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You might not believe it, but culture clings stubbornly to the geography of the US, at least gun culture and gun violence does. It’s not NYC or CHI that have the gun violence issues; it is the old Confederacy.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if we knew the factors that made a mass shooter so we could look out for those things and maybe intervene before the mass shooting happened? You know with mental health services and stuff. WOW! We actually know what makes a mass shooter.
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The main reason mass shootings are a unique American problem is because Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott and all of the pro-death, misery, and injury politicians in the GQP have been bought and paid for by the merchants of death. The dark tetrad explains why
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Why does it seem like racially motivated extremism and violence and hate crimes are increasing in the US? Probably because they are. The right wing is fomenting anger, resentment, and violence among white people against non-whites.
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It’s the hip and cool thing to be taking all of the anxiolytics. It’s what all the hip and cool cats are doing now. It’s the new Prozac. But, maybe anxiety can be used for good instead of addiction! What if…
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On 26 February 2012, Trayvon Martin was mercilessly gunned down in cold blood. Take a moment to remember the young man’s death that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement and to renew your commitment to fighting for justice, equality, and democracy.
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You’da thunk that with everyone. — okay all the progressive liberal thinking types — at home most of last year, there’d’ve been no crime to speak of much less murder and mayhem, but no, violence, murder, and gun sales all increased last year. Why? You know why. Trump.
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Forensic psychology has a lot to say about the mass shooters — hell, we’ve had enough of them that they’ve got enough “data points” to come to some conclusions, amirite?
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Take a look at what passes for public political discourse nowadays! We get a near perfect trolling by some wingnutter who is very confused about the role of police, government, and the way society works for the rest of us.
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The congressional recess is over this week. Call #MassacreMitch and your senators and tell them to pass the House gun legislation and write legislation for further gun reform laws.
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Red flag laws have become the new bump stock bans which became the new large-capacity magazine ban which became the new enhanced background checks which became the new assault weapons ban. So, if you’re feeling slightly dizzy and nauseous like we’ve whirled right past this one, too, already, well, I understand. But, red flag laws might have the magic of being the best of both worlds: preventing suicides and mass shootings! This article from FiveThirtyEight.com explains it all and still manages to shoot gun reform laws in the dick!
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Is an armed society a more polite society? Hell no. Of course you should worry about seeing a white man armed in a public place. Haven’t nearly every mass shooter been an armed white man in a public place? For the open carry folks to claim that we should trust them to be the good guy with the gun is the ultimate in gaslighting.
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Surely, I’m not the only one to think of Moscow mule when #MoscowMule started trending. Here’s a couple of ideas for drinks and what to do with them! Also, call #MassacreMitch and YOUR senator and tell them to pass the House gun legislation!
A picture speaks a thousand words, a meme inspires a thousand thoughts. Explore the meaning of leadership and divisiveness in a time of crisis by contrasting Obama’s remarks after mass shootings and the Ol’ Pussy Grabber’s.
Ever wonder about what it would take to reduce gun-related violence and deaths in the US? Well, as it turns out it’s easy: reduce the number of guns! Of course getting to the point where such a political decision is possible is the hard part.
In the wake of the latest school shooting — did I mention that in the 19 weeks of 2018, we’ve had almost one school shooting a week with 16 having occurred? — we’ve had the usual litany of responses: Hearts and prayers and thoughts and wishes, Warm condolences […]
We’ve had yet another school shooting. If they seem to be piling up, that’s because they are. If it seems depressing and dreary to go through these same emotions and arguments week after fucked up week, that’s because it is. So, there are two things that I want […]
Why why why can’t we do anything about gun violence? Minority influence, dopamine, and traffic safety may hold the answers!
Collective intelligence has helped human kind solve every problem we have faced. It can help us solve gun violence, but we keep shooting ourselves in the foot.
Social Dominance Theory diagnoses our political divide and it offers a solution. Let’s try it out on our gun violence problem to see how it works!
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