COLORADO—“someone just shot up the school mom… im so scared mom.”
Text messages from a senior at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo., the site of yet another school shooting in America. #gunsicknation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
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There are a lot of places in the world, and I’ve been to some of them. Trying to make sense of it all.
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The right-wing have already declared war on America.
What do you call the National Guard and military joining ICE to occupy blue cities?
‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence
Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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But this happened in Red as red Orem Utah. If the military is sent to Salt Lake City instead of Orem, then we know this is not about fighting crime.
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And now law enforcement is in the position of either following the evidence, even if it contradicts Trump’s “conclusions” and makes him mad, or validate his predetermined narrative no matter what
Trump lying in an Oval Office address that Charlie Kirk’s killing was caused by people comparing him and his organization to Nazis—lying because he has no idea, but declared it anyway—pairs interestingly with some prominent Trump fans saying they hope this can be their Reichstag Fire.
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OMG! I guess freedom of speech only applies, well Nevermind..
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“Trump has the chance to do something really great if only he behaves in a way he has never behaved and adopts a demeanor he has never shown any desire to adopt and develops a gravitas he has never been capable of projecting”
WSJ edit board spins a fantasy: "for Mr. Trump, while this is a moment of personal sadness, it is also an opportunity for leadership...he can help the country rise above this madness. He can say that this is the moment when the descent into political violence must stop.” Meanwhile — no, he can’t:
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It’s interesting they don’t have the identity of the shooter, but Trump is telling everyone it’s a democrat.
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Just gonna drop this here tonight wapo.st/3VKVNT2
A gunman shot at the CDC, killing an officer. Trump hasn’t said a word.
Trump has said nothing about the police officer killed by a gunman who shot at the CDC, an example of how selective he can be amid his daily torrent of words.
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Jeez, he won’t have to look very far - the rhetoric is coming from Inside the house- the White House, the cabinet, MAGA.
