February 21, 2018

And another day of living in a society where everyone is expected to be ready to kill at a moment’s notice comes to a close:

Mark Barden: “School teachers have more than enough responsibilities right now than to have the awesome responsibility of lethal force to take a life.” Thank you, sir.

President Donald Trump holds notes during a White House listening session with students and parents affected by school shootings. (AP Photo by Carolyn Kaster) Check out the cuff link. 

Trump: “If you had a teacher who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly.” People trained to use lethal force in their professions can’t even hit their target most of the time, yet school teachers (or the “good guy with a gun”) will somehow miraculously come to the rescue? It’s a myth. The statistics don’t back it up. This is drummed up bullshit by the NRA to sell more guns. Don’t fall for it. The NRA is nothing more than a terrorist organization.

Student asks Marco Rubio to decline NRA funds during CNN town hall meeting with survivors of mass shootings. He said he would not, by dodging the question.

During 1982-2012, more than half of mass shooters used assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. But there’s more than just mass shooters to be concerned with regarding gun violence.

After Parkland, states take a fresh look at gun legislation.

They think they can just bide their time and this will all blow over. They are wrong.

Bump stock prices soar after Trump proposes ban.

Florida House declares pornography a health risk. Guns, not so much.

US doing little to combat Russia meddling in next elections. Because the people in power will benefit?

Trump’s former bodyguard, Keith Schiller, makes $15,000 a month from a GOP ‘slush fund.’ Well isn’t that interesting?

Donald Trump Jr.: No One Ever Mentions All the Sacrifices We’ve Made. Yep, you all are sacrificing a part of the country every day.

South Carolina lawmakers are hoping to pass a bill to ban saggy pants throughout the state. The proposed bill would make it illegal to wear your pants below your hips. You know, because there aren’t other, more pressing issues to worry about.

Billy Graham died. He was 99. Too bad his son is nothing like his dad.

Trump’s Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Would Hit Military Families. The GOP supports our military in words only.

Twitter suspends thousands of suspected bot accounts, and the pro-Trump crowd is furious. Ah, all those bots made you feel important?

Today was Oregon’s “School Exclusion Day,” a day where “parents must provide schools, child care facilities with kids’ vaccine records.”

Drinking alcohol more important than exercise for living past 90, study says.

“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” -- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Until next time, my friends. Good night.