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Parkland survivors slam Louis C.K. after audio reportedly features him mocking them

Everyone is talking about embroiled comedian Louis C.K. yet again – and not in a good way.

The 51-year-old comedian earned criticism from the Twitterverse as well as the survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, after a comedy writer's tweet shared on Sunday reportedly featured portions of the C.K.'s new stand-up set that included jokes about the students.

Bipartisan Consensus: Everyone Is Anxious About the Election

Bipartisan Consensus: Everyone Is Anxious About the Election

The question was not rhetorical.

“What the hell has happened to our country?” Steven Glassman, a local city commissioner, shouted at perspiring Democrats last week — kick-starting a parking-lot rally that would include police intervention during a shoving match over National Rifle Association signage; a conspiracy theorist with a bullhorn taunting a former United States attorney general; and a sway-along version of “We Are the World” that felt ironic in hindsight.

POLITICIANS NOT ADDRESSING ISSUES, CALIFORNIA SUBURBAN WOMEN SAY

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Everyone’s talking about the fight to get suburban women’s votes. But some suburban women, both Republican and Democrat, in one southern California congressional district say politicians aren’t focusing enough on the issues that matter to them — mental health and housing costs.

They have different view on the problems, but the agree that their views are on the back burner even as politicians attempt to attract them in the midterm elections.
Rani Janes, 48, lives in Santa Clarita, which is one of three valleys in the California’s 25th Congressional District. She takes care of her eight children and one granddaughter at home.