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The backlashes to critical race theory leave scars: racism is never funny, even if ignorance is.

Florida bans its schools from teaching critical race theory On Thursday, Florida’s State Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of an amendment banning the teaching of critical race theory in schools throughout the state. The theory, according to PolitiFact, is a collection of ideas about systemic bias and privilege...

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June 12, 2021

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OH-Gov & Sen: Nan Whaley (D) Hits Back At J.D. Vance's (R) Bull S*** Lies About Universal Pre-K

Received this e-mail from Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign: x We don't need some hedge fund millionaire like @JDVance1 claiming to speak for working families who are struggling to get by. In Dayton, we passed universal pre-k and the results have been incredible both for kids and...

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April 29, 2021

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the previous guy said, “I like taking the guns early”

Concealability had nothing to do with Monday’s massacre in Boulder, Colorado, but the details tell us more about the marketability of semi-automatic firearms using high-capacity magazines. Discussing open-carry regulation may have been rendered irrelevant with the death of the police officer although some details will be important: was he carrying his “patrol rifle” and...

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March 25, 2021

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Trump, in Ohio, calls Biden a communist, because of “super-duper, hydrosonic” missiles

Trump's in Ohio today, trying distract us from knowing that the Manhattan DA has grounds to prosecute Trump and his business on these grounds: -Scheme to Defraud -Falsification of Business Records -Insurance Fraud -Criminal Tax Fraud x Q: Who do you think poisoned Alexey Navalny in Russia? TRUMP: Uhhhh … we'll...

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September 21, 2020

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VA-05, NC-08 & OH-10: Rep. Adam Schiff (D. CA) Helps Send These Black Leaders To Congress

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Received this e-mail from House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff (D. CA-28), in support of Cameron Webb (D. VA-05), Pat Timmons-Goodson (D. NC-08) and Desiree Tims’ (D. OH-10) congressional campaigns: At a time where we’re seeing a nationwide call for desperately-needed reforms to stop systemic racism and the killing...

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August 30, 2020

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Announcing a vaccine in October will not be surprising – surviving Trump after November will be

Peter Nicholas throws cold water on the gaslight that is building up, anticipating stunts galore before November’s election day. Jobless numbers, 151,000 dead, and basic incompetence could still be tolerable for a “majority”, considering the faults in the US election system. Too many stupid things can still happen. GOTV. “If Trump...

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July 29, 2020

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OH-01, 03, 09, 10, 11, 13 & 14: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) Helps Flip Ohio From Red To Blue

Kate Schroder, democratic candidate for Ohio's first congressional district, speaks during a question and answer session held by the Bold New Democracy Work Group, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

Received two e-mails this week from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of his fellow Ohio Democrats. First, here’s his e-mail in support of these Democrats running to flip some red districts blue: Ohio is a key battleground for 2020. If we’re going to fight for values like...

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July 25, 2020

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Trump did another campaign speech that wasn't a press conference because he took no questions

More Trump lies and spin, and again he took no questions because it’s a pageant. It had the usual earmarks of such speeches, including a “sir” remark and the confabulation of facts. Michael Steele called this a “stopgap”. x 2 died of Ebola: They said Obama should resign. 4 died...

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June 16, 2020

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curfew's coming … stay safe out there because Trump has authorized “show-of-force missions”

Show of Farce. Peaceful protest in the day, now earlier curfews. x JUST CONFIRMED: Denver Police seized these guns and tactical gear from two men who showed up to the protest on Friday. One of them, Chevy McGee, tells me he didn't break any laws. McGee is part of the...

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June 2, 2020

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Matt Gaetz needs to hunt Identity Evropa. Day protests versus Night “unrest” as curfews continue

We are at an interesting point, the necessity for socially distanced behavior and the imposition of De Facto martial law. Even as there is peaceful protest during the day time, there will be problematic police behavior in the evening. Remember that Trump needs martial law or at least its quasi-military manifestation to...

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June 2, 2020

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Trump campaign tweets 2004 picture of Air Force One at Daytona because they simply don't care

GOP political figures and organizations tend to be the ones caught using stock photographs because their grifting doesn’t respect its marks. It happened again yesterday with the manufactured spectacle at the Daytona 500. Was Brad Parscale anything but lazy in reposting a 2004 shot of AF1 from a different angle of...

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February 17, 2020

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Trump fans freak after Fox network cuts away from Trump's Daytona 500 speech

For some reason I wasn’t watching this live. I mean, on a good day, choosing between watching a NASCAR race or a Trump speech is like deciding whether to eat a Denny’s Grand Slam Breakfast out of a roadhouse urinal or my own liver with a Taco Bell spork. But...

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February 17, 2020

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The week in Disinformation: $6 billion dollar wall versus $5 ladder

x Smugglers are now using camouflaged ladders to get over Trump's multi-billion-dollar wall. How much do they cost? $5.https://t.co/2AKj7tGow0 pic.twitter.com/Ovm7j0kETV — Mark Elliott (@markmobility) February 16, 2020 Smugglers in Juárez have engineered camouflage hook-and-ladders made of rebar that blend in so well with the border wall that it can be...

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February 16, 2020

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GA-Sen A: Tomlinson (D) Pushes The Call To Eliminate The Filibuster So We Can Finally Pass Gun Laws

Received this e-mail today from former Columbus, GA Mayor, Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: If you had asked me a few years ago whether we should eliminate the Senate filibuster, I would have told you, “Absolutely not.” But last August, days after 31 people were massacred in El Paso...

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February 14, 2020

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Matt Bevin's Favorite Rapist – Dayton Jones – Has to Register as a Sex Offender for Life.

Looks like FORMER Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin — he lost reelection in November — fucked up with regards to one of his favorite rapists, Dayton Jones. Seems that Bevin only commuted Dayton Jones sentence. And it has been ruled by the new Democratic Governor Andy Beshear that Bevin issued a commution not a...

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January 17, 2020

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Matt Bevin's Commutation of Rapist Dayton Jones Sentence Just Keeps Getting Worse.

Here are some more ugly details of former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin’s commutation of rapist Dayton Jones. Trigger Warning for anyone who is a rape survivor. First up, some background. Dayton Jones plead guilty to sodomizing with a sex toy a passed out 15 year old boy at a party. Jones...

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January 12, 2020

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Political CessPool Report From KY: Payoff to Pardon Sodomizer and Thomas Massie Has Primary Fight.

Another day, another Kentucky criminal’s family pays to have them pardoned from prison. GOP prosecutor took donations from sex offender's family, then pressed Bevin for a pardon The elected Republican commonwealth’s attorney in Christian County wrote to Gov. Matt Bevin last month seeking a pardon on behalf of a prominent...

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January 10, 2020

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CO-Sen: Andrew Romanoff (D) Slams Massacre Mitch & Gardner (R) For Cowering To The Gun Lobby

Received this e-mail today from Andrew Romanoff's (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: Andrew Romanoff (D. CO) What will it take? Over the weekend, a mass shooting in west Texas claimed seven more lives. A 17-month-old girl was shot in the face. While we grieve for the victims, while we shudder...

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September 4, 2019

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Trump flips out on NBC reporter for pointing out his stupidity

Watching White House press conferences these days is like watching psych ward orderlies try to convince their patients not to eat live pigeons whole in the exercise yard. Yesterday was no different. After whining that President Obama enjoyed the “benefit” of 0 percent interest rates and two payroll tax cuts (you know, because his...

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August 22, 2019

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IA-Sen: Greenfield (D) Pressures Ernst (R) & Moscow Mitch To Do Something About Mass Shootings

Received this e-mail today from Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign: Theresa Greenfield (D. IA) Joni Ernst has voted against bipartisan efforts to expand background checks, and now she's being held accountable by the people she was elected to serve. In a town hall over the weekend, Ernst's constituents...

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August 21, 2019

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GA-Sen: “It’s time to end the Senate filibuster so we can finally address gun violence”

Received this e-mail today from Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Gun violence is ravaging American communities on a daily basis, but just a few days ago, a bipartisan effort to enact common sense background checks on all gun purchases was killed – it’s time to eliminate the filibuster. I...

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August 16, 2019

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Scaramucci says it's time for Trump to go: 'How are we all tolerating this?'

Like Michael Cohen and Omarosa before him, Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci is now the voice of reason. Or, you know, more reason than Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham can muster. We’re not talking about Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz here. (And now I’ve used my philosophy education for the second time....

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August 13, 2019

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Memo to media: 'Congress' isn't blocking new gun laws—the GOP is

Obstructionist Republicans have been blocking common-sense gun laws for years, even as the laundry list of gun massacres continues to grow. The radical maneuver comes against overwhelming public support for Democrat-backed legislation. If ever there's been an example of an entire political party in America completely out of step with...

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August 11, 2019

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AZ-Sen: Martha McSally (R) Thinks Mass Shootings Really Aren’t The Federal Government’s Problem

Kudos to ThinkProgress for capturing this: Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ), who was appointed to the late John McCain’s seat weeks after losing in the general election for the state’s other senate seat last November, suggested on Wednesday that the solution to curbing mass shootings should be found at the state...

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August 10, 2019

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SC-Sen: CREDO Action Goes After Leningrad Lindsey For Jamming Through A Racist Anti-Asylum Bill

Received this e-mail today from CREDO Action: While Donald Trump attempts to use the El Paso and Dayton massacres to supercharge his anti-immigrant agenda, Republicans are breaking Senate rules to institutionalize xenophobia and hate.1 Sen. Lindsay Graham just abused his power as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee to jam through a...

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August 10, 2019

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KY-Sen: Former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D. CA) Highlights Moscow Mitch's 35 Year Of Bad In New Ad

Received this e-mail today from former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D. CA) on behalf of her political action committee, PAC For Change: Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D. CA) Here's the thing: Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has spent the past 35 years doing whatever it takes to get what he...

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August 10, 2019

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Trump threw a hissy fit on Air Force One for not getting enough praise for his hospital visit

The shooting began while Trump was at his golf club, and after what his own staff admitted was a disastrous debacle visiting the victims, Trump is now slinking back to his club to golf even more. For any other president, this would be the height of a scandal. Yet honestly, in Trump’s case, the...

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August 10, 2019

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White House aides think Trump's visits to El Paso and Dayton were a 'debacle'

What!? You mean that thumbs-up photo with the orphaned baby didn’t play well with the all-important non-reptile demo? You don’t say. Apparently (though Donald Trump will tell you differently), the pr*sident’s visits to Dayton and El Paso — including the non-photo-op photo ops — didn’t go so well on Wednesday. That’s what White...

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August 9, 2019

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NC-Sen: Sen. Chris Murphy (D. CT), “Cal Cunningham (D) can help us end Mitch McConnell's majority”

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D. CT) in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: Sen. Chris Murphy (D. CT) Another day has passed with Mitch McConnell refusing to call the Senate back to vote on popular, common-sense gun safety legislation. So we’re going...

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Not Without my Children

< p style=”text-align:justify”>The first two lines of the opening stanza of my favorite poem read, “If you can keep your head when all about you, Are losing theirs and blaming it on you…” –Rudyard Kipling. One of the gifts of literature and poetry is confirming that you are not alone...

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NY Post discovers the real cause of America's mass shootings: legal weed

I mean, come on. This one is idiotic, even for conservatives. Yeah, you don’t want to get between me and a bowl of blueberry granola when I’m high, as I will unequivocally assert my inalienable right to those sweet, sweet oats, but there’s no chance I’m going to get violent over it....

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NC-Sen: Cal Cunningham (D) Goes After Moscow Mitch For Refusing To Hold A Vote On Background Checks

Received this e-mail today from Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: This week, we sent out a survey asking you to share your thoughts about last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton and the epidemic of gun violence in America. The response was overwhelming in support of...

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August 8, 2019

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Banks are Turning Trump Docs Over to House Finance Cmte, NY AG

I’m a bit surprised this hasn’t been picked up yet, but maybe it got lost in all the bruhaha over Trump’s disastrous (is there any other kind?) visits to Dayton and El Paso. The Wall St. Journal put up this story this morning, but it’s behind a paywall. Talking Points...

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ME-Sen: Sen. Chris Murphy (D. CT), “Mitch McConnell (R. KY) calls us back or he loses his majority”

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D. CT) in support of Sara Gideon’s (D. ME) U.S. Senate campaign: Sara Gideon (D. ME) On average, 100 people are killed with a gun every single day in this country. It does not have to be this way. And every...

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Trump turns visits to El Paso and Dayton into a slick campaign ad

Complete with spirited, inspirational music no less. This guy. I mean, come on. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1159298817478414337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Step 1: Inspire a mass shooting after two and a half years of vile racist rhetoric. Step 2: Deflect. Step 3: Visit the people who were injured in the mass shooting you inspired, and refuse to...

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August 8, 2019

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PA-Sen: PA Dems Already Getting Ready To Beat Pat “Assault Weapons Are Extremely Popular” Toomey (R)

Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Pat Toomey has made a career voting against his constituents' interests and assailing beloved programs like Medicare, Social Security, and the ACA. But when it comes to putting lives over NRA profits, Toomeysuddenly wants to play Mr. Popular. Watch Toomey say we shouldn't ban assault rifles because...

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August 8, 2019

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Two Polls Show Sanders and Biden Could Beat Trump in Texas

http://www.uttyler.edu/… Two Presidential polls for Texas show the Democratic candidates doing rather well in the Lone Star state against Donald Trump who won there by 9 points in 2016. They both show Sanders and Biden leading Trump by small amounts. The polls disagree somewhat on how well Beto O’Rourke is...

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The Cartoonish White Nationalist: Fake Views

I am a Black man, over sixty years old, who grew up in Washington, D.C without my biological parents. When I was 11 years old, I was in the 5th grade and attended an elementary school located in the southeastern quadrant of the city. I was lucky; I had some...

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August 7, 2019

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KY-Sen: “McConnell still refusing to call the Senate back to vote, so we help McGrath defeat him”

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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D. CT) in support of Amy McGrath’s (D. KY) U.S. Senate campaign: Sen. Chris Murphy (D. CT) It has been over 72 hours since we first learned of the weekend’s second mass shooting in Dayton. Mitch McConnell is still refusing to...

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August 7, 2019

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GOP senator: We can't ban assault weapons because they're popular

Sen. Pat Toomey sang the usual Republican hosannas to assault weapons during an appearance on Fox News today. The gist: They’re “extremely popular,” so we can’t ban them. Here’s the nuttery in all its glory: FOX NEWS’ SANDRA SMITH: The shooter in Dayton had over 240 rounds at his disposal when he...

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August 6, 2019

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NC & IA-Sen: These GOPers Really Don't Want To Cancel Their Summer Vacation To Address A Crisis

Kudos to ShareBlue for highlighting this: When it comes to doing something — anything — to address the gun violence crisis in America, Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), two of the country's most vulnerable senators, are suddenly very committed to their monthlong August vacation. For the past two years, Ernst and...

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KY, AZ, TX & NC-Sen: VoteVets Hits These Cowardly GOPers For Doing Nothing About Mass Shootings

The entire nation is horrified by today's senseless violence in El Paso. Elaine's and my prayers go out to the victims of this terrible violence, their families and friends, and the brave first responders who charged into harm's way. - @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell

Received this e-mail from VoteVets: Four powerful incumbent Senators. And not one of them can offer a meaningful solution to our gun violence crisis. Mitch McConnell: prayers – no action. Martha McSally: heart break – no action. Thom Tillis – no action: John Cornyn – whatever this is. Send a...

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Watch CBS News try to normalize Trump after white nationalist terror attack

Speaking from the White House on Monday, Donald Trump prayed for the wrong Ohio city in the wake of a weekend gun rampage. Reading prepared comments (that somebody else obviously wrote for him) from a teleprompter, Trump ended his uninspiring address by saying, “May God bless the memory of those who...

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TX-Sen: New Emerson Poll Has Some Bad News For John Cornyn (R)

Here’s the latest news out of Texas today courtesy of Emerson University’s latest poll: The poll also projects a wide-open Democratic primary race for the Senate seat held by longtime incumbent John Cornyn. At 19%, “someone else” is leading the field, a blow to former Army helicopter pilot MJ Hegar,...

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AZ-Sen: “We're going to raise money for Senate candidates until Mitch McConnell holds a vote”

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D. CT) in support of Mark Kelly’s (D. AZ) U.S. Senate campaign: Sen. Chris Murphy (D. CT) Yesterday, President Trump addressed the nation in response to the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. His response was inadequate and demonstrated a...

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August 6, 2019

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Massacre Mitch Opens His Coffin And Says Senators Will “Reflect” On Mass Shootings.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal: WASHINGTON – After a torrent of criticism blasting congressional inaction, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has directed key senators to begin examining ways of curbing gun violence in the wake of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. In a statement issued Monday, the Kentucky...

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AZ-Sen: Mark Kelly (D) Puts Pressure On Moscow Mitch To Pass Universal Background Checks

Received this e-mail today from Mark Kelly’s (D. AZ) U.S. Senate campaign: Mark Kelly (D. AZ) On Saturday, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas where at least 22 people were killed and 24 more wounded. Hours later, 9 people were shot and killed and 26...

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August 5, 2019

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Granting Permission

We had two more highly publicized incidents of terror this past weekend, both of which warranted nationwide and worldwide attention. Of course, Trump’s janitors of word cleanup, took to the Sunday media shows to redirect blame to video games, Bernie Sanders, Obama and of course mental health. No mention of...

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August 5, 2019

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Obama responds to El Paso and Dayton like a real president should

President Obama just responded on Facebook to the weekend tragedies in El Paso and Dayton. This speaks for itself: Michelle and I grieve with all the families in El Paso and Dayton who endured these latest mass shootings. Even if details are still emerging, there are a few things we...

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Massacre Mitch Is Trending, and Kentucky Newspaper Noticed It.

It appears that another nickname is trending for our Moscow Mitch: Massacre Mitch. Sunday evening and Monday morning, in the aftermath of two mass shootings over the weekend in Texas and Ohio, there was a new one — “Massacre Mitch.” Many critics in Kentucky and across the U.S. have placed...

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August 5, 2019