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HughBeaumont

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12. Honestly, I don't think a big ENOUGH deal is being made about this.

Reply to maryellen99 (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 08:59 AM

Jun 2016

I blame the worthless Boehner congress for doing absolutely nothing after Sandy Hook and you can bet the Ryan congress will follow suit in doing shit. We politicized kids being killed to protect "The Precious" and did nothing to make health care (mental health care) more affordable and accessible and did nothing to get AR15s out of the hands of citizens.

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Has anybody who has FB noticed this? [View all] maryellen99 Jun 2016 OP

My friend has a rainbow temporary profile picture. no_hypocrisy Jun 2016 #1

All the people I know are posting about it, and have changed their images etc. Agschmid Jun 2016 #2

I expected something on Google's homepage Shemp Howard Jun 2016 #3

They had a small black ribbon earlier this morning. kayakjohnny Jun 2016 #6

The black ribbon comes up on my computer on google homepage. Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #7

It's still there if you hover your cursor over the black ribbon....n/t mrmpa Jun 2016 #32

They have a tiny black ribbon. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #11

They have this, since yesterday left-of-center2012 Jun 2016 #14

The ribbon was not there earlier today, Shemp Howard Jun 2016 #24

Why would the American right wing pray for malaise Jun 2016 #4

I agree I think a lot of them are intentionally ignoring the fact that the victims were LGBT nt maryellen99 Jun 2016 #5

I have the rainbow flag with the candle as my profile pic on FB right now... BooScout Jun 2016 #8

I saw this on Facebook...... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2016 #29

I immediately LWolf Jun 2016 #9

No oberliner Jun 2016 #10

Honestly, I don't think a big ENOUGH deal is being made about this. HughBeaumont Jun 2016 #12

Amen nt maryellen99 Jun 2016 #13

it's like I said, nothing will be done MisterP Jun 2016 #23

Yes - but I have a rainbow flag with a candle JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #15

Yep something tells me if this was a white straight club or movie theater maryellen99 Jun 2016 #16

Of course it would. In certain circles, rampant homophobia is accepted AND PREACHED... Raster Jun 2016 #17

GLAAD has a filter people can add. Brickbat Jun 2016 #18

I see a lot of people with some version of the Pulse logo OriginalGeek Jun 2016 #19

I noticed. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #20

I did on mine and I'm the only one and lot of people did it for marriage equality maryellen99 Jun 2016 #21

My feed is full of support...but my peeps are an artsy lot with strong ties to the Lucinda Jun 2016 #22

Facebook, I'm discovering, is good for remembering why you left home closeupready Jun 2016 #25

Saw a lot of support on my... Mike Nelson Jun 2016 #26

I was given, and took, the rainbow flag option. nolabear Jun 2016 #27

I've noticed that among all my friends on facebook, it is the ultra religious who post daily swhisper1 Jun 2016 #28

My feed is full of changed profiles. 2theleft Jun 2016 #30

Several people on my feed have added rainbow flags ohnoyoudidnt Jun 2016 #31

Yeah. I have and it's really bumming me out. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #33