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Thousands of North Carolinians are at risk of losing their vote next year. A missing ID number shouldn’t silence anyone’s voice.
Join our Day of Action canvass on December 13th. Help us protect democracy at the door.
Sign up for a shift here👇 www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event...
Join our Day of Action canvass on December 13th. Help us protect democracy at the door.
Sign up for a shift here👇 www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event...
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Thousands of North Carolinians are at risk of losing their vote next year. A missing ID number shouldn’t silence anyone’s voice.
Join our Day of Action canvass on December 13th. Help us protect democracy at the door.
Sign up for a shift here👇 www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event...
Join our Day of Action canvass on December 13th. Help us protect democracy at the door.
Sign up for a shift here👇 www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event...
The Trump White House war on peacemakers is a betrayal of public safety
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The Trump White House war on peacemakers is a betrayal of public safety
DOJ has disqualified non-profit community groups from applying for the Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The Trump White House war on peacemakers is a betrayal of public safety
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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“Our state requires a permit and a background check to concealed carry in public, and it requires people to have safety training, too. Because of our strong gun laws, we have one of the lowest gun death rates in the country… A federal concealed carry mandate would undo that progress overnight.”
NJ chose safety this election. Congress must reject concealed carry | Opinion
Doing the right thing for Tom Kean Jr. and Chris Smith means voting no on a federal concealed carry mandate, to keep New Jersey's neighborhoods safe.
www.northjersey.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Our state requires a permit and a background check to concealed carry in public, and it requires people to have safety training, too. Because of our strong gun laws, we have one of the lowest gun death rates in the country… A federal concealed carry mandate would undo that progress overnight.”
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This holiday season, we’re forking over the facts: Despite being pushed as a response to school shootings, there is zero evidence that putting guns in classrooms protects students. What it does introduce are serious risks for children, educators, and entire school communities. 🧵
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This holiday season, we’re forking over the facts: Despite being pushed as a response to school shootings, there is zero evidence that putting guns in classrooms protects students. What it does introduce are serious risks for children, educators, and entire school communities. 🧵
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The facts don’t lie: A concealed carry mandate WOULD make our communities less safe by allowing people with dangerous histories to carry concealed guns in states that wouldn’t otherwise let them.
Text GUT to 644-33 to tell your members of Congress to oppose a federal concealed carry mandate.
Text GUT to 644-33 to tell your members of Congress to oppose a federal concealed carry mandate.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The facts don’t lie: A concealed carry mandate WOULD make our communities less safe by allowing people with dangerous histories to carry concealed guns in states that wouldn’t otherwise let them.
Text GUT to 644-33 to tell your members of Congress to oppose a federal concealed carry mandate.
Text GUT to 644-33 to tell your members of Congress to oppose a federal concealed carry mandate.
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Brother Warnock lays it plain.
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brother Warnock lays it plain.
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It was a HUGE night for our volunteers in Virginia! Not only did Virginians elect the first woman and Moms Demand Action volunteer — Abigail Spanberger — to the governor’s office, 13 of our volunteers were elected to the state assembly! 🧵 #DemandASeat
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It was a HUGE night for our volunteers in Virginia! Not only did Virginians elect the first woman and Moms Demand Action volunteer — Abigail Spanberger — to the governor’s office, 13 of our volunteers were elected to the state assembly! 🧵 #DemandASeat
Florida friends, now that we have open carry in our state, Publix says they will allow open carry in their stores. Let’s get loud and tell Publix we don’t want to shop in the same aisles with people openly carrying weapons. Is this what you want your children to think is normal?
October 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Florida friends, now that we have open carry in our state, Publix says they will allow open carry in their stores. Let’s get loud and tell Publix we don’t want to shop in the same aisles with people openly carrying weapons. Is this what you want your children to think is normal?
Of blueberries, hill climbs and growing old www.newsfromthestates.com/article/blue...
Of blueberries, hill climbs and growing old
After a long series of gray, often rainy, and sometimes dreary days, a cloudless, deep-blue morning sky invites me into the Chugach Front Range east of Anchorage. I head to Falls Creek Valley, where I...
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Of blueberries, hill climbs and growing old www.newsfromthestates.com/article/blue...
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Mass shootings in the US, per Gun Violence Archive:
2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503
So far in 2025...324 mass shootings in just 272 days.
We do not have to keep living like this.
2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503
So far in 2025...324 mass shootings in just 272 days.
We do not have to keep living like this.
September 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Mass shootings in the US, per Gun Violence Archive:
2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503
So far in 2025...324 mass shootings in just 272 days.
We do not have to keep living like this.
2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503
So far in 2025...324 mass shootings in just 272 days.
We do not have to keep living like this.
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“In 2019, a 28-year-old man entered two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 people and injuring 40 others. Within one week, New Zealand announced a nationwide ban on semiautomatic weapons, assault rifles and more. It has experienced no mass shootings since.”
Opinion | Why not treat guns as other countries have?
The Second Amendment does not prevent the government from regulating weapons of war.
buff.ly
September 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“In 2019, a 28-year-old man entered two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 people and injuring 40 others. Within one week, New Zealand announced a nationwide ban on semiautomatic weapons, assault rifles and more. It has experienced no mass shootings since.”
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As we resist tyranny, America gains solidarity.
As we gain solidarity, we build courage.
As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime.
Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18.
As we gain solidarity, we build courage.
As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime.
Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18.
September 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
As we resist tyranny, America gains solidarity.
As we gain solidarity, we build courage.
As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime.
Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18.
As we gain solidarity, we build courage.
As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime.
Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18.
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This is the way. Re-pledged to PBS, as well.
September 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is the way. Re-pledged to PBS, as well.
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Nearly 26,000 people in the US die by firearm suicide each year—but it doesn’t have to be this way. Policies and practices that create space between someone in crisis and a firearm can save lives.
September 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Nearly 26,000 people in the US die by firearm suicide each year—but it doesn’t have to be this way. Policies and practices that create space between someone in crisis and a firearm can save lives.
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Strong gun safety laws save lives, full stop.
This #SuicidePrevention Awareness Month, learn more from @everytown.bsky.social about policies that help mitigate the risk of suicide: everytownresearch.org/firearm-suicide
This #SuicidePrevention Awareness Month, learn more from @everytown.bsky.social about policies that help mitigate the risk of suicide: everytownresearch.org/firearm-suicide
September 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Strong gun safety laws save lives, full stop.
This #SuicidePrevention Awareness Month, learn more from @everytown.bsky.social about policies that help mitigate the risk of suicide: everytownresearch.org/firearm-suicide
This #SuicidePrevention Awareness Month, learn more from @everytown.bsky.social about policies that help mitigate the risk of suicide: everytownresearch.org/firearm-suicide
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Gun violence in our schools is a result of craven politicians who put the interests of gun lobby over the lives of our children and young people.
Text READY to 644-33 to join the millions of people in America demanding action.
Text READY to 644-33 to join the millions of people in America demanding action.
Yesterday, two students were shot and wounded by another student at Evergreen High School near Denver, Colorado. One remains in critical condition. We shouldn’t have to accept this carnage as normal.
September 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Gun violence in our schools is a result of craven politicians who put the interests of gun lobby over the lives of our children and young people.
Text READY to 644-33 to join the millions of people in America demanding action.
Text READY to 644-33 to join the millions of people in America demanding action.
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AGAIN: Two students were shot and critically wounded by another teen at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado today.
Gun violence is not inevitable. It is a choice by craven politicians who put the interests of the gun industry ahead of our children's lives.
Gun violence is not inevitable. It is a choice by craven politicians who put the interests of the gun industry ahead of our children's lives.
3 teens critically wounded in shooting at suburban Denver high school, including suspected shooter
Authorities say three teens were critically wounded in a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, including the suspected shooter.
apnews.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
AGAIN: Two students were shot and critically wounded by another teen at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado today.
Gun violence is not inevitable. It is a choice by craven politicians who put the interests of the gun industry ahead of our children's lives.
Gun violence is not inevitable. It is a choice by craven politicians who put the interests of the gun industry ahead of our children's lives.
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“... the school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion, and it's projected to keep growing.”
Hardening schools won’t stop gun violence—it just turns classrooms into fortresses. Real safety comes from common-sense gun laws that prevent violence before it enters our schools.
Hardening schools won’t stop gun violence—it just turns classrooms into fortresses. Real safety comes from common-sense gun laws that prevent violence before it enters our schools.
The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
www.npr.org
September 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“... the school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion, and it's projected to keep growing.”
Hardening schools won’t stop gun violence—it just turns classrooms into fortresses. Real safety comes from common-sense gun laws that prevent violence before it enters our schools.
Hardening schools won’t stop gun violence—it just turns classrooms into fortresses. Real safety comes from common-sense gun laws that prevent violence before it enters our schools.
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This is the 286th mass shooting recorded in the United States this year alone.
It's the fucking guns.
🔥☎️🔥 > 5calls.org/issue/gun-sa...
It's the fucking guns.
🔥☎️🔥 > 5calls.org/issue/gun-sa...
Demand Action Against Gun Violence (UPDATED 8/27) ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates August 27, 2025: At least two children were killed and 17 others were injured during a mass shooting at a Catholic Church in Minneapolis, MN. …
5calls.org
August 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is the 286th mass shooting recorded in the United States this year alone.
It's the fucking guns.
🔥☎️🔥 > 5calls.org/issue/gun-sa...
It's the fucking guns.
🔥☎️🔥 > 5calls.org/issue/gun-sa...
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Schools
Theaters
Concerts
Malls
Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Parks
Nightclubs
Offices
Festivals
Stores
Military Bases
Bars
Post Offices
Yoga Studios
Super Bowl parades
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
Theaters
Concerts
Malls
Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Parks
Nightclubs
Offices
Festivals
Stores
Military Bases
Bars
Post Offices
Yoga Studios
Super Bowl parades
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
August 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Schools
Theaters
Concerts
Malls
Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Parks
Nightclubs
Offices
Festivals
Stores
Military Bases
Bars
Post Offices
Yoga Studios
Super Bowl parades
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
Theaters
Concerts
Malls
Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Parks
Nightclubs
Offices
Festivals
Stores
Military Bases
Bars
Post Offices
Yoga Studios
Super Bowl parades
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
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Back to school should never mean back to school shootings. This is the devastating reality of America’s gun violence crisis—and it will not end until lawmakers take meaningful action.
Text READY to 644-33 to join us in demanding they do just that.
Text READY to 644-33 to join us in demanding they do just that.
August 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Back to school should never mean back to school shootings. This is the devastating reality of America’s gun violence crisis—and it will not end until lawmakers take meaningful action.
Text READY to 644-33 to join us in demanding they do just that.
Text READY to 644-33 to join us in demanding they do just that.
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Young people in this country should not have to be conditioned to escape an active shooter. We are failing them by allowing this threat to continue.
These incidents were unfounded or debunked as swatting threats, but the fear and panic that they cause is REAL. When guns are the #1 killer of college-aged people in America, even false alarms are traumatic.
This is the reality that gun extremist lawmakers are forcing us to endure. buff.ly/vP1GrLe
This is the reality that gun extremist lawmakers are forcing us to endure. buff.ly/vP1GrLe
August 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Young people in this country should not have to be conditioned to escape an active shooter. We are failing them by allowing this threat to continue.
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I know things are dire — but you are not alone.
Here are five steps we can all take to resist Trump's fascism. youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...
Here are five steps we can all take to resist Trump's fascism. youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...
How YOU Can Fight Back Against Trump
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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August 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I know things are dire — but you are not alone.
Here are five steps we can all take to resist Trump's fascism. youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...
Here are five steps we can all take to resist Trump's fascism. youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...
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Our volunteers are speaking out after a child and two adults were fatally shot outside a Target store in Austin, Texas yesterday. The local police chief said the shooter had a history of mental health issues and had been placed on emergency holds. 🧵
Gunman Kills 3, Including a Child, at a Target Store in Austin
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our volunteers are speaking out after a child and two adults were fatally shot outside a Target store in Austin, Texas yesterday. The local police chief said the shooter had a history of mental health issues and had been placed on emergency holds. 🧵
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It wasn’t just a rifle, it was an AK-47.
We cannot keep children safe if the adults in their lives continue to treat firearms with reckless abandon. It’s crtical that guns be secured in homes and vehicles—stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition to prevent these kinds of tragedies.
We cannot keep children safe if the adults in their lives continue to treat firearms with reckless abandon. It’s crtical that guns be secured in homes and vehicles—stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition to prevent these kinds of tragedies.
Child accidentally shoots brother with rifle left on the couch
Jarez Wilson, 30, was charged with child endangerment after a child accidentally shot his brother with a loaded AK-47 rifle left on the couch.
fox2now.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It wasn’t just a rifle, it was an AK-47.
We cannot keep children safe if the adults in their lives continue to treat firearms with reckless abandon. It’s crtical that guns be secured in homes and vehicles—stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition to prevent these kinds of tragedies.
We cannot keep children safe if the adults in their lives continue to treat firearms with reckless abandon. It’s crtical that guns be secured in homes and vehicles—stored unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition to prevent these kinds of tragedies.