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Archives: May 30, 2022

Maker of rifle used by Texas gunman draws fury for 'incendiary' ads

FYI: Education Truth Project ....

TFG was 'stunned' by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's Republican primary victory

Mo Brooks: Moral decline, single parenting are factors in mass shootings

Public TV is holding the National Memorial Day Concert.......🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

Ted Cruz's Lame 'Door Solution' To School Shootings Ripped As 'Boldly Ignorant'

J.D. Vance On Porn: Ban It To Save Families

One of the best party songs ever made. Dr. Dre and Mary J.

does anyone have the particulars on Republicans in the House voting against subsidy for infant

Texas schools don't have enough mental health providers. As leaders fail to fix it, kids suffer

A Diner Confronted Ted Cruz About The Uvalde Shooting At A Sushi Restaurant

Texas schools don't have enough mental health providers. As leaders fail to fix it, kids suffer

Nato has the right to deploy in eastern Europe, deputy chief says

Lush Aerial Photos by Pham Huy Trung Capture the Annual Harvests of Vietnam's Countryside

Sunset, southern MD

US state legislators praise abortion access in Mexico

Ten Reasons for the Great Realignment

How do you know if you're selling a gun to a good guy if you don't background check?

We can't be protected by the same masculinity that kills us

Aunt Crabby Tweet:

Zelenskyy fires Kharkiv Security Service Head and hands him over to law enforcement

Russians emboldened by appeasement

Dangerous territory ahead. Blue States may eventually choose to defy a RW SCOTUS and/or nationalised

Sievierodonetsk bombing so intense, casualties cannot be assessed, officials say

Just got home from the Indy 500 a bit ago

Putin signs a law admitting people to the army under contract up to age 65

Repost to explain my gripe with the 2nd amendmnt.

Lithuania crowdfunds $5.4 million to buy Ukraine a feared Bayraktar combat drone

Cuomo addresses mass shootings for second week in a row at NYC church

New voter registration cards are being sent to Pierce County residents. Here's why

Meteor storm could create a cosmic display in the night sky on Memorial Day

WA renters being overcharged for damages, advocates say

This Memorial Day weekend, I'll once again remember pinboy3niner.

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly singer and key figure in formation of the Band, dies at 87

Dems Unveil Anti-Herschel Walker Ad

Has anyone seen "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once"?

This is what the Ukraine General Staff tweeted today

This is worth re-posting: Jacinda Ardern's Riveting Harvard Commencement Speech

Arkansas-born rocker Ronnie Hawkins, dies at 87

BBC The 2,000-Year-Old Computer

Is it me or has TFG gained loads of weight lately?

Is it over the top to compare Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Winston Churchill?

New York loses 19.5 billion in population exodus IRS confirms

Newest RW talking point RE: Uvalde. It's all the teacher's fault

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about a comprehensive gun control strategy....

Jinjer Announce First Tour Since War in Ukraine

There are two types of dogs. 😂

In surprise Colombia election result, leftist and businessman go to second round

The inheritance...

1 dead, 7 hurt in shooting at Memorial Day festival in Oklahoma

Texas Governor Abbott BOOED at Uvalde Memorial by Furious Texans - MeidasTouch

Again.

Biden's attend Mass in Uvaldi, the parish of families of 7 slain children

Weeds

After Uvalde, "Police Lie" Should Be the Default Position

The Science Is Clear: Gun Control Saves Lives (Scientific American)

Sen. Chris Murphy thinks Congress can "pass something that saves lives" - Face the Nation

Does anyone have any updates on Fetterman's health?

Trumpism attempts to change Christian doctrine, theology and subvert churches

President and Dr. Biden leaving TX to return home shown on MSNBC just now.

Do you find it suspicious that Trump is talking about the "Russian hoax" so much?

Very moving Memorial Day Concert

Spare Us the Bullshit, Gun-Humpers

For those Democrats that say they won't vote if they only get $10k loan forgiveness...

I got my issues with Navalny but hey, it's not my country

My Radio Control Tank Collection

Horror Movie for Republicans

The greatest deposition transcript of all time

Never-graduating student leader arrested in Bolivia for embezzlement

MTG says the government is planning to "zap" people inside their bodies if they eat a cheeseburger.

Because I have a big head and little arms.......

Merrick Garland warns of democracy under threat in Harvard speech

Is there too much Star Wars TV and movies?

Georgia DA Willis issues 50 grand jury subpoenas; is "weighing racketeering charges" against Trump

Nascar just read 19 names of service members ...

Before the play I saw last night started, management made a brief statement of support for Ukraine.

Under Gov. Greg Abbott, child gun deaths have more than doubled in Texas.

Can anyone cite a single case where someone with an AR-15 type weapon

Historian Heather Cox Richardson on Guns and the People who Love Them

NOAA Advises Public to Avoid Aggressive Dolphin in North Padre Island

Paul Krugman: The G.O.P. War on Civil Virtue

"2000 Mules"

Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People

"258 Jackasses ..."

Teri Kanefield - The Guns That Destroy: The Second Amendment and How We Got Here

Why???? Why are gun people like this?

Over 100 Republican Campaign Ads This Year Have Featured Guns - Ring of Fire

Question for the GOP

NRA guns giveaway highlights Uvalde weapon

I felt a need to share this re Oil and Gas Price Gouging Bill

13 year old got to buy a gun legally at a gun show:

let them know they can change the world and we will help them

Best tweet ever about Ted Cruz

What should I do with my e-waste?

Tonight, I am thinking about Mamie Till

I was in the room where Texas gun reform didn't happen

Department of Justice to review Uvalde police response to shooting - CBS News

Benjamin Hernandez, Indivisible Houston's Board member tells how he cornered Ted Cruz in viral video

Short video on what happened at SF arena on Nov. 3rd, 2020

Indivisible Houston challenged Ted Cruz at Houston restaurant on background checks & blood money.

Val Demings says "we've got to do a better job at taking guns out of the hands of dangerous people"

Amour Polyphia (Official Audio)

Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (Official Video)

Mmm Mmm Mmm

So Ted Cruz wants to ban a book because Michael has two Moms

The Mule-Ear Daisies have popped open. Posting for Memorial Day.

Wordle in four again

Remo D'Souza's - Holi Mein Rangeele

Joyce White Vance & Frank Figliuzzi - There Is Too Much NRA Money in Politics - Political Voices Network

The Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature (Audio)

Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved

Mungo Jerry - Alright, Alright, Alright (1974) HD

Speculation is perfectly all right, but if you stay there you've only founded a superstition.

Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

I feel shitty even owning a gun

This was all within a day:

Two Romances by Vaughan Williams

US3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) [Official Video] & Cantaloupe Island

The Firm - Star Trekkin'

Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar (Official Music Video)

Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha, Norman Cook Mix (Tjinder Singh) Official Music Video

"Good Morning" #TAPPY Debbie Reynolds Tribute, the Original, and the Split Screen of Both

Tweet of the Day

NRA has gone from defending rights of gun owners to a 'grifting scam': Kinzinger - ABC News

Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy (Live)

How Sandy Hook families, gunmaker settled unprecedented lawsuit - CBS Sunday Morning

MTG is concerned about government surveillance

Baby hippo--O, hai.

I help:

Raccoon: "Excellent!"

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Web Exclusive) - Rocks

Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to push a baseless conspiracy theory about the Texas shooter, sugges

Heterochromic cat + her mini me:

Hubble telescope spots stunning 'Hidden Galaxy' hiding behind our own Milky Way

Come to me:

Snarf!

Snow nose diving:

Harvard University student newspaper survey of graduates finds very few lean conservative

Trump Ally Jon Voight Calls for 'Proper Qualifications for Gun Ownership'

Sundaes On Mondae

the Onion has the same article...repeated over and over on its front page 21 times

WORDLE 345 (***SPOILER THREAD***)

This Federal regulation enabled the Uvalde shootings

Switzerland: So Many Guns, No Mass Shooting

Good map of Ukraine's advance in the Kherson region.

Mental illness does not mean stupid

Crazy weather pattern this year

INSANE: Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes Completely Off The Rails With Her Latest Beef

Breakfast Monday 30, May 2022

The reinvention of a 'real man'

The committee hearings: What was going on in Trumps sick mind during the 187 minutes?

If/when Roe falls, women need to walk off the job. (Newsweek)

A perfect illustration of how dangerous and radical the GOP has become

Actress Meredith MacRae was #BornOnThisDay, May 30, 1944.

On this day, May 30, 1922, 100 years ago today, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated.

I'm sorry, but no writer will ever top this opening paragraph

Wayne LaPierre pranked to his face in front of NRA LOL...this is great

I think about this a lot: in today's media environment, Nixon would survive Watergate unscathed.

June 11 March For Our Lives

EMTs suggest that a child bled out, might have lived if police responded sooner

"The ruble is at an all-time high."

Although it is a private matter, wait for it?

Memorial Day.

The Pentagod

On May 29, 1917, John F. Kennedy was born.

It's all connected. I feel like if it's normal to say "Gun control won't work, don't bother", then..

So! He danced?

Moose chases grizzly bear:

Biden's Schedule for Monday, May 30, 2022

Riding along on the Green River Drift, the longest-running cattle drive left in America

I wake up every Memorial Day..

Mona Lisa gets caked by man disguised as old woman in wheelchair (protective glass)

For this special day, Arlington 1964

Young Kim

Observing the faces and expressions of people at a Trump rally...

Hurricane Agatha EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHERN MEXICO LATER TODAY...

Have any of the Uvalde police resigned in shame yet?

In My Life

LA Angels Back Off on Stadium Deal After Anaheim Cancels, Refocuses Efforts on Baseball Season

Bennie Goodman was born on this date.

what should happen to Robb Elementary?

To all you lovable gun nuts crying about the 2nd Amendment. How about this?

Howard Hawks was born on this date.

Tom Morello has a birthday today.

Uvalde shooting leaves a father to grieve the loss of his 10-year-old child from inside a prison

Monday TOONs - Memorial Day

162 Days Until Midterm Election Day! Upcoming Deadlines and Primaries

Curiosity question. Why are rocket launchers labeled as "destructive devices" by

I shudder to ask. But regarding Representative Marge's recent and most exquisite insight...

You raised $10.00 on May 29, 2022 MOPINKO for Westlund WI State Senate

Bailey the Beagle playing dead on David Letterman show

Russia says attacks in Russian-controlled territory of Ukraine are outrageous

waiting...

The owner recieved noise complaints, set up a nanny cam. This is what they saw LOL

Every Kind of People - Robert Palmer

You raised $100.00 on May 29, 2022 Finkenauer for US Sen IA

Another typical week -by Tom Tomorrow

Dominant Coronavirus Mutant Contains Ghost of Pandemic Past

Swalwell: "Can someone tell me who this is?"

Morning Tweet from Aunt Crabby.

Call To Action! Save Our Democracy! - Fundraising Links to GOTV

Indonesian fishermen rescue 10 more survivors of sunken boat

Lewandowski: "My era at Bayern is over. I don't see any possibility to continue playing for this

The Secret Service spent nearly $2 million at Trump properties ...

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about Russia advancing....

Texas Gov. Abbott gave 2 different speeches about gun control at the same time with 2 different mess

Dad died in 94 a decorated soldier, somebody stole from him in the last couple months

A family's photo album: Vacation photos, wedding anniversary photos, lynched black man photos

Embarrassingly stupid question: How do I listen to podcasts? I have Googled

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Each Memorial Day, we remember the heroes who gave their lives in service of our nation

For those who understand the points of the lawsuit filed by ex-Foxnews reporters

Ten-Year Old Threatens Mass Shooting at School

China fails to secure deals with Pacific island nations - Al Jazeera

Marjorie Taylor Green - Beware of "Peach tree" meats

What makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation

Largest dam removal in US history set to begin in California - Al Jazeera

For one Uvalde couple, a very welcome presidential landing right across the street

A couple of threads on those MLRS rocket systems.

Woman sues three Louisiana universities over failures to report sexual assault allegations

Woman sues three Louisiana universities over failures to report sexual assault allegations

*This Land Is Your Land* Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger & Families: Magical Night

Leftist ex-rebel fighter and businessman head to Colombia runoff - Al Jazeera

This website is fun for people that love radio....

Hilarious Movie: The Lost City

Move over, China: US is now India's biggest trading partner

.....and so approaches the 3rd impeachment of the ever-controversial ex-president.

So Binge watch or weekly watch?

Osprey caught @ 10, behind fast growing bamboo.

Need kitten help stat

This Is How Lawsuits Are Made

Ban on Russian oil imports would cross red line, says Hungary - DW News

California voters were scammed by high speed rail

I am okay...

EU struggles with Russia oil embargo +++ Ukraine wants more heavy weapons - DW News

On this date

In keeping with this day;

Meanwhile, in Poland

Lounging at it best. Taken from a drone. Love love.

FINALLY got the veg garden planted

Gun Terror - food for thought - an Indian Perspective

Never really thought about Meghan Trainor before, but I like this song.

It's true...there are no bad dogs, just bad owners.

Can you solve Einstein's logic problem

Protesters interrupt Iran government official live on air sparking clashes - Guardian News

Lincoln Memorial Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary - Morning Joe - MSNBC

Methow Valley land returned to Colville

Marjorie Taylor Greene is beyond stupid!

Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (May 30, 2022)

Great War's Western Front, 1917 - Rare Historical Photos

Democrats Losing Some Support From Black Voters Ahead Of Midterms - NBC News

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with gun, is a good guy with a gun.

This dog gets disappointed when humans don't understand her 😍🤣

4 historical U.S. landmarks threatened by climate change - PBS NewsHour

Election 2020 denier Cleta Mitchell is back

The Way These Chimps Help Their Friends Is So Human

Biden rules out giving rocket systems that can strike into russia

Why Trump danced.

Gas prices hit yet another record high

Egypt Displays Trove of Newly Discovered Ancient Artifacts

Memorial Day. A cynical take?

The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Responds to Immediate Needs of the Community in the Buffalo and Uva

2020 Central Florida "ghost" candidate Jestine Ianotti

The need for active shooter drills is insane.

Mueller, She Wrote: A Favor from those who want more then $10,000 Student Debt Relief.

What did one math book say to the other?

O'Rourke bets shooting will shake up Texas governor's race

Architect of Trump election theft attempt is recruiting an army of conspiracy-fueled poll workers

MTG doesn't want to eat meat grown in "peach tree dishes"

Creator of FBI's active shooter protocol rips Uvalde cops for 78 minutes of inaction

Newsweek site is a little dodgy... be careful out there

Keeping the faith: Recent mass shootings beg question: Can you be Christian and racist?

Not in the USA

Uvalde's only pediatrician shares the horror of treating school shooting victims

The U.S. Has Seen At Least 11 Mass Shootings This Memorial Day Weekend

'Soulless': Trump Torched For Dance At NRA Event After Reading TX Shooting Victims' Names

Wayne, Pepe La Pew is still leading the NRA?

Can we please get Stefon back on SNL?

Some of dis and Some of dat

Who do you believe will be the first person in Trumps inner circle indicted?

On Memorial Day we honor those who gave their lives in uniform

And yet she persisted...

Viewing the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in the summer of '72

There IS Virtue in Bearing Arms, but Only In Certain Circumstances

Mona Lisa attacked with cake by disguised eco-activist

I want this Tee Shirt.

Cartoons 5/30/2022

Ryan Busse TedTalk: It's time for responsible gun owners to save our democracy. Highly recommend.

Would Marysville's school-clubs proposal be unconstitutional?

Live in blood / all-female steampunk metal FATE GEAR

Live in blood / all-female steampunk metal FATE GEAR

Live in blood / all-female steampunk metal FATE GEAR

TEDxPortland may have broken federal rules for NRA A-rated candidate: report

'Is this the Interurban?' Trail advocates seek federal money

Uvalde parents had reason to expect more from police

This Dog Growled When His New Dad Tried To Touch Him

LTE: Supreme Court whistleblower alterted nation to crisis

Harrop: Texas' lax gun laws giving it label of 'pro-death' state

We have two parties: an accountable governance party, and a white people's party.

Costco holds off on hiking membership fees, citing inflation

Security Service of Ukraine: Russians ready to kill their generals that force soldiers to fight

I keep getting this "Citibank" e-mail.

Texas Congressman Blames Rap Music and Video Games, Not Guns For Texas Shooting

Former media executive has a new calling: saving donkeys and helping them heal

Oh, the joys of living and working in Europe......

Rep. Mo Brooks Says We Need Our Guns So We Can 'Take Back' The Nation

Biden: US will not send Ukraine rockets that can reach Russia

Trump supporter arrested over US Capitol breach after fraternity brother tips off FBI

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is The Stupides Woman In Congress

*Who Else Feels Like One of The Only People Still Actively Avoiding Covid? (Poll) DKos *Cases, Masks

Italian photographer traveled the USA taking photos of Americans and their guns

Series, osprey perched on old tree/nest south end of creek,

My weeds are really coming along

Dan Crenshaw on both sides of the idea of a "red flag" law:

North Korea to Head UN Disarmament Forum, 30 NGOs Urge Walk-out

Suicide takes more military lives than combat, especially among women

Memorial Day weekend: at least 11 mass shootings

Tweet of the Afternoon:

TCM tonight:

Daily Distraction 30/05/2022

Daily Distraction 30/05/2022 Posted in Photography

how many du members read physical books in this day and age?

Due to the recent actions of a specific tenant, we have been forced to update our community rules

Tweet of the Day

Sandy Hook Survivor Speaks Out For The First Time

Easily, the four very best photos...

Background checks for 18 yr olds are useless

So elon musk reposted a Hard Drive article without credit, got called out and whined about it

Female ruby throated hummingbird stops by my porch for a little visit

Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko heckled, exits stage during graduation speech in Glendale

the reason why i brought the book question up ( ho wmany du members read books

Florida Fish Test Positive for Pharmaceutical Drugs

TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 31: Around the World in 80 Movies

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Isaac Hayes's Family Furious Trump Used Song For His Jig At Controversial NRA Speech

Who owns 4chan?

For what it's worth folks,

What's for Dinner, Mon., May 30, 2022

Tweet of the Afternoon #2:

Bonus Tweet of the Day

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about Starbucks, unions, and you....

American Right Is Moving Right Towards Fascism - Rebel HQ

Breaking Point: The War for Democracy in Ukraine: -Full Film- Release date February 14, 2017

Marjorie Taylor Greene HUMILIATES herself with Dumbest Statement Yet! - MeidasTouch

Pope Francis sends 'powerful message' by elevating liberal Bishop over Archbishop who banned Pelosi

Extra Bonus Tweet of the Day

Saw this show on the American History Cannel yesterday

Seb Gorka and his mom jeans need to STFU

Russian state television now saying World War 3 has started

Thin yellow line.

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 1: Space Missions

When the cops finally breached the classroom at Robb elementary...

tRump's "dance" was a sadistic fuck you to the murdered, their families, & anyone who wants to hold

So... in my new District... CA-26, formerly CA-25...

National handgun freeze key feature of new firearm-control bill

Felix Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture

Serious question - have any Teachers' Unions made it clear that teachers will not be arming themselv

Busy, Busy 21st Century Classroom

Highway shootout in Nevada was between biker gangs Vagos and Hells Angels. 7 injured

The Killing in Killing

Herd of bison hold up traffic

The Texas shooting is resulting in new gun control in Canada...

An idea to start protecting students and teachers tomorrow...

As a veteran, I'm really sort of sorry about how the media is going today.

So, this summer, i want to take my first ever "Gaycation"

Canada gets it... I'd move there in a heartbeat.

. LET'S GO, MAMAS!!! That NRA supporter was disarmed from that mic real quick.

Canada Aims to Force Owners of 'Military-Style Assault Weapons' to Turn Them In

What's a Peach Tree Dish?

Shannon Watts: Voters Will 'Hold These Lawmakers Accountable' - MSNBC Reports

Even the dog knows this is messed up.

In case you're wondering how long until the next mass school shooting...

Republicans pull HORRIFIC stunt after Texas shooting - Brian Tyler Cohen

For those who missed it, here is the CBS 60 Minutes must watch AR-15 segment.

Florida fifth grader threatened mass shooting: police

College baseball bracket

Fierce fighting as Russians advance in Donbas

This is Kona. He just discovered the sound activated lights. Not sure what to do with his powers.

Thomas Zimmer: White people parading guns are automatically coded as "Real Americans"

What Happens When a Katana Smith Makes Kitchen Knives

Hurricane Agatha makes landfall in Mexico

Another Henderson nevada shooting

Obituary for Lexi Rubio

Why do mass shooters choose the AR-15 style rifle?

I had an interesting interaction with an old acquaintance

Eric Adams: The U.S.S. Intrepid is an amazing symbol of resilience. Under attack at Pearl Harbor...

Eric Adams needs to read a fucking history book

Auto insurance rates are higher for drivers under 25.

EU leaders agree on partial embargo on Russian oil

This 830-million-year-old crystal might contain life. And we're about to open it.

Zelenskyy's home town fought off Russian invaders. It's preparing for Putin's revenge

Peach Tree Dishes

Action!

💥Tornado watches for SD, MN, IA, KS, MO, and NE💥

Child's signs: "If I die in a School Shooting, leave my body on the steps of Congress" "Am I next"

Justin Trudeau on assault weapons:

Journalist killed in attack on humanitarian convoy in Ukraine

Know your parasites!

PSA: Securing Classroom Doors

Cronyn Berated Online For Defending Police Response To Uvalde Shooting

Texas school shooting should end constitutional carry law in Florida

The NRA's 'Shadow Convention' Reveals the Group's True Purpose

We should change the optics on the gun issue.

Dupe (sorry did a search but nothing came up)

Tractor-trailer crash sends 15,000 pounds of hot dog filler onto Pennsylvania highway

India's imports of cheap Russian crude surge since Ukraine invasion

CNN just played audiotape that make it clear the police knew that kids

Gazprom suspends gas deliveries to Dutch trader GasTerra

How 'Sesame Street' is supporting kids in the wake of another school shooting

Uvalde school shooter's grandmother may never be able to speak again after he shot her in the face,

Elon Musk says recession is 'a good thing,' billionaires make people 'happy'

Most Republicans believe discrimination against whites is 'as big a problem' as anti-Black racism.

Monday night meteor shower to be once-in-a-lifetime event.

Pink Floyd - Dogs

Gun Control in Germany

Republicans blame mental health issues for gun violence. So where's the money for care?

Vote While It Counts

with the permission of the parents or relatives...

A White Rose

Matchstick kiss of flame and ashes

Stranger Things 4

Bread and Butter: London's best sandwiches

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