Welcome to Tuesday, April 18th, fellow citizens...

With gun violence consuming the nation, another four were killed in a shooting at Sweet 16 in Alabama.

On Saturday, four people were killed and 28 were injured by a gunman who attacked a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville, Alabama. At least 15 of the wounded and three of the deceased are teenagers. 

A recent study found that gun violence has impacted most families in the U.S. — just over half of all adults have a connection to at least one firearm-related incident.

Demand your reps take action on gun violence

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Texas Gov. Abbott requests pardon for man who shot BLM protester

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) requested that Daniel Perry, the sergeant convicted of killing a protestor at a BLM protest in 2020, be pardoned the day after he was convicted of murder. Perry was indicted in 2021 for fatally shooting white protester Garrett Foster. 

Do you support the pardon? Tell Gov. Abbott your thoughts

Justice Clarence Thomas to disclose some secret gifts from Republican billionaire

Justice Clarence Thomas will amend his financial disclosure form to include a deal he made with GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in 2014 — a real estate deal that involved the sale of three Georgia properties, including the home where Thomas' mother currently lives. 

Do you think Justice Thomas should face legal consequences?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Take time to reflect on the genocide and how we can work together as an international community to foster compassion and respect and reduce hate-based violence. Learn more here.

—Emma Kansiz

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