It took charlie kirk dying for ya'll to start thinking critically about the political atmosphere?
Not the 45 other school shootings?
Not the black and brown people detained by ICE?
Not the hundreds of trans people losing their lives?
Not the college kids arrested for protesting?
When President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%. After Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, they increased by 243% — please don’t tell me bans don’t work, because I don’t want to hear it.
Violence is never condoned. This however is a friendly reminder that Melissa Hortman, a seated Democrat, was tragically killed alongside her husband and dog just a few months ago. It was targeted attack at her home by a Trump supporter. This story was swept under the rug.
This is a good time to remind ourselves of the two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers who were shot just a few months ago.
And Trump didn't lower the flags for them or any school shooting.
Things to remember about Charlie Kirk:
- he said it was a mistake to pass the Civil Rights Act in 1964
- he blamed "Jewish money" for ruining American "culture"
- he said gay people are a disease
- he said the 2nd amendment is worth the cost of "some gun deaths"
As everyone is scrambling to find ACCURATE information about the FSU shooting, I’m reminded that this platform once had a verification system that helped us quickly identify trustworthy sources like journalists, elected officials, government entities, etc.
"I’m going to call on Governor Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump. This stuff keeps going on. We’re praying every day. Praying is good. Spirituality is good. But prayers don’t do much. It’s good for the soul, but this is still happening? We need to make some gun reforms,” FSU student
America is broken. My daughter Jaime was murdered in the Parkland school shooting. Many of her friends who were lucky enough to survive that shooting went on to attend FSU. Incredibly, some of them were just a part of their 2nd school shooting and some were in the student union today. As a father, all I ever wanted after the Parkland shooting was to help our children be safe. Sadly, because of the many people who refuse to do the right things about reducing gun violence, I am not surprised by what happened today.
Trump on today’s mass shooting at FSU: "Things like this take place."
Gun violence doesn’t just happen. It’s the result of cowardly politicians bought by the gun lobby—like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis—repeatedly failing us while the gun industry profits.
i’m not shocked by j.k. rowling’s hateful comment about asexuals. i’m just tired of hearing about her… keep our community out of your mouth. what she said is not only disrespectful, it’s also fundamentally not true. she’s ignorant and should be ignored