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Climate change: Are reports of our doom making matters worse?

Even the most casual observer of current events has to admit there is much to be gloomy about. From public health (monkeypox and COVID-19 variants) to mass shootings (Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, among others) to the inability of opinion leaders to agree on basic facts (see the events…

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022

Uvalde School Police Chief Defends Texas Shooting Response

The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in US history said in his first extensive comments, published Thursday, that he did not consider himself the person in charge as the massacre unfolded and assumed someone else had taken control of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 10, 2022

Uvalde schools police chief breaks silence on shooting response after fierce criticism

Pete Arredondo told the Texas Tribune he didn't think he was the incident commander.

Axios · Jun 10, 2022

GOP congressional candidate Carl Paladino is just wondering if Uvalde was a false flag operation

His tattered history also includes praising Hitler as “a doer.”

Mic · Jun 9, 2022

Uvalde School Officials Think Hiring Even More Cops Is the Solution

Robb Elementary didn't need additional cops; it needed the cops on hand to actually do their jobs.

Reason · Jun 9, 2022

Uvalde doc: Kids "decapitated" by AR-15

"The only clue as to their identities was the blood-spattered cartoon clothes still clinging to them"

Salon · Jun 9, 2022

Blaming 'evil' for mass violence isn’t as simple as it seems – a philosopher unpacks the paradox in using the word

The word “evil” circulates widely in the wake of terrible public violence. The May 24, 2022, massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is a case in point.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2022

Stefanik-backed GOPer praises Hitler

Carl Paladino, who is running for Congress, also shared post suggesting Uvalde and Buffalo shootings were fake

Salon · Jun 9, 2022

‘Not again’: This filmmaker couple’s harrowing video of mass shootings is fueling thousands of calls for gun reform

#AwakenDawn, from Portland-based Eleven Films, features clips of school shootings and loud calls for change. The couple who made the video tell Sheila Flynn their hopes for its impact

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

Uvalde superintendent says district to hire more police

The superintendent of the Texas school district where 19 students and two teachers were fatally shot says the district will hire more police officers in the fall but released no information about the investigation

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022