school shooting
(chiefly, US, crime) A mass shooting which occurs in a school or university, targeting their students and staff; typically in an indiscriminate manner.
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She is a horrible person herself who mocked school shooting victims & attacked colleagues, but suddenly she’s seen the light? Okay. Too little. Too late.
And maybe he’ll slip in how he needs a ballroom to keep him safe, but school kids just have to “get over it” in the aftermath of a school shooting. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Sure she did. She spread conspiracy theories. Harassed school shooting victims. Helped to elect and empower the most corrupt president in history.
Death toll in Turkey school shooting rises to 10 www.turkishminute.com/2026/05/04/d...
“I’d probably be placed in jail if I released them.” Why? Miss tough gal willing to chase down school shooting survivors is scared to tell Americans who their president really is? She retired because of her fear of hi…
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(chiefly, US, crime) A mass shooting which occurs in a school or university, targeting their students and staff; typically in an indiscriminate manner.
“She is a horrible person herself who mocked school shooting victims & attacked colleagues, but suddenly she’s seen the light? Okay. Too little. Too late.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And maybe he’ll slip in how he needs a ballroom to keep him safe, but school kids just have to “get over it” in the aftermath of a school shooting. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sure she did. She spread conspiracy theories. Harassed school shooting victims. Helped to elect and empower the most corrupt president in history.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Death toll in Turkey school shooting rises to 10 www.turkishminute.com/2026/05/04/d...”
— Bluesky· May 2026““I’d probably be placed in jail if I released them.” Why? Miss tough gal willing to chase down school shooting survivors is scared to tell Americans who their president really is? She retired because of her fear of him and his supporters. She deserves nothing but scorn.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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