The state of Michigan is in the midst of unwinding the biggest signature forgery scandal in recent memory: The state Bureau of Elections determined earlier this week that half of the 10 Republicans running for governor had submitted thousands of fraudulent signatures in their effort to qualify to appear on the Aug. 2 primary ballot.
Continue reading “They Submitted Thousands Of Fraudulent Signatures. They Still Want To Be Michigan’s Next Governor.”Where Things Stand: The Dark, Familiar Parallels Found In The NRA Response To Columbine
Just a few days after gunmen entered Columbine High School in 1999 and murdered 13 students and adults, the National Rifle Association found itself in a situation darkly similar to what we’re seeing play out this week.
At the time, the gun group had plans to hold their annual national gathering just a few days after the school shooting that rocked a generation of Americans. And it was set to take place a few miles away from the scene of the massacre, in Denver.
As is the case today, NRA leaders ultimately opted to carry on with the planned convention, concerned that canceling it would rob officials of the opportunity to own the organization’s response to the tragedy, which was the deadliest school shooting during that decade in America.
Continue reading “Where Things Stand: The Dark, Familiar Parallels Found In The NRA Response To Columbine”GOP Guvs Scheduled To Speak At NRA Meeting Friday Appear Set On Attending
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) office confirmed to TPM on Wednesday that the GOP governor is still planning to speak at the National Rifle Association’s convention in Houston on Friday amid mounting outrage surrounding the event in the wake of the tragic shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Continue reading “GOP Guvs Scheduled To Speak At NRA Meeting Friday Appear Set On Attending”Feds Are Eyeing Trump’s Big Lie Legal Team: NYT
Federal prosecutors are examining the efforts of some Trump lawyers to overturn the 2020 election, the New York Times reports.
Continue reading “Feds Are Eyeing Trump’s Big Lie Legal Team: NYT”WATCH: Police Remove O’Rourke From Presser After He Confronts Abbott
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), who is running for Texas governor, was just removed from a press conference in Texas for protesting and confronting Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on gun laws a day after the tragic shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Continue reading “WATCH: Police Remove O’Rourke From Presser After He Confronts Abbott”Jan. 6 Panel Has Testimony That Trump Was Intrigued By Whole ‘Hang Pence’ Thing: NYT
After video emerged on Jan. 6 showing Capitol rioters chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” Donald Trump said something to the effect of, maybe Mr. Pence should be hung, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The report was based on accounts of testimony to the congressional Jan. 6 committee.
Continue reading “Jan. 6 Panel Has Testimony That Trump Was Intrigued By Whole ‘Hang Pence’ Thing: NYT”Recount Announced In Neck-And-Neck Pennsylvania Republican Senate Primary
Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of state made a long-anticipated announcement Wednesday: There will be a recount in the Republican Senate primary.
Continue reading “Recount Announced In Neck-And-Neck Pennsylvania Republican Senate Primary”Sinema Says ‘DC Solutions’ Are Not ‘Realistic’ When Asked If She’d Reform Filibuster To Pass Gun Control
The contrast between Arizona’s two senators, both Democrats, could not be starker in their response Wednesday to passing legislation after a shooting at a Texas elementary school left at least 21 dead.
Continue reading “Sinema Says ‘DC Solutions’ Are Not ‘Realistic’ When Asked If She’d Reform Filibuster To Pass Gun Control”Crenshaw Is Now In Ukraine And Says He Won’t Speak At NRA Meeting After All
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) on Wednesday confirmed to TPM that he has canceled his scheduled appearance at the National Rifle Association’s convention in Houston on Friday. Crenshaw was previously confirmed as a speaker at the event, which is scheduled to take place days after the tragic shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Continue reading “Crenshaw Is Now In Ukraine And Says He Won’t Speak At NRA Meeting After All”Candor
In the interests of fairness and honesty with ourselves, we should be clear that this isn’t about standing up to the “gun lobby.” Yes, the NRA and other related groups play an important role coordinating messaging and operationalizing the desires of gun obsessives. But President Biden’s comment was one of the few times for me that he really did sound like someone speaking from a bygone era. A vast swathe of the population wants things exactly how they are. No restrictions on guns at all. The collateral damage is just tough shit basically.
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