Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 11/12

[SVPete]

Breaking: Mass Shooting in D.C., Suspect Barricaded

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/11/12/breaking-mass-shooting-in-dc-suspect-barricaded-n4959284

D.C. law enforcement has issued a shelter-in-place order after a mass shooting in our nation’s capital left multiple people injured, with the suspect reportedly barricading himself and defying police.

Breaking 911 initially reported four injured at a VIDA Fitness gym shooting Thursday in Washington, D.C., but has since updated the count to five wounded.
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The shooter reportedly barricaded himself in the fitness center.

UPDATE 10:40 a.m.: Reports are coming in that the police broke into the apartment where the shooter had barricaded himself to find him suffering from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

One of the shooting victims has died.
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UPDATE 10:20 a.m.: A video posted on X shows a fire on the side of the building in which the suspect is barricaded

I heard on radio that a condo association (= HOA) dispute may be in this picture. It's early in the story, so take that with a block of salt.

[SVPete]

The New School ignored antisemitic assault, rewarded anti-Israel protesters: lawsuit

https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-new-school-ignored-antisemitic-assault-rewarded-anti-israel-protesters-lawsuit/

Sophie Shabot, an American Jew with Israeli citizenship, is suing The New School over alleged antisemitic harassment and discrimination, claiming she experienced verbal abuse and social exclusion on campus.

“As Shabot walked on and around campus, students hurled antisemitic and antiIsrael epithets at her, including ‘Zio ****,’ ‘Zio bitch,’ ‘baby-killer,’ and ‘genocidal maniac,’” the lawsuit alleges.

The lawsuit lists several incidents in which Shabot was allegedly pushed, ambushed, and “verbally assaulted,” among other things.

“Shabot was taunted by her classmates and her workspace was vandalized. She was pushed and spat on and, as she attempted to flee the assault, a protester screamed at her through a megaphone, ‘**** Israel, **** you, bitch,’” it states.
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TNS allegedly refused to enforce its own policies when Shabot reported these incidents. In fact, “TNS even rewarded violators” at times.

“Most notably, during one unauthorized anti-Israel encampment, President Donna Shalala (“President Shalala”) gave the participating students money to purchase dinner and publicly announced that she was proud of what they were doing,” according to the lawsuit.

Ziporah Reich, director of litigation at The Lawfare Project, filed the lawsuit on Shabot’s behalf in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Donna Shalala ... Donna Shalala ... where have I heard that name before?

[enslaved1]

Trump Calls Veterans “Wall of Flesh and Blood” in Disgusting Speech

Better headline "Moonbats get butthurt by Trump's use of literary devices"

Even on Veterans Day, President Donald Trump couldn’t hide his total disrespect for U.S. military service members.

Speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of an unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, Trump said they’d gathered to honor those whose ranks have formed a “mighty wall of flesh and blood, bravery and devotion that has defended our freedom for 250 years.”

Not sure how referring to volunteers who put their lives and bodies on the line for you sorry excuses for journalists to spew such fertilizer as a "mighty wall of flesh and blood" is offensive and disrespectful, but guess what?  There's a lot of injured men and women who have protected your right to do so. 

And of course they had to dredge up the "losers and suckers" lie as well for a nice little dingleberry on top of the cow pie.   

[SVPete]

Trump Calls Veterans “Wall of Flesh and Blood” in Disgusting Speech

Better headline "Moonbats get butthurt by Trump's use of literary devices"

Not sure how referring to volunteers who put their lives and bodies on the line for you sorry excuses for journalists to spew such fertilizer as a "mighty wall of flesh and blood" is offensive and disrespectful, but guess what?  There's a lot of injured men and women who have protected your right to do so. 

And of course they had to dredge up the "losers and suckers" lie as well for a nice little dingleberry on top of the cow pie.   

Haters of the US military see no value in the bravery of the men and women who put their lives, their literal flesh and blood, on the line for the US.