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There’s something deeply unsettling happening in this country, and it’s impossible to ignore.

What used to be online threats, harassment, and social-media trolling has started to bleed (literally) into the real world. Conservatives are being swatted. Homes are being shot up. Public figures are facing assassinations. Events are being shut down by threats of violence. And now, once again, a young conservative is dead.

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Over the past few years, conservatives have watched the political temperature rise. Two assassination attempts on President Trump. Charlie Kirk was murdered. Tim Pool’s home shot up. Online influencers confronted at their houses by armed individuals… it’s something new and terrifying every week.

And now there’s Brown University.

Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama and Vice President of the Brown College Republicans, was murdered in a shooting that has way more questions than answers. The official statements are just that – very official. We’re told the investigation is ongoing. But outside the university’s carefully worded updates, a growing number of sources are raising very serious concerns that this was not a random act of violence—it was targeted.

None of what follows has been confirmed by law enforcement, and as you know, motive has not been publicly established, because despite having more cameras than Hollywood, the shooter hasn’t been identified. But the consistency of what’s being alleged is enough to warrant a report.

With that said, veteran journalist Mark Halperin’s sources have told him that Ella Cook may have been the intended target. Halperin is clear that he does not know whether this is true. But if it were, he explains, it would significantly change how this case should be understood.

Mark points out there are many things about this case that are raising eyebrows. First, the reported behavior of the attacker. In many school shootings, the shooters continue until stopped. But this shooter reportedly entered, carried out the attack, and left. That has led many to believe that this looks more like a targeted act than some random spree.

Next, the response from authorities was telling. Brown students were told they were “safe” even though no suspect had been taken into custody.

And lastly, the surveillance question that keeps coming up. Brown University is among the most heavily monitored campuses in the country. But days later, there’s been no public identification of a suspect. That right there has left many people drawing some understandable conclusions. In other words, authorities hate it when the suspect might not fit their “narrative.”

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So, if Ella Cook was the one targeted, it would raise serious and uncomfortable questions. Cook was not some “anon” student. She was a visible conservative leader on a campus, with very strong views on the trans movement. Keep in mind, Brown is known for being “unfriendly” towards conservatives. A recent poll shows conservative students are afraid to express their beliefs.

Some of the most detailed accounts circulating are not coming from officials or even mainstream media, but from private messages shared with independent or “citizen” journalists. One says he received the following direct message from an anonymous source. The message has not been independently verified.  Still, it’s being shared and discussed because it mirrors concerns being raised by others following the case.

 

That same citizen journalist later shared additional posts on X, citing a source. To be clear, none of these claims have been independently verified.

Jay Fivekiller:

Ivy rumor mill says that Ella Cook, one of the victims at Brown from Birmingham, Alabama, was a leader in a small conservative group that was opposed to trans ideology. Cops may have indicated to the family she was specifically targeted in the shooting.

Supposedly, killer entered with a plan and shot Cook in the face first. Cook was doing the review session with her normal person friend group.

Many believe Ella’s opposition to trans ideology may have played a role in her being targeted. That’s what happened to Charlie Kirk, when a pro-trans left winger (allegedly) shot and killed him in front of his family and supporters.

What makes all of this even more disturbing is the hateful campus climate. Not only did conservatives fear for their safety, but it appears that radical left-wing groups have been calling the shots for eons now.

Back in 2023, Brown University made headlines when its president altered a public statement after being heckled by pro-Palestinian activists, removing references to Jewish symbols while keeping others intact.

National Review:

Brown University president Christina Paxson spoke at a vigil Monday night honoring a Palestinian student wounded in a shooting in Vermont until being interrupted by protesters calling for the university to divest its endowment from companies associated with Israel.

Hisham Awartani, a junior at Brown, was among three wounded in the shooting, to which suspect Jason Eaton pleaded not guilty on Monday. All three victims are in stable condition.

“We can’t disentangle what happened to Hisham from the broader events in Israel and Palestine that sadly we’ve been dealing with for decades,” Paxson said before being confronted by demonstrators. “Sadly, we can’t control what happens across the world and country. We are powerless to do everything we’d like to do.”

The next line in the version of the speech Brown published on its website was the following: “At a faculty meeting last month, I said that ‘Every student, faculty and staff member should be able to proudly wear a Star of David or don a keffiyeh on the Brown campus, or to cover their head with a hijab or yarmulke.’”

However, when Paxson gave the address, and after pro-Palestinian protesters began heckling her, that line changed to “every student, faculty and staff member should be able to proudly don a keffiyeh on the Brown campus, or to cover their head with a hijab,” with no mention of a Star of David or yarmulke.

Here’s a closeup of the image:

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That moment sent a clear signal about which groups receive protection and which are expected to stay quiet for their own good, right?

Obviously, none of this proves motive, but think about it: you have a visible right-wing leader on a campus where conservatives already say they’re afraid to speak freely, a violent act followed by silence and unanswered questions, and an administration with a record of caving to activist pressure. When you put it all together, it paints a disturbing picture.

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If the victim was targeted, it changes everything. If it wasn’t, the public deserves to know why so many signs point in that direction. Either way, the pattern of escalating violence toward conservatives cannot be ignored anymore by either side.

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