Another frustrating Ravens loss - they are rarely fun to watch this year n Won't let it ruin a successful day. I really nailed the turkey & gravy, plus my mezcal lambrusco cocktail didn't suck - good dessert drink.

I joined @pressley.house.gov to honor families and survivors of homicide victims. For every life lost, there are ten more carrying the trauma. Gun violence is a public‑health crisis—and we must do more to support healing, justice, and survivors.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seems to be throwing some shade at ICE.

Really horrible case. In no just society should this be anything but murder. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Having grown up in So Cal, I knew Prop 50 would be a blowout when even my center-right childhood friends said they voted for it. Sunset clause was frequently cited as securing their reluctant support.

How upset is Newsom right now that his victory speech follows a banger of a speech by Mamdani? Newsom's strength has been taking the fight to Trump and he directly addressed the President, but Mamdani really brought it & benefit of a huge crowd

I have actually not seen Mamdani give a formal speech and what I’ll say is that unlike so many of his peers he is not trying to mimic anyone in his delivery. He is simply being himself and it is very effective.

Honored to have contributed to the JAMA Summit Report with leading experts like Dr. Sakran. Excited to celebrate it's release with my 40 co-authors tonight

Imagine getting an alert on your phone that says "RUN HIDE FIGHT." That just happened at UVA following reports of someone armed with a gun at Shannon Library. www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

"My service is not your cosplay." Gun companies are using taxpayer-funded military contracts to sell military-style assault weapons to civilians—and veterans are not here for it. See more ads just like these: https://smokinggun.org/report/turning-our-streets-into-war-zones/

Today the Supreme Court released the orders list from its long conference. After granting Wolford, a challenge to Hawai'i's opt-in public carry law, the Court denied many Second Amendment cases today including several challenges to the felon possession ban. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

still in disbelief that professionalized national news outlet(s) ran stories about this in the “safety” frame at all.

National Guard troops won't make cities safer in the long-run. Local cities & counties must be in control, with support from federal law enforcement such as providing crime gun intelligence

"someone with a vaguely libertarian bent who despised both major parties and politicians generally (including Trump) but who didn’t engage with politics beyond that. He preferred edgy humor, video games and the message board 4chan, all of which he became increasingly steeped in..."

Takeaways from Dallas ICE shooting press conference: FBI investigating as targeted violence. Rounds found near suspected shooter, who died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, have messages that appear "anti-ICE in nature." No law enforcement were injured.

The 24yo used an AR-style rifle with a suppressor to kill 3 cops, wound 2 more, & kill his ex's dog. These weapons of war make all of us less safe - including law enforcement, domestic violence & stalking survivors, & beloved pets.

9-0 SCOTUS ruling from last year: “Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.”

MAHA commission report by RFK Jr. & Trump admin fails to mention any plans to address the leading cause of death in American children and adolescents: gun violence. Article by my CAP colleague @jillrose.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/what...

Check out this exciting & ambitious effort by my colleague @thmoore.bsky.social to help fix our political system

Report of shots fired at UMass Boston has prompted a large police response and evacuation of the area. One student who evacuated responds with anger that these threats of gun violence at schools should not be ignored and action is needed!

I just saw the video of Charlie Kirk being shot—shared by Rep. MTG. It left me sick. Horrified. We should never normalize turning violence and trauma into content. That is not leadership, it’s exploitation.

Despite earlier reports, suspect in fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk is not in custody. Hoping local, state, & federal law enforcement arrest & prosecute the shooter ASAP. Keeping the 2 Evergreen High School students & their families in my thoughts. Suspect, a fellow student, is also hospitalized

Let me say the same thing today, in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, as I said when Brian Thompson was assassinated, when the CDC campus was shot & a police officer lost his life, and when school shootings happen: *Violence is never the answer.* Our rhetoric & actions need to make that clear. 💔

Another school. Another shooting. Another community shattered. The Second Amendment has been twisted into a license for chaos, and we are living in the hell it created.… At least 3 injured after shooting at a Denver-area high school, officials say | CNN

Political violence has no place in our democracy. Gun violence is a plague on our country that destroys lives and damages communities - on the left & right, in red & blue states, in cities & rural areas. We must act.

New video clearly shows Uvalde police & leaders lied about a teacher propping open a door. Amy Franco is owed an apology by so many. Many school security vendors got rich off this lie. We need full transparency & independent investigation into Uvalde. kimatv.com/news/nation-...

Also in @thetrace.org article about the calculated campaign to demonize the trans community: "trans people are more than four times more likely than their cis peers to be the victims of violent crimes." Guns are used in 70% of the killings of transgender & gender nonconforming people in the US

For far too long, our lawmakers have let innocent children die because they care more about getting a check from the gun lobby. Our young people say no more. Organize or join a walkout near you tomorrow by texting WALKOUT to 644-33.

Despicable. Once again, Trump's cruel proposals are divorced from facts & won't make us safer. He's stoking hatred & fear, while avoiding the conversation we must have - our schools, churches, & communities are less safe because of easy access to guns 🧵 www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...

A friend just shared this video with me. Taken at 1 o’clock in Mt. Rainier, Maryland about 300 feet from the DC border. Heading north out of DC. To Baltimore? Don’t have a ton more info. Just the images, but they’re definitely authentic.

About a year ago, I wrote this op-ed in @newrepublic.com about a pretty wild district court decision holding that the federal machine gun ban violates the Second Amendment. Today, the Tenth Circuit correctly reversed: www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/f.... newrepublic.com/article/1853...

Still way too early IMO to say anything concrete about DC crime trends post intervention, but not really seeing any change in the violent crime trend. Potentially seeing a decent drop in property crime which may reflect fewer people being out and about (or have some other cause).

Even though I do this work every day, turns out it is a lot harder to speak articulately about gun violence after a school shooting two miles from my house that took place while I was dropping my daughter off for her first day of kindergarten. Devastating day. Tomorrow back to work.

I've said it before & I'll say it again. The kids & families that endure these tragedies will never be the same. We force them to endure horrific, deeply altering trauma bc we fail to make the policy decisions that could prevent this. It's way past time to take action.

Even after so many years in the gun violence prevention space, it doesn’t get easier to read what 5th grader Weston Halsne told @wcconews.bsky.social today, “My friend Victor saved me though ‘cause he laid on top of me but he got hit.”

In light of today’s shooting in Minnesota, here’s a relevant bit from the gun industry’s own research, which I obtained earlier this summer

As Trump gets less popular, he'll do anything to hold on to power.

In the dark of night, they came to erase our show of solidarity, our declaration that we will never forget. The cowards who feel threatened by our lives should feel lucky they didn’t have to bury the ones they love — then watch the state come & desecrate their memory.

Millions of people every year are victims of violent crime, leading to disability, trauma, and unplanned expenses as a result. New analysis with @americanprogress.bsky.social shows how each state can improve victim compensation to reduce harm & stop cycles of violence in your community:

Millions of people every year are victims of violent crime, leading to disability, trauma, and unplanned expenses as a result. New analysis with @commonjustice.bsky.social shows how each state can improve victim compensation to reduce harm:

Everyday the Trump administration does something dangerous that makes me wish DC had statehood www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

BREAKING: DC leadership rejects Bondi order and asserts she has no authority to rescind DC police orders or to replace the police chief. Will a lawsuit follow?

Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped. Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)

Trump's DC announcement is full of lies and will not make the district safer, but it did succeed in distracting from the Epstein/Maxwell story

The FBI’s 2024 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics report confirms that 2024 was another year of historic declines in the nation’s murder rate, violent crime rate, & property crime rate. Learn more from Chandler Hall, @nickbwilson.bsky.social], and @rachaeleisenberg.bsky.social:

Happy Crime Data Release Day to those who celebrate

You can watch this unique interview with @jimacosta.bsky.social on what would be Joaquin's 25th birthday on YouTube now youtu.be/8t47wbieqFs?...

JD Vance, Marco Rubio, John Thune, and 83 other Senators voted to confirm Erika McEntarfer to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics

The Midtown Manhattan shooter carried an AR-15 variant, likely a short-barreled rifle outfitted with a stabilizing brace. Weapons like this are meant for war, not office buildings. Let’s talk about what that means and why Trump’s DOJ just made it easier to carry them. 🧵