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Mark Anthony Frassetto @mark-frassetto.bsky.social · 2d

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...

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 2d

💯 No national news reporters I've spoken to seemed surprised when I said Trump is leaning hard into this framing & awful policy bc Rs have an advantage over Dems around crime & "safety," 2nd only to border security.

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 2d

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

Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 2d

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

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Second, expanded TRO issued in Oregon case challenging Trump's National Guard deployment to the state bars any state or D.C. National Guard being deployed to Oregon.

Update at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/judge-bloc...

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 2d

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

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Second, expanded TRO issued in Oregon case challenging Trump's National Guard deployment to the state bars any state or D.C. National Guard being deployed to Oregon.

Update at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/judge-bloc...

[Update, 11:45 p.m.: By Sunday night, a second temporary restraining order was issued in the case, barring the Trump administration from sending any National Guard federalized under 10 U.S.C. 12406 to Oregon from any state or D.C. The move followed actions by the Trump administration overnight to send members of the California National Guard to Oregon and plans to do so as to the Texas National Guard as well.

At a hastily called hearing on Sunday night, Immergut harshly questioned the Justice Department lawyer before her, Eric Hamilton, asking him — while noting that he is an officer of the court — “Do you believe this is appropriate way to deal with my order?”

Issuing the second TRO in as many days in the case, Immergut called the Trump administration’s actions in apparent response to her first order “in direct contravention” of it.

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 5d

Wow, just wow.

Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 13d

"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..."

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 13d

ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...

The ICE Shooter’s Motive

Joshua Jahn's friends speak

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 14d

Mangione likely inspired this recent trend of writing on shell casings. However, messages on assault rifles and magazines have been seen in many high-profile shootings, including Parkland, Christchurch, Buffalo, and most recently, Minneapolis

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 14d

Dallas police says shooter opened fire from a nearby building.

Acting ICE director Todd Lyons said appears it was “a sniper from an elevated position.”

Sen. Ted Cruz: “This needs to stop. Violence is wrong. Politically motivated violence is wrong."

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 14d

John Miller at CNN reports "shooter opened fire into a van belonging to another federal agency, not an Immigration and Customs Enforcement van, that was bringing detainees into the Dallas ICE facility, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the case. Those vans are typically not marked."

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 14d

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.

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 19d

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.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19d

The gunman who killed three officers and wounded two more in southern Pennsylvania before he was killed by police was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges, according to court documents and law enforcement. https://to.pbs.org/41YLP48

Suspect in killing of 3 Pennsylvania officers was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges

The charges against Matthew James Ruth had been filed Wednesday, the same day police returned to a farm property in rural York County to find him.

to.pbs.org

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🎃🪦 BLOODSUGARSETHMASKET 🪦🎃 @smotus.bsky.social · 19d

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.”

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 21d

The CAP article also mentions how the Trump admin recently cut more than half of federal funding for gun violence prevention programs and the FY 2026 budget request eliminates all funding for firearm injury and mortality prevention research grants.

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 21d

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...

What the Trump Administration, RFK Jr., and the MAHA Report Got Wrong About Improving Children’s Health

The Make America Healthy Again Commission’s strategy report underscores the importance of childhood nutrition but casts doubt on proven health strategies; fails to acknowledge the Trump administration...

www.americanprogress.org

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 22d

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

Tom Moore @thmoore.bsky.social · 23d

Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark political money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut.

CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."

The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant

By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.

www.americanprogress.org

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Stop Handgun Violence @stophandguns.bsky.social · 26d

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!

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Christian Heyne @christianheyne.bsky.social · 27d

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.

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 27d

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

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 27d

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. 💔

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Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence @safermaryland.bsky.social · 27d

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

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · 27d

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.

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · Sep 8

We've got all the talent on the field. This game fully convinced me we need new coaching.

Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Rough night in Baltimore. Jackson & Henry played so well... Gonna be a stressful season

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · Sep 6

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-...

Exclusive video clears teacher wrongly accused of propping door in Uvalde school shooting

News 4 San Antonio and Fox SA obtained exclusive video from the hallway of Robb Elementary.

kimatv.com

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Nick Wilson @nickbwilson.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

Jennifer Mascia @jenmascia.bsky.social · Sep 5

Trans people rarely commit mass shootings — only 5 in the last decade, out of 5,300+

Why Does the Right Falsely Blame Trans People for Mass Shootings?

Misinformation circulating after last month’s attack on Minnesota state lawmakers underscores a calculated campaign to demonize the trans community.

www.thetrace.org

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