Trump: ‘There Was No Reason’ To Shoot Ashli Babbitt

Former president Trump doubled down on Wednesday on his remarks about Ashli Babbitt, suggesting that there was no reason for her death and that the officer involved should be punished.

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Time For Another Audit! Trumpy PA State Sen Demands Long List Of Election Material From Counties

After months of wind-up and a failed effort to throw out the votes of his own fellow citizens, the Trumpy Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) announced Wednesday that he was initiating an “forensic investigation” of Pennsylvania’s 2020 election and this year’s primaries. 

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“Boom Right Through the Head … There Was No Reason for That”

In his press conference today, President Trump returned to his claims that Ashli Babbitt was shot for “no reason.” He also demanded the name of the Capitol Hill police officer who shot her and the release of insurrectionists currently in jail or charged with crimes. The comments came in response to a question at a press conference announcing Trump’s lawsuits against social media platforms.

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What Have You Heard?

Have you seen your member of Congress or your Senator comment about President Trump’s new remarks about freeing the Jan 6th insurrectionists or lynching the Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt. We have been trying to get comments from members of Congress. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, they’re not being very responsive. If you’ve seen remarks from your member of Congress or Senator in your local media, let us know. Or if you’ve seen responses we haven’t seen in national media we’re interested in that too.

Where Things Stand: National Teachers Unions Vow To Defend Educators Punished Over Critical Race Theory

While the conservative fever swamps’ fear mongering over critical race theory intensifies to new, unhinged heights, the nation’s largest teachers unions are vowing to stand behind educators if they are punished due to new state laws that try to limit or outright ban critical discussions on race, discrimination and the role it plays in American history.

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Kinzinger: Far-Right Rage Over Ashli Babbitt’s Death Is Not Actually About Accountability

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) argued on Tuesday that the right’s fascination with the death of Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol insurrection is not actually about accountability, despite what boosters of the cause suggest.

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Trump Sues Twitter, Facebook CEOs In Theatrical Bid To Get Un-Banned

Ex-President Donald Trump, furious over his ban from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube after inciting a violent insurrection, is launching separate class-action lawsuits against the CEOs of those social media giants, Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg, respectively, along with Google CEO Sundar Pichai (Google owns YouTube).

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WH Will Release Executive Order Aimed At Limiting Noncompete Agreements

The White House is set to release an executive order that gives workers the upper hand in a job market that is recovering from the wreckage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “WH Will Release Executive Order Aimed At Limiting Noncompete Agreements”

Abbott Schedules Special Session After Dems Scuttled Voting Restriction Push With Walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) scheduled a special session Wednesday, likely enabling state Republicans to muscle through a restrictive voting law overhaul after their Democratic counterparts staged a strategic walkout in May to temporarily kill the package.

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