Texas police defend 'complex' Uvalde shooting response

Texas police defend 'complex' Uvalde shooting response

Law enforcement officials in Texas addressed questions about why officers waited an hour to engage the shooter who killed 19 children and two teachers in

The Uvalde police department sounds like they are covering their asses.

Nothing says ban assault rifles like cops being scared of the shooter who has one. - KevinSixx13 tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• In More Than 100 GOP Midterm Ads This Year: Guns, Guns, Guns
• Abbott calls Texas school massacre a mental health issue
• Texas Police Spox on Live TV Confirmed Cops Went In for Their Own Kids During Uvalde Shooting
• Schumer calls Texas governor an ‘absolute fraud’
• Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate
• Beto O'Rourke interrupts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's press conference following school shooting

Shaken Greg Abbott Describes Moment of Terror When Beto O'Rourke Talked To Him. - Andy Borowitz

I think what we have here is failure to communicate

Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team.

The Parkland Cops ran away. The Buffalo Cop was killed instantly. The 3 Cops at Uvalde were overpowered, then waited 40 min to enter the school.

Veteran Cops repeatedly failed—but we’re supposed to expect Lunch Lady Doris & School Nurse Betty to stop a terrorist with an AR-15. - Qasim Rashid tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• CNN Anchor Confronts Texas Republican: Why Do You Protect Embryos but Not Children?
• Trump loses appeal, must testify in N.Y. civil probe
• Trump Reportedly Complained About Pence Being Taken to Safety on Jan. 6 and Suggested He Really Should Be Hanged
• Trump hits back at Kellyanne Conway for admitting that he lost in 2020
• Trump Tells Kellyanne Conway to 'Go Back to Her Crazy Husband,' Denies Claim She Told Him He Lost 2020 Election
• Republican Wisconsin elections panel member resigns, says Trump lost
• Pastor That Screamed ‘You Cannot Be Christian and Vote Democrat’ Drops Tax-Exempt Status: ‘I Renounce 501(c)(3) Communism in this Church!’

Republicans says this is a mental health issue. 

They're right. They're f*cking crazy. - Stonekettle tweet

NRA Says Bye Bye To American Pie

“American Pie” singer Don McLean is nixing a performance at the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) meeting in the wake of the school shooting in Texas that killed at least 19 children.

“In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week,” McLean said in a Wednesday statement, according to multiple reports.

Americans Opposed to Being Shot Seek Representation in Washington. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• King says he will support Biden ATF nominee in win for White House
• Schumer vows to force vote on gun control legislation after Memorial Day recess
• San Diego lawmakers approve resolution for city to become abortion safe haven

Just asked Sen. SINEMA what the Senate should be doing to protect transgender people.

"I'm going to get a cookie," she said, "but my staff will happily answer." - Pablo Manríquez

This Is Getting Interesting...
Defense attorneys for a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer charged with lying to the FBI during the Trump-Russia probe showed jurors handwritten notes on Wednesday aimed at undercutting allegations that he misled the federal government about his legal work.

Can we stop calling the Republicans “pro life” — and start calling them pro-school-shootings? - Dash Dobrofsky

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Business/Tech News

• The priciest homes face highest risk of wildfire, study finds
• Facebook blasts Apple power in newly released comments to government
• UN experts call upon nations to tap ‘unconventional water resources’
• 53 Percent Blame Fox News for Spread of ‘Extremist Ideologies Like White Supremacy And Anti-Semitism’ - 45% Blame CNN

Ted Cruz is what happens when a televangelist mates with the Sham-Wow guy. - John Fugelsang

MORE Jif Peanut Butter Warnings!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced several more recalls with the recent outbreak of salmonella involving Jif peanut butter.

In the last few days, the FDA has recalled fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products from Del Monte, fudge by Fudgeamentals sold at some Walmart stores, store-prepared items containing peanut butter sold at Albertsons, and fresh-cut fruit snack trays and cups sold by Country Fresh.

A majority of Americans want legal abortion, and a vast majority want tougher gun laws. A government that operates. completely independent of the people’s wishes can’t be called a democracy. - Andy Borowitz

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Odd News

• Late May meteor shower has potential to become a major ‘meteor storm’
• 'Friends in High Places': Internet Laughs as Man Rejects Call From Space
• 22-year-old South Carolina dog named world's oldest
• Life imitates art: ‘Jaws’ extra named police chief
• Jumping worms, the evil twin of earthworms, showing up in California

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Crater of the Poás volcano in Costa Rica and the Botos lagoon in the background.

Peace.

Selfless Texas teachers died shielding their students

Selfless Texas teachers died shielding their students

For Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles, teaching fourth graders at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, was one of the joys of their lives, a vocation dedicated to educating children and keeping them out of harm's way

 

Maybe this is crazy, but I think the right to own a gun is trumped by the right not to be shot by one. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Sen. Chris Murphy: 'Something is Dying Inside the Soul of This Nation' When We Accept School Shootings as New Normal
• Laura Ingraham Agrees With Guest Who Puts Onus on Parents of Murdered Schoolchildren: 'It's Your Responsibility'
• Sergeant Says Police Engaged Gunman Before He Entered Texas Elementary School – to No Avail
• 'It's Pathetic!' Irate Steve Kerr BLASTS Mitch McConnell and Senate GOP on Opposition to Gun Background Checks
• Russian parliament scraps age limit for army recruits

The Senate must consider an exception to the filibuster to curb gun violence.

They did it to raise the debt ceiling and confirm Supreme Court justices. 

They can do it to stop another 19 families from getting the unimaginable news that their child has been murdered at school. - Hillary Clinton tweet

When Leadership Fails...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told colleagues on the Senate floor Wednesday that he will not immediately bring gun-control measures to the floor in the wake of two mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, because he doesn’t expect them to muster enough Republican votes to pass. 

It’s just sick that gun manufacturers have spent two decades aggressively marketing assault weapons which make them some of the biggest profits. 

For God’s sake, let’s have the courage to stand up to the industry. - President Biden tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• Rep. Paul Gosar Spreads Lie About Texas Shooter In Hateful Since-Deleted Tweet
• ‘How do you even sleep at night?’ Texas Sen. Ted Cruz faces backlash after Uvalde shooting
• O’Rourke calls on Abbott to cancel NRA convention appearance
• Trump Touts ‘Big and Successful Evening of Political Endorsements’ Despite Losing in Georgia
• Sarah Sanders Wins Arkansas Republican Gubernatorial Primary Race in a Walk
• Supreme Court approval drops in wake of abortion ruling leak: poll
• Top Southern Baptists plan to release secret list of pastors, church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse
• Liz Cheney tests positive for COVID-19

What you see on your TVs is a failed government in Texas. - Matt Murphy

Texas Rejects The Last Bush Standing

George P. Bush, the last remaining member of his famous family to hold elected office, lost his bid for Texas attorney general Tuesday night.

Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has served in the role since 2015, defeated Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, nephew of former President George W. Bush and grandson of former President George H.W. Bush.

“Protecting” kids from masks, from LGBTQ people, from history, from getting health care but not from getting shot and killed at school.

Got it. - Chase Strangio

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Rock The Voter News

• ‘When In God's Name Are We Going to Stand Up to the Gun Lobby?’ Biden Reacts to Texas School Shooting
• 'F*ck You': Dem Rep. Gallego Skewers Cruz For Whining About Gun Control After Texas School Shooting 
• Just 177 Votes Ahead, Pro-Life Democrat Henry Cuellar Declares Victory Over Progressive Challenger – But a Recount Is All But Certain
• Biden approval rating at lowest point in Reuters-Ipsos polling

It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn’t just insanity—it’s inhumanity. - Amanda Gorman

Apparently, The Abbott Baby Formula Factory Is Filthy

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf gave a scathing review of “egregiously unsanitary” conditions at Abbott’s baby formula plant in Michigan during sworn testimony before a House subcommittee about the baby formula shortage on Wednesday.

Califf described bacteria growing from multiple sites in the facility, cracks in key equipment, leaks from the roof, standing water and a previous citation for inadequate handwashing.

I'm watching ppl 

who cheered W 

ending the assault weapons ban

& who cheered Greg Abbott

when he lowered the buying age to 18

mourn the Uvalde violence 

as if W & Abbott 

didn’t directly allow the shooter 

to get his damned AR-15. - John Fugelsang

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Business/Tech News

• 7 in 10 say it’s a good time to find a quality job: Gallup
• West Virginia announces $161.5 million opioid settlement with drug companies
• Twitter investors vote against re-electing Elon Musk ally to board
• A slew of candy and snacks made with Jif peanut butter now being recalled

Why are the people most convinced that God will protect them also the ones with the most guns? - Middle Age Riot

FYI: No Guns Are Allowed At This NRA Convention In Houston

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), former President Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are all scheduled to speak at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) leadership summit in Houston — which will now take place in the shadow of a horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

The event, which begins Friday, has been in the works for months. It is hosted by the Institute for Legislative Action, the lobbying arm of the NRA.

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Odd News

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• NASA shows off early plans to send astronauts to Mars for 30 days
• Hubble identifies unusual wrinkle in expansion rate of the universe
• New York City removes last public pay phone in an end of an era
• German surfer rides world record 86-foot wave in Portugal

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I understand why our caveman ancestors who saw a rainbow fire cloud would believe in gods in the sky.

Peace.

In Georgia, the Brian Kemp-David Perdue primary has turned into a Donald Trump-Mike Pence feud

In Georgia, the Brian Kemp-David Perdue primary has turned into a Donald Trump-Mike Pence feud

The two Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidates held election eve events featuring another pair of feuding politicians: Donald Trump and Mike...

Trump supporters 2021: HANG MIKE PENCE! 

Mike Pence 2022: I think I’ve got a good shot at getting their votes. - OhNoSheTwitnt

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

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• Trevor Reed Rips Marjorie Taylor Greene For Stalling Resolution to Free Him From Russian Prison: 'How Do You Justify That?'
• Duterte hits Putin: I kill criminals, not children, elders

The Buffalo massacre is what happens when you normalize Kyle Rittenhouse. - Lance Cooper

Kiss My Ars, Kissinger.

Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger has said Ukraine should accept giving up part of its territory to reach a peace deal with Russia, and end the now three-month-long war immediately.

Talking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, 98-year-old Kissinger said that failing to restart negotiations with Russia and continuing to antagonize Moscow could have disastrous consequences for Europe's stability in the long term.

In response to the murder of 10 BLACK people in Buffalo by a white supremacist, the US House of Representatives, by a vote of 420 - 1, passed an anti-JEWISH hate resolution because the murderer MENTIONED Jews in his manifesto.

He MENTIONED Jews but MURDERED Black people. - Talbert Swan

Republican Shenanigans

• Conway: My marriage 'may not survive' after Trump
• Ex-Trump press secretary Sanders bids for Arkansas governor
• Rudy Giuliani Flips Out On Heckler In Profanity-Laced Parade Tirade
• Kellyanne Conway says Trump offered her a blanket pardon after the 2020 election, saying 'they go after everyone, honey'
• Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton
• Elon Musk Promises a Big Surprise for the Midterm Elections
• David Perdue Says Stacey Abrams is 'Demeaning Her Own Race'

Republicans are complaining about declining birth rates after making America a place where nobody in their right mind would want to raise a child. - Middle Age Riot

Wouldn't It Be Lovely If Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes Down In Flames?
With millions raised to defend her seat in Congress and five fellow Republicans running to take it, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faced her first reelection vote Tuesday in a GOP primary race that tests how her conservative Georgia constituents judge her turbulent freshman term.

Breaking: A new bill backed by Gov Abbott that would make it legal to hit a woman over the head with a club & drag her back to your cave will soon be put to a vote in Texas.

It is expected to pass. - lanechanged tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• US progressives show strength in primaries and predict more wins ahead
• Biden pitches Democrats as saviors for US economy ahead of midterm elections
• Alabama Democrats hope for improved showing in 2022 elections

Thrilled to join the incredible MSNBC family this fall. Breaking down the facts and getting to the bottom of what’s driving the issues that matter most to people in this country has never been more important. - Jen Psaki

This Should Be Interesting
California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday.

In his first 16 months as President, Joe Biden has helped America overcome an unprecedented pandemic, rebuilt a battered economy from the bottom up and middle out, and restored our standing in the world. Why I’m glad he's on the job. - Bill Clinton tweet

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Business/Tech News

• SpaceX exec ‘personally’ believes Musk allegations false
• Millionaires at Davos say 'tax us more'
• Tapper Tested Positive at CNN D.C. and Taped Show Anyway
• Passenger’s punch knocks United Airlines worker through the counter, NJ video shows

If you haven't heard of Davos, you probably pay taxes.- Stephen Colbert

Jake Tapper Is Getting Too Big For His Britches
CNN’s Jake Tapper interrupted White House economic advisor Brian Deese Monday, after the latter attempted to blame record gas prices on Vladimir Putin...Tapper cut Deese off.

“Not all of it,” he said. “Not all of it. Some of it, yes.”

Deese said prices began to climb before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, amid fears Russian oil would leave the market.

I don’t want to move on from Amy Coney Barrett saying that America needs a “domestic supply of infants.” I also don’t want to move on from Ginni Thomas asking AZ lawmakers to “install new electors.” Don’t you think these stories deserve more coverage than monkeypox & inflation? - Dash Dobrofsky 

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Odd News

• Iraqi citizen living in Ohio arrested after allegedly plotting to assassinate former President George W. Bush
•  After string of adventures, ancient gold ring back in Greece
• 15,000 bees removed from equipment at New Orleans airport
• Ancient massive 'Dragon of Death' flying reptile dug up in Argentina
• British man raps for over 39 hours to break Guinness World Record
• Watch these 'skydiving' salamanders that parachute out of California redwood trees

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Square waves in Whangamata, New Zealand.

Peace.