Florida high school under lockdown after reports of shooter, victims, police say

So I’ve said for a while it will take republicans and the nra to reach a breaking point and they, themselves propose the fixes. We still are not there. They think they are preparing for some war with the government and the innocent lives being lost is an acceptable tragedy because their guns mean more than the victims lives.

As we can all observe, the right wingers still aren’t there. They just argue and make stupid comments.

As previously stated, we are screwed.
 
I believe that strongly that while Wayne is an ultra-extremist, bordering on a if not actual cult leader, there are other forces acting against moderation.

An example reported today:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...edy-unfolds-russian-agents-sow-discord-online

"As the news broke of a school shooting in Parkland, Fla., hundreds of twitter accounts believed to be under Russian sway pivoted.

Many had been tweeting about places like Syria and Ukraine — countries where Russia is seeking to strengthen its influence. Suddenly the accounts shifted to hashtags like #guncontrol, #guncontrolnow, and #gunreformnow. Tweets mentioning Nikolas Cruz, the name of the alleged shooter, spiked.

For Bret Schafer, an analyst with Hamilton 68, a site tracking Russian influence on Twitter, the pattern is becoming all too familiar. Hamilton 68 follows 600 accounts run by the Russian government, Russian trolls, bots, and individuals sympathetic to the Russian point of view. Data collected by the site over the past few months suggests that Russian social media accounts are now regularly seizing on divisive or tragic news to rile up segments of American society.

"The Kremlin doesn't care about gun control in America, they have no skin in this game," Schafer says. Accordingly, some accounts tracked by Hamilton 68 spew extreme, pro-gun rhetoric. Others attack the National Rifle Association. "By taking an extreme hyper-partisan position, it just serves to further rip us apart," Schafer says.

American intelligence services are increasingly concerned about Russian accounts in social media. At a hearing the day before the shooting, Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, warned that cyber warfare, including on social media, were one of his "greatest concerns".

"Frankly, the United States is under attack," Coats told the Senate Intelligence Committee. Adversaries "seek to sow division in the United States and weaken U.S. leadership.""
 
Tom B said:
No, there haven’t been 18 school shootings in 2018. That number is flat wrong.
More...
Are there more??? I found these 17 already.

2/14/2018 Parkland, FL Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School High School
2/08/2018 New York, NY The Metropolitan High School High School
2/05/2018 Maplewood, MN Harmony Learning Center K-12 School
2/05/2018 Oxon Hill, MD Oxon Hill High School High School
2/01/2018 Los Angeles, CA Salvador B. Castro Middle School Middle School
1/31/2018 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln High School High School
1/26/2018 Dearborn, MI Dearborn High School High School
1/25/2018 Mobile, AL Murphy High School High School
1/23/2018 Benton, KY Marshall County High School High School
1/22/2018 Gentilly, LA The NET Charter High School High School
1/22/2018 Italy, TX Italy High School High School
1/20/2018 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest University College or University
1/15/2018 Marshall, TX Wiley College College or University
1/10/2018 San Bernardino, CA California State University, San Bernardino College or University
1/10/2018 Sierra Vista, AZ Coronado Elementary School Elementary School
1/10/2018 Denison, TX Grayson College Community College
1/04/2018 Seattle, WA New Start High School High School
 
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