Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.

Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.

America’s regions are poles apart when it comes to gun deaths and the cultural and ideological forces that drive them.

Gun violence is now the number one cause of death for children in our nation. 

The solutions are clear: we must pass reasonable gun safety laws at the state and federal level. - Kamala Harris tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Proud Boys leader: Trump caused Jan. 6 attack
• ‘Tucker Carlson is Fox News,’ reporter says
• Tucker who? Fox News hosts avoid Carlson's name after ouster
• ‘My baby's not gonna make it and neither am I’; Women flee Okla. for life-saving abortions

Before we discuss a maximum age for presidents, let's discuss a minimum IQ for lawmakers. - Middle Age Riot

Paging the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court...
Justice Neil Gorsuch and two partners sold a property they owned to the head of a major law firm with business before the Supreme Court days after Gorsuch’s confirmation, according to Politico.

Republican Shenanigans

• RNC counters Biden 2024 campaign launch with AI-generated fake news disasters
• Florida surgeon general appointed by DeSantis cut data from a COVID-19 vaccine safety study
• Ron DeSantis’ trip abroad funded by group long despised by some Florida Republicans
• Nikki Haley Celebrates Don Lemon's Firing After CNN Host's Infamous Crack About Her Age
• Hutchinson: Biden-Trump rematch would again be ‘painful’
• Lindsay Graham Shouts at CNN Anchor After She Fact Checks Him on Abortion
• Jordan subpoenas FBI human resources official
• Judge denies Brett Favre's 'unpersuasive' motion to dismiss charge in Mississippi welfare fraud lawsuit
• Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Friend Did Have Business Before the Supreme Court
• Trump Is Losing the E. Jean Carroll Rape Case Even Before It Starts
• Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again, backers protest

Good morning to everyone who doesn’t have a rape trial starting today. - John Collins tweet

I’m not saying Ron & Casey DeSantis are AI, all I’m saying is there’s been a glitch in their programming. - Michellehex2012 tweet

Florida Republicans Are Trying Their Darndest To Piss Off Disney. Dumbasses.
Lawmakers have filed an amendment to give Florida the power to inspect Disney’s monorail.

It’s part of the package of retaliations against the company after it undermined the governor’s newly handpicked board.

However, that amendment could get lawmakers in trouble.

The law is clear that the government can’t target a company. This amendment doesn’t mention Disney by name, but it doesn’t hide which monorail this is really about.

Millions of Americans Stunned That Don Lemon Had Been on CNN. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• Obama boosts Biden’s reelection bid: ‘Let’s get to work’
• Millennial, Gen Z organizations press Biden to run on progressive platform
• Schumer says Senate will hold vote on Equal Rights Amendment this week
• Warner says Texas ruling on abortion pill was ‘crazy’
• White House Correspondents’ dinner sees ‘painfully high’ demand in post-Trump, post-pandemic DC

The Democratic Party Should Revoke His Membership
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) is stepping up his feud with President Joe Biden by threatening to support repeal of Biden’s landmark climate and prescription drug reform bill, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which Manchin largely crafted last summer.  

Irony is Tucker Carlson and Liz Cheney both getting fired bc they told the truth about something. - John Fugelsang

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Business/Tech News

• Google asks judge to toss antitrust charges in app store case
• MSNBC's Joy Reid Twists the Knife, Notes Tucker Carlson Has Been Canned by All Three Major Cable News Networks: 'Yes, He Used To Work Here'
• 'Our Beloved Tucker Carlson Has Been Fired!' Russian Propagandists Fume Over 'Disgrace' Ouster of Fox Host
• Peter Navarro Torpedoes ‘Cowardly Scumbag Never-Trumper’ Brian Kilmeade For Replacing Tucker on Fox News

Thoughts and prayers to Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity, freaking out at each phone ring and knock at the door today. - Mrs. Betty Bowers tweet

Florida Is Sinking

Residents of a South Florida waterfront condominium that was deemed unsafe during a recent inspection have until Tuesday morning to evacuate.

A building engineer conducting an inspection on April 14 for the Majestic Isle condominium's required 60-year certification found sagging floors and termite damage, North Bay Village officials said. The village is located in Biscayne Bay, along a causeway that connects Miami and Miami Beach.

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Odd News

• As epic snow melts, a California community braces for floods
• Mexico finds 11,520 tequila bottles with liquid meth at port
• Massive swarm of mayflies stuns residents at NC lake
• La. teen gets 125 college offers, $9M in awards
• U.S. woman arrested in Australia with golden gun in her luggage
• Shark sculpture made from 2,262 canned goods wins Kentucky contest

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A beach resort in Tulum, Mexico. My idea of paradise, as I motion to the waiter to refill my Pina Colada.

Peace.

Tucker Carlson OUT at Fox News in Shocking Shakeup

Tucker Carlson OUT at Fox News in Shocking Shakeup

Tucker Carlson, the top-rated host at Fox News, is leaving the network.

The abrupt departure of the controversial prime time figure comes a week after Fox News reached a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of former President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims.

The impact of Tucker Carlson no longer having a direct line into every US military base in the nation cannot be overstated.

Every. Single. Military DFAC and commissary plays Fox News 24/7. Tucker not being a part of that lineup is **huge**. - Kendall Brown tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Extremists increasingly sharing tactics for attacking power stations, DHS warns
• Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
• Jury selection begins over 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack
• Jan 6 Committee staffer debunks the Ray Epps conspiracy theory

The last big interview Tucker Carlson did before his career blew up was with Elon Musk. 

Coincidence?

I think not. - MayoIsSpicyy tweet

CNN Is Cleaning House, Too.

CNN This Morning host Don Lemon announced on Monday that he has been terminated at the network.

Lemon announced his firing on Twitter, blasting the network’s management and saying “it is clear that there are some larger issues at play.”

The best part of the Tucker texts is that after years of lying in public, he’s  fired for speaking truth in private. - John Fugelsang

Matthew McConaughey's self-help event on YouTube is being watched by 425,000 people right now. CNN's primetime lineup averaged 473,000 in March. - James Oliphant, Reuters

Republican Shenanigans

• Megyn Kelly Slams Fox News for 'Terrible Move' Parting Ways With Tucker Carlson: 'Why is Suzanne Scott Still There?'
• 'What Took So Long?' Fox News Covers Don Lemon's Feisty Statement After Being Fired From CNN
• Tucker Carlson's Fox News Exit Comes After a Ratings Hot Streak That Put Him Back at #1
• C-SPAN caller: 'Castrated' Kevin McCarthy had 'privates transplanted' to Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Smeared Dylan Mulvaney as 'One of the Biggest Pedophiles in America' on Deleted Podcast Episode
• DeSantis Appears Caught Off Guard By Question of Trump Trouncing Him in Polls
• Chuck Grassley Unimpressed By Fox's Latest Softball Interviews With Trump: ‘All I Hear Is History’
• Say What? Republican Senate Candidate Believes White Folks Are Owed Reparations
• A California journalist documents the far-right takeover of her town: ‘We’re a test case’

Elon Musk Falls Below Clarence Thomas on List of World’s Richest People. - Andy Borowitz

Freedumb of $peech 
A lawyer for Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, on Monday called for the Office of Congressional Ethics to review Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for “unhinged rhetoric,” possible violations of House ethics rules and official conduct standards following a number of statements and accusations made by the Georgia lawmaker.

I am absolutely loving that liars are being recognized in the court of law and defamation of character/slanderous suits are winning.  It is way past time. - Derek tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Democrats celebrate Fox-Carlson split: ‘A sewer of countless lies and hate’
• Biden's domestic policy adviser Susan Rice departs
• CNN White House Correspondent: 'Very Clear' Biden's Age Will Be a 'Very Steep Challenge' for Him Amid Low 2024 Polling

There’s a magical place called Mar-a-Lago - where men enter as lawyers and emerge as witnesses. - MuellerSheWrote tweet

President Biden Is So Underappreciated

President Biden on Monday told reporters that he will officially launch his reelection bid “soon,” as politics watchers are expecting an announcement as early as Tuesday.

“I told you I’m planning on running. I’ll let you know real soon,” the president told reporters when asked about his 2024 plans at the White House.

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Business/Tech News

• High court denies energy companies' appeals in climate suits
• European leaders vow to boost North Sea wind energy production
• Ex-NBCU CEO Jeff Shell Ousted Over Yearslong Affair With CNBC Anchor: Report
• 'MEDIA MASSACRE': Twitter Completely Melts Down Over Stunning Departures of Tucker Carlson from Fox News and Don Lemon from CNN
• Bed Bath & Beyond plans to liquidate all inventory and go out of business

Tucker Carlson’s Job Application Rejected By Bed, Bath & Beyond. - Andy Borowitz

The Silence From the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Is Deafening

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Monday asked GOP megadonor Harlan Crow to provide a list of flights and other gifts he reportedly gave to Justice Clarence Thomas over the past two decades.

Don’t miss out on the Spring purge, MSNBC. 

Chuck Todd has been fireable for years. - 7Veritas4 tweet

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Odd News

• Giant SpaceX rocket leaves crater, serious damage at Texas base
• China to test out 3D printing technology to build on the moon
• 2 empty suburban Utah homes collapse down hill; nobody hurt
• Drug suspect takes off with sheriff's meth after sting fails
• Moose wanders into Alaska movie theater, eats popcorn
• 1,227 play 'Dungeons & Dragons' at Utah mall for new world record

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Wolves need hugs, too.

Peace.

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school

The Texas Senate approved a bill Thursday that would require public schools in the state to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, starting next school year, The Texas Tribune reports. The bill's sponsor, state Sen. Phil King (R), argued earlier this month that the Ten Commandments are part of American heritage, and his legislation "will remind students all across Texas of the importance of the fundamental foundation of America."

Republicans want to impose the Ten Commandments on your children but not on Trump. - Middle Age Riot

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• GOP lawmakers urge Biden to stop sending ‘unrestrained’ aid, weapons to Ukraine
• Americans bought almost 60 million guns during the pandemic
• Michigan man gets 10 months over racist attempts to scare Black Lives Matter protesters
• Smartmatic Lawyer Tells Tapper They Want MORE Than $787.5 Million From Fox — And Will Be Demanding a Full Retraction and Apology

Let's start paying 18 year old men $5,000 to get a vasectomy. All the dumbest dipsh*ts would cash in. - Liam Nissan tweet

Musk Continues To Find Ways To Destroy Twitter

Twitter dropped warning labels on the state-run propaganda outlets for some of the U.S.’s most potent and lethal geopolitical adversaries on Thursday evening.

The latest changes on the Elon Musk social media platform coincided with Twitter dropping the legacy blue check marks for all accounts, including key government agencies and even the Pope.

It's hilarious that the exact same people who spent decades whining about participation trophies became absolutely obsessed with getting a little blue check on Twitter. - Kevin Kruse tweet

The angry "Hey! Get off my lawn you kids!" guy is armed and dangerous. - Steve Martin tweet

 

Republican Shenanigans

• U.S. House Republicans squirm over Speaker McCarthy's debt ceiling proposal
• Boebert knocks ‘liberal privilege’ after Alec Baldwin’s charges dropped
• Chris Christie Reminds GOP Voters Trump Called to Suspend The Constitution: 'He's Disqualified Himself As a Potential President'
• Kari Lake Complains to Steve Bannon That Mika Brzezinski Confronted Her Election Lies in Random Airport Encounter
• Tennessee state lawmaker resigns after harassment allegations
• Florida expansion of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ could release flood of book bans
• 'Are You SERIOUS?!' CNN's Don Lemon and Poppy Harlow Stunned To Learn DeSantis Got Married — At Disney World?!
• Man Who Won $5 Mil Debunking Election Lies Still Refuses To Rule Out Voting For Trump a THIRD Time
• Trump's unused mansion falls under investigation for possible tax fraud

It has been said before, but it bears repeating: if men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament. - Stephen King tweet

Republicans Admit They Want To Limit Voting On College Campuses. Well, At Least They Admit It.

A top Republican lawyer told donors at a Republican National Committee (RNC) retreat last weekend that conservatives should work to limit voting on college campuses.

Cleta Mitchell, a GOP lawyer who assisted former President Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, called on Saturday for Republicans to “combat” efforts to turnout college voters – a group that significantly tilts Democratic.

It’s hard to take a Supreme Court Justice seriously when they were nominated by a guy who is under indictment. - John Collins tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden sees spike among Dems who say they would back him in 2024: poll
• Electric vehicle policies inflame Manchin-Biden tensions
• More than 60 California liberal groups call on Feinstein to resign
• Majority in poll say climate change needs to be addressed ‘right now’

John Roberts is the Kevin Mccarthy of Supreme Court Chief Justices. - Ty Ross

Musk Unverifies President Biden's Account What Is Wrong With Musk?
Elon Musk-owned Twitter has quietly dropped labeling that identified state-affiliated and government-funded accounts of officials and media outlets, including designations used to identify President Joe Biden’s account as authentic.

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Business/Tech News

• Feds request more than half a billion dollars for coastal restoration in 30 states
• Biden’s order against commercial spyware is ‘upsetting the market’
• Elon Musk has slashed his fortune by almost $13 billion, his biggest wealth wipeout this year
• Elon Musk Says He's Paying for Celebrities' Blue Checkmarks on Twitter – Even When They Don't Want Them

Musk Says Rocket Exploded Because It Insisted on Working Remotely. - Andy Borowitz

Tik Tok To Ban All Climate Change Deniers

Happy Earth Day! TikTok is making moves to ban all climate change denial content on its platform.

Starting April 21, TikTok will "begin to ramp up enforcement" of its new climate change misinformation policy. All climate-related content searches will be directed to "authoritative information" sourced in partnership with the United Nations

Every American deserves the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and be treated with dignity. - President Biden tweet

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Odd News

• Old NASA satellite plunges to Earth over Sudanese part of Sahara Desert
• Newly Discovered Deep Sea 'Chimneys' Teeming With Life
• Suspected shipwreck washes up in Florida
• 88-year-old windsurfer believed to be the world's oldest
• Is pickleball too popular? 'Turf wars' breaking out

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CUTENESS ALERT: A baby sloth

Peace.