Another fucking spree shooting. Great.

Speaking to a dozen senators this morning, it’s clear that the right to buy assault-style weapons will be protected by this Congress, and that many republicans have no intention of supporting any federal measures at all in response to this school shooting.

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 25, 2022

i'm shocked.

well, not that shocked

firearm manufacturers must be doing gangbusters on the Street today, bless

Had the rare opportunity to walk my son (the exact same age as most of those kids form yesterday) to school this morning, so we were talking a little about this because he'd already heard snippets from older kids at an after school activity yesterday. After we were both quiet for a little bit he goes, "it sucks that school is probably the least safe place for me to be". I didn't even know what to say in response to that, just hugged him extra tight.

I fucking hate this miserable country.

maybe they can send out mental health tests like the free covid tests

jon that's awful

Somebody made the comment yesterday about holding classes at the airport... a joke, but jesus at least they don't let armed nutcases in there

I have a feeling the gun lobby is working on that too.

never stopped madison cawthorn

so when would you guys say the war against children began in this country?

The second they're forced out of the womb.

I mean ...

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15909630/2022/05/snapshot-1-6.jpg

I just did a quick check of several publicly traded gun and ammo companies, and you will all be glad to know that their stocks are taking a beating.

Ha, no, just kidding. They are up by 5 to 10%.

I was going to say, it's been pretty continuous in America for black, brown and poor children. The willingness to also sacrifice white, middle class kids to make sure they can keep their guns is new within the last two decades I would say.

and now the demonic cabal of globalist hollywood democrats are doing their bit

to viborg's point upthread:

Tragedies Like The Texas Shooting Make A Somber Case For Homeschoolinghttps://t.co/yXCXcz28Qj

— The Federalist (@FDRLST) May 25, 2022

(not that I clicked the link mind you)

just . . . your post about your son, jon. thank you for sharing. it's necessary to hear those kinds of things, even when they hurt to hear. kids (especially now) are smarter than they'll ever be given credit for. and they just get continually berated and abused for it.

what they want is religious school for people who are rich and/or white and nothing for everyone else

Set the clock back to 1750.

Beto O'Rourke confronts Abbott and Texas Republicans during press conference after Texas tragedy. "You're a sick son of a bitch," a man yells at O'Rourke. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick later says there will be "plenty of time" to assess what needs to be done pic.twitter.com/GxVDVbkyMb

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 25, 2022

lol @ Ted Cruz not moving a facial muscle.

call it grandstanding, but he got more time up in Abbott's face than anyone else could. A normal person would be dragged away immediately and booed by the audience. it takes bravery to stand up a bunch of white supremacists

I hope Beto had COVID and passed it to Abbott.

Wish he had an IED strapped to him.

Sorry, this shit is just enraging.

After Parkland, @SenRickScott & a GOP-led state leg-- not usually candidates for a profile in courage award-- passed a red flag law + raised the age of purchase to 21. Nobody paid a price. A more instructive case study for Dems than ballot initiatives. https://t.co/DQDihLnCQE

— Carlos Odio (@carlosodio) May 25, 2022

xp I had the same thought tbh

I might be wrong but I think the man swearing about not making this political is the mayor of Uvalde, a past Tucker Carlson guest: https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/mayor-returns-to-national-tv-to-decry-illegal-immigration/

earth was a mistake.

sorry i'm so incensed by this i forgot to make that a link.

earth was a mistake.

suddenly, i remembered the existence of the 1994 tv show Earth 2

xp

That’s a real Boss Hogg-style line reading on “You’re a sick son of a bitch.” It’s going to stick with me.

quick question, why does Abbott wear lone ranger style shirts all the time? I didn't realize there was a gubernatorial uniform

I recognize that flavor of angry white upstanding citizen energy, and it makes my blood run cold. Impressed by Beto, who surely realized there was a very good chance he'd get his ass kicked or get shot by doing that.

I'm glad he ruined their fake ass solemn photo-op

Good on Beto. Harness that anger.

These poor guys can't even sit on a stage covered in child blood without some Antifa dude attacking them

yeah "wackadoo no respect for authority-having loose cannon left" take 3. . 2. .

it's all basically theater and sports teams, right?

not to dump on you, pk. sorry.

just blurting out frustrations.

it was nice to see Beto do this, these assholes deserve direct confrontation. I hope people in Texas are taking note.

Wish he had an IED strapped to him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muo5o2xeq0w

CA Gov Newsom is saying that his TX-style civil enforcement of assault weapon crimes will definitely survive SCOTUS scrutiny, because they upheld the TX law and there's just no way this court could be that inconsistent and disingenuous

I mean, Newsom is an idiot, to be fair.

As in, I think he has the right idea about guns, sure, but if he still holds out hope for the SC, uh…

oh my god

Amerie Jo Garza, 10

She was killed in her Texas school hours after this photo was taken pic.twitter.com/PLHXzmUGT7

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 25, 2022

It breaks your heart into shards.

Signed by her late teacher... jesus

teacher(s)

that just hits me in a way words never could. :(

A lot of the pictures today have been punches in the gut, especially with a 10 year old in the house.

Robb Elementary teaches second through fourth grades and had 535 students in the 2020-21 school year, according to state data. About 90% of students are Hispanic and about 81% are economically disadvantaged, the data shows. Thursday was set to be the last day of school before the summer break.

unverifiable accounts of requiring parents to provide dna swabs because some of the children's bodies were so maimed unidentifiable by bullets.