Liz Bierly

Big fan of coffee, books, & the Oxford comma | Former assistant editor @Sojourners | All views (and puns) are my own

[Liz Bierly @lizbierly]

The January issue of @Sojourners magazine launched today, including my article "Why the Gun Lobby Loves Christians." This is by far the biggest piece I've ever worked on, and I would love for you to give it a read! https://t.co/tDrWgXKx5I

[Angela Ferrell-Zabala (she/her) @FerrellZabala]

A survivor, a fierce advocate, and now, a Tennessee State House Representative. @Natrixdreammom we are so so proud of you 💙

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

If you’re still in line to vote, stay in line. I know some folks have been waiting for a long time, but don’t give up — your vote matters.

[John Feinblatt @JohnFeinblatt]

When Lucy McBath left her position as Everytown’s faith outreach leader and ran for Congress, we went all-in — and now she’s a national leader on gun safety who can count on our full support as she heads into her fourth term.

[Moms Demand Action @MomsDemand]

VOLUNTEER VICTORIES! #ElectionNight results are coming in, and our volunteers are winning races up and down the ballot in states across the country! Follow this thread for all of our amazing volunteer victories! #DemandASeat

[Moms Demand Action @MomsDemand]

“Look, I know guns. I’m a veteran. I’m a hunter… But I’m also a dad. I believe in the Second Amendment but I also believe our first responsibility is to keep our kids safe.” - @Tim_Walz

That’s what common sense looks like. ⬆️ #DNC2024

[Liz Bierly @lizbierly]

As Gov @JoshShapiroPA said at tonight's #DNC2024 , Democrats are the party of freedom. And @KamalaHarris knows what freedom means: an America where we live free from gun violence.

@MomsDemand @Everytown

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[Everytown @Everytown]

Thank you, President @JoeBiden, for leading the strongest gun safety administration in US history.

President Biden has done more to reduce gun violence than any president—signing the first federal gun safety law in nearly 30 years, establishing the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, nominating the first Senate-confirmed ATF director in seven years, and taking historic executive actions to prohibit untraceable ghost guns, crack down on gun trafficking, and close loopholes in our background checks system.

Joe Biden’s commitment to tackling gun violence has no doubt saved lives. We couldn’t be more grateful to him for his leadership on this issue.

[Liz Bierly @lizbierly]

I #WearOrange on National Gun Violence Awareness Day today to honor survivors and bring attention to this crisis that steals more than 120 lives and wounds over 200 more each day. Learn more at https://t.co/iMx09HJRrO or text ORANGE to 644-33. @Everytown

[Liz Bierly @lizbierly]

@C31R3 @C31R3 I sadly think that was the case :( I always mask (among other places) on public transit but have been lucky enough to avoid this type of comment! The luck had to end at some point I guess?

[Liz Bierly @lizbierly]

Happy Monday to everyone except the guy on my commute who sat down next to me, said nothing for the whole ride, and then spat "I hope you get COVID" loud enough for the whole car to hear as he got off the metro. (To you, good sir, I hope you step on a Lego)

[Everytown @Everytown]

Wayne LaPierre just announced his resignation after more than 30 years as CEO of the NRA and just three days before he stands trial in a case brought by @NewYorkStateAG for alleged financial mismanagement and self-dealing.

LaPierre’s alleged financial misconduct included $274,000 in spending at a high-end Italian clothing boutique in Beverly Hills, a luxury trip on a mega yacht to the Bahamas for him and his wife three days after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook School, and approximately $2 million on private flights in just one year, among other lavish expenses on the NRA’s dime.

For years, Wayne LaPierre has pushed an agenda that has cost countless lives, fueled armed extremism, and endangered our communities. His legacy will be one of corruption, mismanagement, and destruction.

The trial begins on Monday. Thoughts and prayers to Wayne LaPierre and the NRA.

[Moms Demand Action @MomsDemand]

VOLUNTEER VICTORIES! #ElectionNight results are still coming in, but our volunteers are winning races up and down the ballot in states across the country!

Follow this thread for all of our amazing volunteer victories! #DemandASeat 🧵

[Moms Demand Action @MomsDemand]

The eighteen victims of the horrific mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, should still be here. As details continue to unfold about their lives, read their stories and honor them. Give the shooter #NoNotoriety.

[Caitlyn Yaede (she/her) @caitlyn_yaede]

The front page of tomorrow's @dailytarheel –

I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours.

Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.

[Kimberly Mata-Rubio @kimrubio21]

I grieve for the woman you would have become and all the difference you would have made in this world. I grieve for the woman I was when you were still here. But, one part of me still exist, I am still your mom. I will honor your life with action. This is only the beginning💛

[Liz Bierly @lizbierly]

@eofallthings @billmckibben shared similar thoughts! https://t.co/uyRxp1GzwF

[Sojourners @Sojourners]

Musician Derek Webb, who started out with the band Caedmon’s Call in the 1990s, has “spent a career gnawing on the hand that feeds me in the evangelical Christian world,” he told Sojourners. https://t.co/3C1xPw7NKC