What Happened Was...

A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for October 17th-23rd, 2022

Former Trump White House Senior Advisor Stephen Bannon (L) and his lawyers David Schoen and Matthew Evan Corcoran, talk to reporters after leaving federal court after being sentenced on October 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/via Getty Images)

Below is a catch-up of the significant events of this past week. You can check in with a minimal time commitment, read about the big stuff, and stay in the know before we’re on to the next. If you want more information on the past week's events, you might want to scroll through my Twitter feed for more detail on other topics I don’t mention below.

Gun Violence

There were ten separate mass shooting incidents in the US last week, where eight people were killed and 47 were injured. I document all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, so please take a moment to review them and remember to keep up the fight for sensible gun reform. 

1. Sunday, October 16, 2022: Harrisonburg, Virginia

2. Sunday, October 16, 2022: Lancaster, California

3. Sunday, October 16, 2022: Atlanta, Georgia

4. Sunday, October 16, 2022: El Paso, Texas

5. Monday, October 17, 2022: Woodbridge, Virginia

6. Thursday, October 20, 2022: Cleveland, Ohio

7. Friday, October 21, 2022: New Orleans, Louisiana

8. Friday, October 21, 2022: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

9. Saturday, October 22, 2022: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

10. Sunday, October 23, 2022: Chicago, Illinois

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• Elon Musk told prospective investors in his deal to buy the company that he planned to get rid of nearly 75 percent of Twitter’s 7,500 workers, whittling the company down to a skeleton staff of just over 2,000.