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Aug 07 2021
Opinion
Why Ron DeSantis is more dangerous than Trump
There should be a special place in hell — or potentially in prison — for politicians who put their political goals ahead of the health and safety of our children. That is exactly what Gov. Ron DeSantis is doing in Florida with the executive order he signed last Friday barring school districts from mandating that students and school employees wear masks during the spike in Covid cases.
MSNBCNov 18 2021
Opinion
“We are going to make you beg for mercy”: America’s public servants face a wave of threats
Democracy doesn’t work unless citizens make it work. This not only means showing up to vote but also helping operate and administer the key institutions in a democratic society — such as schools, polling places, and local health agencies.
Yet over the course of the past year and a half, the Americans who do this critical work — mostly anonymous individuals motivated by a sense of civic
VoxMar 16 2022
News
Pennsylvania Republican voters are fired up for 2022
Army combat veteran Sean Parnell gave his in-person endorsement last night to Republican U.S. Senate primary candidate Dave McCormick at a microbrewery in this former steel town, located along the Monongahela River, 6 miles outside the city of Pittsburgh.
Parnell dropped out of the race in November after a judge gave his estranged wife custody of the couple's children. McCormick has
Washington ExaminerJun 08 2022
Headline Roundup
Matthew McConaughey Calls for Unity and ‘Gun Responsibility’ at White House Press Briefing
Actor Matthew McConaughey appeared at the White House on Tuesday to call for “gun responsibility measures” in the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting.
McConaughey, who is from Uvalde, emotionally recounted the stories of the children and teachers who were killed, at one point bringing in shoes similar to those worn by one of the students. “So, we know what’s on
New York Post (News) Washington Post Austin American-StatesmanMay 09 2021
Opinion
Mother's Day amid COVID – I know how hard this year's been, give yourself a pat on the back
This Mother’s Day, I would like to take a moment to congratulate all the moms who made this past year possible. Of course, I know it wasn’t just mothers. Fathers, guardians, caregivers and more made this possible, but Sunday is Mother’s Day so I would like to focus on the moms.
A year ago March, I had just flown back from New York and Washington, D.C., where I would fly twice a month
Fox News DigitalDec 14 2012
News
Cathy McMorris Rodgers: ‘We have to be careful’ about new gun laws
The most senior Republican woman in Congress said that lawmakers can hold hearings and investigate the mass shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut and “try to better understand exactly what happened, but she would not say whether Congress should review the nations gun laws.
Washington PostNov 10 2021
News
Kyle Rittenhouse Testified He "Didn't Do Anything Wrong" When He Fatally Shot Two People
Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot at protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year and killed two people, took the stand in his murder trial Wednesday, testifying that he "didn't do anything wrong" and was acting in self-defense.
"I didn't intend to kill them. I intended to stop the people who were attacking me," Rittenhouse said about the shooting on Aug. 25, 2020.
BuzzFeed NewsJan 16 2021
Analysis
The Media Said Jacob Blake Was Unarmed When He Was Shot. Blake Ends That Narrative.
Jacob Blake admitted during his one-on-one interview with ABC News' "Good Morning America" that he was armed with a knife at the time he was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha Police Department officer in August. Videos from the shooting sparked several days of riots that resulted in millions of dollars of damage and multiple shootings.
TownhallNov 24 2021
News
Trump says he met with Kyle Rittenhouse after verdict, calls him 'a nice young man'
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump says he met with Kyle Rittenhouse after the teen was found not guilty last week in the fatal shooting of two men and wounding of a third during protests in Kenosha, Wis., last year.
Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that Rittenhouse is "really a nice young man” and that he "got to know him a little bit."
"He wanted to
NBC News DigitalApr 19 2022
Analysis
Why Taylor Lorenz's Libs of TikTok Expose Has Outraged Conservatives
As news that Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz was about to publish a piece revealing the identity of the creator of Twitter account Libs of Tik Tok started spreading, outraged conservatives accused the journalist of "doxxing" and harassing the anonymous account holder.
The conservative account Libs of Tik Tok, which mostly shares content attacking liberals as well as school
Newsweek