I can almost guarantee that before camera was rolling she and the camera man were casually chatting as they drove up. Their lives weren’t just shattered, they needed to have reporter faces on for the segment but were otherwise going about a day at the office.

This time, we can affirmatively point at all the Senate Republicans (with the exception of Sen Kirk) and say that it is their fault the Orlando shooter was able to buy an assault rifle because of their December vote to NOT close the suspected terrorist loophole. The death of 49 people is their fault.

I can’t wait for Repubs to start whining about Dems holding the government hostage for ridiculous reasons.

Let’s hope so. Good on him for taking the initiative to try to make something positive come out of this tragedy. It's so sad that he even has to go to these measures for such a common-sense law.

God speed to ‘em, i say. After the inaction of Sandy Hook, you’d think that the possibility of gun control was all but dead in this country, but maybe there is hope yet.

This Lady for Sainthood 2016

It’s really valuable to hear that an exchange like that actually helped to change your opinion. Sometimes persuasion seems so unlikely that it seems like a better idea to just try and block anti-choicers the best we can, instead of trying to convince them. (I think a lot of people on the left also tend to demonize…

THIS. When I was younger, still living at home with my conservative parents, I took a political science class at the local college. We had weekly debates, and for the reproductive rights debate, I took the anti-abortion side, because that’s what I believed. The professor asked if I thought abortion was murder and…

Hang in there. <3

I just want to highlight this passage for anyone who skims or just jumps to the comments. Because truer words.

Here’s a link to Dr. Hern’s clinic for anyone interested in offering support directly to the people who work there, and here’s the National Network of Abortion Funds. The George Tiller Memorial Fund specifically goes to late abortions.

Methinks the point has flown right over your wee head.

fuck off

Thank you for this. I know you have been given a lot of shit lately, but thank you for this from the bottom of my heart. I might be able to sleep well tonight for the first time in a week or so.

It’s a shame, you know? This judge had such a bright judiciary career in front of him, it is just a shame that this one little verdict will mess up his entire future.

In case anyone is interested, there’s a White House petition about this judge online right now. Not that the President would really be able to do anything about him, but after it reaches 200,000 signatures the administration would have to publicly address it.

The pic of letter has her name and address on it so I don’t want to post it, but here are the pics of the pups that he sent!

You guys! My friend’s seven year old daughter wrote Obama because she was upset about people abandoning animals at animal shelters. SHE GOT A LETTER FROM HIM YESTERDAY! A real letter! With a real signature! It wasn’t just a form letter - he acknowledged the things she said in her letter and agreed that, yes, we need…

GO GET HIM OBAMA