Texans own among the most guns per capita of any state. If more guns and fewer gun laws made us safer, Texas would be the safest state. Instead it has high rates of gun suicide and homicide, and is home to four of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in the US.

Allen, Texas

Texas lawmakers continue to undermine guns safety laws. During the last five years, Texas lawmakers reduced required safety training, allowed the open carry of handguns, forced guns on college campuses, and passed permitless carry.

Even though there have been several mass shootings in Texas in the past two weeks, Texas Republicans refuse to act. In fact, legislation to arm poll workers and to incentivize arming school staff are moving through the state legislature.

This month in the US, people were shot for ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car, using a leaf blower, delivering food to the wrong address, driving into the wrong driveway, and for asking a neighbor to stop shooting so a baby could sleep.

It’s the fucking guns.

Moms For Liberty school board candidate in East Stroudsburg says she’s against the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program in the district because she’s “afraid white children are being made to feel bad”

#KlannedKarenhood

A team of data analysts has found the presence of Black primary care docs in a county, even a single one, means Black residents in that county live longer. Even veteran researchers call the finding stunning statnews.com/2023/04/14/bla…

#Fresh Florida Black woman with a medical condition causing her to lose all of her amniotic fluid was denied an abortion. She was sent home from the hospital with apologies to deliver a dead baby. Thinking she was going to die she went to the salon so her mother wouldn’t have to…

NEW: Over 20 people were shot at a “sweet 16” birthday celebration in Dadeville, Alabama, last night.

Permitless carry went into effect in Alabama last year. wrbl.com/news/more-than…

Police say at least four people are dead and 20 are wounded in this mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama, a town with a population of 3,000 people. wsfa.com/2023/04/16/4-d…

Texas Republican who has led charge to ban all-ages drag shows 'to stop the sexualization of kids' is facing allegations of inviting an intern to his home, serving her alcohol even though she isn’t old enough to legally drink, and having sex with her. texastribune.org/2023/04/14/bry…

'Both The Washington Post and The Associated Press obtained evidence that Barrett, who has refused to discuss the subject publicly, served as a “handmaid” for the People of Praise.' Forbes *(Oct 7, 2020)

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“MASTERFUL.” A Texas judge waited until AFTER Governor Gregg Abbott publicly announced he’s seeking a pardon for a man convicted of murdering BLM protester, to release all of the man’s racist social media posts.

“Now Abbott is on record publicly and loudly demanding a pardon…

Photos of children handling guns at the NRA annual meeting in Indianapolis this weekend by Evelyn Hockstein at Reuters.

Gun violence is now the leading cause of death of children in America.

Listening to the tapes from the Tennessee GOP it is obvious they wanted to expel Gloria Johnson for no other reason than to be able to say their actions were not racists. They had their plan before she was even given her hearing on the floor of the House. Whatever happened during…

North Dakota Republicans just voted to raise their own meal reimbursements to $45/day— less than two weeks after blocking a bill to provide free school lunches to low-income students. bismarcktribune.com/news/local/edu…

#BREAKING
53% of abortions are done via #mifepristone .
#MatthewKacsmaryk 's family forced his pregnant teenage sister to give birth AND give up her baby. Virulently anti-abortion, he just took away the bodily autonomy of anyone with a still-fecund uterus. Birth control is next.

We will not stop. We will not give up! We will continue working to build a nation that includes, not excludes, or unjustly expels. People power will always prevail! Join US at votejustinj.com the link is in our bio! #TennesseeThree

There’s something people are missing about what happened in Tennessee.

This was personal.

Rep. Justin Jones didn’t only protest for stronger gun safety. He was the activist who played a role in the bust of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest being taken down from
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A far-right Trump-appointed judge in Texas just halted the FDA’s two-decades-old approval of abortion pills in ALL 50 states. In one week, it will be illegal in every state if the appeal fails.

Republicans learned nothing. They are DOUBLING DOWN on attacking reproductive rights.