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Dan Helmer @HelmerVA10
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Last week, I went to a gun show to find out how easy it is to buy an assault rifle. What I found was terrifying - it took less time to buy a weapon of war than a cup of coffee. #VA10 #NeverAgain #VetsVsTheNRA
If this makes you as angry as it makes me, chip in here to help me fight back against the NRA: bit.ly/2raykwD
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Here we go. After over a month of Senate chamber disruptions that culiminated in their rolling out multiple fake accusations that Kavanaugh was a sexual predator, the Left is BACK TO LECTURING *US* ABOUT BEING CIVIL ON OUR POLITICAL DISCOURSE while they talk about stalking us.
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Me, right now:
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Sadly, I agree. I edited an academic book, co-authoring two of the chapters. It was a lot of work for very little ROI. #neveragain
First, it was time consuming to get chapter authors and herd them thru the process, keeping chapters in consistent format and on time. Nearly impossible.
Then, reviewing lit for the chapters I co-authored took much time. Turned out to be great pieces, BUT..,
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Last week, I went to Chicago to interview @radiohead and its crew about Scott Johnson’s death, returning to Toronto and how the Canadian judicial system failed them. A lot of sweat and tears went into this story, if you can, please read it. theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…
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Topic: The Daily Beast hit piece on ECW and what it portends...

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Last night, at 8:30pm EST, @attackerman of the Daily Beast dropped what can only be described as a hit piece on one Ezra Cohen-Watnick (ECW). The article is filled with all the telltale signs of disinformation and propaganda, complete with unnamed sources and a “resist” bent.
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US School Shooting #1}

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Remington to file bankruptcy.
Sturm Ruger cut 700 jobs last year..
Gun sales dropped over $600 million in 2017.

World's largest asset manager BlackRock puts gunmakers on notice after #Parkland school shooting: no more business as usual
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