Usually, when I talk about the administration’s lies, I try to provide context. I make it a point to explain what it is that I mean by “lies,” and offer some kind of justification as to why I think it’s important that we acknowledge these events. Today, though, I’m just going to jump right into […]
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This week in lies… the “dishonest media” isn’t telling you that the murder rate has never been higher, no president has ever been as disrespected as Trump, and terrorist attacks are taking place all around us
Posted in Media, Observations, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Alex Jones, alternative facts, Anthony Zurcher, anti-Muslim, anti-Muslim violence, birther, Cabinet, Central Command, CNN, conspiracy theory, cult of victimhood, disrespect, Donald Trump, fake news, false flag, Hitler, InfoWars, Jake Tapper, Kathleen Sebelius, Kellyanne Conway, lies, Louvre, murder, Muslim, Obama, post-truth, Quebec, Republican lies, respect, rewriting history, Sean Spicer, terrorism, the future of journalism, the press, truth, victimhood, white nationalism 16 Comments
The problem, according to the NRA: Not enough “good” guns in schools
A few days ago, after almost a full week of silence, the National Rifle Association (NRA) issued a press release addressing the December 14 mass murder in Connecticut, in which 26 lives were lost, including those of 20 six- and seven-year-olds. In their press release, the NRA promised that they were, “prepared to offer meaningful […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Observations, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged 1st amendment, 2nd amendment, American Federation of Teachers, Asa Hutchinson, assault weapons, assault weapons ban, Columbine, Connecticut, George Zimmerman, gun control, gun violence, guns in schools, mass murder, murdertainment, National Rifle Association, National School Shield Emergency Response Program, National School Shield Program, Neil Gardner, NRA, Randi Weingarten, school shooting, Trayvon Martin, violent video games, Wayne LaPierre 38 Comments
Contrary to what you may have read online, teachers in Israel do not pack heat, and fewer guns in circulation means fewer gun deaths
In the immediate aftermath of last week’s mass shooting in Connecticut, in which 20 six- an seven-year-old kids were shot to death, a photo began circulating around the internet of what we were told was a school teacher in Israel, walking behind a group of children, with a rifle strapped across her back. There are […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Other, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2nd amendment, Adam Gopnik, arming teachers, assault weapons, assault weapons ban, Australia, Canada, David Hemenway, Diane Feinstein, Elizabeth Warren, Fix Gun Checks Act, Freedom Group, gun control, gun laws, gun violence, guns, Israel, Janet Rosenbaum, mass murder, mental health, revolution, Scotland, teachers, teachers union, violence, we need a revolution 35 Comments