Tweets Of The Day - More Thoughts And Prayers (UPDATED)

Another week, another mass murder in America -- this time as many as 27 killed in a church in Sutherland Springs, TX. Another week, another opportunity for Republicans to offer... their thoughts and prayers:

Reports out of Texas are devastating. The people of Sutherland Springs need our prayers right now.

— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) November 5, 2017

We believe this speaks for all of us:

There were plenty of prayers in the church where 27 people were gunned down today. What we need is gun control, you spineless sack of shit. https://t.co/b07LXwjk0h

— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) November 5, 2017

UPDATE:  The killer has been identified as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, a "firearms enthusiast." He's listed as one of the deceased.

Thoughts & Prayers Cartoon of the Day

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It was good to see Democrats on the floor of the House of Representatives loudly asking Speaker Paul "Lyin'" Ryan "where's the bill," referencing the bottled up gun safety bill that's been obstructed by the gun lobby's coin-operated Rethuglican members. After offering the usual "thoughts and prayers" mantra, Ryan, ostentatiously made the sign of the cross after a "moment of silence" that has become a pernicious, cynical, and insincere dodge for Rethugs that won't deal with common sense gun safety measures. The "silence" they should be observing is the deadly silence of the countless people murdered in mass shootings perpetrated by sick people with military-style assault rifles with large capacity magazines.

(cartoon: Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Gocomics.com)