Today's Top Stories:
Highland Park parade shooter’s father helped him obtain gun permit despite clear signs of danger
The shooter had previously threatened to kill himself and others — and yet his father incomprehensibly helped him procure firearms.
Take Action: Tell Mitch McConnell — you have blood on your hands! Do something about guns NOW!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Republican congresswoman says she would “shoot her own grandchildren” on the floor of Congress to oppose gun safety reform
There are no words to describe the depth of GOP gun derangement.
Supreme Court takes up the SINGLE MOST DANGEROUS case yet
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: OMG.
Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to resign
Johnson finally agreed to step down after one of his closest allies, Treasury Chief Nadhim Zahawi, told the scandal-plagued prime minister to resign for the good of the country.
Uvalde cop had crucial opportunity to shoot killer but didn't
An Uvalde police officer armed with a rifle spotted the gunman outside Robb Elementary School and was ready to fire. He asked for permission to take the shot but his supervisor either did not hear him or responded too late.
Take Action: Fire the Uvalde police who stood around for 40 minutes while children were dying!
Pennsylvania Republicans break ranks to organize support for Democratic gubernatorial candidate against MAGA QAnoner
A group of Pennsylvania Republicans with long records in government and politics will form a super PAC to support state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor, in a rejection of the extremist GOP nominee, State Sen. Doug Mastriano.
Take Action: Tell Congress to pass the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act!
Senate Democrats advance deal to lower drug prices
The announcement signaled some welcomed progress for Democrats as they try to finalize a scaled-back version of President Biden's sweeping Build Back Better domestic policy package that collapsed late last year.
Take Action: Tell the Biden administration to help seniors pay for their Medicare!
WATCH Richard Ojeda Explain the Top 5 Republican Motivators
OD Action Partner: Who are these numbskulls and what drives them?
Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify before House 1/6 committee
Cipollone's reported resistance to Trump’s illegal schemes to overturn his 2020 election defeat has made him a long-sought and potentially revelatory witness.
Trump foes James Comey and Andrew McCabe swept up in highly invasive, rare IRS audit
Good thing we know Trump would never improperly use the federal government to target his political enemies, right?
Old friend calls on disgraced MAGA candidate to drop out of Missouri’s US Senate race
Ken Harbaugh says his former pal Eric Greitens “needs to drop out and focus on repairing the enormous damage he has done to Missouri, his family, and himself.”
DOJ investigating Texas’ "Operation Lone Star" for alleged civil rights violations
Biden's Justice Department is probing whether a multimillion-dollar Texas military operation touted by Gov. Greg Abbott violated the civil rights of people arrested near the US-Mexico border.
What in the world
Hope...
Today’s Action: Tell the Atlanta City Council to stop the development of Cop City!
A massive police training center set to be built in Atlanta is threatening 381 acres of publicly owned forest. Brave environmental protesters have literally set up camp with tents in the trees, risking arrest and prosecution in defense of green space and common sense. There is zero reason that a privately owned, corporate-funded tactical police training ground is important enough to bulldoze publicly owned forest land. Oh, did we mention the price of the project? Nearly $90 million.
With widespread recent calls for decreased police funding and increased climate action, the proposal to raze forest land for such a facility is grossly out of touch. There are plenty of initiatives that officials in Atlanta could be working on for the betterment of their residents — but instead, constituents’ voices have been ignored in favor of even more deference to law enforcement. Ongoing protests from residents in the area have made it clear that this is NOT what the community wants. One recent survey showed 98% of residents OPPOSE the building of Cop City. How long will it take until Atlanta council members wake up and listen to the actual people they were elected to serve?
Call the Atlanta City Council office at 404-330-6030 or email an Atlanta City Council member and demand they revoke the Cop City permit!
PS — Please don't forget to sign the petition compelling Marjorie Taylor Greene to testify before the January 6th committee, and be sure to follow OD Action on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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