Another fucking spree shooting. Great.

BREAKING: Law enforcement sources say they are expecting a significant death toll from a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) May 24, 2022

uhhh what does "significant" mean

I have a kid in 1st grade right now, would love to not have to worry about this constantly for the next 11 years

Holy shit, last I heard it was 2 dead, now it's at least 14 children dead. Children. Fuck this stupid fucking garbage ass shithole of a country.

jesus fucking christ

Fuck

Unfortunately, a bunch of people in gov't have accepted this as part of the status quo - they won't admit as much, but their inaction says it all

Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirms that 14 children and 1 teacher were killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde today. Gov Abbott also says the gunman is dead.

— Liz Cho (@LizCho7) May 24, 2022

my fucking god

Just imagine that one day the people responsible for letting this happen again and again and again and again would be held to account. Like motherfucking Greg Abbott standing there on that podium, counting the dead children. Shameless ghoul.

It never ever ends.

I can’t fucking take this anymore. This fucking piece of shit country.

Robb Elementary teaches 2nd through 4th grades

Fucking hell

Shooter was also 18 years old, per Rolling Stone.

wait till they reveal the manifesto he wrote in a county that went for Trump by more than 10 points.

News outlets are now getting savvy to not even calling them manifestos fwiw.

Fucking hell you guys
So, so awful, I can't stand it

this is that tiny, brief pause before they start talking about false flags and crisis actors

I don't even know what to say. The arguments exhaust me at this point. This is the country that some people have decided we all have to live in, so that they can go armed in the produce section at Kroger.

The Governor of Texas confirms that the shooters name is Salvador Ramos, 18 years old. He shot his grandmother before going into the school and opening fire.

— Doge (@IntelDoge) May 24, 2022

"No Way To Prevent This," Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting is set to be held in Houston starting on Friday. Former President Donald J. Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and Senaor Ted Cruz are among those scheduled to address the gathering.

Well beyond the horror and despair that 15 died, is the knowing that after Sandy Hook, not one fucking thing will be done to prevent this from happening again. Just so Dipshit Joe can feel "safe" because the last time he was in the Wal-Mart he saw three brown people.

Well, and really so the largest firearms market in the world can continue operating with minimal government interference. Dipshit Joe is just the patsy.

But the millions of Dipshit Joes that keep wanting more and more lethal weapons is what keeps that market rolling, not to mention all the free advertising these morons do for them with their car decals and t-shirts. I'm not willing to excuse any fucking NRA supporter for their role in this.

Oh for sure, they don't deserve any excuses. Just saying this is all ultimately about money.

NRA is a bankrupt husk but they're still doing everything they can to make sure this happens again

The conservative pro-life position: we want you to quake in your shoes when you drop your kids off at school, consider ending a pregnancy, undergo gender affirmation surgery, and eat inside a restaurant. Because the GOP is the party of limited government.

USA, 2022: The government is going to force you to have children, you will be bankrupted by hospital bills if a single thing goes wrong during the birth, and you will be forced to watch helplessly as a gunman enters their elementary school and no one does anything to prevent it.

— Jordan Fraade (@schadenfraade) May 24, 2022

^ all things that increase GDP

Thursday was supposed to be the last day of school in that district

general strike when

fuck this country

A man was dropping flowers off for his wife because it was her last day (she survived).

A state of fear benefits the far right. Fear keeps us quiet and compliant.

Alfred, oh my god.

After Sandy Hook, I read about how the group of parents waiting in a firehouse had dwindled until finally they were told that if they were still there, their children were dead. The reporters wrote that the screaming could be heard from the street.

I will never forget that.

— Maggie Astor (@MaggieAstor) May 24, 2022

maybe schools can start teaching classes past the security gates at the airport

xpost honestly the firehouse story was the first thing I thought of when I heard about today's shooting. there's no good way to break the news to anybody, but learning in that fashion has to be heartwrenching

I hope these parents don’t also have to face years of stalking by Alex Jones sickos

here's a thought i've been having post-Roe v. Wade and now this:

the other side got mad enough to storm the fucking capitol building

at what point does our side consider the same?

i don't mean that to be, like, threatening or a mic drop moment or something.

i seriously wonder about that. do we ever get to that point?

we had to endure that here in Orlando after Pulse. I lost my shit at one of the trolls and I didn't even know any of the victims (though my brother worked with one). can't even imagine how someone who did would - it's something that literally nobody had to deal with pre-internet/oversaturated 24-hour online news era.

xpost - I think a general strike would be more productive myself.

here's a thought i've been having post-Roe v. Wade and now this:

the other side got mad enough to storm the fucking capitol building

at what point does our side consider the same?

Except "our side's" elected officials would crumple and denounce us fucking immediately in the name of decorum.

Back to thinking how many kids were safer in 'lockdown'

^^ who knew being in school during a pandemic was the comparatively safer route?

xxxxxxpost violent revolution is necessary in certain circumstances. i don't know that our side would have the stomach for it though.

I remember reading a few people saying "if Trump does manage to steal this election, we will take to the streets and PEACEFULLY protest" and I was like, cool, the illegitimate President in power will say "we'll take your concerns under advisement". like had he been successful, 'peaceful' protests would have essentially been like handing the office to them without resistance. I hate violence but had the unthinkable happened, no peaceful protest would have made waves.

Republicans will show up at the steps of the Capitol if the price of a Whopper goes up 20 cents. Democrats will show up with shittily made signs and singing shitty songs when the streets are on fire.

Yeah, well such is the price of following the actual teachings of Jesus.

I had jury duty earlier this month, and had to go through a full security shakedown and a metal detector.. not even a swiss army knife allowed

Maybe that's what it's coming to everywhere

yeah, it's hard to imagine what could cause an insurrection from the left. how much worse can it get than restricting women's personal health care decisions and killing our children...

yeah, it's hard to imagine what could cause an insurrection from the left

Having a president that would actively encourage one?