Bravo @maddow for exposing some of the Nazis in @GOP
They used to try & hide their hate but now proudly stand with FASCISTS like #VictorOrban & spout anti-Semitic bilge without consequence
@RepGosar @RepBarryMoore @KariLake @KevinRobertsTX @RickSantorum
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-doral-welcomes-christian-nationalists/
"Ever since Texas passed a law two years ago allowing people to carry a gun without a permit, random acts of gun violence have increased dramatically—including over the weekend when a shooter attacked a crowded mall. ...
In the one-year period before the bill was signed, 187 people were killed or injured in mass shootings in Texas, Reform Austin said. In the one-year period after the law was implemented, that number doubled to 375 people."
~ Tori Otten
https://newrepublic.com/post/172521/random-shootings-skyrocketed-since-texas-eased-gun-laws
@AlliFlowers in that instance, it's understandable. Perhaps more the relation itself. An 'ex' is personal and directly connected vs. someone you don't know (former president, former head of XYZ Company, etc.)
Why do we sometimes say “former” and other times say “ex?”
He’s my ex-boyfriend.
He’s my former boyfriend.
What is the difference? What should the difference be?
#linguistics #words
Kids can learn about bleeding from gunshot wounds but not menstruation? Sounds republican.
Newsweek: “Texas Bill Would Train Third Graders to Use 'Battlefield' Tourniquets”
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-bill-would-train-third-graders-use-battlefield-tourniquets-1798139
#LizCheney launches New Hampshire TV ad slashing #Trump
@AlliFlowers err it's safer in big buildings with police around? OH! Except in Washington DC!!!!
@TonyStark You can't remove a non-viable fetus, but it's ok to let pregnant women die just so some state legislators and a religious nut governor get to say they're against abortion in all cases. FFS.
Well, at least he didn't take the barely legal intern he got drunk and had sex with, TO A DRAG QUEEN STORY TIME!!!
Number of U.S. children killed by #GunViolence so far in 2023: 619
Number of U.S. children killed by #DragQueens so far in 2023: 0
This has been a public service announcement.
I'm SICK of MSM and Biden's age!
TWO HUNDRED and EIGHT *infrastructure weeks* with tfg & co
Biden passed a BIPARTISAN infrastructure bill in FORTY ONE WEEKS!
Contribution or retribution?
The choice is OURS!
The Haberman/Tucker vermin HAVE GOT TO BE CALLED OUT
STOP feeding the ogres!
Or else we're screwed
Ummm…this headline could’ve been written better…https://apple.news/AQ_jDskuKTr62LF4kirm4AA
MSNBC’s Dowd Says ‘They Banned Lawn Darts After Three Children Died’ But 4,000 Gun Deaths In Texas Haven’t Prompted Government Action
So their plan is for god to keep our children safe? Cause that hasn’t worked so well up to now.
Odawa tribe in West Michigan continues fight for federal recognition
A state-recognized Anishinaabek tribe in West Michigan says it has been “poring over historic documentation” in the last several months to make a stronger case to the federal government for recognition.
The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians (GRB) has been striving for 30 years to become Michigan’s 13th federally recognized sovereign tribal nation
@sheilasmall Thanks, Ma!
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