Meidas_Bryan 🟧
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As all of you know, I love the @meidastouch.bsky.social network and the content they produce. Follow all of these amazing people, they are great.
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"The idea that Vance would mock the former president, and politicize this moment in our history in such a vile way, should just give Americans another reason to get to the polls in November and vote his enablers in Congress out.”
www.thedailybeast.com/911-heros-br...
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9/11 Hero’s Brother Tears Into Vance Over Twisted Insult to Dead
The vice president appeared to mock an 83-year-old.
www.thedailybeast.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
"The idea that Vance would mock the former president, and politicize this moment in our history in such a vile way, should just give Americans another reason to get to the polls in November and vote his enablers in Congress out.”
www.thedailybeast.com/911-heros-br...
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On this day 11 years ago, Virginia journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward, were shot and killed while reporting on air. Their lives, their work, and their stories deserve to be remembered.
Hear from Alison's father in this podcast from the Red, Blue, and Brady archives:
https://bit.ly/4c8oulF
Hear from Alison's father in this podcast from the Red, Blue, and Brady archives:
https://bit.ly/4c8oulF
159: When Your Grief After a Shooting Is Public
Brady is uniting Americans against gun violence. We invite everyone who wants to end our epidemic of gun violence to take action, not sides.
www.bradyunited.org
August 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
On this day 11 years ago, Virginia journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward, were shot and killed while reporting on air. Their lives, their work, and their stories deserve to be remembered.
Hear from Alison's father in this podcast from the Red, Blue, and Brady archives:
https://bit.ly/4c8oulF
Hear from Alison's father in this podcast from the Red, Blue, and Brady archives:
https://bit.ly/4c8oulF
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Never forget Alex Pretti.
And never forget what this administration did.
And never forget what this administration did.
Alex Pretti's parents, sister call for accountability, seven months after he was fatally shot by federal agents
“We really want to get the facts out, of what happened to Alex that day,” Michael Pretti said. “I mean — we’ve seen what happened. The videos are pretty clear. But we want justice. We want accountabil...
www.mprnews.org
August 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Never forget Alex Pretti.
And never forget what this administration did.
And never forget what this administration did.
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For nearly a century, we agreed silencers and easily concealed, short-barreled firearms deserve strict oversight.
Now that protection is being dismantled not because Americans asked for it, but because the gun industry wants cold hard cash.
Their profits, our risk.
Read my latest Substack post ⬇️
Now that protection is being dismantled not because Americans asked for it, but because the gun industry wants cold hard cash.
Their profits, our risk.
Read my latest Substack post ⬇️
A Century of Safety, Sacrificed
How the Trump administration is forcing Americans to once again bear the burden of gun violence so the firearm industry can boost its profits
krisbrownofficial.substack.com
August 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
For nearly a century, we agreed silencers and easily concealed, short-barreled firearms deserve strict oversight.
Now that protection is being dismantled not because Americans asked for it, but because the gun industry wants cold hard cash.
Their profits, our risk.
Read my latest Substack post ⬇️
Now that protection is being dismantled not because Americans asked for it, but because the gun industry wants cold hard cash.
Their profits, our risk.
Read my latest Substack post ⬇️
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Back to school shouldn’t mean back to shootings.
Our leaders must act to prevent another campus from experiencing preventable trauma. America continues to fail our students by putting them at risk of gun violence in the very places where they should be safe.
My heart is with the VSU community.
Our leaders must act to prevent another campus from experiencing preventable trauma. America continues to fail our students by putting them at risk of gun violence in the very places where they should be safe.
My heart is with the VSU community.
Five shot outside dorms at Virginia State University days before classes begin
The five victims were transported to hospitals, and one initially listed as having life-threatening injuries has been upgraded to critical condition, county police said.
www.nbcnews.com
August 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Back to school shouldn’t mean back to shootings.
Our leaders must act to prevent another campus from experiencing preventable trauma. America continues to fail our students by putting them at risk of gun violence in the very places where they should be safe.
My heart is with the VSU community.
Our leaders must act to prevent another campus from experiencing preventable trauma. America continues to fail our students by putting them at risk of gun violence in the very places where they should be safe.
My heart is with the VSU community.
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As you’re getting ready for the first day of school, I have a few items to add to your checklist in my latest Substack post ✏️ 🗒️ 🚌
Back-to-School Safety Guide: Questions Every Parent Must Ask
Teaching kids to hide is not a substitute for prevention. Adults must prevent danger.
krisbrownofficial.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
As you’re getting ready for the first day of school, I have a few items to add to your checklist in my latest Substack post ✏️ 🗒️ 🚌
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A mother and her 4 young children are dead because a dangerous man had access to a gun.
This is the second horrific case like this in the midwest in as many weeks.
How many women and children have to die before more action is taken to disarm abusers?
This is the second horrific case like this in the midwest in as many weeks.
How many women and children have to die before more action is taken to disarm abusers?
‘A very tragic day’: 4 children, woman killed in Winfield shooting; suspect also dead
Five victims and a male suspect are dead after a shooting in Winfield, Kansas. The KBI and Winfield police are investigating.
www.kmbc.com
August 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
A mother and her 4 young children are dead because a dangerous man had access to a gun.
This is the second horrific case like this in the midwest in as many weeks.
How many women and children have to die before more action is taken to disarm abusers?
This is the second horrific case like this in the midwest in as many weeks.
How many women and children have to die before more action is taken to disarm abusers?
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If our takeaway from Twin Falls is more guns everywhere, which is profitable for the gun industry, we’re taking away the wrong lesson. The immediate question is why this dangerous person had access to a weapon of war in the first place. 🧵
We aren’t safe in a guns everywhere America, not even at a drive-thru.
The Twin Falls shooter is believed to have used an assault-style rifle, a weapon of war that has no place in our communities.
My thoughts are with the families of the deceased and injured and the Twin Falls community.
The Twin Falls shooter is believed to have used an assault-style rifle, a weapon of war that has no place in our communities.
My thoughts are with the families of the deceased and injured and the Twin Falls community.
Gunman Acted Alone in Idaho In-N-Out Attack, Authorities Say
An off-duty state trooper and private citizen returned fire and are credited with slowing the 24-year-old shooter.
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
If our takeaway from Twin Falls is more guns everywhere, which is profitable for the gun industry, we’re taking away the wrong lesson. The immediate question is why this dangerous person had access to a weapon of war in the first place. 🧵
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We fought for, and achieved, record progress in saving lives.
Now Trump wants to undo all of that and put millions of lives at stake. Guns will be more likely than ever to end up in the hands of gun traffickers, domestic abusers, and children.
Read my latest in @newsweek.com
Now Trump wants to undo all of that and put millions of lives at stake. Guns will be more likely than ever to end up in the hands of gun traffickers, domestic abusers, and children.
Read my latest in @newsweek.com
Gun deaths are falling. Trump is about to reverse that. | Opinion
Our country’s historic progress to reduce gun crime and homicides hangs in the balance and we cannot relent.
www.newsweek.com
August 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We fought for, and achieved, record progress in saving lives.
Now Trump wants to undo all of that and put millions of lives at stake. Guns will be more likely than ever to end up in the hands of gun traffickers, domestic abusers, and children.
Read my latest in @newsweek.com
Now Trump wants to undo all of that and put millions of lives at stake. Guns will be more likely than ever to end up in the hands of gun traffickers, domestic abusers, and children.
Read my latest in @newsweek.com
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A food festival shouldn’t come with the risk of being shot. Thinking of everyone in Seattle as we wait for more details on this tragedy.
Multiple shooting victims reported at Seattle Center festival, police say | CNN
Multiple people were shot Sunday night at a food festival at a Seattle arena, just a block from the city’s iconic Space Needle, police said.
www.cnn.com
July 27, 2026 at 2:57 AM
A food festival shouldn’t come with the risk of being shot. Thinking of everyone in Seattle as we wait for more details on this tragedy.
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Beau Beasley was just 6 years old when he survived a mass shooting at the July 4th parade in Highland Park, IL. He escaped the gunfire but the trauma stayed with him.
Today, he has more strength and resilience than any 10-year-old should, and he's using it to give back and create a safer America.
Today, he has more strength and resilience than any 10-year-old should, and he's using it to give back and create a safer America.
Highland Park shooting survivor sings outside United Center to support Uvalde families
A 10-year-old Highland Park boy came up with a way to raise money for school shooting victims in Texas – he sang outside a concert at the United Center.
www.fox32chicago.com
July 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Beau Beasley was just 6 years old when he survived a mass shooting at the July 4th parade in Highland Park, IL. He escaped the gunfire but the trauma stayed with him.
Today, he has more strength and resilience than any 10-year-old should, and he's using it to give back and create a safer America.
Today, he has more strength and resilience than any 10-year-old should, and he's using it to give back and create a safer America.
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As I shared with @nytimes.com, the Trump administration’s approach to public safety “takes us back 100 years.” It’s absolutely decimating ATF’s ability to regulate the gun industry.
Every favor this administration does for the gun industry comes at the expense of American lives.
Every favor this administration does for the gun industry comes at the expense of American lives.
Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations
www.nytimes.com
July 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
As I shared with @nytimes.com, the Trump administration’s approach to public safety “takes us back 100 years.” It’s absolutely decimating ATF’s ability to regulate the gun industry.
Every favor this administration does for the gun industry comes at the expense of American lives.
Every favor this administration does for the gun industry comes at the expense of American lives.
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As we wait to learn more, my thoughts are with the San Diego community, including the families who await more news about their children at the Center.
We don’t have to live this way. Join me in saying ENOUGH.
We don’t have to live this way. Join me in saying ENOUGH.
Live updates: Active shooter reported at mosque in Clairemont
The San Diego Police are responding to reports of an active shooter near a Clairemont Mosque.
www.nbcsandiego.com
May 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
As we wait to learn more, my thoughts are with the San Diego community, including the families who await more news about their children at the Center.
We don’t have to live this way. Join me in saying ENOUGH.
We don’t have to live this way. Join me in saying ENOUGH.
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This is a historic day for Virginians. I grew up here and raised my daughters here, and in all my years of leading Brady, I have never been more hopeful than I am today.
BREAKING: Thanks to @abigailspanberger.com, Virginia just welcomed +20 new laws to prevent gun violence!
These monumental laws represent countless families spared from unspeakable heartbreak.
The Commonwealth deserves elected officials who side with children and families, not gun lobby profits.
These monumental laws represent countless families spared from unspeakable heartbreak.
The Commonwealth deserves elected officials who side with children and families, not gun lobby profits.
Brady Applauds Gov. Spanberger for Signing Slate of Gun Violence…
New legislation also ensures the gun industry can be held accountable in court, promotes safe firearm storage, and bans the future sale of assault weapons.
www.bradyunited.org
May 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This is a historic day for Virginians. I grew up here and raised my daughters here, and in all my years of leading Brady, I have never been more hopeful than I am today.
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So Eric Trump is now threatening to sue MeidasTouch because our editor-in-chief simply reported on the massive amounts of money he and Don Jr. are making off government contracts.
File the lawsuit Eric. We’d love to put you under oath.
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File the lawsuit Eric. We’d love to put you under oath.
Our message: www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-fami...
Trump Family THREATENS to SUE MEIDAS?!
By Ben Meiselas
www.meidasplus.com
May 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
So Eric Trump is now threatening to sue MeidasTouch because our editor-in-chief simply reported on the massive amounts of money he and Don Jr. are making off government contracts.
File the lawsuit Eric. We’d love to put you under oath.
Our message: www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-fami...
File the lawsuit Eric. We’d love to put you under oath.
Our message: www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-fami...
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I didn’t know this. Did you?
May 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I didn’t know this. Did you?
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Trump thinks a new White House ballroom is a solution to prevent gun violence.
What about for the rest of us?
Guns kill 100 people in America every single day. Already in 2026, about 7k people have been shot and injured. A White House ballroom won't make us safer.
What about for the rest of us?
Guns kill 100 people in America every single day. Already in 2026, about 7k people have been shot and injured. A White House ballroom won't make us safer.
April 26, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Trump thinks a new White House ballroom is a solution to prevent gun violence.
What about for the rest of us?
Guns kill 100 people in America every single day. Already in 2026, about 7k people have been shot and injured. A White House ballroom won't make us safer.
What about for the rest of us?
Guns kill 100 people in America every single day. Already in 2026, about 7k people have been shot and injured. A White House ballroom won't make us safer.
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It is not lost on me that tonight's WHCD is at the same hotel where White House Press Secretary Jim Brady was shot in the attempted assassination of President Reagan. Until recently, Reagan was the last president to be shot in an assassination attempt.
Live Updates: Trump Rushed Out of Dinner Amid Reports of Shots Fired
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
It is not lost on me that tonight's WHCD is at the same hotel where White House Press Secretary Jim Brady was shot in the attempted assassination of President Reagan. Until recently, Reagan was the last president to be shot in an assassination attempt.
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If anyone is unsafe on the most guarded, most protected properties in the world, then DOD has even bigger problems.
There’s an obvious reason why the Bush administration and leaders thereafter have retained this policy: Suicide rates are increasing. Secure storage matters.
There’s an obvious reason why the Bush administration and leaders thereafter have retained this policy: Suicide rates are increasing. Secure storage matters.
Hegseth says he will let troops take personal firearms onto military bases
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will allow service members to carry personal weapons onto military installations.
www.cbsnews.com
April 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
If anyone is unsafe on the most guarded, most protected properties in the world, then DOD has even bigger problems.
There’s an obvious reason why the Bush administration and leaders thereafter have retained this policy: Suicide rates are increasing. Secure storage matters.
There’s an obvious reason why the Bush administration and leaders thereafter have retained this policy: Suicide rates are increasing. Secure storage matters.
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I am heartbroken this morning for the lives lost in Austin, for those who mourn, and for those who are injured and still recovering.
And I am devastated that our nation has allowed itself to live this way, every single day, on repeat.
We must demand more of our leaders, and of ourselves.
And I am devastated that our nation has allowed itself to live this way, every single day, on repeat.
We must demand more of our leaders, and of ourselves.
3 killed, 14 injured after downtown Austin shooting; police say suspect dead
The Austin Police Department says that 3 people are dead, including the suspect, and 14 were injured after a shooting just before 2 a.m.
www.kvue.com
March 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I am heartbroken this morning for the lives lost in Austin, for those who mourn, and for those who are injured and still recovering.
And I am devastated that our nation has allowed itself to live this way, every single day, on repeat.
We must demand more of our leaders, and of ourselves.
And I am devastated that our nation has allowed itself to live this way, every single day, on repeat.
We must demand more of our leaders, and of ourselves.
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(1,10) The United States is at war. Whether legally declared or not, we are at war. Personally, I am a huge supporter of Israel. In fact, right now several of my closest friends are in Israel and hiding in bomb shelters. I also am a person who firmly believes that Iran is evil,
February 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
(1,10) The United States is at war. Whether legally declared or not, we are at war. Personally, I am a huge supporter of Israel. In fact, right now several of my closest friends are in Israel and hiding in bomb shelters. I also am a person who firmly believes that Iran is evil,
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Good for them. The behavior of the dipshit in the White House towards them was despicable.
February 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Good for them. The behavior of the dipshit in the White House towards them was despicable.
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