Welcome to Friday, October 27th, dear readers...

Maine is in mourning after the Lewiston shooting claimed 18 lives. 

Over 18 people have died in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, a city of 37,000. The Lewiston Police Department identified 40-year-old Robert R. Card of Bowdoin, Maine, as the main person of interest.

This is the deadliest mass shooting recorded in 2023. 

Tell your reps to take action on gun control now

The latest: Gaza death toll exceeds 7,000, Netanyahu says "this is only the beginning"

The death toll in Gaza is now over 7,000 people, with 3,000 children among the dead. In a speech, Netanyahu said that Israel has "already eliminated thousands of terrorists – and this is only the beginning."

How do you feel about the U.S. response so far?

Texas County votes in favor of abortion transport ban

In a 3-0 vote, conservative commissioners in Lubbock County, Texas, voted to outlaw the act of transporting pregnant people along their roads for an abortion. Lubbock, home to 300,000 people, is the largest jurisdiction in the country to pass a restriction on abortion-related transportation since the end of Roe v. Wade in June 2022.

Do you support transport the ban?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

Today is National Potato Day. Did you know that you can survive on just potatoes for months on end? Nevertheless, we wouldn't recommend it.

— Emma Kansiz

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