{"id":2569323,"date":"2026-02-12T12:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-in-2023-matt-walsh-commented-on-a-trans-redditor-2-days-ago-that-same-person-shot-up-canadas-tumbler-ridge-school\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:17:30","slug":"bombshell-in-2023-matt-walsh-commented-on-a-trans-redditor-2-days-ago-that-same-person-shot-up-canadas-tumbler-ridge-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-in-2023-matt-walsh-commented-on-a-trans-redditor-2-days-ago-that-same-person-shot-up-canadas-tumbler-ridge-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombshell: In 2023 Matt Walsh Commented on a Trans Redditor &#8211; 2 Days Ago That Same Person Shot up Canada&#8217;s Tumbler Ridge School"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbombshell-in-2023-matt-walsh-commented-on-a-trans-redditor-2-days-ago-that-same-person-shot-up-canadas-tumbler-ridge-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569323&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An article centered on Matt Walsh\u2019s reaction to an old Reddit post by Jesse van Rootselaar, the 18-year-old who later killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, before taking his own life. The Reddit post reportedly showed Van Rootselaar describing himself as trans and \u201cpre-HRT,\u201d lamenting his inability to match the body standards of fictional characters and discussing his planned transition, along with mentions of anime. Online sleuths linked the account \u201cjesseboy347\u201d to Van Rootselaar and to his late mother, with authorities suspected of having discovered his family\u2019s murder prior to the school attack. Walsh reposted the screenshot, prompting discussion about how transgender issues are portrayed in media and politics, and other outlets (including The Post Millennial) compiling similar shootings attributed to transgender individuals. The piece argues that these incidents reflect a murderous nihilistic ideology that fuels resentment and hatred, rather than being solely the result of mental illness, and notes broader media reactions to such narratives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire&rsquo;s Matt Walsh stumbled upon a weird delusional post by a reddit user three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/was-kamalas-ancestor-a-notorious-slave-owner-this-resurfaced-family-discovery-could-ruin-her\/\" title=\"Was Kamala&#039;s Ancestor a Notorious Slave Owner? This Resurfaced Family Discovery Could Ruin Her\">years ago &#038;mdash<\/a>; that user turned out to likely be the shooter in British Columbia, Canada from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The man in question, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deeply disturbed mentally ill<\/a> one who thought that he was a woman, has been identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar. Van Rootselaar killed eight people and himself in the Tumbler Ridge community according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/tumbler-ridge-active-shooter-alert-9.7083703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OthmanMekhloufi\/status\/2021501880174874810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet sleuths<\/a> have since linked the name of a Reddit account &mdash; &ldquo;jesseboy347&rdquo; &mdash; as one frequently used by Van Rootselaar and even promoted by his late mother, Jennifer Strang, who police believe Van Rootselaar killed at his family home just prior to shooting up the school.<\/p>\n<p>Van Rootselaar had posted to r\/MtF, a popular subreddit for biological males embarking on a journey to dismember themselves and inject hormones, all in the belief they will someday achieve womanhood. Other details the account posted about seem to show this being Van Rootselaar&rsquo;s account.<\/p>\n<p>Three years ago, a screenshotted post from the account went viral with the caption &ldquo;never let your kids watch anime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The alleged Van Rootselaar post was titled, &ldquo;How do I stop comparing myself to fictional characters?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He describes himself as trans, &ldquo;pre-HRT&rdquo; meaning he has yet to take hormones.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been viewing a lot of anime content recently, and never went into it before,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>After saying he did not want to be two-dimensional, like those characters, he added, &ldquo;when it comes to their body shape n stuff, I often find myself comparing their semi-unrealistic (Yet still physically possible) shape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post continues with Van Rootselaar expressing frustration he cannot meet the body standards of fictional characters, mentioning his expectations for his &ldquo;transition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walsh shortly after, reposted the screenshot, telling his followers, &ldquo;Hate to say I told you so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the X account Reddit Lies reposted that moment, which Walsh reposted himself saying, &ldquo;I once again hate to say I told you so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I once again hate to say I told you so <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZprjYwIBVX\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZprjYwIBVX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/2021609185201344834?\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This should be incredibly rare, but it&rsquo;s not. Walsh had no clue who this person was or what murderous intentions he would develop.<\/p>\n<p>He reposted a something from a random Reddit account, and the person behind the comment would go onto kill.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday is unfortunately not a one off, or even rare as droves of leftists and legacy media outlets will rush to conclude, running damage control for this warped ideology.<\/p>\n<p>2023 saw a woman who thought she was a man murder children in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Last year saw a man who thought he was a woman murder children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, when you fuel delusions about yourself that include chopping off body parts, taking hormones, and trying to adopt a new identity, you walk a dark path.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/these-are-all-the-mass-shootings-committed-by-trans-people-in-the-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Post Millennial<\/a> put together an article of other instances of trans shootings. One &ldquo;non-binary&rdquo; man killed six people at a gay nightclub in 2022 but the shootings go back further to 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In that shooting, the killers said &ldquo;transphobic&rdquo; students were targeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Flashback: In May 2019, a female-to-male identifying <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trans<\/a> shooter named Alec McKinney &amp; accomplice Devon Erickson carried out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-data-behind-mass-shootings-and-why-democrat-proposals-arent-likely-to-help\/\" title=\"The Data Behind \u2018Mass Shootings,\u2019 And Why Democrat Proposals Aren\u2019t Likely To Help\">deadly mass shooting<\/a> at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Douglas County, Colo. McKinney told investigators transphobic students were targeted. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5sznjVweHB\">pic.twitter.com\/5sznjVweHB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1640485638515441665?\">March 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is not just a mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>It is a murderous nihilistic ideology that builds resentment and hatred of the world.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Van Rootselaar, 18, killed eight people and then himself in the Tumbler Ridge area, according to CBC. Online sleuths connected a Reddit account named \u201cjesseboy347\u201d to Van Rootselaar, noting that the account was frequently used and even promoted by his late mother. The account reportedly posted in r\/MtF, a subreddit about transgender experiences, and a screenshot later circulated with the caption \u201cnever let your kids watch anime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The post in question allegedly described Van Rootselaar as transgender and \u201cpre-HRT,\u201d saying he hadn\u2019t started hormones yet. He talked about watching a lot of anime and comparing his body to fictional characters, expressing frustration that he couldn\u2019t meet those body standards and mentioning his expectations for his transition. Walsh reposted the screenshot and commented, \u201cHate to say I told you so.\u201d The moment was later repeated by another account, Reddit Lies, which Walsh also shared, saying, \u201cI once again hate to say I told you so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece argues that Walsh\u2019s reaction exemplifies how some media and political commentators quickly draw conclusions about gender identity after such events. It points to other shootings in which perpetrators identified as or were connected to transgender identities, including a 2023 Nashville incident, a 2022 Minneapolis incident, and a 2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting, framing these as part of a broader pattern. 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