"There is so much we know tentatively or not at all that is important here. It can be agonizing not to leap to reasonable (& tempting) conclusions, conclusions about responsibility and blame. But the consequences of getting things wrong are too high.
"So let’s be clear about what we do not yet know...."
YES, AND:
"...Oklahoma is not neutral ground. #Oklahoma’s schools are certainly no more a bastion of acceptance than any other schools & may be less."
Apparently #SeanCummings, local businessman and vice-mayor of The Village in #OklahomaCity, participates in the state's board of education meetings FOR THE PURPOSE OF speaking out against #RyanWalters and his policies almost every month!
The following are some of Sean's latest diatribes, calling out Walters and #ChayaRaichik for #StochasticTerrorism. Y'all, these are 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥
Even if Nex's death turns out not to have been caused by the attack at the school, Cummings is right on all points. The #StochasticTerrorism is still FACT.
#NexBenedict, #Oklahoma#nonbinary teen died after #school fight amid reported #bullying
…The [statement] from the school district provided some background: The fight on Feb 7 involved several students at the HS. It was broken up by other students & a staff member. All of those involved “walked under their own power to the asst principal’s office & nurse’s office” &, per “district protocols,” were evaluated by the nurse.
This year, [Oklahoma] legislators already have proposed >50 anti-LGBTQ+ laws — more than any other state, according to the ACLU.
The man who heads #PublicEducation in #Oklahoma is also a vocal critic of #LGBTQ+ rights. Superintendent #RyanWalters appointed #ChayaRaichik — the #conservative activist behind #LibsOfTikTok, which has targeted LGBTQ-friendly teachers at #Owasso schools — to a state library advisory board.
Libs of TikTok is a far-right anti-LGBT Twitter account run by Chaya Raichik. The account has become highly influential in conservative circles, and it has over 1.8 million followers as of January 2023. The central narrative pushed by the account is "grooming", the lie claiming that LGBT people are pedophiles manipulating children into sexual deviancy. The concept went mainstream after Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law banning classroom instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation in grades K-3 in Florida public schools, with his press secretary accusing the bill's opponents of being "groomers".
Raichik's posts on Twitter have been directly linked to transphobic and homophobic threats, violence, and attempted terrorist attacks. Incidents include bomb threats against a school in Wisconsin, a near-riot at Idaho Pride, and threats against a Jewish summer camp.
Hass im Netz führt zu Gewalt. Das ist keine neue Erkenntnis. Manchmal ist der Zusammenhang sehr direkt wie man am Beispiel der LGBTIQ -feindlichen Hassprediger #libsoftiktok (#ChayaRaichik). Allein 11 der Schulen, die sie im letzten Monat als Ziel markierten wurden Opfer von Bombendrohungen.