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Today on the 2nd anniversary of the #ElPasoShooting we stand in solidarity with our siblings of El Paso to honor the lives of those we lost that day. #ElPasoStrong #ElPasoFirme
El Paso is the heartbeat of the border, a city that unites cultures & languages. It shines as a beacon of hope for refugees, asylum seekers & immigrants from all over the world.
The shooting in El Paso was the deadliest assault on the Latinx community in history. Yet, gun violence fueled by white supremacy is still a clear & present danger.
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House takes up a quite a few onerous bills. Looking for my favorite SDEC Committee Woman @itsJenRamos
#DemCastTX #SD21 💃
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I see some volunteers of Moms Demand in the Gallery. Open carry and poll watcher bills at polling sites really has me concerned after all the voter intimidation last year across Texas.
Y'all rock #DemCastTX
#txlege #txpol
Y'all rock #DemCastTX
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Beautiful floral sculptures now stand in Ascarate Park in dedication to the lives lost in a horrid white supremacist attack 1 yr ago.
In that park we hosted #ElPasoFirme, an event where we brought our 💕, voices, & art to El Paso from across the country.
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In that park we hosted #ElPasoFirme, an event where we brought our 💕, voices, & art to El Paso from across the country.
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On that day we joined the El Paso community in taking a firm, collective step - el paso firme - to confront, to expose, and to reject the white supremacy that has infected our country.
Today we continue to stand strong alongside the folks of El Paso in their resilience.
Today we continue to stand strong alongside the folks of El Paso in their resilience.
Because no wall or cage can restrain a song. Because compassion & solidarity are a universal language which knows no borders. Because together, we have the power to alleviate pain, #UnmaskHate, & confront injustice.
Our hearts are with the El Paso community today.✊🏾 #ElPasoStrong
Our hearts are with the El Paso community today.✊🏾 #ElPasoStrong
One year ago, 23 lives were cut short in a deadly attack on our Latino community. As we send love to El Paso today, we must recommit ourselves to building a world where hate, bigotry, and gun violence no longer plague our communities and rob us of our loved ones. #ElPasoStrong
Hace un año que 23 vidas fueron terminadas por un ataque mortal contra la comunidad Latina.
Enviamos amor a El Paso hoy y volvemos a comprometernos a construir un mundo donde el odio, la intolerancia y la violencia armada ya no plagan a nuestras comunidades y nos roban a nuestros queridos. #ElPasoStrong
Today, 1 year after the El Paso Massacre that tragically killed 23 people and left another 23 wounded, we reflect on the state of a city and a country battered by hatred, division and violence
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"1 year ago, my hometown was attacked by a white supremacist intent on fighting back on what he called an "invasion" of immigrants, language similar to that heard from anti-immigration advocates that has been adopted by Trump in his hate speech." - @_mariocarrillo_ #ElPasoStrong
"This was an all-out attack on Latinos in a city where we make up the vast majority of people. But in response to terror, El Paso has shown its resiliency and its commitment to continue being a beacon of hope for the world over." - @_mariocarrillo_ #ElPasoStrong
1. On 3 August 2019 a White Nationalist came into my town and murdered 22 people who were going about their Saturday morning, some buying groceries and other school supplies for back to school.
2. Most of these innocent people were grandmas and grandpas while others were young parents, uncles, and a teenage boy getting ready for sophomore year of high school. What were they guilty of..? Other than being Hispanic, not a damn thing.
3. Few days later, Donny & Melanie show up for photo op w surviving victims in hospitals across the city. After most refusing to meet these disgusting people, a baby of just 2 months, & now an orphan, is forced into photo just days after after his parents lost their lives.
1/ Antonio Basco didn't have any family left in El Paso after his wife Margie Reckard was killed in the mass shooting at Walmart this month.
But after he invited the residents of his city, the line outside her funeral stretched for blocks. #ElPasoStrong bit.ly/2KQHB6d
But after he invited the residents of his city, the line outside her funeral stretched for blocks. #ElPasoStrong bit.ly/2KQHB6d
2/ Hundreds of people began lining up outside La Paz Faith Memorial and Spiritual Center in Central El Paso at about 5 p.m.
The line of supporters eventually spanned several blocks and grew to nearly 1,000. #ElPasoStrong bit.ly/2KQHB6d
The line of supporters eventually spanned several blocks and grew to nearly 1,000. #ElPasoStrong bit.ly/2KQHB6d
3/ A group of motorcyclists that included several veterans stood at attention while holding American flags.
Later, neighbors set up a buffet line for supporters who were still in line as the afternoon turned to evening. bit.ly/2KQHB6d
Later, neighbors set up a buffet line for supporters who were still in line as the afternoon turned to evening. bit.ly/2KQHB6d
This morning, I again spent time at the memorial site where the deadliest massacre of Latinos in American history took place. Here, in my beautiful home. 1/
Thousands of El Pasoans and visitors from near and far have flocked here every day to pay their respects. Today was the first time I took photos. 2/
It is incredibly moving to be there in silent, painful solidarity with so many. 3/
In April, @MarieDennise & I met a beautiful El Paso family that illustrated the city's cross-border identity. (tinyurl.com/y4zcervf) This week we were back reporting on the #elpasoshooting & were horrified to hear they were among the first victims.
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They were raising money outside the Walmart for their 10-year-old daughter Karina’s soccer team, selling the traditional Mexican snacks of chicharrónes and aguas frescas when the gunman started firing.
The victims from the fundraiser were quintessential El Pasoans: Hispanic and bilingual with deep roots in Texas and Mexico. Their lives revolve around their children’s baseball and soccer teams. Their lives spanned the border.
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The shooting in El Paso was foreseeable and deliberate. Uncontrolled access to guns has enabled mass atrocities in cities and the white supremacist agenda that we see at every Trump rally/speech has motivated white nationalist terrorists across the country.
The shooting in El Paso was foreseeable and deliberate. Uncontrolled access to guns has enabled mass atrocities in cities and the white supremacist agenda that we see at every Trump rally/speech has motivated white nationalist terrorists across the country.
We know that those who profit from weapons sales, who despise gun control, are often the same profiteers who make millions arresting immigrants and caging children & families in concentration camps. They profit from the politics of hate and fear.
They want white people to fear immigrants and for immigrants to fear government.
We must be clear: We do not hate them, and we are also not afraid of them. We know that our courage will always be greater than fear.
That's why...
We must be clear: We do not hate them, and we are also not afraid of them. We know that our courage will always be greater than fear.
That's why...
The White House invited me to join @realDonaldTrump during his visit to El Paso. My response was clear. I requested a phone call with him today in order to share what I have now heard from many constituents, including some who are victims of Saturday’s attack.
My message would’ve been that he needs to understand that his words are powerful and have consequences. Using racist language to describe Mexicans, immigrants and other minorities dehumanize us. Those words inflame others.
The domestic terrorist who came to El Paso to kill innocent people had his sights set on Hispanics and immigrants. He took 22 lives, injured more than two dozen.
Jordan Anchondo
Andre Anchondo
Arturo Benavidez
Javier Rodriguez
Sara Esther Regalado Moriel
Adolfo Cerros Hernández
Gloria Irma Marquez
María Eugenia Legarreta Rothe
Ivan Manzano
Juan de Dios Velázquez Chairez
David Johnson
Leonardo Campos Jr.
Maribel Campos (Loya)
Andre Anchondo
Arturo Benavidez
Javier Rodriguez
Sara Esther Regalado Moriel
Adolfo Cerros Hernández
Gloria Irma Marquez
María Eugenia Legarreta Rothe
Ivan Manzano
Juan de Dios Velázquez Chairez
David Johnson
Leonardo Campos Jr.
Maribel Campos (Loya)
Angelina Silva Englisbee
Maria Flores
Raul Flores
Jorge Calvillo Garcia
Alexander Gerhard Hoffman
Luis Alfonzo Juarez
Elsa Mendoza de la Mora
Margie Reckard
Teresa Sanchez
Maria Flores
Raul Flores
Jorge Calvillo Garcia
Alexander Gerhard Hoffman
Luis Alfonzo Juarez
Elsa Mendoza de la Mora
Margie Reckard
Teresa Sanchez
El Paso will honor your memory, love and support your families, and demand action to prevent senseless acts of violence and hate against other communities in our country.
#ElPasoStrong
#ElPasoStrong
1/ 22 have now died in Saturday’s El Paso shooting.
In the wake of the tragedy, here’s how you can help. #ElPaso #ElPasoStrong #ElPasoShooting
In the wake of the tragedy, here’s how you can help. #ElPaso #ElPasoStrong #ElPasoShooting
2/ Donate to the El Paso Community Foundation’s fund to help those impacted by the shooting.
The foundation is working with the city of El Paso and the county to disburse funds. payments.epcf.org/victims
The foundation is working with the city of El Paso and the county to disburse funds. payments.epcf.org/victims
3/ Vitalant in El Paso is taking blood donations by appointment only — make one at bloodhero.com or call 877-258-4825.
I spent a few hours Sunday at a quinceañera expo in Houston for an upcoming column.This may seem to have nothing to do with #elpaso but bear with me.
It was, of course, extravagant with a rainbow of intricately beaded dresses with cascading ruffles and impossibly big skirts.
There was loud merengue and reggaeton, people dancing in the aisles and on stage. And lots of families. Doting Latino parents beaming at their beautiful daughters
@realDonaldTrump Mr. President, can you think of ANY reason the El Paso shooter might have railed against an "invasion" of migrants in his manifesto?
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#ElPasoShooting #gunreformnow #domesticterrorism
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#ElPasoShooting #gunreformnow #domesticterrorism
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Here with @MomsDemand @Everytown participants at their #GSU19 conference at an impromptu protest in light of today’s tragic events in TX. #OurHouse pscp.tv/w/cBYtAzFYSlFr…
Our friends from #StudentsDemandAction are leading this group of hundreds of @MomsDemand volunteers from the White House to the capitol building by way of the Trump hotel.
#EndGunViolenceTogether #TheYoungPeopleWillWin #ElPasoStrong #HonorWithAction
#EndGunViolenceTogether #TheYoungPeopleWillWin #ElPasoStrong #HonorWithAction
Texas @MomsDemand leaders are calling @JohnCornyn’s office requesting the Senate hold a vote on #S42.
#BackgroundChecksNow
#BackgroundChecksNow
#ElPasoStrong 💪✊
We need to seriously take care of this situation! Gun control, common sense laws, Im not saying taking everyone's guns away.. but we need better laws. Licenses, training, even testing.. like you do with drivers license and when you become a police officer
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We need to seriously take care of this situation! Gun control, common sense laws, Im not saying taking everyone's guns away.. but we need better laws. Licenses, training, even testing.. like you do with drivers license and when you become a police officer
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These are just some of the ideas. If we have to do it for everything else why not guns!? But first.. POS POTUS needs to control himself! He's hate that he openly says and pretty much puts it in his supporters minds that anyone against
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Him and them as supporters the more these things will happen as well. We have a few factors here that needs to be addressed and NOW!
#GunControlNow #EndTrumpsSocialMediaHate
#HowManyMore
#GunControlNow #EndTrumpsSocialMediaHate
#HowManyMore
