What Happened Was...

A lightning fast comprehensive recap of the week's biggest events for Feb. 13th - 19th, 2023

People embrace at the memorial that formed around The Spartan Statue at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan on Februrary 14, 2023, after a gunman killed three students and critically wounded five others on Monday night. (Photo by Nic Antaya/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.

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Gun Violence This Week

There were 12 separate mass shooting incidents in the US last week, where 14 people were killed and 53 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, February 12, 2023: Louisville, Mississippi

2. Monday, February 13, 2023: East Lansing, Michigan

3. Monday, February 13, 2023: Patterson, New Jersey

4. Tuesday, February 14, 2023: Buffalo, New York

5. Tuesday, February 14, 2023: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

6. Wednesday, February 15, 2023: El Paso, Texas

7. Wednesday, February 15, 2023: Baltimore, Maryland

8. Friday, February 17, 2023: Columbus, Georgia

9. Friday, February 17, 2023: Coldwater, Mississippi

10. Saturday, February 18, 2023: Columbus, Georgia

11. Saturday, February 18, 2023: Loris, South Carolina

12. Sunday, February 19, 2023: Indianapolis, Indiana

• This week, attorneys for leaders of the far-right Proud Boys confirmed that they intend to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify in the ongoing trial pertaining to the group’s alleged conspiracy to forcibly derail the transfer of power from Trump to President Joe Biden.

• Freshman Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN) could be the GOP's latest George Santos, referring to himself in his first meeting on the House Financial Services Committee, as not only a businessman, but an economist, a nationally recognized expert in tax policy and health care, a trained police officer, and even an expert in international sex crimes.