Monique Angela Hicks known professionally as Mo'Nique is a comedian, actress, writer and media personality. She is an Oscar awarding actress for her role in the 2009 movie Precious. She had gained fame as one of the "Queens of Comedy" and her UPN's sitcom The Parkers, a spinoff of Moesha. It starred her, Countess Vaughn, Jenna von Oy, Ken L (Kenny Lawson), Yvette Wilson and Dorien Wilson.
She is also considered a blacklisted actress because of rumors that she is difficult to work with on screen.
Only one month ago, Mo'Nique was hugging it out with Lee Daniels who she took personal issue with. A long time ago, Daniels accused the actress of being a no show for Precious. She had claimed she was not getting paid so why should she be doing it. From there, her career went downhill fast.
She took aim at Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and Steve Harvey.
She saved the best for fellow comedian and headliner D.L. Hughley.
Mo’Nique was seen on video telling the audience, “That’s what the motherfucking contract says… ‘Mo’Nique is to be the last motherfucking person on the got damn stage. She is the headliner. That’s what I signed the contract for.”
Another clip showed Mo’Nique going at Hughley even further. “What kind of real Nigga would ever attack a got damned black woman?” She said she feels sorry for his wife, then said, “Nigga, your name is D.L., what the fuck does it stand for? How far are you bending over, Nigga? On the DL.”
The feud over who's being a headliner.
Mo can be also heard calling D.L. a “coon” and a “bitch Nigga” in a few clips that have surfaced online.
She aimed at him over the allegations that a contract stated that she was the headliner. There's conflicting statements. Mo'Nique claims that she signed on as the headliner and D.L. got angry over it.
D.L. said that the folks said that she's not the headliner.
D.L. Hughley fires back at the comedienne and states that he took a chance on her and realized that it was huge mistake and he vows to never do that shit again.
Hughley has also had engaged in feuds with Ye. One of Ye's (Kanye West) goons tried to run on him. Ye's feuding with Hughley, Trevor Noah and Pete Davidson, the current boyfriend of Kim Kardashian, the ex-wife of the media mogul and rapper.
The King of Comedy responds to Mo'Nique.
Mo'Nique is currently feuding with The Breakfast Club host Charlamagne Tha Rapist, Netflix, Oprah and Tyler Perry.
“All you have to do is check the order of names on the ticket stub from last night and you’ll see who’s confused,” D.L. stated. “Against my better judgment, over the objections of my team and 4 other occasions where I said NO, I decided to take a chance and work with Monique. Oprah was the problem, Tyler Perry was the problem, Charlamagne was the problem, Steve Harvey was the problem, Lee Daniels was the problem, Netflix was the problem… Now it’s MY turn. At some point it can’t be everyone else, IT’S YOU!! Lesson learned. I didn’t have anything personal against Monique… People paid a lot of money to laugh, not here about your contract. Apparently, the role you played in PRECIOUS turned out to be an autobiography. I wonder who’s next…”
Someone wants to be the lucky one to deface art history.
Leonardo Da Vinci's iconic masterpiece, the wondering eyes of Mona Lisa was defaced by a man who disguised himself as a woman. He entered the Paris Louvre Museum in a wheelchair. As he approached the artwork, he got up and threw a cake into the art and demanded Emmanuel Macron and French leaders to do something about climate change.
The suspect was arrested and the art was not permanently damaged. However, the artwork is estimated worth nearly $860 million. If damaged, it could cause a global outage and panic.
The art was protected by glass. Thankfully, the glass did not shatter and damaged the art.
The artwork was based on Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo, a mother of five and the wife of a count, Francesco di Bartolomeo di Zanobi del Giocond. She was the daughter of Antonmaria di Noldo Gherardini and Lucrezia del Caccia.
The suspect didn't deface the painting. It was protected under strong glass.
Security guards were filmed escorting the wig-wearing activist away as he called out to the surprised visitors in the gallery: “Think of the Earth. There are people who are destroying the Earth. Think about it. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.”
Guards were then filmed cleaning the smeared cream from the glass. Officials at the Louvre weren’t immediately available for comment.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said Monday that the man, 36, was detained following Sunday’s incident and sent to a police psychiatric unit, and that it had opened an investigation into the damage of cultural artifacts.
Literally dressed in drag and wearing a wheelchair, a man tries his luck with trying to ruin a nearly $1 billion dollar work of art.
The 16th-century Renaissance masterpiece has been targeted before.
The painting was stolen in 1911 by a museum employee, an event which increased its international fame.
It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass.
In 2009, a Russian woman who was angry at not being able to get French citizenship threw a ceramic cup at it, smashing the cup but not harming the glass or the painting.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
More mass shootings in the United States. Mass Shooting Tracker has the number within 250-300 mass shootings this year alone.
Mass shootings
Chicago
Anniston, Alabama
Austin Township, Michigan
Colorado Springs
Philadelphia
Cleveland
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Riverside, California
New Orleans
San Bernardino
Goshen, Indiana
Tacoma, Washington
North Charleston, South Carolina
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
East Palo Alto, California
Houston
Armallio, Texas
Paterson, New Jersey
St. Louis
Dallas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
I usually do the same copy and paste, the poll and the obvious reactions like most Americans who hear about another mass shooting. This time I want to let you know what your tasks are to stay alive if you are involved in a mass shooting.
An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.
The shooter is motivated within seconds to take out as many people as he/she can.
What to do to protect your life.
1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.
Food trucks were ambushed by a terrorist.
2. Hide - If you are involved in an active shooting, you must barricade yourself in a room and keep doors locked, lights off, phones on silent. Do not go into restrooms, lockers and kitchens. Those are most likely places where shooters often go. If you can barricade a room to prevent a shooter from getting in, it eliminate the opportunity for the shooter to get through. Make sure you keep your voice low when you're involved in mass shooting. Call 9-1-1 if you can.
3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. But if you are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.
The list is just a sample of the month of May. There's too many. The ones I've covered included Uvalde, Buffalo and Laguna Hills, California. Mind you Buffalo had three other mass shootings before the white terrorist attack. Texas had multiple mass shooting before Uvalde. California has numerous mass shootings in areas outside Los Angeles, San Francisco amd Oakland.
There are 29 Republicans governors in 28 states and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina. South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia have Republican governors. Of the 29, only six of them may be willing to change gun laws but of course, they chicken out at the last minute.
The Republican are only seven seats away from a constitutional majority. A majority that could make a constitutional amendment to fundamentally change laws.
Mass shootings are a curse in America.
Gun laws, abortion, women rights, religious freedom, campaign finance, LGBTQ rights, civil rights and science is on the line. Americans could see a country moving towards minority rule. White supremacy could dominate another generation due to these fucking culture wars.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Karen Stitt, Sen. Karen Inhofe (R-OK), Sen. Karen Lankford (R-OK) and the five U.S. Representative Karens in Oklahoma delegation were made aware of the shooting in Taft.
Taft is located in Muskogee County. It is 45 miles from downtown Tulsa. It is a Black majority town.
A terrorist has surrendered to authorities Sunday, wanted in connection with a shooting in Taft that left one person dead and seven others injured.
The terrorist surrendered to the Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Sunday afternoon concerning the incident in Taft, Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Edwards said. He is currently being booked into the Muskogee County jail.
The shooting took place at a Memorial Day festival in Taft, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Sunday.
It is located on the Creek Nation reservation. The town has 500 residents.
Two of the wounded were juveniles, OSBI reported. The conditions of the victims were not immediately known.
The shooting happened just after midnight with 1,500 people in attendance at Old City Square.
Witnesses told authorities just after midnight there was an argument and then gunfire broke out.
The Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office was in attendance at the event and immediately rendered aid to the victims, the OSBI said.
Authorities have not released the names or ages of the victims.
Anyone at the event who witnessed the shooting should contact the OSBI at (800) 522-8017 or email tips@osbi.ok.gov. You can remain anonymous.
Muskogee Mayor Marlon Coleman offered prayers to the neighboring town which is about 10 miles away.
“The neighboring town of Taft Oklahoma is a part of our Muskogee community, and we are praying for the people of Taft and all of the families involved in this weekend’s senseless shooting, especially for the families of the bereaved and the many children left traumatized from this tragic episode,” Coleman said in a Facebook post.
Does every mass shooting make the national news or the attention of federal officials?
Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.
I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth.
When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege.
I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you.
I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history. Thoughts and prayers and your heart going out to the victims is not enough. It quite frankly is an insult.
President Joe Biden is trying to curb gun violence. However, he has no support from Republicans. Most Democrats and America are for gun control measures. However the two Democrats in the Senate refuse to change the filibuster rules and its holding us back.
The National Rifle Association is always pushing against it. They will not relinquish from the narrative that guns are not saving lives. The Republicans aided by a fickle junk food media are openly encouraging anarchy and disruption in a desperate attempt for the Republicans to win back Congress and the White House. These agitators are calling for Biden to curb crime but will not help him. They want more guns on the street. It makes no sense.
So in closing, expect more.
The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
The call number to the U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
Another mass shooting in America. Chattanooga was the scene of an early Sunday shooting.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Karen Lee, Sen. Karen Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Karen Hagerty (R-TN) and nine U.S. House of Representatives were likely notified about the latest mass shooting in the United States.
It happened in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
America's gun psychopathy continues: 255 mass shootings in 2022 (with 4 or more shot). At least 96 involved domestic violence or juvenile victims.
The latest: At least 6 innocent bystanders wounded in shootout between juveniles (Chattanooga, Tenn.): https://t.co/OSyr58kVzl
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) May 29, 2022
I usually do the same copy and paste, the poll and the obvious reactions like most Americans who hear about another mass shooting. This time I want to let you know what your tasks are to stay alive if you are involved in a mass shooting.
An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.
The shooter is motivated within seconds to take out as many people as he/she can.
What to do to protect your life.
1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.
2. Hide - If you are involved in an active shooting, you must barricade yourself in a room and keep doors locked, lights off, phones on silent. Do not go into restrooms, lockers and kitchens. Those are most likely places where shooters often go. If you can barricade a room to prevent a shooter from getting in, it eliminate the opportunity for the shooter to get through. Make sure you keep your voice low when you're involved in mass shooting. Call 9-1-1 if you can.
Mass shooting epidemic.
3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. But if you are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.
At least six people were injured on Saturday night during an exchange of gunfire in downtown Chattanooga, police said.
Chattanooga Police officers were patrolling downtown at about 10:48 p.m. local time when they "observed multiple parties exchanging gunfire and numerous people fleeing the area" near 100 Cherry St.
"Our Officers began rendering aid to the victims as well as assisting others to safety," a police spokesperson said. "They were able to detain at least one person of interest in the incident in the moments after the shooting began."
Police said "several" gunshot victims were transported to local hospitals. Two individuals had life-threatening injuries, police said. Most of the victims were in their teens or early 20s, police said.
"We had large groups of juveniles walking around the downtown area this date and we believe it’s from within that group that the shooting took place," a police spokesperson said.
Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.
I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth.
When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege.
I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you.
I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history. Thoughts and prayers and your heart going out to the victims is not enough. It quite frankly is an insult.
President Joe Biden is trying to curb gun violence. However, he has no support from Republicans. Most Democrats and America are for gun control measures. However the two Democrats in the Senate refuse to change the filibuster rules and its holding us back.
The National Rifle Association is always pushing against it. They will not relinquish from the narrative that guns are not saving lives. The Republicans aided by a fickle junk food media are openly encouraging anarchy and disruption in a desperate attempt for the Republicans to win back Congress and the White House. These agitators are calling for Biden to curb crime but will not help him. They want more guns on the street. It makes no sense.
So in closing, expect more.
The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
Starting now, we will add the call number to the U.S. Capitol. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
We are only human. However, this one is a raging lunatic.
The controversial Colorado lawmaker like many Republicans offer their thoughts and prayers to the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, but offer nothing more than the same old tired troupes.
Instead of trying to find common ground to this gun violence epidemic, this lawmaker decides to play "whataboutism" and offers rewrites to historical events.
The lawmaker used this tragedy to call out Democrats for making the issues not about mental illness and deflecting from other tragedies like gun violence in Chicago. She even stated that on 9/11, "[America] did not ban planes."
She goes to the one guy that is considered the worst in media. An annoying media personality who offers softball interviews hence the nickname. A network that may have inspired the Buffalo terrorist.
She offers this gem to why we can't ban the AR-15 and AK-47.
"When 9/11 happened, we didn't ban planes. We secured the cockpit."
She also said she wanted increased security in schools, rather than gun rights reform.
The theme of this restaurant, hot babes and a Glock on the hip. Hooters for the far right.
"I want our schools secured. I want their children protected, and I want teachers that can protect themselves and their students. And do you know what? We can achieve this without trying to disarm law-abiding citizens," she said.
She said something that rang bells.
After 9/11, the Congress wrote laws that established the Department of Homeland Security. It also created the Transportation Safety Administration. It forced Americans to no longer bring on large quantities of bottle products. You are no longer allowed to get into the airport concourse to wave at family members boarding flights. You are no longer allowed to wait at airport terminals unless you are dropping off passengers or picking up passengers. You can't park at airports for no longer than five minutes. You might have to take off your shoes (i.e. tennis shoes, chucky heel shoes, Crocs and dress shoes). You may have to go through second screenings. There is a "no fly list" for passengers who are potential terrorists or a possible threat due to refusals to wear mask on flights. They have made it harder to get on a plane.
So white.
They changed things on September 11th. Matter of fact, they managed to make it harder for people to cross the U.S.-Canadian border. In Stansted, Quebec and Beebe Plain, Vermont, there is a road called Canusa Street. You can't cross either side of the street without reporting to border patrol in both the U.S. and Canada. Those towns are neighbor friendly but the U.S. made it harder to be friends with the north. They did at a Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia, Coutts, Alberta and Sweet Grass, Montana, the Northwest Angle, Minnesota with Manitoba and even the remote village of Estcourt Station, Maine and Pohrnrhsmook, Quebec.
This woman pictured in the mugshot is a current lawmaker from the 3rd U.S. Congressional District of Colorado.
She beat Karen Tipton in a Republican primary in a 2020. She easily won the seat.
She is a waitress in a gun friendly eating establishment in Rifle, Colorado. She is a part of the "do something" crowd. She is more of an activist instead of a lawmaker. She is a troll like a handful of Republican and Democratic members. She has nothing memorable when it comes to drafting bills. She has more time to be on Twitter, Facebook, Truth Social, Gettr, Fox, Newsmax and America's Voice.
She is married and has four children. She is nearly 40 years old and acts like a fucking teenager.
I would only hope her challenger in the Republican primary defeats her. I mean we can't have this type of idiot in Congress.
A Black man walks free after he brutally assaulted a man who dressed in women's clothes but not identified as transgender. Former Virginia Tech football player walks after a 2021 fatal death.
Isimemen Etute, 19 is acquitted of murder. He will still likely face a civil lawsuit and a lifetime of shame for his cruel actions towards victim, Jerry Smith.
Etute says he visited the victim last year to engage in oral sex with a woman he believed to be named 'Angie,' but who was actually Smith, 40.
On Tinder, many of the people looking for dates almost immediately have sex. It is a guarantee that he saw "Angie" as an attractive transwoman but found out it was just a man who dresses in women clothes. You can't tell me that Etute was not surprised. He had a gay or a trans panic. The thought of his friends and team finding out he had a gay date, would have drove him mad.
The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before returning its verdict around 6:30 p.m., The Roanoke Times reported.
Immediately after the verdict was announced, Smith's family quickly left the courtroom. The prosecuting attorney, Montgomery County Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Patrick Jensen, declined comment and referred questions to his boss, Commonwealth's Attorney Mary Pettitt.
The jury began deliberations after closing arguments ended shortly before 3 p.m.
Prosecutors had earlier told the jury that Etute, then 18, became enraged and fatally beat Smith when he discovered Smith was a man. One of the prosecutors said at closing arguments Friday that Etute gave different versions of events to police and the jury, and that the charge may have been enough for him to change his testimony.
The jury bought the excuse he thought the victim was a woman.
"He has a tremendous amount riding on this trial," Jensen had said during his closing argument hours earlier Friday, The Roanoke Times reported.
Defense attorney Jimmy Turk told the jurors earlier Friday that the commonwealth's evidence was circumstantial, while the defense's evidence, which included the testimony of Etute, was direct.
Turk also said Smith was "controlling the entire environment and the entire episode." He added that Smith had "demanded that it be dark" and had hidden a knife under his mattress "in case there was something awry."
Turk also argued that police didn't ask Etute essential questions about Smith's knife or Etute's fear while in the apartment, two questions whose answers could have shown whether Etute was afraid for his life and acting in self-defense.
In taking the stand earlier in the week, Etute had testified that he felt "violated" when he discovered that the Tinder match he believed to be a woman was actually a man.
In his testimony Thursday, Etute had testified that Smith reached for what Etute thought was a gun. Smith did not own a gun, but police reported finding a knife between the man's mattress and box spring.
No justice for victim of a brutal assault.
Etute said he punched Smith five times and kicked him to gain time to escape the apartment.
Jensen had maintained that Etute had not acted in self-defense. He argued that after Etute punched Smith and Smith fell to the floor, there was "no way" Smith could have reached a weapon under his mattress.
"He could never reach a gun from there," Jensen said.
Jensen recalled the testimony of medical examiner Dr. Amy Tharp, who Jensen said testified Smith had been the victim of a "brutal beating."
Jensen said that while Etute was wearing flip-flops at the time of the encounter, those shoes were attached to a "big person" and a "strong person." He compared Etute, an "elite college athlete," to Smith, who weighed 153 pounds (just under 70 kilograms).
The NRA and Republicans blame everything but the guns that kill children.
Washed Up 45 and a whole bunch of Republicans will appear at the annual NRA Convention in Houston.
The gun lobby continues to push the tired old troupes about how we need more security in schools. Well in Parkland, Florida and Uvalde, Texas, the cops did not stop a mass shooter until it was too late.
They said we need more good guys with guns. The Hoover, Alabama police shot an armed Black man who was trying to stop a terrorist from shooting inside a mall. They at first blamed him for the shooting but quickly backtracked when the witnesses and even the victims said he didn't do it. Or perhaps, the Black security guard at the Tops Marketplace in Buffalo. He was armed but was not able to stop a terrorist because of the guy having body armor and a powerful firearm.
They want to blame rap music, video games and violent movies. Yet many of these folks aren't going around pretending they're Gucci Mane, Tommy Vercetti, The Terminator or John Wayne.
They love social media only to like, share and promote children operating firearms.
They want to keep Americans angry over politicians who call for systemic change to the status quo. They call people who don't tow the line, freedom haters, bozos and losers.
They keep bringing up Chicago, Baltimore, St. Louis, New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles as scapegoats to gun violence. They claim that Democrats and liberal governments are "soft on crime" and too busy trying to "defund the police" and wear these Blue Lives Matter mantras all in the same breathe.
What irks me is the fact that we'll be on this for at least two weeks before something else happens where the attention will be focused on something else. Trust me, President Joe Biden needs something to worry about other than inflation and job approval ratings.
Gun violence is the top priority in the United States. There has never been a time it wasn't.
Today, the Texas Department of Safety confirms that the Uvalde School District and Police Department dropped the ball on the massacre. That could led to a FBI investigation into how the city police conducted itself in the line of duty.
Leaders of the gun rights lobbying group planned to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the school shooting in Uvalde. Hundreds of protesters angry about gun violence demonstrated outside, including some holding crosses with photos of the Uvalde shooting victims.
Some scheduled speakers and performers backed out of the event, including several Texas lawmakers and “American Pie” singer Don McLean, who said “it would be disrespectful” to go ahead with his act after the country’s latest mass shooting. Texas Lt. Gov. Karen Patrick said Friday morning that he had decided not to speak at an event breakfast after “prayerful consideration and discussion with NRA officials.”
“While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an NRA member, I would not want my appearance today to bring any additional pain or grief to the families and all those suffering in Uvalde,” he said in a statement. “This is a time to focus on the families, first and foremost.”
The NRA said in an online statement that people attending the gun show would “reflect on” the Uvalde school shooting, “pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools secure.”
The meeting is the first for the troubled organization since 2019, following a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic. The organization has been trying to regroup following a period of serious legal and financial turmoil that included a failed bankruptcy effort, a class action lawsuit and a fraud investigation by New York’s attorney general. Once among the most powerful political organizations in the country, the NRA has seen its influence wane following a significant drop in political spending.
While President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress have renewed calls for stricter gun laws in the wake of the Uvalde shooting, NRA board members and others attending the conference dismissed talk of banning or limiting access to firearms.
Larry Miller, 56, from Huntington Beach, California, said he had no problem with the NRA meeting taking place so soon after the Uvalde shooting. He called the shooting “very sad and unfortunate” and said the gunman didn’t “have any respect for the people’s freedoms that we have here in this country.”
“We all share these rights, so to be respectful of other people’s rights is to respect other people’s lives, and I think with that kind of mentality, we should be here,” he said.
Samuel Thornburg, 43, a maintenance worker for Southwest Airlines who was attending the NRA meeting, said he wanted to hear from speakers that “there will be more guns” but also more safety for schools.
“Guns are not evil. It’s the people that are committing the crime that are evil. Our schools need to be more locked. There need to be more guards,” he said.
Inside the convention hall Friday, thousands of people walked around, stopping at booths that featured displays of handguns, rifles, AR-style firearms, knives, clothing and gun racks. Outside, police set up metal barriers at a large park where several hundred protesters and counterprotesters gathered in front of the downtown convention center.
At a news conference in the protest area before the main speaking event, singer Little Joe, who is with the popular Tejano band Little Joe y La Familia, said in the more than 60 years he’s spent touring the world, no other country he’s been to has faced as many mass shootings as the U.S.
“Just across the street we have these people with blood on their hands,” he said, crying as he spoke. “Of course, this is the best country in the world. But what good does it do us if we can’t protect lives, especially of our children?”
Texas has experienced a series of mass shootings in recent years. During that time, the Republican-led Legislature and governor have relaxed gun laws.
There is precedent for the NRA to gather amid local mourning and controversy. The organization went ahead with a shortened version of its 1999 meeting in Denver roughly a week after the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. Actor Charlton Heston, the NRA president at that time, told attendees that “horrible acts” shouldn’t become opportunities to limit constitutional rights and he denounced critics for casting NRA members as “villains.”
Country music singer Larry Gatlin, who pulled out of a planned appearance at this year’s convention, said he hoped “the NRA will rethink some of its outdated and ill-thought-out positions.”
“While I agree with most of the positions held by the NRA, I have come to believe that, while background checks would not stop every madman with a gun, it is at the very least a step in the right direction,” Gatlin said.
Country singers Lee Greenwood and Larry Stewart also withdrew, Variety reported.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that the NRA’s leaders “are contributing to the problem of gun violence and not trying to solve it.” She accused them of representing the interests of gun manufacturers, “who are marketing weapons of war to young adults.”
Most U.S. adults think that mass shootings would occur less often if guns were harder to get, and that schools and other public places have become less safe than they were two decades ago, polling finds.
Many specific measures that would curb access to guns or ammunition also get majority support. A May AP-NORC poll found, for instance, that 51% of U.S. adults favor a nationwide ban on the sale of AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic weapons. But the numbers are highly partisan, with 75% percent of Democrats agreeing versus just 27% of Republicans.
In addition to Patrick, two Texas congressmen who had been scheduled speak Friday — U.S. Sen. Karen Cornyn and U.S. Rep. Karen Crenshaw — were no longer attending because of what their staffs said were changes in their schedules. Texas Gov. Karen Abbott, who was to attend, was to address the convention by prerecorded video instead.
But others were going forward with their appearances, including Texas Sen. Karen Cruz, South Dakota Gov. Karen Noem and Washed Up 45, who said Wednesday that he would deliver “an important address to America.”
In an interview Thursday on Salem radio network, Washed Up 45 reiterated his support for gun rights.
“It’s you, know, interesting time to be making such a speech, frankly,” he said. “You have to protect your Second Amendment. You have to give that Second Amendment great protection because, without it, we would be a very dangerous country, frankly. More dangerous.”
Though personal firearms are allowed at the convention, the NRA said guns would not be permitted during the session featuring the former president because of Secret Service security protocols.
Democrat Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging Abbott in the 2022 Texas governor’s race, said he would be attending the protest outside.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, said the city was obligated to host the NRA event, which has been under contract for more than two years. But he urged politicians to skip it.
“You can’t pray and send condolences on one day and then be going and championing guns on the next. That’s wrong,” Turner said.
Duchess Meghan lays flowers at the tribute memorial in Uvalde, Texas.
The Duchess of Sussex pays a visit to Texas to honor the victims of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde.
Duchess Meghan visited the town rocked by a mass shooting that took 21 lives. A white terrorist with Hispanic roots murdered children and teachers. The city's police department may have failed to take necessary action to save lives.
The duchess laid flowers and donated food to the community.
The Texas Department of Safety, FBI, ATF, Uvalde County Sheriff and Homeland Security are investigating whether culpable negligence was involved when the police allowed the terrorist to get into the school.
As I stated, I am going to make this clear. Black women are under attack.
Duchess Meghan (known also as Meghan Markle) is an American born British royal. She is married to Prince Harry and they have two children together. She is also a semi-retired actress. She and Harry stepped down from royal duties in 2019.
The two live in Los Angeles.
Meghan is subjected to attacks from the far right and some British extremists. From Candace Owens, the Karens over at Fox and the Karens over at The Daily Mail, Meghan faces a slew of slanderous attacks on her looks, her deeds, her actions as a royal and constantly comparing her to Duchess Katherine of Cambridge (known also as Kate Middleton).
No matter what she does, the junk food media will find some reason to criticize it.
They also keep mislabeling her. Yeah, she is still Meghan Markle. But she is formally known as should be respected as Duchess of Sussex. These simpletons can't even respect her name.
It reminds me of how the junk food media and the blatant disrespect of Vice President Kamala Harris. They keep calling her name instead of using the title of vice president.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will be in Uvalde on Sunday.
Softball Hannity rather worry about Beto O'Rourke confronting Texas lawmakers than the victims of the Uvalde shooting. The city's mayor gaslights on Fox.
Only two weeks ago, the Republican mayor of Uvalde, Texas was on Fox bitching about the U.S.-Mexican border. He is an old white man looking like he is in poor health. He literally is using a walker to get around. He spent months trying to push culture wars into the mainstream. Now that reality hits home, he doubles down. I would not be surprised he would face calls to step down or a recall. He could face a defeat in a general election thanks to his antics and the way the police handled the situation.
This could lead to many Republicans facing a downfall.
President Joe Biden will make a visit to Uvalde. He ordered flags to be lowered until Saturday. Again, thoughts and prayers, hearts going out, moments of silence, lowering flags and memorials will not stop gun violence.
The Uvalde mayor was identified as the fat old white man with the walker berating Beto O'Rourke during Gov. Karen Abbott's press conference. The mayor is trying to defend the weak response to the Robb Elementary School massacre.
He was also the asshole who tried to gaslight Chicago's gun violence. He claims this tragic incident was isolated.
He was onstage along with Abbott and Lt. Gov. Karen Patrick, Sen. Karen Cruz (R-TX) and other Republicans.
Challenge the system. Beto O'Rourke was called a "son of a bitch" by Uvalde mayor.
O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas showed up and called Abbott out for not doing enough. It led to Patrick saying O'Rourke was out of line.
The mayor was the most vulgar.
“Sir, you are out of line,” Uvalde mayor Karen McLaughlin said three times. “Please leave this auditorium.”
“He needs to get his ass out of here,” McLaughlin said. “This isn’t the place to talk this over.”
“I can’t believe you’re a sick son of a bitch who would come to a deal like this to make a political issue,” McLaughlin said.
O’Rourke began to walk away, then paused. “It’s on you until you choose to do something,” O’Rourke said, surrounded by cameras.
“It’s on assholes like you,” McLaughlin said. “Why don’t you get out of here?” O’Rourke then walked out of the auditorium.
The whole incident went viral and it led to a backlash against the mayor. The junk food media said that Republican outrage over O'Rourke interrupt the event is more important than a terrorist murdering 19 children, two adults, and shooting three cops.
The Republicans want America to mourn and move on. We can't get numb to this stuff. Alas, two weeks and we're dealing with another controversy.
Victims identified.
Uziyah Garcia, 9
Xavier Javier Lopez, 10
Jose Flores, 10
Miranda Mathis, 11
Eva Mireles, 44
Ellie Garcia, 10
Tess Marie Mata, 10
Eliahana "Elijah" Cruz Torres, 10
Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10
Irma Garcia, 48
Nevaeh Bravo, 10
Makenna Elrod, 10
Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, 10
Alithia Ramirez, 10
Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10
Jailah Nicole Silguero, 11
Rogelio Torres, 10
Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio, 10
Amerie Jo Garza, 10
Jackie Cazares, 10
Layla Salazar, 10
So the mayor goes to the one place where he can play to an audience of tone deaf people.
A network that may have inspired a white terrorist to shoot up a Buffalo grocery store only two weeks ago.
McLaughlin plays Softball.
The most annoying media personality in the fucking world has him on to discuss O'Rourke and not the mass shooting that killed those innocent lives.
The victim's husband died today of a heart attack due to the stress.
It shows that Fox, Republicans and many far right agitators would rather keep the focus on the politicians frustrated with inaction than those terrorists having easy access to forearms.
The softball is by far the worst person to ever discuss a tragedy. His show is a fucking train wreck. It's predictable, lazy journalism, repetitive comments, constant interruptions by the host, hosting controversial figures and non stop name calling of fellow Americans.
He attacks fellow Americans because of simple differences. The agitator has no concerns about anyone. He gets paid millions of dollars to keep Americans divided and angry.
His rhetoric can inspire a terrorist to commit acts of violence.
It also was reported that the husband of one of the teachers killed in the Tuesday violence died.
Not one ounce of sympathy for him losing his wife by this mayor and that annoying simpleton host.
