On the anniversary of one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history, #HonorThemWithAction is encouraging people to take action in memory of the 49 people killed 4 years ago at #Pulse nightclub. Here are some stories of those whose lives were forever changed that awful night.
26-year-old Angel Colon took his first steps two months to the day after the shooting. ietv.co/37n1OLI
On the first anniversary of the shooting, survivors and relatives of those who were killed, including four victims' mothers, gathered together. ietv.co/30DaH2G
Less than two years after Pulse, there was another horrific mass shooting in Florida, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Just two weeks after the Parkland shooting, survivors of both massacres came together in support of each other. ietv.co/2XV991T
Omar Delgaldo, one of the first responders the night of the Pulse shooting, is still struggling to cope with everything he saw and felt that night. ietv.co/2Auujv4
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An increase in death threats against the FBI and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland since the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago is reportedly leading to discussions about increasing their security. @LESTRENTtv has the very latest 🧵:
1/ After the FBI raided Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago for potentially classified documents, the former president refused to answer questions under oath about his family’s business practices from the NY attorney general during a deposition in connection with a civil investigation.
2/ “I declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded every citizen under the constitution,” Trump wrote on social media. “I once asked, ‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?’ Now I know the answer.”
U.S Department of Justice Announces Sentencing of Man Who Enticed Young Girl to Produce Child Pornography 🧵:
1/ The U.S Department of Justice released a statement on Aug. 9 announcing a federal charge against a California man who was found guilty of luring young girls, some as young as 9 years old, to film themselves in “sexually explicit ways.”
2/ Twenty-eight-year-old Jonathan Garcia was sentenced to 25 years in prison along with 20 years of supervised release once out of custody. On May 2, he pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography.
The latest pursuit of justice comes after an unserved warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham's arrest for the abduction of 14-year-old Emmett Till was discovered in the Leflore County Courthouse basement🧵:
1/ A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict Emmett TIll’s accuser, according to the Associated Press. Carolyn Bryant Donham, who is white, had been facing possible charges of kidnapping and manslaughter after her accusation led to Till's lynching almost 70 years ago.
2/ The Leflore County grand jury determined there was insufficient evidence to indict Donham, now in her 80s, the AP reported. This comes following a renewed investigation by the Department of Justice closed last December.
Gabby Petito's parents have alleged that Moab officers Eric Pratt and Daniel Robbins failed to properly handle a 911 call made on Aug. 12, 2021, in which a witness said they saw Brian Laundrie hitting Petito. Laundrie killed Petito later that month.
1/ Their attorneys announced Monday they would be filing a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab City police department, the officers who interacted with her days before her death, and two former leaders in the department.
2/ The family alleges that Moab officers Eric Pratt & Daniel Robbins failed to properly respond to a 911 call made on Aug. 12, 2021, in which a witness said he saw Brian Laundrie hitting Petito and trying to take her phone and drive off without her in the middle of downtown Moab.
It was a crime of passion that had every New Yorker rapt with attention in the summer of 1972. 3 armed men entered a Brooklyn bank, thinking it would be a straightforward heist, but fate had other plans. The event would go on to inspire a classic film. #NewYorkGritty 🎞️🧵:
1/ On Aug. 22, 1972, John Wojtowicz, Salvatore Naturile & Robert Westenberg attempted to rob a bank in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gravesend. Unbeknownst to them, the money in the vault had already been collected earlier that day, leaving the branch with half the funds expected.
2/ Within minutes of the robbers entering the bank, a teller triggered an alarm that alerted police to the crime unfolding. Cops dashed to the scene on Avenue P in and formed a perimeter around the bank. 1 of the 3 would-be robbers fled once police showed up.
A new study shows that cats may be just as affectionate as dogs. The study, which was published in Current Biology, found that pet cats also have distinct attachment styles toward their owners in the same way dogs and babies do. 🧵 ietv.co/3iWev78
1/5 The research, which was done by a team at Oregon State University, also found that 64 percent of cats showed what is known as a "secure" attachment style.
2/5 What does that mean? These cats showed no signs of distress when their caregivers left the room and a healthy mix of attachment and exploration when they returned.