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Updates:
President Biden/Biden Administration:
The Redheaded Badass:
OMG!!! Bidenphones!
SCOTUS:
Death, Destruction, and Ruin:
US Gun Violence:
Police: At least 5 gunmen involved in Sacramento shooting
Police said Wednesday that investigators believe at least five shooters were involved in the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento last weekend and that it was gang-related violence.
The Sacramento police department said in a statement that there was a gunfight between at least two groups of men.
“Evidence in the case indicates that at least five shooters fired guns during the shooting, and that an exchange of gunfire took place between at least two groups of men,” police said in an announcement Wednesday. “As detectives continue to identify shooters and weapons involved, the number of identified shooters may grow beyond five.
“As detectives learn more about the shootings, it is increasingly clear that gang violence is at the center of this tragedy. While we cannot at this time elaborate on the precise gang affiliation of individuals involved, gangs & gang violence are inseparable from the events that drove these shootings.”
2 workers shot at South Carolina plant by suspected former employee, sheriff says
The suspect took their own life after the Tuesday night shooting at the Fraenkische plant in Anderson, authorities said. One of the workers was in critical condition.
COVID-19/Covidiots:
Should’ve Listened to Dr. Fauci Instead of an Ignorant, Malignant, Illiterate, Racist, and ‘Fullish’ MAGAt:
‘I’m the target of the very far right’: Fauci on the impact of disagreeing with Trump
Dr. Anthony Fauci joins CNN’s Chris Wallace to discuss his very public disagreements with former President Trump on unproven Covid-19 treatments and other misinformation during the early days of the pandemic. “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” is available on CNN+ — CNN’s new subscription streaming service.
January 6 Updates:
FBI has names of hundreds more Jan. 6 rioters. DOJ needs more lawyers to prosecute them.
Citizen sleuths armed with the internet say they’ve identified dozens of additional rioters who haven’t been arrested.
The Worst People in the World:
One of the Most Ignorant, Malignant, and Illiterate Persons Alive Weighs In:
State News:
Ex-Trump appointee advances in California U.S. House election
Connie Conway, a former state director of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency under Trump, has advanced to a June runoff in a special election to fill former Rep. Devin Nunes’ seat.
Because no candidate was able to claim a majority of the vote, a runoff between the top two finishers will coincide with the statewide primary election June 7.
***Note on California Elections: California Has a Top-Two Primary-
A top-two primary is a type of primary election in which all candidates are listed on the same primary ballot. The top two vote-getters, regardless of their partisan affiliations, advance to the general election. Consequently, it is possible for two candidates belonging to the same political party to win in a top-two primary and face off in the general election