Things that have happened just this month:

Uvalde mass shooting
Buffalo mass shooting
Supreme Court abortion decision leak
highest gas prices on record
baby formula shortage
inflation
Covid spiking again
Ukraine war still going
American democracy, still in peril

— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) May 27, 2022

https://twitter.com/SJenkins/status/1530311506457505793

North Carolina Lt Gov Mark Robinson blames "defund the police" for school shootings (again, 19 cops responded to the Uvalde shooting and couldn't stop it) pic.twitter.com/JbWHmcA2r6

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 27, 2022

Why a Massive New Covid Wave Has Escaped the Data

Home testing & curbed state tracking efforts hold down closely watched infection totals, making it hard to shape coronavirus strategies. https://t.co/kBYlgmvfX8

— Steve Jenkins (@SJenkins) May 27, 2022

Could Virginia get an east-to-west passenger train? https://t.co/DaEmfr0EhB

— Steve Jenkins (@SJenkins) May 27, 2022

PayPal has been laying off workers to reduce costs https://t.co/h9Qv6lBuuz

— Steve Jenkins (@SJenkins) May 27, 2022

Three times @GarrettHaake asks Rep. Tony Gonzales R-TX why 18 year olds should be allowed to buy assault rifles. Each time, Gonzales just starts talking about something else.pic.twitter.com/38QbkuTGEi

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) May 27, 2022

.@elizlanders asked Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy why anyone would need an AR-15.

His answer: Feral pigs pic.twitter.com/MaTvWoPxQq

— VICE News (@VICENews) May 26, 2022

Senate GOP unanimously blocks bill to combat domestic terrorism https://t.co/qwmihvWqJl

— Steve Jenkins (@SJenkins) May 27, 2022

Beto was kicked out of a public venue for speaking. Republicans use the constitution like they use the Bible. Only for their own gain and at their own convenience.

— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) May 26, 2022

The NRA opposes the banning of guns except at an NRA conference.

— Derly Uribe (@derlyuribe) May 26, 2022

I tried in @PostOpinions today to chronicle all the deceitful dodges Republicans are using to stop gun regulations: https://t.co/6krEhOK0fO

But they keep coming up with new ones. Cruz favors backdoor control over gun control! https://t.co/h6N1iqxhKS

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) May 26, 2022

.@RepMTG echoed a common refrain on the right: “Our nation needs to take a serious look at the state of mental health today.” No doubt that’s true, and she’s Exhibit A. But there is no evidence the US has more mental health problems than any other country. https://t.co/6krEhOK0fO

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) May 25, 2022

Gov. Abbott refuses to expand Medicare, denying low-income Texans the chance to get mental health care.

This is a distraction—they don't care about mental health either.https://t.co/qLSgAxzsuG

— CAP Action (@CAPAction) May 26, 2022

So it turns out the only reason the attendees of this weekend's NRA convention in Texas will not be allowed to carry a gun this year is because Donald Trump will be there, and we all know what a draft-dodging, bunker-hinding, cowardly son of a bitch he is.

— Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) May 25, 2022