Tom Gabor
tomgabor.bsky.social
Tom Gabor
@tomgabor.bsky.social
Criminologist, author, gun violence researcher, democracy advocate
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. @violetlemay.bsky.social and I are proud to announce the launch of Gun Violence 101, the first illustrated adult book on gun violence. Parkland dad @fredguttenberg.bsky.social wrote the Foreword. It is available on Amazon, B&N, etc. The fight to save Americans from gun violence continues.
Yes, this sadistic administration and its enablers should face a reckoning for their human rights violations which are designed to score political points with a bloodthirsty base.
July 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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July 5, as floodwaters recede, FEMA received 3,027 calls from disaster survivors & answered 3,018 = 99.7%.

July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls & answered 846 =35.8%.

July 7, FEMA fielded 16,419 calls & answered 2,613 =15.9%.

Noem has 🩸 on her hands!

Gift Article: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Where are the criminals this administration said they will deport? Their cruelty is also damaging America and its economy.
Half of this Oregon farmer’s cherry pickers is not showing up for work due fear of ICE detainment. 400 tons of bing cherries will not be picked. This is happening all across America. Our food supply will be severely impacted by the big bullshit bill that gives ICE $170 billion to detain migrants.
July 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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National Weather Service (NWS) is housed within the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the Dept of Commerce. DOGE invaded NOAA earlier this year & hundreds of forecasters were reportedly fired; another 1,000 reportedly took buyout offers. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
July 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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July 4, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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July 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Amen! Real Christians welcome hungry and tired foreigners. They don't turn their backs on them and treat them with cruelty.
I am Jewish and certainly not religious, however, I thank a friend of mine for sharing this. As evil takes place in this country, by people who falsely claim to be religious, this is what the Bible actually says.
July 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Everyone should do this--speak out against the big ugly bill. Senate offices are closed, but their inboxes aren't. Let's get 1,000 more out by midnight: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Your Senators: Don't cut health care & food assistance to give another tax cut to the rich
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
June 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Yes, the presence of guns in the hands of those at risk raises the likelihood of a death by suicide.
June 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There is a legitimate concern that Trump will use his war with Iran to consolidate power using the pretext that we must be protected from terrorism. He has used emergency powers far more often than previous presidents. This is right from the authoritarian playbook. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What I fear Trump will do with his war
Centralize even more power and curtail even more civil liberties
open.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I am proud to stand with gun violence prevention leaders @gabbygiffords.bsky.social @krisbrown.bradyunited.org @ferrellzabala.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com & so many other female champions to call for ending political violence & armed intimidation!
One week ago, Melissa Hortman and her husband were taken from us in a horrific act of political violence.

Political violence is never justified. Armed extremism is a threat to democracy.

Honor Melissa by rejecting division—and choosing courage.
June 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What a great resource!
The Trace is my beacon for comprehensive reporting on the incredibly complex and multifaceted topic gun violence and prevention.
A Decade of Impact on a Crucial Issue
The Trace launched 10 years ago. We look back at some of the impact generated by our work.
www.thetrace.org
June 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The big ugly tax bill is obscene. Aside from making America far more dangerous and undermining the health of Americans, it represents a massive transfer of wealth from the poor and medical class to the wealthy. This is Christian?
The Senate tax bill cuts Medicaid, clean energy, rural hospitals while extending the tax cuts for billionaires/corporations, eliminating taxes on silencers/short-barreled shotguns/rifles & deregulates these weapons of war to arm mass murderers & assassins. @newtownaction.org #StopMagaMurderBill
June 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
There were 2,100+protests against the Trump Admin., with 5 million attending & they were overwhelmingly peaceful. Fox "News" covered 2 in which incidents occurred. No mention of the others. Their lies & omissions have much to do with where we are in the US. Even global media covered the protests.
June 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Amazing turnout around the country for the NoKings protests against the trump Administration's policies and attacks on democracy.
Stay classy, San Diego. #NoKings
June 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Don't sit on the sidelines, join one of the 2000+ protests tomorrow. Know that you stood up to tyranny when America needed you. Find an event near you at:
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
www.nokings.org
June 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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It. Only. Seeks. To. Control. Us. 👇

Any Questions?!
January 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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March 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Yes, sir. I will forever be grateful for your sacrifice!
June 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Horrific behavior of security that makes you think we are in North Korea or Putin's Russia. Even if he interrupted, you can warn him or show him out the door. What authoritarian mentality leads you to slam him on the floor and cuff him?
This is far from normal! U.S.Senators are being handcuffed & removed. #NoKings #SenatorPadilla
June 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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This is not normal!
CNN’s Jason Carroll was zip-tied and escorted away—for reporting the news. But they claimed he wasn’t under arrest?

Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment.
June 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
June is Gun Violence Awareness and Prevention month. Let's think about the 40-50,000 annual gun deaths in the US, the 100,000+ with nonfatal injuries, and the families and communities devastated by this plague. Americans have the right to be protected from this scourge through sane policies.
June 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It was great to discuss gun violence and our book with League of Women Voters members from around the country.
Yesterday, my colleague @tomgabor.bsky.social and I Zoomed with the League of Women Voters to discuss our book GUV VIOLENCE 101. We were invited by the Center for American Progress. An amazing hour with amazing people. ❤️🤍💙 #violetlemay #books #endgunviolence
June 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Yesterday, my colleague @tomgabor.bsky.social and I Zoomed with the League of Women Voters to discuss our book GUV VIOLENCE 101. We were invited by the Center for American Progress. An amazing hour with amazing people. ❤️🤍💙 #violetlemay #books #endgunviolence
June 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM