Episode 31: Mass Shootings
We The Sheeple
English - July 06, 2022 13:15 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBComedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The satirical, US based news outlet The Onion reused an article over 20 times since 2014, making only slight changes to the dates and location. It sounds like lazy journalism (and trust me, I would know) until you see the headline "'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" with a picture of a school, place of worship or a grocery store. If you're American, that context alone was likely enough to figure out that this article is about mass shootings.
This episode we're doing a deep dive into mass shootings and why America seems to be uniquely stricken with them. We'll look at the real world circumstances, misinformation and conspiracies that surround these tragic, and yet predictable, events.
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Intro: Alien visitors
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Demographic Turning Points for the United States: Population Projections for 2020 to 2060
Uvalde school shooting
Many back strict gun laws, but opposition tends to be louder | AP News
Mass shootings in the United States - Wikipedia
Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of US Mass Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories | National Institute of Justice
Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on track to resume - ABC News
Alex Jones back on the hook for damages after bankruptcy judge sends Sandy Hook cases to Texas court
Alex Jones back on the hook for damages after bankruptcy judge sends Sandy Hook cases to Texas court
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How to Prevent Gun Massacres? Look Around the World | The New Yorker