March For Our Lives organizers have announced the next phase of their movement: a 60-day, 50-stop cross-country bus tour to register young people to vote, and educate them about the NRA's influence on politics. https://t.co/fD2jtwyTv1 — The Trace (@teamtrace) June 4, 2018 Help us hold our elected officials accountable! Please consider donating to @NationalDieIn where …
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Jesus, Take the Wheel
Trump marked his 500th day in office (yes, time is telescoping out to eternity) by claiming the divine right of kings: As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In the meantime, the never ending …
Gun Violence Open Thread: Heartbreaking
It's so unbelievably depressing that these folks, going through the worst grief imaginable, end up having to teach a 70-year old man how to behave like a human. https://t.co/wRH0zvkTxs — zeddy (@Zeddary) June 1, 2018 The mother of a teenage girl killed earlier this month in a massacre at Santa Fe High School in Texas …
“We’re having a meeting, see?”
A dapper child reporter asks Sarah Huckabee Sanders what specific actions the Trump administration is taking to address school shootings: Sanders gets question from child journo about school shootings and lockdown drills. pic.twitter.com/d1Qf7xlbXp — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 30, 2018 I didn’t see the briefing live, but much of the media reaction online centered on …
Grifters Gonna Grift: NRA-Sponsored Tragedy Open Thread
(Jack Ohman via GoComics.com) . We should be angry over the inaction, empty words, and “condolences.” We should be angry over the moments of silence that should be screams for change. We should be angry over the politicians that came to SF to campaign and enforce outdated policies that make kids feel unsafe… — Brittany …
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Friday Morning Open Thread: Good Stuff to Ponder, Before the News Dump
Umm, yeah. Yes we will. https://t.co/S2Ch6bFtG0 — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) May 17, 2018 The particularly funny bit is no one, not even Ryan or GOP leaders think Trump is innocent. They all know he's dirty as all hell, but they're protecting him still despite high crimes and misdemeanors committed thus far. — lawhawk (@lawhawk) May …
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Monday Morning Open Thread: Working Together, Joyously
I met one of my heros today@Emma4Change pic.twitter.com/EQZYERiRGE — James Shaw Jr. (@JamesShawJr9) May 12, 2018 Meeting the young adults of the Parkland incident so much fire and inspiration in their eyes was a great joy pic.twitter.com/DLPJ01K8e2 — James Shaw Jr. (@JamesShawJr9) May 12, 2018 Not only did we meet him, we won him a …
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