A horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     May 25, 2022 I've basically been staring at a blank page for the last hour trying to think of something to say about the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but I keep coming up short. As a member of the breaking news team, I'm often in a position where I have to fit rapid developments into a narrative—providing readers with context, clarity, and a sense of what it all means. On rare occasions, though, I face events that simply defy analysis, where coming up with a "take" feels not just impossible but immoral. I don't know what to say, really, other than that I feel sick to my stomach and very, very frustrated. If you've been following the news for the last few years, you can probably guess how the reaction to the shooting has been playing out: Democrats are [literally begging]( their colleagues across the aisle to support gun control legislation; Republicans are [claiming]( that the best way to prevent shootings isn't to regulate deadly weapons but to make them omnipresent; Sinema and Manchin have [announced]( that they will never, ever vote to amend the filibuster. It's a predictable story. You already know the script by heart. And within a week, a month, or a year, we'll get to hear it all over again. — Noah Y. Kim Advertisement [House Subscriptions Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [19 Children, 2 Teachers Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting]( BY ABIGAIL WEINBERG AND EMILY HOFSTAEDTER [Trending] [Brian Kemp Just Humiliated Donald Trump (and David Perdue) in Georgia]( BY NOAH Y. KIM   [US mass shootings, 1982–2022: Data from Mother Jones’ investigation]( BY MARK FOLLMAN, GAVIN ARONSEN, AND DEANNA PAN   [Following Texas shooting, a senator begs, "What are we doing? What are we doing?"]( BY JAMES WEST   [Biden on Texas mass shooting: "Why are we willing to live with this carnage?"]( BY NOAH Y. KIM Advertisement [House Donations Ad]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [The worst lawyer in Texas just put an end to the Bush dynasty]( It's Ken Paxton's party now. BY TIM MURPHY [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755