Pop quiz: Is the red line (at the beginning of the large surge in mass shootings):

- When mental health problems began?
- When violent video games started being published?
- Or when the Republicans allowed the assault weapon ban to expire?

Vote for sensible gun laws in every election, and #vote Democrat at every level.

Via Robert Costa:

Sources familiar with the investigation tell CBS tonight that #Bragg has some documents that have been uncovered during the probe but are not yet known to the public/been reported, both financial records and communications between key figures… will use these as well as testimony

#TrumpIndictment #FlopsweatTrump

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Here's an uncomfortable American history fact. While folks often point out that after Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Hitler refused to shake his hand.

But what happened next? Well, after returning home, Owens & 17 other Black Olympians were denied an invite to the White House. Instead, President Roosevelt only invited white Olympians. And it wasn't until 2016 that the White House finally apologized and invited their descendants to the WH.

2016.
#BlackHistoryMonth

Women working in the Florida House are no longer allowed to wear skirts more than an inch above the knee or sleeveless tops

All books were removed from FL schools pending review. AP African American Studies banned in FL. Elected officials removed from office by lil’ Tyrant

Next time a conservative wants to talk you about how libs want to “take your freedoms away” ?

Laugh in their uneducated face.

Just a reminder that yesterday four Republicans in the West Virginia legislature introduced a bill that would make being openly trans in the presence of a minor child a felony punished by five years in prison.

There are 10 phases to a genocide. This puts the US at phase 6.

A nine-month investigation undertaken by the Guardian, Die Zeit and SourceMaterial found that 90% of rainforest offsets from the world's biggest provider are worthless "phantom credits". Bought by the likes of Disney, Shell, easyJet and Gucci, it seems they may even do more harm to our environment than good.

Videos taken by residents in Peru showed forced evictions, and their homes cut down with chainsaws for an offset project.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe