Lana Del Rey’s “Looking for America” Is a Dream for an America Without Mass Shootings
Panoramic/ZUMA “I’m still looking for my own version of America, one without the gun, where the flag can freely fly. No bombs in the sky, only fireworks when you and I collide, it’s just a dream I had in mind,” sings Lana Del Rey as she opens up the chorus on her newest track, “Looking…
Change the Policies Around Red Flag Laws, Not the Labels
Protesters hold a rally against gun violence in response to recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.Karla Ann Cote/NurPhoto via Getty In the aftermath of consecutive atrocities in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, the grim compilation of mass gun death has so consumed our national attention that it’s easy to overlook…
Don’t Let Anyone Tell Trump How Much His New Intelligence Chief Disagrees With Him
President Donald Trump uses a map to argue that ISIS has been defeated in the Middle East. Pentagon reports have disputed that assessment.Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Years before Donald Trump became president of the United States, he made his hiring preferences well known. “I value loyalty above everything else—more than brains, more than drive, and more than…
House Intelligence Committee Revs Up Probe Into Saudi Influence Efforts Targeting Trump
Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, with other heads of state at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images The House Intelligence Committee is ramping up an investigation into alleged efforts by Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states to use…
Viernes Blogging de Gato – 9 agosto 2019
You guys are lucky this feature isn’t called Friday Dog Blogging. It would probably exceed MoJo’s server allocation. I swear, I have never seen as many dogs as I have this past week in Colombia. Cats, on the other hand, are hard to come by. This sweet little critter owns a fruit shop in Ubaté,…
A Titanic Battle Over Gun Safety Is Coming, and the NRA Has Never Been in Worse Shape
AP/Michael Conroy Last week, three members of the National Rifle Association’s 76-member board of directors resigned from their positions. That might seem like small potatoes for the nation’s leading gun rights group, but considering the dire financial situation and multi-pronged legal turmoil the NRA is in these days, it’s a sign that the worst may…