Again. The gunman who opened fire inside a packed movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, Thursday night, was John Russel Houser, police said at a news conference this morning. Houser, 59, who killed himself, is among three people who died, police said. The other two were Mayci Breaux, 21, of Franklin, Louisiana, who died at the theater, and Jillian Johnson, 33, … Read More
Jesus. ANOTHER Mass Shooting
Happened within the past few hours. A shooting at a movie theater in Lafayette Louisiana. 2 are confirmed dead. The shooter is dead. 8 appear to be wounded. It happened 20 minutes into the movie “Trainwreck”. Ironically, President Obama had taped an interview for the BBC which was going to air in a few hours. In the interview, President Obama … Read More
Jes In Case Them Moz-lims Show Up
Thanks, boys. I think the armed forces or the National Guard can take it from here.
For Future Generations, This Is What It A Gun Culture Looks Like
A snapshot of yesterday’s New York Times (h/t Digby):
Chattanooga Shootings
Well, someone went ballistic (so to speak) in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is all unfolding now, but he apparently shot up a Navy Recruitment Center. This pic was posted on Twitter The suspect has been killed. That is confirmed Not much known about him other than he was white and drove a Mustang. A police officer has been shot but … Read More
Despite Charleston Mass Murders, GOP Doesn’t Want To Address Guns… Or Even Gun Murder Research
A GOP-led panel just blocked a proposal that would have reversed a nearly 20-year-old ban on funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to research on gun violence. The House Appropriations Committee voted 32-19 against ranking member Rep. Nita Lowey’s (D-N.Y.) amendment to a bill that would fund health, education and labor programs in the next fiscal … Read More
The REAL Guilty Party Is Located In Charleston Church Massacre
Charles Cotton is a member of the NRA’s board, and he knows who killed those people. No, not Dylann Storm Roof, the alleged gunman who has since confessed, silly! It was Rev. Clementa Pinckney, state senator and pastor at Emanuel AME Church, according to Cotton. How did Pinckney manage that? By voting against a bill that would have allowed people to … Read More
The Gun Problem In One Picture
The front page in today’s Charleston, S. C.’s hometown paper: That purple thing is a sticker that went out with the early edition. It’s a little hard to read, but the sticker that partly obscures the headline about a mass shooting advertises the latest deal at a local gun store. “$30 GETS YOU EVERYTHING” — all the goodies needed … Read More
Deadly History of Attacks on Progressive Houses of Worship
Last night, in a horrific act of hateful violence, a white gunman shot and killed at least nine people at the historically black Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The incident, which is being investigated as a hate crime, immediately sparked outrage, with many wondering aloud how someone could commit such an act — especially in a church, were … Read More
Mass Murder Hate Crime Leaves 9 Dead In Charleston Church
I may have been one of the first 1000 people to know what happened in Charleston last night. I was at rehearsal for a play I am in (barely), and backstage, I checked my phone. Nothing on the Breaking News app, nothing big on Twitter. I opened Periscope, and there was a guy working in some Charlotte newsroom who was … Read More
Religious Bigots Use First Amendment Protections To Spew Hate…. Again
Another crazed anti-Muslim right winger — this one in Phoenix — is planning to hold a ‘Draw Muhammad’ Contest right in front of the Islamic Community Center. The organizer of the event, Jon Ritzheimer, has held two protests in Phoenix since the Texas shootings. The chants and slogans at the protests are brash and hateful. Some supporters wear t-shirts that … Read More
Trouble Brewing In Them Thar Hills
There is a dispute regarding property rights to gold mine in Oregon between the owners and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). If only we had a mechanism to resolve land disputes in this country. Oh yes. The court system. But the allure of an armed conflict with federal agents has still proved irresistible to self-styled militia members who have flocked … Read More
Guns and God and Pennsylvania
“You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania… they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” – Barack Obama, April 6, 2008 Seven years later….
The Muslim Terrorist Victims?
So here’s what happened: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Three people were shot to death at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina, and the suspect was scheduled for a court appearance Wednesday — though police had not yet released a motive or given details of the crime. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was arrested and has been … Read More
