 21 died & 17 wounded. I watched this coverage & it was not until second day of coverage that the number wounded was released. Still not seeing the total # shot being mentioned. Are officials/politicians trying to control the story?
— Tricia S.💛 (@29Sinclair) May 26, 2022
Arming teachers so you can blame them when the next school mass murder happens instead of the terrorist.
re: #32 jaunte
Doesn’t matter. The Vegas terrorist shot 471 people, killing 60. The story was dead in 72 hours.
re: #33 Ace Rothstein
Arming teachers so you can blame them when the next school mass murder happens instead of the terrorist.
And what happens when some angry kid gets the gun from the teacher and starts shooting?
re: #33 Ace Rothstein
Arming teachers so you can blame them when the next school mass murder happens instead of the terrorist.
So are guns and ammo going to be one more thing teachers are required to buy out-of-pocket, since Republicans sure as shit won’t authorize big tax hikes to pay for it.
re: #35 Eclectic Cyborg
And what happens when some angry kid gets the gun from the teacher and starts shooting?
The teacher gets sued and fired.
re: #36 No Malarkey!
So are guns and ammo going to be one more thing teachers are required to buy out-of-pocket, since Republicans sure as shit won’t authorize big tax hikes to pay for it.
No, it’s going to be a hiring criterion, you must already possess a firearm and ammunition for it. Bonus points if you’ve killed somebody with it.
re: #37 Ace Rothstein
The teacher gets sued and fired.
If I didn’t already know that Republicans are a theocratic cult that wants to destroy education in America, I’d suspect them of trying to destroy education in America.
re: #37 Ace Rothstein
The teacher gets sued and fired.
and goes to prison for not controlling her weapon
That way, @DanPatrick, a shooter only needs to show up as school starts to be able to kill ALL the students quickly as they’re lined up to go in.
When he told people to die of Covid to save the economy we knew this guy was a psychopathic asshole. Now we know he’s also an idiot. pic.twitter.com/PKRwhOTW5x— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 26, 2022
re: #42 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s also disquieting to see Olbermann roast Dan Patrick.
Wait, wrong Dan Patrick.
Carry on Olbermann.
/spent way too many years watching sportscenter.
Today in the Starbucks drive-thru in Uvalde, the barista asked if I was taking time to take care of myself. I told her I would keep trying and returned the question.
She said she actually works in San Antonio, but is working here so that Uvalde baristas have time off to grieve.— Erin Douglas (@erinmdouglas23) May 26, 2022
re: #41 Backwoods_Sleuth
and goes to prison for not controlling her weapon
Which of course doesn’t bring the dead back to life.
re: #39 Dopamine Fish
No, it’s going to be a hiring criterion, you must already possess a firearm and ammunition for it. Bonus points if you’ve killed somebody with it.
Wow
a teacher on duty shoots anyone with their own gun
the lawsuits are already warming up…
In Judaism, if you say a prayer over something, then fail to do the requisite action that follows, like blessing bread and not eating it, it’s a bracha levatla - which is a sinful act.
If you pray for victims of gun violence but do nothing, it is a sinful act.— Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman (@RabbiMarkAsherG) May 25, 2022
We still don’t even know when the shooter died. It’s all so bizarre. https://t.co/cOlbm5AXdb
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture) May 26, 2022
re: #46 Dangerman
Wow
a teacher on duty shoots anyone with their own gun
the lawsuits are already warming up…
Or accidentally kills a student while trying to take out a bad guy.
re: #50 Eclectic Cyborg
Or a student somehow manages to find and fire the gun that was mishandled by said teacher. Because no one ever left their gun unattended ever.
re: #50 Eclectic Cyborg
Or accidentally kills a student while trying to take out a bad guy.
That were even discussing these things is all kinds of insanity
re: #48 Backwoods_Sleuth
Officials first said a school officer and the gunman exchanged fire. On Wednesday night, they said they could no longer confirm that initial report. We will stay with this to fully understand what happened.
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) May 26, 2022
re: #42 Backwoods_Sleuth
The amount of money Texas will spend to retrofit all schools: $0.
re: #53 Dangerman
That were even discussing these things is all kinds of insanity
When you can’t address the actual problem for political reasons, the alternatives you come up with are not going to make any sense to anyone who isn’t corrupt.
re: #47 lawhawk
Christians could learn much from the faith Jesus lived.
Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers in his office after meeting with a House Republican who was working to challenge the 2020 election, according to testimony the Jan. 6 select committee has heard from one of his former aides,” Politico reports.
Remember Nixon’s “shredding parties “?
re: #55 Belafon
The amount of money Texas will spend to retrofit all schools: $0.
Hey that’s more than they’re spending on the grid. //
re: #57 William Lewis
Christians could learn much from the faith Jesus lived.
That would be like a whole new religion almost
[Can’t find this tweet right now: twitter.com ]
— Wendy is PRO CHOICEⓂ️Ⓜ️ #MeidasMighty OG (@Meidas_Wendy) May 26, 2022
Seaside police in standoff with gunman after Sheriff’s Office tried to evict him https://t.co/GsGo8x0Yxl
— Monterey Herald (@MontereyHerald) May 26, 2022
Update: Seaside PD and the Sheriff’s Office are still working on resolving this peacefully. Nick Borges, acting police chief of Seaside PD said the apartment complex has been completely evacuated.
— Molly Gibbs (@MollyMGibbs) May 26, 2022
re: #60 Dangerman
That would be like a whole new religion almost
Well, if we take Matthew and the epistle of James seriously, it would help a lot.
this is what happens when people are allowed to spread misinformation online pic.twitter.com/gxRibRoKIS
— keffals (@keffals) May 26, 2022
“It shouldn’t be open season on children,” Manchin said. “You shouldn’t let this happen”
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) May 26, 2022
re: #34 Ace Rothstein
Doesn’t matter. The Vegas terrorist shot 471 people, killing 60. The story was dead in 72 hours.
Yeah, it was amazing how quickly that story disappeared. Naturally it was because that story was “gun nut gone bad”.
He’s lying to try to make himself look good. If any legislation does make it to the Senate he’ll block it like he always does. Who does he think he’s kidding? https://t.co/bJ0aTdUcmC
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 26, 2022
re: #65 EPR-radar
Yeah, it was amazing how quickly that story disappeared. Naturally it was because that story was “gun nut gone bad”.
The system worked as designed.
Guy was able to stockpile all those guns, weapons, and accessories.
Guy was able to bring said stockpile into a hotel room.
Guy was able to set up a sniper nest in hotel room.
Guy was able to fire on crowd of unsuspecting concert goers mercilessly.
GOP: we don’t know what to do to stop next mass shooting, but we can’t stop flow of guns. That would be the true horror here. /half
re: #66 Charles Johnson
Manchin doesn’t have to dirty his own hands on this. Senate Republicans are perfectly happy to do all the heavy lifting here. They absolutely cannot be seen as soft on gun ownership under any circumstances, so even in the face of a horrific school shooting, they will stand loud and tall and filibuster the ever-loving shit out of any gun control legislation that somehow manages to make it that far.
re: #65 EPR-radar
Yeah, it was amazing how quickly that story disappeared. Naturally it was because that story was “gun nut gone bad”.
Coupled with unclear motive
And there goes the media, taking Joe Manchin’s self-serving bullshit at face value, as usual.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 26, 2022
Contrary to reasonable expectation and popular belief, being from New Jersey is not a legal defense to most federal criminal offenseshttps://t.co/awai6dHehb
— NotNOWMonkeypoxHat (@Popehat) May 26, 2022
re: #68 retired cynic
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I have always been “sinister”
No one tried to convert me
They just red “F”d me in penmanship all through school
re: #5 Florida Panhandler
I’m sure local Fire Marshalls are going to have something to say about schools with only 1 door.
Especially as we have had cases of people setting off the fire alarm and then targeting the students as they exit…
re: #69 Dopamine Fish
Manchin doesn’t have to dirty his own hands on this. Senate Republicans are perfectly happy to do all the heavy lifting here. They absolutely cannot be seen as soft on gun ownership under any circumstances, so even in the face of a horrific school shooting, they will stand loud and tall and filibuster the ever-loving shit out of any gun control legislation that somehow manages to make it that far.
He’ll just shrug and say “I tried, nothing more I can do”
re: #75 Dangerman
He’ll just shrug and say “I tried, nothing more I can do”
And in the meantime, the media will fawn all over him, and he’ll be seen as wildly popular because he sat by and did absolutely nothing.
literally not a single hospital i am aware of has a single entrance
airports, famously, have like dozens of doors. they are even numbered for easy pick up.
what the hell is this list honestly. https://t.co/o5L0PE9b7N— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) May 26, 2022
“everyone with a gunshot wound, line up, single file!”
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) May 26, 2022
anyway congratulations to everyone on the “I’m now making things up about the construction of buildings” phase of this news cycle.
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) May 26, 2022
re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth
Going berserk and telling a bunch of lies is no substitute for gun control. You have to not want an actual solution to start spinning about stupid alternatives. Did you also eat dewormer for covid?
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
Savannah just refuses to go away…
From our last interview with Rep. Maddox:
“You are clearly seeing the anger & frustration many Republicans hold. I think that that paves the way for a (gubernatorial) candidate who’s going to speak boldly to the issues that matter to them & I think I am that candidate.” ^AH https://t.co/l2ndgKZ7os— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) May 26, 2022
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
Thee he goes with his bullshit again.
re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth
The airport one is probably thinking specifically of the TSA checkpoints, in which case…
…They’re STILL WRONG, because at literally every airport I’ve ever entered, the TSA has multiple individual checkpoints so that people can enter the airport from different parking areas and reduce bottlenecks. Last time I traveled through MSP, the TSA had not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR checkpoints off of various parking garages.
There you have it. pic.twitter.com/83u8JWeQCw
— jaegee (@AtLastTheEdge) May 25, 2022
Oddly enough the O’ Rourke tipped me off about him being Irish. Here he is as a kid, get some sleep! pic.twitter.com/amCimssBMh
— Jason Elias (@Zebop) May 26, 2022
re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth
Gonzales:
: “We have to be unified … This country is not unified … There’s so much rhetoric and hate.”
Reporter:
“You appear to be having a stroke, I’d better call the paramedics”.
If Texas cops are scared of A.R. 15’s maybe we shouldn’t be selling AR 15’s to civilians
— Mike (@Mikechiefsfan) May 26, 2022
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
Do nicknames always confuse you, or is it only when someone threatens the hopelessly-corrupt power structure in Texas. You are not coming across as a smart or sensible person.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
re: #68 retired cynic
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Directed at Bill Maher.
I realized watching Maher’s rant about the sudden steep rise in trans and gay kids that he must have a “You shall not respond to me when I end the show” clause for all of his guests.
These fucking politicians saying “it feels different this time.” You assholes. There’s NOTHING different about this, it happens over and over while you fuckers refuse to do anything about it. Fuck you.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 26, 2022
— darth™ (@darth) May 26, 2022
the ‘good guys with a gun’ handcuffed a mother let her escape from the handcuffs and let her run into the crime scene they had cordoned off but were not entering themselves is that what they are saying happened here
— darth™ (@darth) May 26, 2022
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Here we go again
What’s Ted Cruz’s name?
Do I gotta go on?
re: #78 Crush White Nationalism
Conservatives will pretzel themselves into new dimensions in their panic to defend the status quo/guns every time.
re: #88 Charles Johnson
Each one is different in that we get angrier and angrier at the deranged people who enable the gun violence. Maybe they sense that we’re done tolerating this.
re: #89 Backwoods_Sleuth
From downstairs:
re: #295 Dopamine Fish
So, uhhh, about that. Apparently they weren’t too afraid, as long as it was their own kids on the line: mediaite.com
re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth
And people don’t frequent Congress, SCOTUS, or the White House. And, from what I understand, they have more than one entrance, some underground.
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
I have known Amys whose name is actually Amelia.
The shooting at Oxford happened SIX MONTHS ago. The GOP has blocked every single bill we’ve put up to address gun violence.
Kids are demanding that the adults DO THEIR JOBS. Inaction is a choice. A deadly, horrific, callous choice. https://t.co/fBVFbCjKBR— Mallory McMorrow (@MalloryMcMorrow) May 26, 2022
re: #78 Crush White Nationalism
Mind you, not a single one of the places he claims has a single ingress/egress point has just one single door.
The Capitol building has a bunch - not just via the visitor’s center, but they’ve got the Capitol Subway to the office buildings (which each have multiple entrances). SCOTUS has multiple entrances too, including for the Justices themselves. Most every building and business has a front/back door.
re: #98 Dangerman
If all the kids who weren’t raised to be Conservative potted plants refused to go to school until we have reasonable gun control, it would force the issue.
‘Member this? Just a week ago(the issue was all the rage)…
A new The 19th/Momentive poll finds 65% of Americans say they don’t want the Supreme Court to reverse its decision that legalized abortion federally, and even larger majorities say they do not want opinions on personal liberties involving marriage and contraception overturned.
re: #99 lawhawk
Mind you, not a single one of the places he claims has a single ingress/egress point has just one single door.
The Capitol building has a bunch - not just via the visitor’s center, but they’ve got the Capitol Subway to the office buildings (which each have multiple entrances). SCOTUS has multiple entrances too, including for the Justices themselves. Most every building and business has a front/back door.
Yep, just a string of lies as an alternative to gun control. If we didn’t have one of our two major parties addicted to being lied to, it would be less of a problem.
Outrage in Brazil as mentally ill Black man dies in police car ‘gas chamber’ https://t.co/6OX4ZFiekO
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 26, 2022
People protest outside the home of a Supreme Court Justice:
The Senate: we will do something to address this immediately!
Mass shooting:
The Senate: maybe we’ll get to this when we get back from vacation. Maybe. https://t.co/IGYRcIhijf— Librarianshipwreck (@libshipwreck) May 26, 2022
re: #100 Crush White Nationalism
If all the kids who weren’t raised to be Conservative potted plants refused to go to school until we have reasonable gun control, it would force the issue.
School’s over in Texas today, but it would force the Republicans to pass legislation making protests punishable by denying cities and towns school funding.
The goddamned Texas cops just stood around while children were being murdered, waiting for the feds to come and save them from having to do their fucking jobs. AND THEY HANDCUFFED FRANTIC PARENTS BEGGING THEM TO ACT. It’s nightmarish.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 26, 2022
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
Shumer said one of the D senators was trying to convince 10 Rs to join him in allowing the bill to be debated, and he was giving him time. The senator from CN, I think?
you got those kids blood on your hand. pic.twitter.com/0PrlLxfGSZ
— Frank Bro. (@frankbroGT) May 25, 2022
Regional Director for DPS South Texas Victor Escalon countered reports, saying that the shooter ‘was not confronted by anybody’ coming into Robb Elementary School pic.twitter.com/9P9wPhdB3m
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 26, 2022
Reporter: “Could a tactical team have gone in before an hour elapsed?”
Victor Escalon from the Texas Department of Public Safety: “There’s a lot of possibilities.” pic.twitter.com/7jA1lGaOO4— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 26, 2022
After a minute of rambling, Victor Escalon gets to the only point that matters: It took the police “approximately an hour” to enter the classroom. pic.twitter.com/1a2yXx2JXg
— Craig Harrington (@Craigipedia) May 26, 2022
And did he seriously suggest that civilians could/should have done more sooner? ‘Small town?’ It sounds like he has just put this on the public and minimized police responsibility. Did I hear all of this right? Am I the only one appalled? #victorescalon #robbelementary pic.twitter.com/vWTEc0CVAy
— Amy Stillahn (@AStillahn) May 26, 2022
The Heat is on ! ….he also makes good money … Victor Escalon Jr.
Deputy Director I • Department of Public Safety
Hire date
Jan. 18, 1994
Salary
$210,612— JM (@JimmyMazzie) May 26, 2022
Trump says Kellyanne Conway never told him he lost the 2020 election. In her new book she writes she “may have been the first person Donald Trump trusted in his inner circle who told him that he had come up short this time”https://t.co/pbYpAOjtht pic.twitter.com/y4ZnUgFvxb
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) May 26, 2022
He’s a loon
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
They’re hoping the outrage over this dies down next week.
re: #106 Charles Johnson
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No way they could have known who was dead or alive. Ie it can’t get worse so we can wait.
Or whether the nut was barricaded, or moving around killing more
They had no idea.
If I remember correctly, at the Parkland shooting cops were afraid to go into the school school because the shooter has heavily armed. This good guy with a guns seems like BS to me.
re: #108 jaunte
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Nothing “unthinkable” about it
You make us think about it every damn week
Barricaded=he locked the door and they were stymied for an HOUR.
re: #86 Crush White Nationalism
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In Spanish-speaking places, Beto is a pretty common nickname for Robert.
Y’know, Roberto
Texas police now completely changing their story of what went down at Robb Elementary. The truth will come.
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) May 26, 2022
It’s funny, because at yesterday’s press conference, Abbott surrounded himself with a bunch of white politicos and officers for the congratulatory lap on their response. Today as the truth starts to come out they send the Latino officers to speak to the media.
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) May 26, 2022
re: #116 sagehen
In Spanish-speaking places, Beto is a pretty common nickname for Robert.
Y’know, Roberto
Just another in a long line of asininity
re: #106 Charles Johnson
I’m starting to move toward abolishing the police, which I once considered unacceptable.
Parents should have forced the cops into the building, but people are afraid of the police. When cops are murdering someone in front of witnesses, no one takes out the murderer, because we’re afraid of police.
If they’re just a useless gang that instills fear in Americans and writes reports after a tragedy, why keep them around?
re: #110 Dangerman
They’re both pathological liars, so I recommend not giving them a thought, unless they’re being prosecuted.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
re: #119 Crush White Nationalism
I’m starting to move toward abolishing the police, which I once considered unacceptable.
Parents should have forced the cops into the building, but people are afraid of the police. When cops are murdering someone in front of witnesses, no one takes out the murderer, because we’re afraid of police.
If they’re just a useless gang that instills fear in Americans and writes reports after a tragedy, so why keep them around?
A police force is a good thing to have. America doesn’t actually have police though. American police are, culturally and philosophically, a gang that exists to enforce the interests of America’s privileged class by doing violence to those without privilege. They are for all intents and purposes an occupying military force whose purpose is to keep a conquered people in line.
State authorities have provided the public with conflicting accounts of how the tragedy in Uvalde unfolded. I’m calling on the @FBI to use their maximum authority to investigate and provide a full report on the timeline, the law enforcement response and how 21 Texans were killed.
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) May 26, 2022
At this point, hard to tell whether this story or the initial one is the cover https://t.co/eseCr97up3
— Jerry Iannelli (@jerryiannelli) May 26, 2022
re: #52 lawhawk
Or a student somehow manages to find and fire the gun that was mishandled by said teacher. Because no one ever left their gun unattended ever.
Or the gun gets used in a domestic.
re: #126 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
They also said he had armor, then said that he didn’t and was just an idiot wearing a plate carrier without the plate, so not being stopped didn’t make any sense. Maybe the school cop wasn’t there, and they tried to cover that up. The FBI does need to look into this.
Then out spoke brave Horatius, the Captain of the Gate:
“To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late;
And how can man die better than fighting bloody feuds,
So long as all are sweet to him, and let him kill black dudes.” pic.twitter.com/NgXWlAMYfy— NotNOWMonkeypoxHat (@Popehat) May 26, 2022
re: #65 EPR-radar
Yeah, it was amazing how quickly that story disappeared. Naturally it was because that story was “gun nut gone bad”.
And it didn’t take place at a school, so all the talking points that we are hearing now, are nullified.
re: #130 Dopamine Fish
As I asked earlier, when did asking police officers to take responsibility for their actions become the equivalent of “demonizing” them?
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Again, worth noting that the SC security thing only passed as quick as it did because the GOP sens were on board with unanimous consent. And that also included several progressive stalwarts on the Dem side as well. The cloture vote just now? Yeah. Again, Republicans are the stonewall monolith here, as always.
re: #107 retired cynic
Shumer said one of the D senators was trying to convince 10 Rs to join him in allowing the bill to be debated, and he was giving him time. The senator from CN, I think?
Chris Murphy I believe. He’s on the record as being desperate to try and get any little thing through, even if he knows getting the bipartisan agreement is pointless. He has to try, because its his job, and it’s been his pet project since Sandy Hook. And isn’t that what folks have been rabbling about toward Dems? To ‘try’?
re: #130 Dopamine Fish
Jason doesn’t understand that he’s part of the rot in our society that “Conservatives” are the symptom of. He may be paid well to not understand. There’s a lot of that going around.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
re: #130 Dopamine Fish
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re: #130 Dopamine Fish
I did not realize that being a hero required a guarantee of rewards.
re: #132 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
As I asked earlier, when did asking police officers to take responsibility for their actions become the equivalent of “demonizing” them?
When it became patriotic to fetishize the police. At that point, any criticism of the police was met by cries of, THEY HAVE HARD JOBS! THEY’RE HEROES! SUPPORT THE POLICE!
re: #132 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
As I asked earlier, when did asking police officers to take responsibility for their actions become the equivalent of “demonizing” them?
When did the 2a become consequence free?
re: #136 Backwoods_Sleuth
I did not realize that being a hero required a guarantee of rewards.
Everything is transactional to the depraved people who are attracted to the Republican party.
I don’t care what Kellyanne Conway says about Donald Trump or what Donald Trump says about her.
Do not buy her book.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 26, 2022
re: #136 Backwoods_Sleuth
I did not realize that being a hero required a guarantee of rewards.
I believe those are called “mercenaries”.
14. Bomb Shelters
— Gocart Mozart (@EdMix13) May 26, 2022
I do my best to stay offline in the aftermath of mass shootings, as I am done forever with pedantic “well actually” nonsense about the definition of assault weapons or magazines vs. drums etc.
That was a significant part of the noise here after Sandy Hook.
A lot of shit in the world has become much MUCH worse in the last decade, glad this is a rare case of the contrary.
I know you’re angry and upset and scared, but the reporters in Washington want you to know that Mitch McConnell and Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin are very serious about doing something this time.
And why wouldn’t you believe them?— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) May 26, 2022
There will then be another fucked-up thing about the new mass gun murder to focus on, thus successfully distracting from the fact that someone was able to buy a machine that kills multiple people in seconds and could have been stopped if Republicans didn’t suck shit.
— Roy Edroso (@edroso) May 26, 2022
re: #136 Backwoods_Sleuth
I did not realize that being a hero required a guarantee of rewards.
See the short lenny bruce video, thank you mask man
WSJ spoke to a mom who went to the school and ended up getting handcuffed by the cops who were standing around outside. Eventually she got them to un-cuff her, ran inside the school, and rescued her kid. https://t.co/m7CCdHqaIr pic.twitter.com/REBshlTpZf
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) May 26, 2022
The Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson punts questions about why the law enforcement response to the Uvalde shooting was so ineffective pic.twitter.com/IOfNHQJa40
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 26, 2022
re: #138 Dopamine Fish
When it became patriotic to fetishize the police. At that point, any criticism of the police was met by cries of, THEY HAVE HARD JOBS! THEY’RE HEROES! SUPPORT THE POLICE!
Ill support em when they actually do their jobs
Justly fairly equally
Literally SHRUGGING IT OFF. pic.twitter.com/VEeqaOEVrz
— scott linnen (@ScottLinnen) May 26, 2022
— Bettles P. Kotzebue (@BettlesP) May 26, 2022
re: #149 Backwoods_Sleuth
Spanish speaking reporters asking for some translation, please.
Excellent, persistent interviewing from @Stone_SkyNews.
This is how it’s done. pic.twitter.com/GHNwQZzVhR— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) May 26, 2022
re: #145 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I know you’re angry and upset and scared, but the reporters in Washington want you to know that Mitch McConnell and Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin are very serious about doing something this time.
And why wouldn’t you believe them?— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) May 26, 2022
re: #151 Backwoods_Sleuth
Republicans are entirely useless. They just never developed into responsible adults. The party is only attractive to fascists and theocratic arrested-development cases who were stunted by their Conservative parents.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
re: #138 Dopamine Fish
When it became patriotic to fetishize the police. At that point, any criticism of the police was met by cries of, THEY HAVE HARD JOBS! THEY’RE HEROES! SUPPORT THE POLICE!
We haven’t yet heard cop wives whine and bleat about how scared they are for their hubbies (at least when their hubbies aren’t beating them.) I guess, in three, two…
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re: #148 jaunte
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“Active investigation” at the time my ass
They weren’t doing anything
re: #158 Sherlock Hound
We haven’t yet heard cop wives whine and bleat about how scared they are for their hubbies (at least when their hubbies aren’t beating them.) I guess, in three, two…
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“I’m glad my husband didn’t charge into Robb Elementary School, except to save my own kids.”
-NYT Pitchbot, probably
The GOP candidate for the US Senate in Georgia. C’mon Georgia, be better than Alabama.
Good god https://t.co/Ss0QBQoYGn
— Autumn 🎶 (@SciRocker) May 26, 2022
re: #151 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Read the chyron
All victims in the same classroom
Next they’ll be suggesting smaller class sizes. (As if, cause that means $)
re: #143 gocart mozart
The International Space Station has multiple entrances, even if you need a suit or a spacecraft.
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re: #144 bratwurst
I do my best to stay offline in the aftermath of mass shootings, as I am done forever with pedantic “well actually” nonsense about the definition of assault weapons or magazines vs. drums etc.
That was a significant part of the noise here after Sandy Hook.
A lot of shit in the world has become much MUCH worse in the last decade, glad this is a rare case of the contrary.
Dark Falcon isn’t here.
re: #163 Dangerman
Read the chyron
All victims in the same classroomNext they’ll be suggesting smaller class sizes. (As if, cause that means $)
They’ve already said with a straight face that the solution is just to homeschool everybody. Plus, that’ll also solve their problem of woke public school agendas. Parents are now REQUIRED to indoctrinate their kids at home! Mothers are going to be FORCED to stay at home with the kids! It’s the ultimate victory in the culture wars! And all it took was some asshole killing 19 kids and some school staff!
Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian forces with a captured Russian MT-LB and ZU-23-2 pic.twitter.com/c43QWmv4Ny
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) May 26, 2022
re: #163 Dangerman
Next they’ll be suggesting smaller class sizes. (As if, cause that means $)
As someone who worked in education for decades, let me assure you that nobody in charge will be calling for smaller class sizes ever.
re: #165 Sherlock Hound
Dark Falcon isn’t here.
He was FAR from the only active user here 10 years ago who placed their gun fetish ahead of the safety of school children.
re: #144 bratwurst
I do my best to stay offline in the aftermath of mass shootings, as I am done forever with pedantic “well actually” nonsense about the definition of assault weapons or magazines vs. drums etc.
That was a significant part of the noise here after Sandy Hook.
A lot of shit in the world has become much MUCH worse in the last decade, glad this is a rare case of the contrary.
The worst people on Fark were talking to each other about their gun hobbies while the rest of us were talking about dead kids. I haven’t seen that here since DF realized he was never going to be able to lie us around to the point of view his father installed in him.
re: #111 Eclectic Cyborg
They’re
hopingthinking and praying the outrage over this dies down next week.
FTFY
Ray Liotta isn’t the only celebrity death today:
Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher has passed away at 60:
and
Alan White, the longtime drummer for Yes, has died at the age of 72:
RIP
re: #138 Dopamine Fish
When it became patriotic to fetishize the police. At that point, any criticism of the police was met by cries of, THEY HAVE HARD JOBS! THEY’RE HEROES! SUPPORT THE POLICE!
That is certainly true, and the fact that we send them out to maintain law and order in a weaponized society in which any encounter can quickly turn into a lethal one does not make their job any easier.
In 2019 German police shot and killed 14 persons (pop. 83 million)
In USA 634 persons were killed by police (population 330 million)
so per capita, some twelve times more in the USA
So why don’t we support our police by reducing the number of guns they have to face on a daily basis instead of “supporting” our police by absolving them of all responsibility for their actions?
re: #171 Dr Lizardo
Ray Liotta isn’t the only celebrity death today:
and
RIP
John Aylward
ER, west wing
(Ok I’m a bit odd)
So that hero cop, the good guy with a gun who confronted the gunman before he entered but was wounded and couldn’t stop him from getting in … didn’t exist?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 26, 2022
re: #171 Dr Lizardo
Ray Liotta isn’t the only celebrity death today:
and
RIP
Lawhawk told us about Alan. This is the first I heard about Andy.
re: #175 Crush White Nationalism
Lawhawk told us about Alan. This is the first I heard about Andy.
Just saw it myself a few minutes ago.
Time to call it a day. Have a good one, Lizards and stay healthy.
“Declined to answer or deflected” was the longest list. Should have been labeled, “Cowards.” https://t.co/OKDctnzKKU
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) May 26, 2022
re: #163 Dangerman
Read the chyron
All victims in the same classroomNext they’ll be suggesting smaller class sizes. (As if, cause that means $)
Their deaths will be more intimate and personal.
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re: #176 Dr Lizardo
Just saw it myself a few minutes ago.
Time to call it a day. Have a good one, Lizards and stay healthy.
I’d like to as well. This day has been TERRIBLE. I’ve had enough, but it’s only 3pm here.
re: #177 Backwoods_Sleuth
The Republican party has been a death cult for years now. We need to do this without those delusional assholes, by electing more Democrats to make Conservative Democrats and deranged Republicans irrelevant.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
French Newspaper Names What America Truly Excels At In Damning Editorial https://t.co/HFd9Qpd442
— Grild Cheez (@grild_cheez) May 26, 2022
Not even one per dead child. https://t.co/CqkgNg0o5q
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) May 26, 2022
They key here is that 32% of Americans personally own a gun. That means that more guns are concentrated in fewer hands. 29% of gun owners own *5 or more weapons* https://t.co/qP5c7qaS1R https://t.co/4SQKrWONu7 pic.twitter.com/kldTQiPE3r
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) May 26, 2022
re: #172 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
That’s a fair point. Reasonable gun control, social safety nets, living wages, civil and voting rights, and all the other Democratic bills currently rotting on the Senate filibuster table would sure draw down a bunch of the desperation that fuels so much rage, and could help send violent crime rates on their way back down toward the historic lows we used to enjoy, way back in (checks notes) 2013-2015.
And we know how much calmer the GOP and police departments used to be back then.
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Entire U.S. Police Force Flees Country After Hearing Gunman Inside Nation https://t.co/zknaoDPclG pic.twitter.com/9vp3JlMFxH
— The Onion (@TheOnion) May 26, 2022
re: #28 Charles Johnson
If the US has a mass gun murder problem because of “mental illness,” rather than guns the question then becomes, why are more Americans insane than other people?
Actually, an a non American, I do think the problem is mental illness.
But not in the perpetrators. In the republican party.
Police locate man seen with rifle near east Toronto schools https://t.co/gpgtgxZoQK
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) May 26, 2022
re: #188 John Hughes
If the US has a mass gun murder problem because of “mental illness,” rather than guns the question then becomes, why are more Americans insane than other people?
Actually, an a non American, I do think the problem is mental illness.
But not in the perpetrators. In the republican party.
But they won’t do anything about that either
This would include the GOP nominee for US Senate in Georgia. https://t.co/FRNk1Fvxbs
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) May 26, 2022
Cops complaining about having to be away from their kids tonight because they have to investigate the murders of children that cops failed to stop. https://t.co/iZ0tyTvfeL
— Jenn Budd (@BuddJenn) May 26, 2022
Opinion | The filibuster is the one door to democracy. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are its two brave guards.
by Ted Cruz— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) May 26, 2022
Ok, a mostly irrelevant comment:
When we obsess over the exegesis of the 2nd:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
“Why is there a comma there”, “what does well regulated mean”…
Why don’t we we talk about the simple fact that it’s bullshit.
“A well regulated militia” is not just unnecessary for “the security of a free state”, it’s also useless, often contra productive.
re: #2 lawhawk
Colbert gets more specific than saying Congress. It’s GOP in Congress that blocks any action supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Something like 90% of Americans want responsible gun regulation and background checks, and the GOP blocks it..
And how many of these fucking rocket scientists keep voting for Republicans?
Colbert’s right; this fucking national policy of protecting guns over children is entirely Republican-made. But if you can’t get people to punish the GOP by not voting for them, it’ll never get fixed.
Jesus, my sister is a teacher and she gets angry at me for being angry about this situation. If I blame Republicans, it’s all “Both sides are just as bad”. Her husband is on a “Biden is a moron” kick right now. He’s blaming Biden for the fact no one wants to work in his shitty warehouse because people are finding better jobs that are less strenuous and pay better.
Until people are ready to point the finger at the people responsible and keep them from the levers of power, we’re never going to get this under control.
GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker proposes ‘a department that can look at young men that’s looking at women that’s looking at social media’ in response to Texas shooting https://t.co/VNqI8s7RVU
— Politics Insider (@PoliticsInsider) May 26, 2022
“Fox & Friends” co-host @kilmeade asked Walker where he stands on gun control measures such as universal background checks or raising the age to buy assault weapons from 18 to 21. https://t.co/J1JMRZ4apj pic.twitter.com/5ggpE4ZqH8
— Politics Insider (@PoliticsInsider) May 26, 2022
re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
Herschel Walker had 48 hours to come up with some thoughts on this week’s school shooting. He apparently did not use that time wisely. https://t.co/yXgrUE0mwt
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) May 26, 2022
re: #194 Dangerman
Republicans come up with these insane non-solutions because the actual solution that worked in every other developed nation is unacceptable to these savages. pic.twitter.com/7Jvg9hc6b9
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
“We’ve been given a lot of bad information so why don’t you clear all of this up now and explain to us how your officers were in there for an hour but yet no one was able to get inside that room?” pic.twitter.com/VIgTazT3I9
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 26, 2022
re: #201 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s just too hard for him to say they failed.
Because twice the police standing around for 45 minutes would have made all the difference?
Look how standing up to the #PodiumOfBastards worked out. Beto makes them crumble. A reporter chases #Wolverpeen away.
We need to keep pushing back HARD at these heartless gun humpers. pic.twitter.com/cagcIzDt0U— Steve Marmel 💉💉💉💉 (@Marmel) May 26, 2022
“We have to avoid saying they failed by pretending to gather and assess all information.”
re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
Jesus Christ, no wonder Trump loves him. That’s just as incoherent anything he’s ever said.
Fuck, that whole exchange:
“How do you feel about gun control?”
“We gotta pray more.”
Just… wow.
There are a shit ton of law enforcement in Uvalde because of Operation Lonestar and because of the proximity of the border. That Uvalde is a small town is not an excuse here.
— Jenn Budd (@BuddJenn) May 26, 2022
re: #205 Mattand
Jesus Christ, no wonder Trump loves him. That’s just as incoherent anything he’s ever said.
Fuck, that whole exchange:
“How do you feel about gun control?”
“We gotta pray more.”
Just… wow.
He’s not just a dumbass. He’s a dumbass with DID and CTE. He has no business having authority over anyone. I wouldn’t trust him with a goldfish.
🚨🚨🚨 TRAVEL NEWS 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/SBDybp8Cax
— Dhara Nayyar (@DharaNayyar46) May 26, 2022
Naturally, they are white supremacists… looking out for their own kind.
— Jayne (@scecere2355) May 26, 2022
Here is my basket for competitive Senate races. https://t.co/hW25BgtKpl
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) May 26, 2022
He was counting dollars while they were counting bodies. https://t.co/AceABZYRod
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) May 26, 2022
This is not real.
Twitter search: https://t.co/QY3jWTaNQv— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 26, 2022
what even is Johnson’s gripe here? that a bunch of journalists are sharing a scoop that reflects poorly on him? his tweet doesn’t deny any part of the story https://t.co/mWV7RdAsqm
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 26, 2022
re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth
Defund the police. They’re useless
He deleted the tweet. There’s a ‘shopped image going around purporting to show Ted Cruz posting exactly the same tweet after every gun massacre.
I was always taught prayer should be followed by action.
re: #215 Charles Johnson
Cruz is much too slippery for that.
re: #216 Eclectic Cyborg
I was always taught prayer should be followed by action.
You have not been indoctrinated in the ways of White American Jesus. All he asks is for you to wish really hard, and he’ll give you whatever you want without you having to lift a finger for it. (Oh, and pay the church a metric fuck-ton of money.)
re: #217 jaunte
Cruz is much too slippery for that.
he has a thesaurus handy so he can use different adjectives
re: #215 Charles Johnson
He deleted the tweet. There’s a ‘shopped image going around purporting to show Ted Cruz posting exactly the same tweet after every gun massacre.
This viral tweet is filled with phony images of stuff Ted Cruz didn’t actually tweet.
The pictured Cruz tweet about the Uvalde shooting is real, but the rest of the images are fake. I added Xs over the phony ones.https://t.co/Wi2omX5QqE pic.twitter.com/Csg9B0E0uj— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 26, 2022
re: #221 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
I made pizza for lunch and probably dinner as well.
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Two Utah children under age 10 have been treated for hepatitis symptoms “with no known cause,” and their cases have been identified and included in the ongoing worldwide pediatric hepatitis investigation, according to the Utah Department of Health. https://t.co/KiGHdDJI7Z
— The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib) May 25, 2022
re: #221 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
I made pizza for lunch and probably dinner as well.
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I shouldn’t really be eating pizza anymore, but I do live vicariously through yours.
What I do know is that that Democrats are a normal U.S. political party, which means that they are mainly pragmatic problem-solvers. That is, what US political parties are usually good at is finding out what makes their constituents unhappy and attempting to do something about it. They listen to voters in their districts; to the party coalition that nominates them; to their strongest supporters. Some of their solutions may turn out to be highly ideological. Some are not. They’re generally willing to cut deals to pass something, figuring that something is better than nothing. If it doesn’t have the votes, or it’s implemented and it doesn’t work, they’ll try something else…”“What’s gone horribly wrong is that one of the two major parties, the Republican Party, has mostly abandoned all of that.”
re: #215 Charles Johnson
He deleted the tweet. There’s a ‘shopped image going around purporting to show Ted Cruz posting exactly the same tweet after every gun massacre.
Disinformation is bad, but your post did encourage me to take another shot at Ted and Texas.
That sure didn’t age well now that we know the cops had their thumbs up their asses, and even cuffed a parent when told to do their jobs, while the shooter was in the school. Texas is a mess because of its corrupt politicians who pander to far-right lunatics.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
re: #226 Crush White Nationalism
We are in close contact with local officials
He couldn’t name one without a reference.
Guns used in a Chicago shooting were traced back to men enlisted at Fort Campbell. The guns, and the people who bought them, were connected to violent crimes.
In KY, it’s common for legally-purchased guns to go across state lines & end up at crime scenes. https://t.co/Q4yQVNJ1NV pic.twitter.com/hCbuMYWHUC— Lexington Herald-Leader (@heraldleader) May 26, 2022
The top five states which have seen a large number of recovered guns traced back to Kentucky are Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana and Florida, according to data from the ATF. https://t.co/h0bygyftpo
— Lexington Herald-Leader (@heraldleader) May 26, 2022
Lexington Police Sgt. Thomasena Grider explains how guns are found by suspects in unlocked cars, and ways to prevent such thefts. pic.twitter.com/TBzFlK0qQz
— Lexington Herald-Leader (@heraldleader) May 26, 2022
Check out the reimagined Herald-Leader, and support local journalists with a subscription: https://t.co/1byJHN47RO
— Lexington Herald-Leader (@heraldleader) May 26, 2022
What local lawmakers are saying about Texas shooting and how you can contact them https://t.co/4B2gfv438Q
— Enquirer (@Enquirer) May 26, 2022
the GOP reactions are totally predictably useless
Deleted that tweet because I don’t want to malign police who may not have been on scene.
re: #195 John Hughes
Ok, a mostly irrelevant comment:
When we obsess over the exegesis of the 2nd:
“Why is there a comma there”, “what does well regulated mean”…
Why don’t we we talk about the simple fact that it’s bullshit.
“A well regulated militia” is not just unnecessary for “the security of a free state”, it’s also useless, often contra productive.
History shows you’re right but in 1776, they were paranoid about standing armies after the Wars of the Three Kingdoms/English Civil Wars and its New Model Army. That led to the fantasy that a militia of white males with the property owners as officers could suffice.
The only thing the militia was ever good at was killing Native Americans and slaves who tried to revolt or run away.
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
Now do “Ted” Cruz
Rudy says we shouldn’t have new gun laws because of Hunter Biden’s laptop. pic.twitter.com/oZzlqGNRDW
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) May 26, 2022
Shut Up Moscow Ron. You hate America and have never done anything good for Wisconsin.
Just move to Moscow and live with your real boss, Tovarisch.— Bill Barnett (@BillBar29495196) May 26, 2022
This is Malcolm. He was adopted this week after spending 279 days at a Michigan shelter. It just occurred to him that he’s never been in a family photo before, and he’s looking forward to taking a whole lot more. 14/10 pic.twitter.com/tDTL5JO6bW
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) May 26, 2022
Knew this was in the works but didn’t know construction has started until the other day when I needed to go down to Jackpot.
Massive solar investment project coming to Twin Falls County
“It’s a 120-megawatt facility, utility-scale solar and it’ll be operational, (its) planned operation is at the end of this year,” said Idaho Power COO Adam Richins
re: #236 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Jackpot is a beautiful place…to drive through.
Sit down Meghan. #GunControlNow pic.twitter.com/AmotkRMVwF
— mary carlson (@proudmaryc) May 26, 2022
@donmclean will not perform at this weekend’s NRA Convention in Houston.
🗣️”In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week.” ⬇️https://t.co/iJYYv4ZNyy— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 26, 2022
🗣️@_daniellepeck: “After much thought, as a both a mother and out of respect for all of the families in Uvalde, TX during the heartbreaking time, I have made the decision to not host or perform at the NRA Event in Houston this weekend.” ⬇️https://t.co/4sEjAMnSKe
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 26, 2022
Lingering behind officials’ words in the aftermath of Uvalde is another fact: many receive donations from the NRA and other gun rights groups.
Here’s what 25 Texas politicians said about Uvalde, and how much they took from gun lobby groups. https://t.co/y9veSCbaMc pic.twitter.com/JaVtJqhDuU— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 26, 2022
re: #240 Backwoods_Sleuth
Conservatives just can’t control themselves, even while briefly doing the right thing. They want to force guns onto teachers instead of being a developed nation with reasonable gun control.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
re: #237 darthstar
Jackpot is a beautiful place…to drive through.
Less than 5 minutes if you catch the (only) stop light in town right. Remember to set your watch/clock back 1 hour when you cross the creek south of town.
re: #242 Crush White Nationalism
They want to force guns onto teachers instead of being a developed nation with reasonable gun control.
Because you can’t trust ‘em to teach about math, history, race relations, or that LGBTQ folks exist. But carrying a gun in a classroom full of kids? Sure! What’s the worst that could happen?
re: #238 Backwoods_Sleuth
He stood up to corrupt power, so Meghan McCain had to attack him in the Daily Fail when no reputable outlet would tolerate this. She’s no better than any other corrupt Republican. The whole party is rotten to the core.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 26, 2022
You can always count on this DUNT, noun verb my daddy is John McCain to be on the wrong side of any issue.
— EstebanTornado63 (@ETornado1963) May 26, 2022
Trump supporter says “fake Joe Biden is calling for race riots,” he, himself, is “ready to unleash [his] fury,” and repeats, “lock and load patriots,” before signing off with the N-word.
Something is seriously wrong with these people. pic.twitter.com/kOfWphCm6m— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) May 26, 2022
The Right are all coalescing around the “solution” - turn schools into fortresses, with a single entry point guarded by one or more heavily armed police officer.
I looked it up - there are 190,000 schools in America. So, that’s hundreds of thousands of new police officers, whose job is to do nothing all day, at the gate. Who would volunteer for, or take that job? And are they really who you want to give a gun to, and charge them with keeping children safe?
After a chaotic and confusing press conference on Thursday, Texas law enforcement officials still have not explained why it took an hour for officers to stop the Uvalde gunman, and why an entrance to the school appeared to be unlocked. https://t.co/MsVd8MFnoF
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 26, 2022
For the *second day in a row* Michigan Senate Republicans ended session early to prevent Democratic Senators from giving speeches about #Uvalde pic.twitter.com/2hUfIeUJtv
— Senator Dayna Polehanki (@SenPolehanki) May 26, 2022
re: #248 Blind Frog Belly White
The Right are all coalescing around the “solution” - turn schools into fortresses, with a single entry point guarded by one or more heavily armed police officer.
I looked it up - there are 190,000 schools in America. So, that’s hundreds of thousands of new police officers, whose job is to do nothing all day, at the gate. Who would volunteer for, or take that job? And are they really who you want to give a gun to, and charge them with keeping children safe?
They have no intention of appropriating the funds that would be necessary to pay for that. As soon as the news cycle moves on, they’ll drop it.
Sir this is very brave of you have you considered uplifting some of these other headlines sir? https://t.co/Au5J3JNgtD pic.twitter.com/VVSgLP7YOx
— Eli Cousin (@EliCousin) May 26, 2022
re: #251 No Malarkey!
They have no intention of appropriating the funds that would be necessary to pay for that. As soon as the news cycle moves on, they’ll drop it.
Right. It’s chaff.
re: #231 William Lewis
History shows you’re right but in 1776, they were paranoid about standing armies after the Wars of the Three Kingdoms/English Civil Wars and its New Model Army. That led to the fantasy that a militia of white males with the property owners as officers could suffice.
The only thing the militia was ever good at was killing Native Americans and slaves who tried to revolt or run away.
at the time, Canadians, bears and mountain lions were also a realistic threat.
re: #253 Blind Frog Belly White
Right. It’s chaff.
If you look at what the GOP does, as opposed to what they say, they support more school massacres.
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