"I implore you: Speak the names of those who were lost, rather than the name of the man who took them. He may have sought notoriety, but we in New Zealand will give him nothing, not even his name." – New Zealand Prime Minister #JacindaArdern.#NewZealandTerroristAttack pic.twitter.com/4P4J0YiarQ — Nick Walden Poublon (@NWPinPDX) March 19, 2019 Under …
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Jacinda Ardern and her government are not fucking around: “In short, every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on Friday will be banned in this country,” said Ardern. The ban on the sale of the weapons came into effect at 3pm on Thursday – the time of the press conference announcing the ban – …
Friday Morning Open Thread: Ides of March
This morning my dog heard the fridge open so he got out of bed and came to look for a snack. When he didn’t find anything, he grabbed his blanket (so it wouldn’t fall off) and went back to bed. pic.twitter.com/ZdiMJ6RArN — Priscilla Rangel (@_priscillz) March 13, 2019 Mood of the morning. .@Kasie: "Do you …
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Fuck the Guns, Just Send the Lawyers After Their Money
This is great: Gun maker Remington can be sued over how it marketed the Bushmaster rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Justices issued a 4-3 decision that reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit and overturned a lower court ruling …
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One Year Later
It seems like forever since Parkland, but it’s only been a year. Here are some survivors own words, as reported in the Guardian by the MSDHS Eagle Eye staff. Politically, the survivors made, and are making, a difference. As the numbers keep rolling in, we know we had a big increase in younger voter turnout, …
The Special Forces of Liberty is My USO Tour Cover Band Name! MAGA-Dopes on Patrol Edition
As we make our way through this long Friday afternoon waiting to see what, if anything, comes from the sealed documents/indictments that the Special Counsel’s Office filed yesterday and trying to make sense of why the President thinks the Federal government can negotiate “cash on hand” contracts (Narrator: the Federal government cannot negotiate cash on …
Saturday Morning Open Thread: True (Truth) Believers
News – @SpeakerPelosi, @RepThompson & Gabby Giffords will introduce a universal backgrounds checks bill on Tuesday, the 8th anniversary of Giffords' shooting. The bill will be "H.R. 8" in her honor https://t.co/PLTpMODAKD — John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) January 4, 2019 The new Congressional Black Caucus is the tip of the spear in the resistance to Trump …
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