Potted Potter, in Philadelphia October 2015

the editorOctober 18, 2015October 8, 2015

The Harry Potter Festival is over, but we still have the memories. Until they're trashed by this. In a good way,

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They're blaming this on mental illness, which is of course not the issue, but let's say it was. Republicans blocked mental health care for 1,432,900 Texans that would have cost the state zero dollars. They were offered coverage for 1.4 million people, free, and rejected it.

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Helen Ubiñas@NotesFromHeL·

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It is infuriating, though not at all shocking, how suddenly valuable my voice is after tragedies like yesterday’s mass shooting to folks who have mostly diminished or erased my work on local gun violence. I will of course write about Texas – at some point. But not today. (1/?)

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David Weigel@daveweigel·

25 May

The details here are worth reading for the people sticking to the “just put cops at the schools and give teachers guns” talking points. https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1529277856051826689

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