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NEW: Neighbors who saw a toddler in diapers wandering around a Beech Grove, Indiana, apartment complex with a loaded handgun called police. The incident was caught on building cameras. The father - who lied that he didn’t own a gun - was arrested. #inlegis dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
Last year - over the objections of police and Hoosiers - Indiana lawmakers passed permitless carry, which allows people to have easy access to guns without a background check or safety training. Data shows the law increases gun crime and death. #inlegis fox59.com/news/indycrime…
Adult gun owners are wholly responsible for ensuring the safety of children: LOCK UP YOUR GUNS.

Learn more ➡️ BeSMARTforKids.org #BeSMART
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TEN YEARS AGO today, at my Indiana kitchen counter, I created a Facebook page that became @MomsDemand. I never imagined we'd become the largest grassroots organization and, with @Everytown and @StudentsDemand, twice the size of the NRA with 10M supporters. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…
A decade ago, gun safety was the third rail of American politics. A quarter of all Dems in Congress had NRA A-ratings. The NRA wielded outsized influence and could generate angry calls and emails to lawmakers. And there was no national gun safety grassroots movement to stop them.
When Manchin-Toomey failed in Congress in 2013, we could have backed down. Instead, we doubled down, building a grassroots movement that could take down the gun lobby. We educated voters, met with lawmakers at all levels, and demanded gun safety in statehouses and in the streets.
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I'm the DC Chapter co-Lead of @MomsDemand. It's really a lot of work. There's a lot to do in this city and our advocacy is 2-fold. I'm gonna tell you about it. Because there are so many layers. And the past week has almost taken me out of this role.
3 years ago, my then-4 yo was in preK4 at the public school 2 blocks away. I was working full time and shootings were regular national AND local news stories. I was lamenting to a client that as Black Americans, my kids are 10x more likely to die by gun than their white peers.
At that time I didn't think my son was participating in active shooter drills. She told me he was; and she gave me the right words to ask him about it so I could know for sure. That day when picked him up I asked and cried as he gave me the answer I didn't know to assume.
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A friend wrote me describing the feeling of devastation and helplessness as we fall back into the same arguments, the same anger, the same thoughts and prayers, the same, the same. Then she challenged me: what are five things individuals can do to make change on gun violence?/1
Here’s what I said:
1. Support companies who are taking steps to make communities safer and end gun violence. @Dicks, @llbean and @Toms are great examples. And don’t forget the @wnba wears orange. Plenty of others too, find them out. /2
2. Support local organizations working in communities to make change. Two of my favorites are @NCST_newark, a violence interruptor program, and @guitarsoverguns, a youth program that provides music education and mentorship in communities heavily impacted by gun violence. /3
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@Timcast Tim, please.

The Founding Fathers did the *discourse and convincing* anonymously. They built power anonymously. Only once the power base was built, they came out swinging.

The founding fathers were smart - and anonymous. #BeSmart.

@Timcast Another better take courtesy of @TheQuQu
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At @MountVernon.
DYK: #GWMountVernon is owned & maintained in trust for the people of the US by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, a private/non-profit organization.
Join me & help preserve George Washington's home & legacy.
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Get ready for a #TwitterTour

The mansion is closed due to #Covid19, but perhaps a 📷 or two from the grounds of the home of America’s first president, George Washington, & perhaps the most visited historic home in the USA: Mount Vernon @MountVernon in Virginia.
#StayTuned! ImageImage
Ok... let’s get started.
A #TwitterTour of Mount Vernon #GWMountVernon @MountVernon 🇺🇸 to follow…
Thread. The home of George & Martha Washington & the most popular historic home in America.

Note: The mansion itself is temporarily closed but check out: mountvernon.org/virtualtour Image
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I wrote this 2 years ago. The reason I’ve been in isolation for over a week is b/c I responded on 9/11 and got sick. I was 21 and it was my job. That day and the days that followed were hard to get through. I’m not sure why young people are finding it so hard to simply stay home.
Going out at this point is only putting more people at risk. First responders, medical workers, sanitation, and other necessary workers are working around the clock. We should be trying to limit their exposure as well. #besmart #COVID19
Context: Tommy was a ferry boat captain on 9/11. Instead of docking he kept making return trips to lower Manhattan and is responsible for evacuating thousands. He served in the @USCG as well as the @FDNY. In Nov 2017 he ran the NYC marathon. Just 5 months later he died.
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Need some tips on #remotework due to #COVID19?

👨‍💻 + 🏡 = 🤷‍♂️

Well, we've got a few...🙂

creativecommons.org/2020/03/13/adv…
Here’s the gist:

👉 Individuals: try to create a routine that makes you feel productive, included, and motivated.

👉 Organizations: actively listen to and check in with staff to ensure everyone feels supported and included.

And, as the @WHO says, #besafe #besmart #bekind!
P.s. This post is licensed CC BY, so please (🙏) adapt and republish it!
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"What we've seen so far with respect to bots and the distortion of information is just the tip of the iceberg. It is the greatest threat of recent years, and it threatens the basic values that we share—democracy and the world order created since World War Two,"
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2 Senate-commissioned reports determined that Ru had used every SM tool available to influence the 2016 presidential election in favor of Trump. One of the reports, detailed the wide reach of the Russian troll farm called the Internet Research Agency
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"Run like a sophisticated marketing agency in a centralized office environment, the IRA employed and trained over a thousand people to engage in round-the-clock influence operations, first targeting Ukrainian and Russian citizens, and then, well before the 2016 election, American
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Trump: Day 716
-Day 16 of the #TrumpShutdown
-Sticking 2 Demands 4 Border Wall
-May Declare Nat'l Emergency Soon
-Visits Camp David 4 Brief Meeting
-Flip-Flopping on Syrian Withdrawal
-Russia Filling Void 2 China in Trade
-Ivanka Violated Conflict of Interest
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Day 821 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 672 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.

The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Trump: Day 702
-Day 2 of the #TrumpShutdown
-Mulvaney Admits Mexico Won't Pay
-Forces Mattis Out 2 Months Early
-Cowardly Had Pompeo Deliver News
-Names Boeing Executive as SecDef
-Turkey Masses Troops Near Kurds
-Mnuchin Hangs in Cabo San Lucas
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Day 807 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 658 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.

The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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@RealJohnDough @stellitecash @electroneum I see a lot of junk talking from different communities instead of learning what the coin is about. I will do some research on Stellite. I hold ETN and at the moment ETN is definitely one of the top coins in terms of Amount of Users and use case🤑
@RealJohnDough @stellitecash @electroneum If you don't know about ETN just take a little time and research what's going on. The have a patent pending for Instant Crypto Payments and Subscription Crypto Payments. Deals have been made and more to come. Only Crypto with KYC and AML‼️
@RealJohnDough @stellitecash @electroneum I actually seen one comment that said you will burn your phone up trying to mine with ETN lmao🚀 Please make sure you do research you may find out Electroneum is way better than the coin you are currently holding‼️

#ETN
#Electroneum
#tothemoon
#besmart
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