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Laura Burkhardt

@lauraannstl.bsky.social

She/her • Missouri Moms Demand Action • Survivor • Ranked Moms 4 Liberty’s 5th worst problem in MO education •A goddamn delight • Text READY to 644-33

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Georgia high school shooting suspect's father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter Gray is one of a number of parents across the country who have been charged after their children were accused in fatal shootings.

Colin Gray, father of 14-year-old Apalachee H.S. shooter, was found guilty of 2nd degree murder in the deaths of 2 students, & involuntary manslaughter of 2 teachers.

When your child shows signs of mental crisis & builds a shrine to a school shooter, you get them help, not a semiautomatic rifle.

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Every. Single. Time.

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Home | Draft Barron Trump

“This moment is really about Barron, okay? Always has been. He represents strength, courage, and service. I’ll be honoring that sacrifice in my own way, mainly by talking about it from a safe distance.”

Donald Trump Jr
Probably

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The President of “peace.”

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Brian Pogue thinks we should be a country of laws. Brian Pogue is a felon. My neighbor, who is being deported, is not.

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a little girl is sitting in a car seat with the words `` worry about yourself '' . ALT: a little girl is sitting in a car seat with the words `` worry about yourself '' .

My husband: Babe, what are you doing tonight?

Me: Looking up arrest records of everyone commenting that my neighbor “should’ve come here legally.”

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Exactly! And the republicans in this state refuse to have this conversation.

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Update:

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The politicians pushing transgender athlete bans never want to talk about the enforcement aspect of this harmful legislation.

My most sincere gratitude to State Representative @rcproudie.bsky.social for addressing the cruelty of the enforcement mechanism (or lack thereof). #MoLeg #VoteProud14

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11/11 MO @momsdemandaction.org volunteers regularly drive hours to testify on harmful gun bills because we believe in the 2nd Amendment, and we also believe common-sense safety policies must prevail. Missouri has almost no foundational gun safety laws in place. We'd love for you to join us. #MoLeg

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Sen Nick Schroer (R) (SD 02) / 573-751-1282 nick.schroer@senate.mo.gov

Sen Barbara Washington (D) (SD 09) / 573-751-3158 barbara.washington@senate.mo.gov

Sen Stephen Webber (D) (SD 19) / 573-751-3931 stephen.webber@senate.mo.gov

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Sen Adam Schnelting, Vice Chair (R) (SD 23) / 573-751-1141 adam.schnelting@senate.mo.gov

Sen Justin Brown (R) (SD 16) / 573-751-5713 justin.brown@senate.mo.gov

Sen Kurtis Gregory (R) (SD 21) / 573-751-4302 kurtis.gregory@senate.mo.gov

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8/ We are also seeking volunteers willing to:
*Testify in person
*Call or email committee members and urge a NO vote on #SB1055

Senate Transportation, Infrastructure & Public Safety Committee contact info:

Sen Travis Fitzwater, Chair (R) (SD 10) / 573-751-2757 travis.fitzwater@senate.mo.gov

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Moms Demand Action Event - Attend Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense has chapters all over the country. Find an event and get involved in both national campaigns and issues local to your community. If there are no events in your area, p...

7/ If you can join @momsdemandaction.org-MO volunteers in Jefferson City, please let us know. We’ll gather outside Senate Committee Hearing Room 1 at 1:45 PM, wearing our red Moms Demand shirts (or just wear red)!
Please rsvp here: bit.ly/3MJWqeT

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6/ The committee will also hear SB 1078, which would force public transportation systems to allow concealed carry permit holders to bring concealed firearms onto buses and transit, putting more guns into crowded public spaces.

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5/ *An “Anti–Red Flag Law” provision that would prohibit state and local entities from enforcing extreme risk protection orders

*A firearms & ammunition tax holiday

*Repeal of MO's prohibition on the possession and sale of firearm silencers

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4/ This session, the gun lobby has bundled some of its most extreme proposals into large omnibus bills. #SB1055 combines multiple dangerous measures, including:

*An expansion of Missouri’s “Shoot First” law

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3/ Under this expansion, a person could legally shoot and kill someone if they claim they reasonably believed deadly force was necessary, even if they knew they could have safely and easily walked away.

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2/ On Monday (Feb. 23 at 2:00 PM), the Missouri Senate Transportation and Public Safety Committee will hear SB 1055, a sweeping gun bill that would expand Missouri’s already broad “Shoot First” law.

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53 days into 2026, and in Missouri, 68 people have been killed & 64 injured by guns

53 days into 2026, and in Missouri, 68 people have been killed & 64 injured by guns

🧵 53 days into 2026, and in Missouri, 68 people have been killed & 64 injured by guns. There are common-sense approaches that could reduce these preventable deaths & injuries. Rather than doing the work of getting to the root cause of gun violence, the MO GOP continues to further erode our laws.

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Bystander Intervention to Support the Immigrant Community · Indivisible St Louis Join us for a special class on deescalation hosted by Right to Be, an organization that teaches people how to respond to, intervene in, and heal from harassment. In this two-hour training, you’ll rec...

I'm attending Indivisible St Louis's event, “Bystander Intervention to Support the Immigrant Community” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible-...

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🤣🤣🤣

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I promise you’re right!

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Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe and war criminal Pete Hegseth will be at Boeing tomorrow, Wednesday 2/18. #MoLeg

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Holy shit. Don’t ever do this.

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Jesse Jackson tributes live: Bernice King and Al Sharpton join family in praising ‘transformative leader’ Ordained minister and activist who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination had been living with progressive supranuclear palsy

This year 🥺. Rest in peace Reverend Jesse Jackson.

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This is an insane thing for a sitting member of Congress to have to post.

Congressman Thomas Massie has been the most vocal (and one of the only) Republican critics of Pam Bondi and Donald Trump’s handling of the Epstein files.

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#SB1085:
•Forces teachers to out students to their parents, whether their parents are affirming or not.

•Threatens teachers who affirm students with termination and opens up schools to lawsuits.

•Takes away parental rights from supportive parents who want to support and affirm their trans child.

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