We are relaunching our award-winning and unique illustrated book on Gun Violence. The book was featured by @aft.org & has received great reviews. It is a training tool for activists and a quick read for others. The wonderful illustrator is @violetlemay.bsky.social

Income inequality just keeps growing and social unrest, crime, and the embrace of authoritarians go along with such a dramatic trend: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Just 14% of those arrested by ICE are violent offenders. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

I got into this business because of The Washington Post. I was inspired by its Watergate coverage. It’s saddening & maddening to see what’s happening there. Bezos is ruining one of the great—though far from perfect—journalistic institutions. This wasn’t inevitable. It’s the choice of an oligarch.

The wealthiest in America have sold their souls.

Trump’s comments didn’t “scramble” gun politics. They exposed it. For years, the gun lobby has sold the fantasy that flooding our country with guns makes us safer. Now, when the consequences of that ideology are impossible to ignore, even its biggest champions are squirming 🧵

The Trump regime, in another step toward authoritarian control and repression of all dissenters, has arrested journalist Don Lemon to intimidate us all. Their efforts will not work but they are turning the Bill of Rights on its head. Stand up for democracy & the Constitution everyone.

When @tomgabor.bsky.social and I wrote American Carnage, we were accused of being extremists. Why? Because we wrote the truth. I always argued I was a bigger supporter of the 2A because of my commitment to safety. Based upon the comments of Trump today, gun rights people ought to read our book.

Important blog by Robert Reich. People, including Repubs. are horrified by ICE operations and all the lies told by this Administration. This article leaves room for hope. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

The Administration's lies and smears about the victims of ICE shootings in Minneapolis must be called out. Come on Democrats. Call a press conference and make a strong statement about their repeated lies and character assassination of these stellar citizens murdered in their prime.

This is extortion by Bondi. There must be a reckoning when this horrible chapter in the country's history is over.

Thank goodness that some Republicans have come to their senses about the shock troops on America's streets. What does all that have to do with border security?

Delighted to present on Gun Violence 101 at Waterford Seniors' Residence yesterday. Well attended, including Police Chief and Town Manager of Juno Beach. Explained the uniqueness of this illustrated book. Illustrated by @violetlemay.bsky.social

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 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...

Where are the criminals this administration said they will deport? Their cruelty is also damaging America and its economy.

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...

Amen! Real Christians welcome hungry and tired foreigners. They don't turn their backs on them and treat them with cruelty.

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...

Yes, the presence of guns in the hands of those at risk raises the likelihood of a death by suicide.

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...

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!

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

What a great resource!

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?

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.

Amazing turnout around the country for the NoKings protests against the trump Administration's policies and attacks on democracy.

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...

It. Only. Seeks. To. Control. Us. 👇 Any Questions?!

Yes, sir. I will forever be grateful for your sacrifice!

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 not normal!

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.

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

Social Darwinism: A bankrupt 19th century philosophy that seems to have been adopted by the Trump regime. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Blame the fascist & the congressional Republicans if you or your family become victims of gun violence. They are working unapologetically for gun industry profits instead of protecting us from gun violence.

Reflecting on the best and worst of us on Memorial Day--Robert Reich's friend Robbie and the person occupying the White House. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

The Trump regime's persecution of Harvard is an abomination. They are destroying the lives of so many young people, damaging a university producing the most Nobel prize winners in the world, and attacking free speech. www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/u...

Former Surgeon General Murthy issued an advisory declaring Gun Violence an “urgent public health crisis.” The Trump regime has removed this advisory without any policy changes that would tackle this crisis. For more, see my book Gun Violence 101 with illustrator @violetlemay.bsky.social .

Please take a look at my Declaration of the Right to Live Free from Gun Violence at the end of our new illustrated book on gun violence with @violetlemay.bsky.social We are on the same page @glopan.bsky.social www.amazon.com/-/he/Tom-Gab...

Guns are the #1 killer of U.S. children & teens. It’s long past time for Congress to pass Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe from unsecured guns.

What a betrayal of this country.

Beautiful!

No lies detected! #ResistTrump

Hear me loud and clear: This decision WILL cost lives. At the start of Mental Health Awareness Month, the mental health lifeline is being axed for #CO farmers + ranchers, a population whose suicide rate is 2 times higher than average. This is despicable. This is cruel. This is unAmerican.

Thank you to @schiff.senate.gov for honoring Senator Dianne Feinstein and reintroducing her bill to #BanAssaultWeapons. Congress should have passed the ban after my neighbor killed 20 children & 6 educators in Sandy Hook in 2012 - to prevent Parkland, Uvalde, Buffalo, Las Vegas, Orlando, El Paso...