Report: Why GOP Won’t Do Anything About Domestic Tuckerism, er, Terrorism

The information in this post is stuff the public needs to understand. But the last short video with the 13 year old blew my mind. I hope everyone will watch that video and share it as TG has in this post. This is the twisted reality we are living in. No thinking person can justify this. Yet craven politicians legally bribed to allow it and ignore it for business profits somehow do. Hugs

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Republicans grooming the next generation of domestic terrorists?
H/T friend of the blog @Jodot.com

The dead kids and dead teachers in Uvalde were failed at every level: from Texas Senators to Governor Gregg Abbott to the local police, and we should call out every attempt to distract from that responsibility and name and shame the bad faith actors.

Maybe it’s Fox News, Stupid?

Or maybe it’s just being paid off by the gun lobby itself:

(Undated file photo) New Confederacy…

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BUZZFEED NEWS: Ted Cruz Called A Reporter A “Propagandist” For Asking Why He Doesn’t Think Guns Have Anything To Do With Mass Shootings

Ted Cruz Called A Reporter A “Propagandist” For Asking Why He Doesn’t Think Guns Have Anything To Do With Mass Shootings
The senator also called the US “the freest, most prosperous, safest country on Earth” after attending a vigil for the 19 children and 2 adults killed in the Uvalde mass shooting.

Read in BuzzFeed News: https://apple.news/ACOkCxCJ0TpuwLtMCPw3mzg

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NBC NEWS: Gov. Abbott said the shooter had a “mental health” issue. A month ago, he slashed funding to help.

Gov. Abbott said the shooter had a “mental health” issue. A month ago, he slashed funding to help.
While such programs require more funding, they wouldn’t eliminate the need for gun control, experts said.

Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/A9GuCNyJATBq1x-y9ER3gKQ

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POLITICO: Robb Elementary had security. It didn’t stop a massacre.

Robb Elementary had security. It didn’t stop a massacre.
Texas officials are revisiting efforts to bolster mental health services and harden school security as families grieve the tragic attack at Robb Elementary School.

Read in POLITICO: https://apple.news/AHxh-uGqIQL-31oY3aPH1nA

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: As Russian forces retreated, mock executions and beatings increased in Ukraine

As Russian forces retreated, mock executions and beatings increased in Ukraine
After nearly two weeks of beatings, the thought of dying was no longer so terrifying for captive Maksym Didyk. But the bullet whizzed past his ear.

Read in The Wall Street Journal: https://apple.news/Au5Vf9CyqTKOH7te2QAjfqA

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Tucker Blatantly LIES About Gun Lobbies While Promoting Civil War Rhetoric

Tucker Carlson is spreading dangerous lies about gun violence and gun control and even echoing Trump’s call for civil war if gun control legislation ends up getting put into action. This is just another opportunity for Tucker to be washed clean of taking responsibility for his hateful and violent rhetoric. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.


Read more HERE: https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-c… “TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): So, we know for a fact that what we are doing isn’t working, but we should also honest enough to acknowledge that it’s very hard to know what to do instead. Despite what you may have heard, the problem isn’t that we don’t care enough. There’s not a person in this country who is not horrified by the sight of murdered children. It’s the worst thing, and everybody thinks that. The problem is that the human mind is much more complex and harder to control than we like to admit. A person who is intent on committing violence is very hard to stop under any circumstances. An act of Congress isn’t going to do it. Neither will gun control. There are more guns in this country than there are people. There always have been. However you feel about that fact, you can acknowledge that you will never get rid of all of those guns. The Constitution prohibits that and you would set off a civil war if you try to do it.” ***

Coward Cops REFUSED To Save School Children’s Lives During Texas Shooting

A multitude of reports from eye-witnesses and news organizations say that parents were desperately pleading with police responding to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting to rush the school building as the gunman remained barricaded in the building. The gunman spent roughly 12 minutes outside of the school before police even responded, and spent another hour between the first and last shots fired before police declared the active shooter situation to be over.

Read more HERE: https://www.mediaite.com/crime/go-in-… “Bystanders outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas pleaded with law enforcement officers to rush the school as a gunman was inside, the Associated Press reported late Wednesday night. Separately, a video posted online – which appears authentic – purports to show onlookers yelling at police outside a perimeter around the school. An 18-year-old shooter murdered 19 children and two teachers at the school on Tuesday. Eventually, he was killed by a tactical unit from Border Patrol. An eyewitness named Juan Carranza told the AP that people outside the school shouted at officers to enter the school as the gunman was inside.” https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/… “State leaders and law enforcement officers Wednesday laid out a broad but horrific sequence of events about the actions of the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde a day earlier. Authorities also revealed that 17 more people were injured in the rampage. But many questions remained after a tense press conference Wednesday that addressed the circumstances that led up to gunman’s attack. About 30 minutes before he entered Robb Elementary School, the 18-year-old gunman shared messages through Facebook that he was going to shoot his grandmother, Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters. He then shot her in the face, confirming that in a Facebook message, Abbott said.” ***

Soulless Ted Cruz Runs Away In Fear From The Truth About Gun Violence

Texas Senator Ted Cuz refused to ask reporters tough questions about gun violence in the country, calling them “propagandists” for suggesting mass shootings are a problem in the U.S. Cruz is set to speak at an NRA convention in Houston this weekend and has been bankrolled by the lobbying group for years, raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes since.

Read more HERE: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ted-cru… “Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) abruptly walked off from a British journalist’s questions about gun violence in America two days after an elementary school massacre in his state left 19 children and two adults dead. Cruz, who is due to appear at a National Rifle Association convention this weekend, became incensed when pressed on gun laws and why mass shootings “only happen in America.” Cruz was attending a vigil for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting when he was grilled by Sky News reporter Mark Stone about overhauling gun laws in the U.S. The senator began by dismissing calls for reform by saying “It’s easy to go to politics.” He added: “The proposals the Democrats have? None of them would have stopped this.” (Cruz had earlier called to “harden schools” by fitting in new bulletproof glass and only having “one door into and out of the school” during a Fox News interview.) But when Stone asked why there was an “American exceptionalism” when it comes to mass shootings, Cruz decided to wrap things up in a hurry. “I’m sorry you think American exceptionalism is awful,” he said, patting the reporter on the chest, adding: “You know what? You’ve got your political agenda, God love you,” before walking away from the TV crew.”

A Simple, If Extremely Difficult Solution: Reduce The Number Of Guns

If you’re heartbroken and frustrated after yesterday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, you’re not alone. There are things Congress can do right now, Congress just refuses to do them.

Space News: Shopping, Doing Chores, And Having Sex In Space

In this edition of Stephen Colbert’s Space News, our host examines some of the most pressing issues facing Earthlings as we seek to spend more time off-planet.