What Happened Was...
A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for May 16th - May 22nd, 2022
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. The amount of detailed news concerning the war in Ukraine is massive, and I will provide only the most critical news in this recap. If you are looking for more information, you might want to scroll through my Twitter feed for the week for details on any essential topics that I don’t mention here.
I would also encourage you to listen to my latest weekly live podcast in my episode entitled: “Is Trump’s Stronghold Waning?” I discuss the recent Republican Primary Elections in critical swing states as well as some upcoming primary elections this summer.
Gun Violence This Week
There were 13 separate mass shooting incidents in the US in the last week, where 12 people were killed and 59 were injured. I am documenting 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.
Sunday, May 15, 2022: Amarillo, Texas
Sunday, May 15, 2022: Houston, Texas
Sunday, May 15, 2022: Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Sunday, May 15, 2022: Winston Salem, North Carolina
Sunday, May 15, 2022: Laguna Woods, California
Tuesday, May 17, 2022: Palo Alto, California
Wednesday, May 18, 2022: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thursday, May 19, 2022: Chicago, Illinois
Friday, May 20, 2022: New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, May 20, 2022: Highland, California
Friday, May 20, 2022: Kissimmee, Florida
Saturday, May 21, 2022: Tacoma, Washington
Saturday, May 21, 2022: Goshen, Indiana
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed Arizona lawmakers after the 2020 election to set aside Joe Biden’s popular-vote victory and choose “a clean slate of Electors.”
In an interview with Politico, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy (R) explained that his state’s maternal mortality rate — which is one of the worst in the nation — is not so bad if you don’t factor in all of the Black women who are dying.
A manual by founding father Benjamin Franklin includes instructions for at-home abortions in direct contradiction of Justice Alito’s argument in the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade that "a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the nation's histories and traditions."