From the Leavenworth Times editorial board today: Guns should be kept safely and securely. The news that U.S. Senate candidate Kris Kobach had four guns stolen from his truck in Wichita earlier this month underscores the importance of treating firearms with respect and care. “Secretary Kobach always has at least one firearm with him for…
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Sandy Hook truther arrested following harassment of victim's father
Another story that starts with “a Florida man” — except there’s nothing remotely amusing about this one. CNN: A Florida man known for denying the Sandy Hook school massacre happened and for spreading conspiracy theories has been arrested, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Wolfgang Halbig, 73, of Sorrento, is charged with the unlawful possession…
Donald Trump Jr. poses with AR-15 featuring pic of Hillary in prison
There’s something seriously wrong with this kid. At least he was at “the range” and not firing from an armored Humvee at narcoleptic mountain gorillas or something. In a provocative stupid-as-shit Instagram post on Sunday, Donald Trump Jr. was shown posing with an AR-15 featuring a cartoon drawing of Hillary Clinton in prison: The gun…
The right-wing radio host who wished for a 'nice school shooting' almost got his wish
In a plea to get the media to cover something else than the damning impeachment vote, a Denver conservative radio show host, Chuck Bonniwell, literally said on the air that he wished “a nice school shooting” would interrupt the coverage. Right up the road is Columbine High School, site of one of the deadliest school shootings. Families of…
Dick's crossed the NRA. Now Dick's has to deal with… its best sales quarter in years
Last year, the Parkland students took on the National Rifle Association (NRA). All of the adults in the proverbial room told them that it was futile because the NRA was just too powerful with its legion of followers. The kids didn’t know any better and took them head on, even when everyone was trying to give…
THIS is how you beat the NRA!
Everybody gather near. Dyin’ time is here Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome As all of you know, I have been a frequent commentator, and will continue to be a frequent commentator on the stunning internal collapse of the National Rfle Association. My beef with the NRA isn’t in its original form as a safety and…
If this suspect had been black he'd have been shot 20 times; instead, we get a Benny Hill sketch
A man who allegedly murdered the family of a minor league baseball player was recently caught on video running away from police and resisting arrest. Oh, and he was naked: https://twitter.com/SJPeace/status/1166570470927425539? According to media reports, the man, 18-year-old Matthew Thomas Bernard, allegedly killed the wife, son and mother-in-law of Blake Bivens, who pitches for a minor…
Give me Only your Lively, your Rich?
This morning the acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ken Cuccinelli announced the White House plan for further mistreatment of those most in need. Setting aside all the controversy over terms like “illegals” and “undocumented,” the fantasy of invading hordes of migrants as rapist and killers at every border crossing; children are figuratively…
Watch Trump promise strong action on background checks … in February 2018
According to Donald Trump, Donald Trump has had a change of heart on background checks. Unfortunately, you can’t believe a damn thing Donald Trump says, especially if Donald Trump insists it’s true. I mean, come on. Trump would let Nancy Pelosi shove Whole Foods organic kale down his rotten gob with a giant hay fork before he ever betrayed the…
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 victims, along with the entire…
White supremacist arrested for plotting to attack synagogue or LGBTQ bar
This is only going to get worse until Patient Zero Donald J. Trump is sent into exile — permanently. BuzzFeed News: A Las Vegas man who once claimed he was protecting his neighborhood while patrolling on foot with an assault rifle has been arrested and charged with plotting to carry out an attack on a…
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 House aides will privately tell…
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. But Miranda Devine, a columnist…
Massacre Mitch's Offices: “We Are Experiencing a High Volume of Calls…”
I tried to call Massacre Mitch’s Senate Offices today — Louisville and the main one in D.C., and all I get is a recording telling me that if I am trying to call during office hours, “We are experiencing a high volume of calls…But your call if very important to us.” Then, they hang up on…
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. My time spent in Dayton and El Paso with some of the greatest people on earth. Thank you for a job well done! pic.twitter.com/TNVDGhxOpo — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2019 Step 1: Inspire a mass shooting after two and a…
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 strong influential uncles who were…
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 was shot and killed; he…
El Paso residents write letter to Trump telling him to stay away
The Fake President Fake Condolence Tour is scheduled to make a stop in El Paso tomorrow, but the city’s residents aren’t having it. They’ve been signing onto an online letter to Trump telling him, in no uncertain terms, to stay the fuck out. Written by the Border Network For Human Rights, the letter pins the blame for…
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 Republican said he spoke with…
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 much of the blame for…
