Let's get political, dammit! --
The guys who politicize every pregnancy in America insist that you not politicize the senseless slaughter of 19 children.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 25, 2022
“Protecting” kids from masks, from LGBTQ people, from history, from getting health care but not from getting shot and killed at school.
— Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) May 25, 2022
Got it.
"The filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity," Manchin said.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 25, 2022
How would he describe 18 dead children?
Yes, of course, be heartbroken. But then ask what you are going to do protect children in the future.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) May 25, 2022
By all means, be angry. But then calculate how much time, money, effort you can give to vote out the Senators and Congressman whose votes and corruption are killing our children.
You can vote it out. https://t.co/oqjBDYMZsm
— John (repeat1968) Buss (@repeat1968) May 25, 2022
Blood on his hands --
In 2021, Gov. Abbott signed 2 laws allowing Texans 21+ to carry handguns without licenses or gun training, and to allow certain 18-20 year olds to carry handguns too.
— Abby Vesoulis (@abbyvesoulis) May 24, 2022
Today, he says the shooting—which killed at least 14 children and one teacher—is "incomprehensible."
The youngest kids at Robb Elementary today were born the year he tweeted this https://t.co/KFU0TnB1bM
— Jonathan M. Katz (@KatzOnEarth) May 25, 2022
Who matters and who doesn't --
Ten days ago it took the Senate about twenty minutes to unanimously pass a bill extending security protection to the family members of Supreme Court justices when it looked like a house might be picketed.
— Kieran Healy (@kjhealy) May 25, 2022
It's all a matter of whose families are worth protecting, and for what. They get extensive security, you get thoughts, prayers, and the idea that aw shucks it's just impossible to stop bad people from doing bad things.
— Kieran Healy (@kjhealy) May 25, 2022
