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“Donald Trump Jr.
embraces smear campaign against students who survived Parkland
massacre
He has reportedly been
advising his father on gun policy since the shooting.
Donald Trump Jr. expressed
his approval on Tuesday morning for a far-right smear
campaign against students who survived last week’s
massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Since the
shooting, which killed 17 people at their school, the students have
become outspoken advocates for gun control and fierce critics of the
NRA.
On his Twitter account,
Trump Jr. “liked” a story suggesting one of the surviving
students, David Hogg, is “running cover” for the FBI.
The
tweet endorsed by Trump Jr. is inaccurate.
(Emphasis is mine.)
It claims that Hogg’s
father “works as an FBI agent at the Miami field office” when in
fact Hogg’s father is retired.
The underlying article
liked by Trump Jr. is a cesspool of conspiracy theories,
concluding that Hogg’s advocacy is an FBI plot “only looking to
curb YOUR Constitutional rights and INCREASE their power. We’ve
seen similar moves by them many times over. This is just another
disgusting example of it.”
Trump Jr. also liked a
similar article on TruePundit.com.
“The kid who has been running
his mouth about how Donald Trump and the GOP are teaming to help
murder high school kids by upholding the Second Amendment is the son
of an FBI agent,” states the article, which does not have a byline.
According to the
Daily Beast, Trump Jr. has been in touch with his father “repeatedly”
since the massacre. He “has been assuring his dad that the right
move was to stay strong on gun rights and draw a hard line on the
issue that helped propel him in the 2016 election.”
According to
sources who spoke with the Daily Beast, Trump Jr. “reminded his
father that inching toward gun control would be immediately taken by
his conservative base—as well as major donors and motivated
activist networks, including the National Rifle Association—as an
unforgivable betrayal.”
... Trump Jr. is part of a
gradual mainstreaming of attacks on the students that started on
far-right websites. ... "
You can read more here
One more thing...
On March 24th, MARCH FOR OUR LIVES...
An excerpt from the #MarchForOurLives : Mission
Statement
Not one more. We cannot
allow one more child to be shot at school.
We cannot allow one more
teacher to make a choice to jump in front of a firing assault rifle
to save the lives of students.
We cannot allow one more family to
wait for a call or text that never comes.
Our schools are unsafe. Our
children and teachers are dying. We must make it our top priority to
save these lives.
March For Our Lives is
created by, inspired by, and led by students across the country who
will no longer risk their lives waiting for someone else to take
action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings that has become
all too familiar.
In the tragic wake of the seventeen lives brutally
cut short in Florida, politicians are telling us that now is not the
time to talk about guns.
March For Our Lives believes the time is
now.
On March 24, the kids and
families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets of
Washington, DC to demand that their lives and safety become a
priority.
The collective voices of the March For Our Lives movement
will be heard. …
You can find more information on the March For Our Lives movement here
➥ Who I'm following on Twitter this week on the topic of some of the #Parkland survivors on "not one more":
March For Our Lives
Moms Demand Action
Everytown
March For Our Lives
Moms Demand Action
Everytown
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* 40:19 minutes more if you choose to watch/listen to the video and hear Democratic Leader Pelosi say:“I'd rather pass gun safety legislation than win the election because people die from this" and ask: ”Whose political survival is more important than the survival of our children?"
Pelosi is pictured here with Rep. Thompson, chair of
the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the House
( You can watch the video here )
( Courtesy of C-SPAN )
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→ Direct sources for Democrats:
* ( Personal favored and most informative follows are shared here with the understanding that readers will always apply their own critical thinking to any information provided anywhere by anyone. #StrongerTogether does not share sources of information lightly but -- no one is perfect! -- so always #DistrustAndVerify I am using a star rating that is strictly based on my situational experience with the work of the media personality specifically in relation to issues of interest to me. )
The Democratic Party Website
Also
C-SPAN (a good place for speeches & hearings direct source (s))
→ Fact checking organizations courtesy of the Society of Professional Journalists
in alphabetical order...
→ Some of my favorite, most informative
follows on Twitter include:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ US Intelligence | Author | Navy Senior Chief | NBC/MSNBC
⭐⭐⭐ Federal Government Operations | Vanity Fair | Newsweek | MSNBC Contributor | Author
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Voting Rights/Voter Suppression | Author | Mother Jones
→ Some of the most credible media -- at the moment:
📰📰📰 Mother Jones
→ Some of the most credible Talking Heads -- at the moment -- and their Twitter handles:
( 📎 Interesting to note: Wallace, a Republican (an inactive Republican I believe she calls herself) s new to the job but for right now she has clearly put country over party and her work on Trump GOP has been credible, IMO... )
...for Networking for Democrats today!
g. (Unapologetic Democrat)
g. (Unapologetic Democrat)
📎 Note: I rarely get involved in primary races -- outside of those in my own area. And, unless there is a glaring reason that can not be ignored, I support Democratic Party nominees winning in general elections.
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(Linked) "...is our 2016 platform...a declaration of how we plan to move America forward. Democrats believe that cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls.
It’s a simple but powerful idea: We are stronger together."
( #its2018now )
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Curated by Gail Mountain, with occasional personal commentary, Network For #StrongerTogether ! is not affiliated with The Democratic Party in any capacity. This is an independent blog and the hope is you will, at a glance, learn more about the Party and you will, with a click or two, also take action on its behalf as it is provided!
( You can also find me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GKMTNtwits )
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See the League of Women Voters website:
Vote411 here
Thank you for focusing!
g., aka Focused Democrat
✊ Resisting "Fake News"
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