Blame Game: Natalie Rupnow!

The junk food media always humanize white mass shooters.

The U.S. Department of Justice is looking to charge the white man who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson with terrorism. He eluded authorities for five days before he was apprehended in an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald's. He is currently in federal time out awaiting trial in New York City. 

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The 15 year old white girl that massacred her school in Madison, Wisconsin is not called a terrorist. The shooter killed herself and two others. The parents are on the state and feds radar for allowing her access to firearms.

So mass shootings aren't terrorism but a random targeted killing is!

This the 83rd school shooting and 570th mass shooting in the United States.

So terrorism only applies when its anti status quo, Brown, Black or Muslim. If its targeting elites and politicians, the status quo and white people, it's called terrorism.

Got it.

BLAME GAME.

Who is actually resposnible for the mass shooting?

The far right will always blame it on either progressives, Democratic lawmakers, video games, lack of parenting, rap music, violent movies, media personalities, comic books and lack of religion.

Of course, we ignore the fact that most firearms are purchased legally. Many of the parents or gun owners leave firearsm within easy reach of children or mentally disturbed. Many gotten comfortable with the notion that a mass shooting will not happen at their job, school, shopping center, movie theater, wedding, funeral, concert or random trip.

We have lawmakers embolden to lobbyists. The National Rifle Associaton and America Israel Public Affairs Committee are by far the most notorious organizations infesting Washington.

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump are old, senile and completely out of touch with reality. Biden gotten at least one milestone in firearms by signing into law a watered down gun reform law. Thanks to Joe Manchin and the 49 Republicans, gun reform has been stalled.

The suspect was Natalie Rupnow, a white woman who veered into far right extremism. She also went under the guise of Samantha.

Rupnow was armed with two handguns during the shooting, but only used her 9mm caliber. Rupnow's parents divorced and re-married twice. She had been enrolled in therapy by July 2022, which was supposed to help guide decisions about with which parent she would spend weekends.

Months prior to the shooting in August, Rupnow joined a gun club when her father took her to a shooting range. He wrote in a Facebook comment that they had joined the club in spring and had been “loving every second of it”.

Reduxx's Anna Slatz posted on X (formerly Twitter) what she alleged to be the shooter's manifesto. At the time of publication the manifesto was not yet authenticated by Madison police. Rupnow's alleged social media accounts contained feelings of alienation. A photo of her wearing a KMFDM T-shirt—the same type that Eric Harris, one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre, wore in various amateur videos—spread online.

Erin West and Rubi Vergara didn't expect a student to rampage on the school. They died.

Rupnow was declared dead while being transported to the local hospital from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Including the shooting, there have been eighty-three school shootings in the United States in 2024. Cases with female school shooting perpetrators are rare, with only eight others or about 4% identified as female since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting.

On December 16, 2024, the two victims were identified by the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office as 42-year-old teacher Erin West of DeForest and 14-year-old student Rubi Vergara.

A bullet doesn't care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence and Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers" with a touch of "lock em up."

Lives are always altered when gun violence happens.

An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.

You're not safe in the school, the concert, the hospital, the church, the casino, the bus station, the subway, the light rail train, the buses, the malls, the local big box store, the political rally, the protest rally, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the state buildings, the workplace, the gas station, the family picnic, the food truck rally, the funerals, the birthday parties, the graduations, the wedding, the televised events, the sporting events and many more events that have some terrorist with a firearm. Domestic violence, suicide, racism, culture war inspired, politically motivated and international operative inspired are types of gun violence.

Gun violence is the number one threat in the United States.

I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases. 

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is legislators not willing to stop gun violence.

According to the  far right :  White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assumes the gunmen are Black.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican legislators who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. 

The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.

An image of the school shooter. 

So in closing, expect more.

The website  Officer Down  is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the  National Gun Violence Memorial  also keeps record of the  many individuals  killed by  gun violence . We are  tracking police violence  as well. 

Call the  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline)  at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or  988 , or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend's social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline's website or the Crisis Text Line's website.

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Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-Semitic or in support of terrorism. 

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.