What Happened Was...

A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for October 31st - November 6th, 2022

A woman walks into a polling center to vote in the midterm elections as the morning sun rises over the Utah Wasatch Mountains on November 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/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. I will also be following Midterm Election results on Twitter next week, so be sure to visit my Twitter feed here.

Gun Violence

There were 15 separate mass shooting incidents in the US last week, where 23 people were killed and 59 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 30, 2022: Memphis, Tennessee

2. Sunday, October 30, 2022: Charleston, South Carolina

3. Sunday, October 30, 2022: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4. Sunday, October 30, 2022: Aurora, Colorado

5. Sunday, October 30, 2022: Covina, California

6. Monday, October 31, 2022: Chicago, Illinois

7. Monday, October 31, 2022: Kansas City, Kansas

8. Tuesday, November 1, 2022: Baltimore, Maryland

9. Tuesday, November 1, 2022: Denver, Colorado

10. Tuesday, November 1, 2022: East St. Louis, Missouri

11. Wednesday, November 2, 2022: Hattiesburg, Mississippi

12. Wednesday, November 2, 2022: Houston, Texas

13. Thursday, November 3, 2022: Chicago, Illinois

14. Friday, November 4, 2022: La Plata, Maryland

15. Friday, November 4, 2022: Orlando, Florida

• A lot has happened at Twitter since Elon Musk took over the platform last week. You can catch up on all the details by reading my articles: A Lame Bird is Freed and Let’s Buy Twitter.