Gunman opens fire on Catholic Church during Mass – Minneapolis police say shooter ‘contained’

9:45 a.m. – An Annunciation parent who was sitting in the back pew at the 8:15 a.m. Mass said students were packed into the pews when a shooter opened fire outside the building with some kind of semiautomatic weapon.

“He just pepper-sprayed through the stained-glass windows into the building, 50 to 100 shots,” said the parent, who did not want his name used. “He killed two kids.”

“This is terrible,” he said. ”This is evil. I don’t know how you defend against this.”

UPDATE: The suspected gunman in a horrific church and school shooting in Minnesota took his own life after a rampage cops say killed at least two people and wounded as many as 20 others, with victims including kids and adults.

Police said the unidentified shooter — who was described as dressed in all black and armed with a rifle — died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Annunciation Church and school in Minneapolis.

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Prominent Liberal Speaks Out On Israel-Hamas Conflict

h/t Patti Jo

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John Sikkema: Hamilton, where billboards can’t question transgender children

Andrea Horwath’s Hate Crime

On Aug. 8, Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath saw a billboard she didn’t like. So she lifted her hand and she gave a command. And the billboard came down that same day.

“This afternoon, my office was made aware of a transphobic ad on a billboard along the Linc,” Horwath announced on social media, referring to the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. The post didn’t mention what the advertisement said, or what it was about.

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Kneecap keeps Canadian tour dates, cancels U.S. shows due to court hearing

The Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, whose performance at Coachella earlier this year sparked controversy for projected messages against the Israeli government’s war in Gaza, is cancelling 15 of its shows in the United States but says four scheduled shows in Vancouver and Toronto will go on.

In an Instagram post this week, the group announced it was cancelling the U.S. shows due to Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh’s upcoming court hearing in London scheduled for Sept. 26.

Ó Hannaidh is a rapper and group co-founder who performs under the name Mo Chara. He faces terrorism charges in the United Kingdom after videos emerged appearing to show him wearing a Hezbollah flag over his head. Both Hezbollah and Hamas are designated terror groups in Britain and Canada.

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CBC going to court to fight disclosure order for Gem subscriber numbers

OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service.

A spokesperson says the public broadcaster will make its case in Federal Court, after the information commissioner ordered CBC to make available the number of paid subscribers to Gem.

Everything is a secret with our public broadcaster.

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Boy is branded ‘dictator’ by woke teacher and classmates because of his conservative views

A Florida student was branded ‘most likely to become a dictator’ by his teacher and classmates after sharing his conservative views at school.

The teen, who attends Gainsville High School, was handed the certificate by his history teacher Lauren Watts in May 2023, according the boy’s mother, Crystal Marull.

Marull shared her story before the State Board of Education last week as she called out the local school district in Alachua for allegedly discriminating against conservatives.

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Hey Mike Allen: ‘New’ Naturalization Requirement of Good Moral Character Began In 1790!

Axios co-founder Mike Allen appeared on Monday’s Morning Joe to tout the outlet’s article, “Trump’s identity project,” which begins [emphasis added]:

“Through immigration crackdowns and cultural purges, President Trump is wielding government power to enforce a more rigid, exclusionary definition of what it means to be American.”

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Encampment homicide largest investigation in Barrie police investigation

UK Police Tape

Barrie police are set to hold a news conference about a grisly murder case tied to a homeless encampment in central Barrie.

A news conference is scheduled on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Barrie Police Headquarters, where officials will outline the latest developments in the investigation that has gripped the city for weeks.

While police have kept the probe largely under wraps, Barrie Police Chief Rich Johnston and Sgt. Brett Carleton are expected to provide an update since a 52-year-old man was arrested.

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