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Don Mooney

@DonMooneyJr

Cincinnati / NM Lawyer, Taos resident, Political afficianado, Devoted Husband, Dad and Grandpa. Award Winning Journalist. Skier. Proud member CFT/OFT/AFT

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The Louisville shooter used an AR-15 to kill his coworkers and shatter the community. These weapons of war have no place in our communities. Tell Congress to restore the assault weapon ban & help us #EndGunViolence. actionnetwork.org/letters/as… @AFTunion

It's time to restore the assault weapons ban.

There have been more than 900 school shootings between Parkland 5 years ago. This year alone, our country has seen one mass shooting per day. No one action is going to solve this crisis that has...

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Check your mailbox for your STRS Ballot! #VotePatDavidson
TFT - Toledo Federation of Teachers Local 250 (@TFTunion) profile pictureTFT - Toledo Federation of Teachers Local 250@TFTunion8 Apr 2023
Well, that didn’t take any time at all! You can also vote by phone and online!
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AFT@AFTunion7 Apr 2023
Due to financial pressure, 631 rural hospitals are at risk of closing. #MedicaidExpansion can help alleviate this pressure & keep critical services like labor & delivery accessible in rural communities. #ThankYouPublicHealth #PublicHealthWeek nytimes.com/2023/02/26/healt…
Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units (Published 2023)

Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units (Published 2023)

Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.

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Not abortions. Not books. Not drag queens. Not Black history. Guns. It’s the fucking guns that are killing our kids. abc7.com/nashville-school-sh… – at Los Angeles, CA
6 dead, including 3 kids, in Nashville school shooting; 28-year-old shooter dead

6 dead, including 3 kids, in Nashville school shooting; 28-year-old shooter dead

A 28-year-old armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in Nashville.

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Senator Blackburn took $1.25 million from the NRA.
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@MarshaBlackburn27 Mar 2023
Chuck & I are heartbroken to hear about the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. My office is in contact with federal, state, & local officials, & we stand ready to assist. Thank you to the first responders working on site. Please join us in prayer for those affected.
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Fuck the NRA and Fuck The Gun Lobby.
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Priority of Tenn. GOP Governor and legislators is protecting kids from "Drag Shows", not guns. 3 Children Dead in Shooting at Nashville Christian School, Hospital Says nytimes.com/2023/03/27/us/na…
Heavily Armed Assailant Kills 6 at Christian School (Published 2023)

Heavily Armed Assailant Kills 6 at Christian School (Published 2023)

The shooter was also killed after police officers responded on Monday morning at the Covenant School, the authorities said.

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chyea ok@chyeaok23 Feb 2023
For no reason, here’s a clip of Donald Trump signing on to rollbacks of safety regulations with his Secretary of Transportation standing behind him in support.
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NEW: White House says Republicans, Trump officials 'owe East Palestine an apology' for rail safety rollbacks usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
White House blames Trump administration and Republicans over East Palestine, Ohio spill

White House blames Trump administration and Republicans over East Palestine, Ohio spill

Pummeled by Republicans over the East Palestine, Ohio derailment, the White House is pointing to Trump actions to roll back rail safety measures.

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When someone talks about the Ohio train derailment show them this from FOX News.
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On avg, red states – which have lower incomes & higher avg. poverty rates – pay less in federal taxes & qualify for more public assistance from the Fed gov’t than those blue states. That’s okay: people deserve assistance no matter where they live. @Morning_Joe
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Here it is. Fox News admits Trump dismantled train regulations — after being lobbied by Norfolk Southern — that included requiring trains to update braking standards. #EastPalestine
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We’re ready. #FlyEaglesFly
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The Best and Worst of Times: cincymagazine.com/the-best-a… good and bad news for local political kingpins
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AFT@AFTunion11 Feb 2023
"It's time to stop just relying on teachers' goodwill. They need to feed their families." Watch & share: @rweingarten talks about @RepWilson's American Teacher Act, a bill to raise the minimum salary of teachers to $60K a year.

AFT Supports the American Teacher Act

AFT's Weingarten on the importance of passing the re-introduced American Teacher Act in Congress.

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While @SarahHuckabee touts public safety, here is what she skips over: Arkansas has the one of the highest murder rates in the nation.
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Union busting at publicly funded KIPP Columbus charter school occurs as Governor proposes an increase in tax-payer dollars for charter schools. @OFTadvocate has organized 9 charter schools so far, not seen union busting as aggressive as this. bit.ly/3YpiU58 @mcropper1
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Thanks Seattle Times for this list of people who made fun of Paul Pelosi. Hold them accountable:
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Commentary: The GOP campaign to prevent voter fraud — in a state that boasts elections with a 99.98% accuracy rate — and mandate only certain forms of photo ID to stop voter impersonation — in a state that reports zero cases of it — is a partisan hoax. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/…
Commentary: Republicans falsely created mistrust in elections and are now citing it to justify...

Commentary: Republicans falsely created mistrust in elections and are now citing it to justify...

In Republican Statehouses across the country, including Ohio, a raft of baseless voting restrictions are sold as insurance against nonexistent threats. The mistrust in elections they cite was...

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“The banning of all books from schools until they can be reviewed by state authorities is as grotesque and un-American an act as can be committed. It’s a desecration of America’s most sacred freedom by DeSantis, a low man who seeks power by bullying.” open.substack.com/pub/steves…
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