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Proud dad. Tweets are my own and most are about ending gun violence. @Everytown Senior Survivor Fellow. Ivy League hoops fan. Go Crimson!

Minneapolis, MN
Joined July 2011
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I was honored to have a conversation with my friend @StarrSurvivor. Our dads were football coaches taken by gun violence. We talked about being coaches’ kids, what we miss about them and how they live on through our children. #MomentsThatSurive
LISTEN: Stephen Venable & Tiffany Starr remember their fathers, both killed by gun violence. Stephen sees his father in himself: "I catch myself saying things that I know my dad would've said. I'm like oh, yeah, that's Dad." #MomentsThatSurvive @StoryCorps
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Let’s go America!
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Stephen Venable retweeted
Even in my 3-2 win against Mississippi State in 2008 we moved the ball yards, not inches, "Coach". #MAGA
It’s a tied game. Two minutes on the clock. We’ve got the ball, and we’re driving down field. Even if we move one inch at a time, one phone call at a time, one door knock at a time – we will win this.
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Red sky rainbows. What a trip.
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Vice President Harris passing Trump in the polls like #USA
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Gun related deaths per 100,000 people
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Firearm violence is a preventable public health crisis. Our failure to address it is a moral crisis. To protect the health and well-being of Americans—especially our children—we must now act with the clarity, courage, and urgency the moment demands. surgeongeneral.gov/firearm-v… 10/10
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Stephen Venable retweeted
⁦@grant_hauschild⁩ pls hear our pain Our children were killed because a gun owner failed to secure their weapon Unsupervised children + unsecured guns=death ⁦@epmurphymn⁩ I spent Mother’s Day at the cemetery-can you imagine?
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I’m grateful to see the Minnesota House passed bills strengthening safe storage laws, requiring lost or stolen firearms to be reported to law enforcement, and increasing criminal penalties for straw purchasers. On to the Senate!
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The pain of having their mother, Ruthanne, taken by senseless gun violence is ever-present for sisters Carmen Lodato and Gina Pelusi—even ten years later. This #GVSurvivorsWeek, listen to their story, and share yours at momentsthatsurvive.org.
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Thank you and congratulations to Coach Murphy. His first game was my first on campus as a freshman and remember sitting in my dorm room listening to the game on WHRB--win over Columbia! What a run since then! Best of luck in the next challenge! #GoCrimson
Thank you, Coach. 🗞️: bit.ly/3TYyXrz
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Watching football and eating our traditional Mexican dinner to celebrate the lives of my dad and my brother. I realized why the Progressive ads on not turning into your parents have hit with me. It's the simple irony. There's no greater compliment than to say I'm like my dad. 1/
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Tonight we are making small donations to: @Everytown Support Fund, which focuses on survivors of gun violence @JHU_CGVS which researches gun violence solutions @Run4Beigel which funds camp scholarships @base_chicago which uses baseball as a pathway for success /9
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Here's to you Dad and Bill (our annual chips & queso toast).
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