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Podcast: The Young Turks
Episode: Rational Republicans
Description: President Joe Biden sparked anger and frustration in the wake of a Texas mass shooting with remarks about gun safety reform that included describing two GOP congressional leaders as ârational.â Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was met with boos as he arrived at a memorial site for victims of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, which sparked a nationwide wave of grief and anger over lawmakersâ persistentâand industry-fundedâinaction on gun violence. A far-right Missouri organization has launched a disturbing map alerting followers to âhot spotsâ of so-called âwokeâ activity in the state. The Canadian government has introduced legislation that would put a f...