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Students Staged A National Walk Out For Gun Reform On The 19th Anniversary Of The Columbine Shooting

By April 20, 2018 at 12:06 pm

It has been 19 years since two gunmen killed 13 people and injured 23 others at Columbine High School in one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history. Two months ago, one gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Today, on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, students across the country are participating in walkouts to honor those killed by gun violence. They are calling on their elected officials to take a stand and bring about common sense gun reform to prevent more school shootings.

April 20 is the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting that claimed 13 lives.

At the time, the shooting was the worst mass shooting in the U.S. and changed the perception of safety in schools. Seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed 12 classmates and a teacher before committing suicide. The shooting made international news and Columbine became a household name.

Students across the country are walking out to protest the National Rifle Association and the lack of gun reform to mark the anniversary of Columbine.

Students also participated in demonstrations last month to mark the one month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The March for Our Lives event also took place last month to keep the issue in people’s minds during this election year.

Some people took their protest as close to lawmakers as possible.

The student activists from Parkland, Florida have been leading the movement for gun reform since the shooting on Feb. 14, 2018. While the students are protesting in a public way, they have continued to speak about the importance of voting.

Emma Gonzalez posted her own photos dressed in orange in solidarity with protesters.

All protesters were told to wear orange since it is the color associated with the gun reform movement.

Students have filled parks with their bodies and stood in silence to honor the lives lost to gun violence.

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One proud sister posted a video of her brother protesting by himself outside of his middle school.

“So, I’m standing out here by myself on April 20. It’s the anniversary of Columbine, one of the worst mass shootings in the U.S.,” he says int he video. “Thirteen people were killed there. Twelve students. One of them was 14 years old. The 8th graders at my school are 14 years old, by the way, so I don’t understand why nobody is out here protesting with me about gun violence.”

Social media is filled with messages supporting the students in their fight.

And they continue to speak about the importance of voting.

“But we as a nation cannot afford routine mass murders. We need action now. We need to remind our politicians that this is us,” the speaker int he above video says. “There are our children who are dying and we will not rest until there is action. We gave them their power and we can take it away.”

Lastly, David Hogg, one of the faces of the movement, wants this day to be more than just a walkout.

He is calling on all protesters to truly use their day as a service to remember the victims of Columbine.


READ: Here’s How High School Students Across The Country Used Their Voices To Demonstrate For Gun Control

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An Alleged Rapist Is Running For Governor In Mexico And Still Has The Support Of President AMLO

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An Alleged Rapist Is Running For Governor In Mexico And Still Has The Support Of President AMLO

By March 3, 2021 at 9:29 am
BY  | March 3, 2021 AT 9:29 am

For years, Mexicans have been taking to the streets to denounce violence against women and to demand accountability from their leaders. However, much of that messaging doesn’t seem to have reached the very top as President Andres Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) continues to support a candidate for governor facing multiple allegations of sexual assault.

A candidate for governor faces multiple sexual assault allegations and still enjoys widespread support.

Félix Salgado Macedonio, a federal senator (currently on leave) is accused of sexually assaulting five women and yet is still in the running for governor of Guerrero.

Despite the accusations he faces, 64-year-old Salgado, has maintained the support of President AMLO, who has claimed that the allegations are politically motivated, and other high-ranking party officials including national party president Mario Delgado. He was considered the frontrunner in the election for governor.

AMLO came to the candidates defense, calling on people to stop politicking and avoid “media lynchings” and asserting that people should trust the party process that was used to select Salgado as candidate.

“We have to have confidence in the people, it’s the people who decide. If polls are taken and and the people say ‘I agree with this colleague [being candidate],’ I think that must be respected. Politics is a matter for everyone, not just the elites,” López Obrador said.

The MORENA party has committed to reselecting its candidate for governor but Salgado is still in the running.

Officials from the MORENA party announced that they would conduct a new selection process to find a contender for the June 6 election. The party’s honesty and justice commission said its members had voted unanimously to order a repeat of the selection process.

While the honesty and justice commission has ordered a new candidate selection process, Salgado was not precluded from participating in it. He indicated in a social media post on Friday night that he planned to seek the party’s backing for a second time.

“Cheer up colleagues! There is [still fight in the] bull,” Salgado wrote on Facebook.

Activists continue to fight back against his candidacy and the president’s support for an alleged rapist.

Women have protested in Mexico City and Guerrero state capital Chilpancingo and the hashtag #NingúnVioladorSeráGobernador (No Rapist Will be Governor) has been used countless times on Twitter.

Yolitzin Jaimes, a member of the feminist collective Las Revueltas, said the withdrawal of Salgado’s candidacy is a positive first step but urged the authorities to continue investigating the rape allegations.

“… He has to go to jail, … he mustn’t return to the Senate and he mustn’t be nominated [for governor] by any political party because … it’s very probable that he’s seeking to go to the Labor Party [a Morena ally],” she said.

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A Ted Cruz Piñata Exists And People Want One So Bad

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A Ted Cruz Piñata Exists And People Want One So Bad

By February 24, 2021 at 1:19 pm
BY  | February 24, 2021 AT 1:19 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz has reached peak infamy with a piñata in his honor. People have been turned into piñatas over the years for both good and bad reasons. The Cruz piñata serves as a reminder of the senator’s attempt to flee the brutal Texas winter crisis.

A Texas party store is selling piñatas of Sen. Ted Cruz and people are into it.

Piñatas are always the centerpiece of a fun party and they are even more exciting when they are topical. One party shop in Texas is riding on the wave of local and national news criticizing Sen. Cruz to cash in.

Last week Sen. Cruz was caught boarding a United flight to Cancún, Mexico to escape the winter storm devastating Texas. As millions of Texans survived without water and power, the Cruz family booked a Mexican getaway to warmer weather and reliable electricity.

At first, Sen. Cruz tried to blame his daughters for fleeing Texas as his constituents suffered from the weather. He soon changed his story and claimed that he realized he had made a mistake as soon as he sat down on the plane waiting to depart from Houston.

Finally, after days of speculation, someone came forward and leaked text messages from Sen. Cruz’s wife, Heidi. Turns out, according to the texts, that the Cruz family was actively planning a vacation to avoid the snowstorm. According to the texts, the Cruz family was trying to convince neighbors and friends to join them so they can get out of their freezing house. The criticism amplified when it was reported that the Cruz family left the family dog behind as they fled to Mexico.

People are eager to get their hands on a Sen. Cruz piñata.

Families have been in quarantine for almost a year and they are hitting a wall. Now that the weather is starting to warm up, it is no surprise that people would want to have something to do together outdoors. Seems that a lot of people would like a piñata party to celebrate the bad weather slowly moving out.

There are even some people asking for different people made as piñatas.

You never know unless you ask, right? Never hurts to try to make your own request to better your birthday. It seems that the party store is able to make various different piñatas. The party store made a piñata after Sen. Bernie Sanders’ famous mitten moment at President Biden’s inauguration.

READ: Sen. Ted Cruz Makes Quick U-Turn From Mexico After Outrage He Abandoned His Frozen Texas

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