Guns are integral to conservatives' white theocracy fantasy

Missed something? Don’t worry. [View in browser]( [Image]( May 29, 2022 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [Alternate text] America was traumatized Tuesday by another mass shooting just ten days after the one in Buffalo, this time at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Changing narratives of how police responded, as well as Republicans' unwillingness to call for gun reform compounded the tragedy. Missed something? Don't worry. Here are our select columns and videos from the past week. And don't forget to check out [MSNBC.com]( for more. EDITORS' PICKS [Alternate text] [Ja'han Jones]( [Guns are integral to conservatives' white theocracy fantasy]( Conservatives are too busy waging a domestic war to stop gun violence.Read More]( [Steve Benen]( [Ted Cruz tried the gun rights playbook on a foreign journalist. It didn't go well.]( This isn't the type of American exceptionalism the country should be proud of. [Read more]( [Katelyn Burns]( [The Texas shooting is another vile opportunity for far-right trolls to 'monster' trans people]( This is not the first time a false narrative that a shooter was a trans woman has quickly taken hold. [Read More]( [Matthew Dowd]( Texas' gun-obsessed culture has to change. Shattering these 4 gun myths is a start.]( Myths are one big reason pragmatic positive change so rarely occurs in politics. [Read More]( [Dr. Esther Choo]( I'm a trauma doctor. Here's all I think you need to know about gun violence.]( Trying our best in the ER will always be a worse option than prevention. [Read more]( [Watch]( [Beto O' Rourke confronts Texas governor at press conference]( Democratic candidate for Texas governor O'Rourke called out Gov. Abbott for the response to the mass shooting. [Uvalde Mass Shooting]( ['Greatest failure in modern American law enforcement history' during active shooter]( Investigative correspondent Tom Winter breaks down the shooting timeline provided by officials. [Ayman Mohyeldin]( [Newly leaked Xinjiang police files detail abuse of Uyghurs in China]( A trove of hacked data on the brutality faced by Uyghurs was released to western media for the first time. [MTP Daily]( [Texas has loosened at least 25 gun laws since 2007]( "The most recent — and some might argue, most extreme" all came in the past year, says Chuck Todd. [José Díaz-Balart]( [Remembering the victims of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting]( Two teachers and nineteen children were killed. These are their names. MORE ON MSNBC [Alternate text] Next Sunday, MSNBC presents "[Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano](," a three-part Sky Original series following the famed attorney’s journey to disgraced conman. The series explores Di Stefano's rise as a lawyer representing the who's-who of the criminal world, from Charles Manson to Saddam Hussein, and the epic investigation that unraveled the true identity he hid behind schemes, deception, and lies. Watch episodes one and two of "[Devil’s Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano](" next Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock. [Alternate text] [A photo of the MSNBC logo on a blue background]( Want more MSNBC? Tune in to watch your favorite shows live[here.]( Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)