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b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 Trump didn't take long to flip-flop on his promises to pass minor gun safety reforms in the wake of two mass shootings that killed 32 in El Paso and Dayton, and now\\xa0 he's instead blaming 'mental illness.' House Republicans received secret talking points telling them to deflect away from gun safety reforms and instead blame mass shootings on "mental illness" and "the left," rather than rightwing white supremacists, domestic terrorists, or easy access to military assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines that are actually responsible. Thanks to tips from the public, in just the past week, law enforcement has prevented at least five different potential mass shootings by white American male rightwingers \\u2013 all young men, all white \\u2013 in Florida, Ohio, Connecticut, and Nevada. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has become the first and only House Republican to join Democrats in co-sponsoring a bill to ban assault weapons, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to allow a vote on it. Longtime Republican pollster and operative Frank Luntz \\u2013 who spent many years helping Republicans obstruct climate legislation and confuse the public about climate science \\u2013 recently testified in the Senate that he is now willing to help Democrats fight against the climate crisis, and offered tips for language and messaging in helping to convince the American people of the need to take action.\\xa0 Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report,' on Newark's lead contamination water crisis, a fracking spike in global methane emission to spike, an aggressive proposal from a Democratic 2020 Presidential candidate that could help solve our climate crisis, and more..."