Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Chris Murphy, responding to Highland Park shooting, says only in the US are "weapons of mass destruction so easily available to people in crisis." Says new gun bill is "only the beginning," that Congress has "broken the back of the gun lobby" & still has "a long road to travel." — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

RT @scottwongDC: Democrats call for more gun measures after July 4th parade shooting But GOP shows no signs of interest in reopening gun d… — PolitiTweet.org

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Weapon in Highland Park parade attack was legally obtained, mayor says https://t.co/Cjhf20QVfa — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Hoont: I ran from a mass shooting today with my two little girls in my arms. We got separated from my wife. We hid behind a car and the… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@JohnFetterman wants more action on guns "shutting down & prosecuting gun dealers whose weapons routinely wind up at crime scenes" "scrap the filibuster," pass "universal background checks for all gun sales and a ban on military-grade assault weapons & high capacity magazines" — PolitiTweet.org

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Another issue for GOP trying to soften its image in the suburbs: generational shifts. "You know who lives in the suburbs? Millennials and younger people. Millennials with these values are moving out and changing the politics of suburbs," says @dellavolpe. https://t.co/OnqdsGyZnN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @natashakorecki: An interview that struck me as an ominous sign of our new normal. Highland Park resident Letham Burns told me the 5 ki… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MichaelSkolnik: Bar Home Office Airport Church College Mosque Concert Hospital Nightclub Gurdwara Newsroom Synagogue Playground Yoga st… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jdavidake: Fireworks over Washington DC. https://t.co/6KhSEDrlZ4 — PolitiTweet.org

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‘Following the mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, a Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate bluntly urged the community to “move on.”’ https://t.co/wIENRWLB4E — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitch McConnell gave a remarkably candid explanation of why he supported the gun legislation: Republicans are losing ground in the suburbs and it's popular with suburban voters who he needs to win to flip the Senate. https://t.co/OnqdsGzxdl https://t.co/sc6DVAYb3b — PolitiTweet.org

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New: McConnell wants to win the suburbs by defusing cultural hot button that hurt Republicans—hence his support for the gun deal, downplaying of federal abortion ban and criticism of Jan. 6. But Trump and his own party have other ideas. w/ @akarl_smith: https://t.co/OnqdsGyZnN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MaxBoot: Thomas Jefferson rejected the conservative tendency to “look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like… — PolitiTweet.org

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White House and @JeffBezos having a back-and-forth on oil prices. https://t.co/wMb9QaugW2 — PolitiTweet.org

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They signed Durant, Harden, Irving — and they’ll have nothing to show for it. @HowardBeck traces the root of the Nets’ spectacular implosion to @KyrieIrving’s refusal to get vaccinated. A promising dynasty in New York City gone, for that. https://t.co/squskfCG04 — PolitiTweet.org

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New frontier in anti-abortion movement: “abortion abolition,” a move to criminalize abortion from conception as homicide, and hold women who have the procedure responsible—a position that in some states could make those women eligible for the death penalty https://t.co/lsIT53jEqj — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidhogg111 https://t.co/uiuJe6e9RA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dellavolpe: Thanks for letting me weigh in @sahilkapur - "Contrast between the parties have not been greater in our lifetimes. The fut… — PolitiTweet.org

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As for Democrats: They're torn on how to respond. One faction of the party, including Biden and its leadership, says focus on the next election. Another faction, led by progressives, says the court must be reined in, and/or restructured by adding seats. https://t.co/41AK6aWZSb — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell fact: He doesn't care that people think he's a hypocrite on SCOTUS. He understands power & consequence. His 2016 blockade led to a GOP trifecta + conservative justices; his 2020 ACB push was followed by Dems winning and deciding not to retaliate. https://t.co/41AK6aWZSb — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitch McConnell spent the last week celebrating recent conservative SCOTUS victories, including the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and touted his decision to block Obama's pick in 2016 as "the single most consequential decision I've made in my public career." https://t.co/41AK6aWZSb — PolitiTweet.org

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New —> Democrats run Washington, but the Supreme Court delivers big wins for GOP https://t.co/41AK6aWZSb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaynordlinger: Sooner or later, everyone learns that a lot of people like lies better than they do truth. That is a tough, bitter reali… — PolitiTweet.org

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“All the major internets” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mboorstein: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he believes life begins at conception and vows to sign “any bill … to protect life.” Aske… — PolitiTweet.org

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Justice Thomas cites debunked claim that Covid vaccines are made with cells from 'aborted children' via ⁦@abedelman⁩ ⁦@ariabendix⁩: https://t.co/MSzGbZU7yW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Trump has covered legal fees for several witnesses in connection with Jan 6, raising questions for the House committee about… — PolitiTweet.org

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Per Patrick Leahy’s office: “Senator Leahy is comfortably recovering at a Washington area hospital after successful surgery, after the fall at his home Wednesday night that broke his hip.” https://t.co/Ug1dWdC1JV — PolitiTweet.org

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White House @PressSec issues a pointed statement at @LeaderMcConnell over his USICA threat. “The Republican Senate leader is holding hostage a bipartisan package to strengthen American competitiveness… Why? To protect the ability of big pharmaceutical companies to price gouge.” https://t.co/CDPoIUdw1H — PolitiTweet.org

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Spokespeople for Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi respond to Mitch McConnell’s threat to tank USICA, accusing him of siding with PhRMA and China. https://t.co/Q50WbKPEgc — PolitiTweet.org