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It would be remiss not to salute the bravery of the (two?) Nashville cops, armed only with side arms who confronted and took down the shooter…. Unlike Uvalde.

"The only coherent case to be made against Trump is: Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to American democracy. Period. If Trump were so wildly unpopular that he never had a chance of gaining power, then everybody would be against him." open.substack.com/pub/thetriad/p…

@NoLieWithBTC @shannonrwatts @atrupar Thank you mom! Speak the facts!

I'm horrified by the senseless tragedy in Nashville that has robbed at least 3 children and 3 adults of their lives. Thoughts and prayers aren't enough. We will be forever trapped in this devastating cycle until we start addressing the gun violence epidemic in this country.

Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat Says Trump Picked Waco Because It's 'Holy Site for Racist Extremists' and He's 'Prepared To Do Violence' mediaite.com/a/guxpr via @mediaite

we can rest assured that republicans will change the law to make sure this kind of thing is legal

.@ArndreaKing and I are heartbroken by yet another preventable tragedy in this country. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the children. We can never accept this as normal.

This morning Fox News calls Trump "insane" for opening his rally with Jan. 6 footage. Tonight they will have Trump on for a primetime interview.

“How is this still happening? How are our children still dying and why are we failing them?” — Ashbey Beasley, who says she survived the Highland Park mass shooting with her son last July 4th, makes a passionate case for gun control following The Covenant School mass shooting

Gen Z sees right through Republicans’ thoughts and prayers. We see right through their hollow and pathetic statements. We know their words mean nothing. And we will vote all of them out. We are sick and tired of Republicans who simply don’t care about our lives.

Reproductive rights are under attack — but House Democratic women aren’t going back! We are the firewall to ensure that women and girls determine their own futures. I’m honored to serve with these courageous women leading the fight for freedom. -NP #MondayMotivation

Don't overlook this, it's a big deal: Michigan Dems are passing pro-labor *and* pro-LGBTQ/abortion bills. They're explicitly casting this as a pro-worker agenda, economically *and* culturally. This is the blue state answer to red state culture war madness: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

I try to stay off here for my mental health but for the love of God! As a mother, I’m pissed the fuck off. Shame on every single politician ok with doing nothing as CHILDREN are getting assassinated on an everyday basis in a place that is supposed to be their safe haven.

I am devastated by the shooting in Nashville today. Children murdered in their school. My heart breaks for their families and the entire community, which is yet another traumatized by gun violence. tennessean.com/story/news/202…

I know I'm supposed to tweet all day about today’s school shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. With three kids and three adults shot and killed. Just like I was supposed to write about the 11 other school shootings this year alone. But f*ck it. I refuse. We all know damn well who's to blame. You know it's the NRA. You know it's Republicans who are blocking sane gun reform. At best, they ignore these murders. At worst, they LOVE them — because talk of gun reform will come up, and that INCREASES gun sales. Either way, blood is on their hands. And the rest of us are filled with rage. It's always the same. Every. Single. Time. And it must change. WTF more is there to say?

@JulianCastro Sadly I don’t think they care about the count… Honestly.

How many more children have to die in a school shooting before Republican politicians get the guts to do something about assault weapons?

Children from the #CovenantShooting holding hands leaving the reunification center at Woodmont Baptist Church, boarding metro school buses. @WSMV

This you?

Re: The shooter being female… congrats to the @NRA on a successful marketing campaign…