“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a press conference on Wednesday that the Uvalde school massacre “could’ve been worse.” Speaking about the events of the shooting, Abbott lauded law enforcement officers, saying that without their intervention, the tragedy would likely have had worse consequences.” 1
Thank you! Somebody has the courage to stand up to hate inspired by Ted Cruz.
Someone heckled Ted Cruz while he was eating at a restaurant last night
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 28, 2022
“19 children died! That’s on your hands! Ted Cruz, that’s on your hands!” pic.twitter.com/PaeiQYqfBo
A gunman can confront me with an AR-15 in a store but no one can confront a sitting US senator … who wont do anything to curb gun violence … at a diner. Got it.
— Mags' Tweets (@magstweets8) May 28, 2022
“Senior Class President Zander Moricz was tapped with giving a commencement speech at Pine View School in Osprey, Fla., but was given a restriction not normally attached to such an event. An openly gay activist who is the youngest plaintiff in a lawsuit against a new state law that restricts what teachers can say in classes about gender and sexual orientation, the teenager said publicly that he had been warned by his principal not to mention his activism or say the word “gay.” If he did, Moricz said on social media, his microphone would be cut off.” 2
florida high school class president zander moricz was told by his school that they would cut his microphone if he said “gay” in his grad speech, so he replaced gay with “having curly hair.” i am in awe pic.twitter.com/OqLbar5bwq
— matt (@mattxiv) May 24, 2022
2 weeks ago, I told you that my graduation speech was being censored and that I needed your help. 48 hours later, 10,000 Say Gay stickers were claimed across Florida. Today, I give the speech. #AdvocateGraduate pic.twitter.com/iSVgADxEPX
— zander moricz (@zandermoricz) May 22, 2022
“Yet it is right-wing Christian lawmakers who are to blame for letting the violence continue, along with the right-wing pastors and televangelists who prop them up. Taking God’s name in vain doesn’t look like screaming “goddammit” when a child dies. It looks like Mitch McConnell, Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and their allies continually twisting the Gospel and abusing God’s name to seize power while hypocritically raking in the NRA cash and blocking new gun safety laws. Their “pro-life” hands drip with blood.” 3
During a press conference in Uvalde County, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said the state needed to focus on mental health and not restricting gun ownership to prevent future mass shootings like the one that happened at Robb Elementary School. He was jeered by former congressman Beto O’Rourke, who blamed Abbott for the slaying. “This is on you,” said O’Rourke, who is running for governor. 4
Mental Health America’s annual report is out, and it ranks Texas as the worst state in the U.S. for access to mental health care. With the pandemic putting a strain on many Texans’ mental health, people didn’t know what to do. 5