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Mass Shooting in Tulsa

Thursday, June 2, 2022

The Shooting Gallery: A man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed four people in a medical office building in Tulsa, Oklahoma yesterday afternoon before taking his own life. The Tulsa police said the attack was not random but did …

“A War of Oblivion”

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The War Zone: As the war in Ukraine wears on, the Pentagon confirmed that the US is sending over its latest mobile rocket launch system, capable of hitting targets from a range of 50 miles.   The full weapons package includes air …

Europe Bans Russian Oil

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Oil War: The European Union has agreed to ban most imports of Russian oil, the harshest economic penalty yet to be imposed on Russia for invading Ukraine, and a big sacrifice for Europe itself.   The agreement applies to oil delivered by …

Governors Promise Gun Laws

Monday, May 30, 2022

The Shooting Gallery: Given the unlikelihood that Congress will act, Democratic leaders in several states are moving ahead with efforts to control guns. In New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy wants to raise to 21 the legal age for buying long guns and …

Waiting Was a Mistake

Saturday, May 28, 2022

May 28, 2022 Vol. 11, No. 121 _____________________________________________ The Shooting Gallery: For an hour while the gunman controlled two classrooms and entrapped children used cellphones calling 911, nineteen police officers stood in hallway of the Uvalde, Texas elementary school waiting for room …

Uvalde Families Have Questions

Friday, May 27, 2022

The Shooting Gallery: Families in the Uvalde, Texas school massacre are questioning why it took as long as 90 minutes to neutralize the shooter who was killing children and teachers.   The officers who initially entered the school were fired upon and …

Thoughts and Prayers, Again

Thursday, May 26, 2022

The Shooting Gallery: It’s that ritual time once again in America for thoughts and prayers but not for doing anything about military-grade weapons in civilian hands.   Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke angrily interrupted a press conference yesterday held by Gov. …

$40 Million Aid for Ukraine

Friday, May 20, 2022

The War Room: The Senate yesterday approved $40 billion in emergency military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, bringing the total American financial commitment for the war to roughly $54 billion in just over two months.    As the US and western allies …

Republicans Depend on Absentees

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Trumpolitics: In the irony of  ironies, the race for the Republican senate nomination in Pennsylvania might come down to absentee ballots, the very form of voting that Donald Trump claims fraudulently cost him the 2020 election.    Television doctor Mehmet OZ, the Trump-endorsed …

The Political Shadow of Trump

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Trumpolitics: The shadow of Donald Trump hangs over Republican politics. Candidates who did best had his endorsement, modeled his politics, and most importantly, espoused the big lie that Trump won the 2020 election.   Doug Mastriano, a Republican candidate who’s Trumpier than …