Why exactly does CNN feel the need to teach the controversy? CNN brought on Rick Santorum to “debate” gun control, when there is no real debate to be had, and the people they bring on, such as Rick Santorum, aren’t interested in constructively addressing real issues?

I’m pretty sure that screenshot is all of us.

In an eerily similar situation to Austin, suspicious packages with possible explosive components were found at various military installations in the DC area.

I’m doing ok, just taking it day by day. Today I cried in the juice aisle at the grocery store, but then laughed, thinking about how he’d tease me for it. Thank you.

Of course this administration is getting hounded with ethics complaints: they deliberately cancelled all their ethics briefings during the transition. Even if they intended not to be evil (riiiiight), they don’t know the rules they’re supposed to be following.

What you see in his face is the realization of his impending doom.

What an amazing young woman! I’m so glad my twelve year old niece was there to hear her speak in person. My sister is a fantastic mom. I’d like to believe my niece will have that kind of courage and conviction when she gets older. I just pray it doesn’t have to ever come under the same circumstances again.

I bawled listening to this yesterday. I can’t imagine being in front of thousands of people, talking about the horrific event. Such raw emotions. It was incredible.

I’ve said on another post that this speech got to me the most. The fact that she knows the unfortunate reality that in America, some lives matter more than others. The fact that so many communities don’t get celebrity support and media attention. That so many communities are used as political props to dogwhistle in…

This was my favorite moment of the day. What a brilliant kid.

And an 11-yr old shall lead us.

They came prepared, too. They came prepared with a diversity of speakers, from different cities, with different stories – but in service of a common goal, to fight for something better

Anyone see the speech with the black elementary school girl? Naomi walder, I think her name was. I was bawling.

I think, even if a ban on assault rifles were to come to pass, the issue would become bogged down in an unending legal battle as to the definition of an assault rifle.

 Well friends, this article was horrifically timely. Just took this image at my local Hyvee. This shit is out of control and we cannot get distracted by the WHY until we have the HOW on lock down.

“Gun fatalism” reminds me of a mindset that I hear in a lot of conversations with people raised in and around Appalachia: that life is hard and the forces of nature are set against you and cruelly indifferent. Shit happens to people. It happens a lot. It’s fire and flood and mudslides and tornados, and now it’s guns…