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I just want to check my English reading comprehension. I have been living outside the United States for more than 10 years, so maybe I misinterpreted Senator Lindsey Graham’s response to a form letter I sent him after the Orlando shooting. I sent my...
by caseygmckeever
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on Sun Jul 10, 2016 at 01:01 AM PDT
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July 10, 2016 Community Christian Church
Roger Ray, pastor “Because Black Lives Matter”
Over here on my right is a grand piano. It has 88 keys. 52 of those keys are white. 36 of them are black. We have the good fortune of having a...
by rogerray
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on Sat Jul 09, 2016 at 12:50 PM PDT
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This is so sad on so many levels, but for me it just got more so.
It looks like this incident was one waiting to happen.
It turns out that three years ago a gun rights advocate was stopped by an officer from the same police force of the officer...
by willynel
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on Sat Jul 09, 2016 at 08:20 AM PDT
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You know that moment in film … when things become too ridiculous to be believed. So in the horror movie that is present day America, what’s our jump-the-shark moment?
Most people will say, I’d imagine, it’s when we let 20 children get mown down in...
by fisknp
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on Sat Jul 09, 2016 at 08:58 AM PDT
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In a recent flush of rage over one of the mass-shootings du jour, I tried, over and over, to come up with a better worded “second amendment.” I just feel it is high time to change it. We ...
by Back Porch philosopher
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on Sat Jul 09, 2016 at 08:01 AM PDT
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David Cole, Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University, has a long essay review of three books on the gun epidemic in the newest issue of the New York Reivew of Books. The essay is entitled “The Terror of our Guns.” The review is worth...
by drmark
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on Fri Jul 08, 2016 at 09:05 PM PDT
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While the tragic events in Dallas were still unfolding, President Obama took time from the NATO summit in Poland to speak to the horror that has once again stained the streets of an American city (video below). Speaking on behalf of all Americans he...
by News Corpse
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on Fri Jul 08, 2016 at 07:53 PM PDT
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EDIT: I am already being accused of trying to defend firearms. I’m not. I am trying to educate to make a more cogent argument to people who may be on the fence. That is all.
Okay, I am going to run through a few things to actually let you know why...
by knifester
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on Fri Jul 08, 2016 at 06:56 PM PDT
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Dear Gun Assholes,
I am just writing to let you know that your ploys are obvious. Everyone knows them, and don’t believe them anymore.
When you say that the nation needs time to grieve after the latest mass shooting, we know you are just trying...
by Empty Vessel
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on Fri Jul 08, 2016 at 03:37 PM PDT
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Here’s a good reason to pay attention to the U.S. Senate race in California:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt made a somewhat surprising announcement during his show Thursday: He’s supporting a Democrat in California’s Senate race.
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by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jul 08, 2016 at 09:02 AM PDT
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Tonight I’m unable to sleep because I can’t unplug from the nightmare that’s unfolding in Dallas, Texas: another mass shooting; more men with rifles and body armor; more injured and dead victims, this time DART officers.
We’ve spun in this circle...
by fisknp
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on Thu Jul 07, 2016 at 09:37 PM PDT
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MD-Sen: Van Hollen (D) Puts The Pressure On Paul Ryan (R. WI) To Hold A Vote On "No Fly No Buy" Bill Received this e-mail today from Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) U.S. Senate campaign:
Friend, just two weeks since our Democratic sit-in on the House floor Republicans are up to the same old games. Please add your name and help us demand Speaker...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jul 07, 2016 at 01:51 PM PDT
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Republicans use the term “gun control” as a way to shut down conversations about anything related to firearms. Yet the topic as currently defined is very broad and covers a wide range of issues:
Gun owner licensure, and all military training and...
by Palaner
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on Wed Jul 06, 2016 at 11:20 AM PDT
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Anyone remember WWJD? Would Jesus have approved of the Crusades?
Since all the major religions of the world and especially Christianity profess that love and compassion are their highest values, why does it seem so many who claim to believe in...
by LibRad
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on Wed Jul 06, 2016 at 10:08 AM PDT
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Katie McGinty (D. PA) is hitting Tea Party U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R. PA) and GOP Presidential nominee, Donald Trump, on two key issues. First, there’s Toomey on this issue:
McGinty held a phone conference criticizing GOP Senator Pat Toomey for...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jul 06, 2016 at 08:31 AM PDT
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William Clayton Brumby wanted to make a man out of his 14 year old son, but tragically killed him instead at a gun range in Sarasota, FL.
I often wonder how people can look at the tragedy of Sandy Hook and not change their minds about gun control. ...
by praying manatheist
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on Tue Jul 05, 2016 at 08:16 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D. HI):
In the wake of the worst shooting in U.S. history, we have seen Americans stand up -- in incredible numbers -- in support of gun safety laws. Across the country, people have taken...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 30, 2016 at 04:47 PM PDT
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Glad to hear:
After a 15-hour filibuster in the Senate and a 25-hour sit-in in the House will likely fail to produce meaningful gun reform after the Orlando shooting, gun control advocates are looking ahead to their next battle: the November...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 30, 2016 at 12:39 PM PDT
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Persuading voters requires listening to them.
The first week of summer brought a bewildering barrage of news, both good and bad.
President Obama designated the Stonewall Inn a national monument. We learned that the Pentagon will announce...
by Richard J Rosendall
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on Thu Jun 30, 2016 at 06:57 AM PDT
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It was one year ago today we published our original “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profile of Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri, a man who somehow not only survived being caught up in the Abramoff scandal back when he was a member of the House, but...
by republicinsanity
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on Thu Jun 30, 2016 at 04:01 AM PDT
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