What Happened Was...
A lightning fast comprehensive recap of the week's biggest events for April 24th - 30th, 2023
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 This Week
There were five separate mass shooting incidents in the United States this week, where nine people were killed and 31 were injured. My Sunday recap covers all of this as well as the week's most critical news. Here at SHERO, we 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.
Sunday, April 23, 2023: Jasper, Texas
Friday, April 28, 2023: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Friday, April 28, 2023: Cleveland, Texas
Saturday, April 29, 2023: Columbia, South Carolina
Saturday, April 29, 2023: Portsmouth, Virginia
A whistleblower has alleged that Jane Roberts, wife of Chief Justice John Roberts, was paid more than $10 million by a host of elite law firms. At least one of those firms argued a case before Roberts after they paid his wife hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to recuse himself from a 2004 appeals case, despite the fact that the company being sued was part of the real estate empire run by Harlan Crow. Crow, the GOP mega-donor who has showered Thomas with lavish trips starting in 1997 and more recently bought Thomas' childhood home, has also maxed out donations to Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ).
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