Louisiana authorities identify eight children killed in ‘domestic incident’

Louisiana authorities identify eight children killed in ‘domestic incident’

Louisiana authorities have identified eight children – aged three to 11 – who were killed on Sunday during what police described as a “violent domestic incident” in Shreveport that marked the deadliest US mass shooting in more than two years.

The Caddo parish coroner’s office identified the children as Jayla Elkins, three; Shayla Elkins, five; Kayla Pugh, six; Layla Pugh, six; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, five.

The gunman, identified as 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, fatally shot the children – including seven of his own – at two separate Shreveport houses. Police shot him to death after chasing him after he stole a car, according to investigators.

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Ex-Canada Pol Freeland to Minneapolis: ‘Free Beer’ in Canada!

Ex-Canada Pol Freeland to Minneapolis: ‘Free Beer’ in Canada!

On Sunday’s The Weekend: Primetime, MS NOW welcomed former Canadian Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland—an MSNBC regular in her days as a journalist for the Financial Times and Reuters —to lament what she portrayed as a breakdown in U.S.-NATO trust under President Trump.

Before getting there, Freeland set the tone with a gush of flattery—thanking host Catherine Rampell for the “great show” and praising her writing. Not subtle.

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Hormuz in the Crosshairs

Hormuz in the Crosshairs

Mixed signals from Iran and the US cloud the reality in the Strait of Hormuz.

Is the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on or off? Is the parallel U.S. blockade of Iranian ports off or on? And why do we care about the @#$!& Strait anyway?

Ok, let’s get a few things straight, which is going to take a while because both the U.S. and Iran have been spreading the fog of war to the best of our (and their) ability.

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China allies paid $2,000 to attend Carney fundraiser

Several Toronto-area business people aligned in various ways with the Chinese government were among guests who paid close to $2,000 to attend a Liberal party fundraiser with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month.

The attendees included individuals and groups that have won praise from Chinese diplomats and agencies, echoed Beijing’s talking points on contentious issues and worked with Chinese Communist Party (CPP) organizations.

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For the Leadership in Iran, Gaza and Beirut, What Is the Only Important Outcome?

For the Leadership in Iran, Gaza and Beirut, What Is the Only Important Outcome?

US President Donald J. Trump’s negotiations and ceasefire deals with Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah are not seen by these actors as steps toward peace.

Rather, they are viewed by Tehran, Gaza and Beirut as infidels trying to tell Muslims what to do. For them, such a situation is unimaginable, unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand.

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Military enrolment rebounds, but Canadian Forces still thousands short of 2017 target

Military enrolment rebounds, but Canadian Forces still thousands short of 2017 target

The number of people who enrolled in the Canadian military — both full-time and part-time — surged in the last fiscal year but despite the milestone the size of the Armed Forces has yet to reach targets set almost a decade ago.

Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Monday that 7,310 applicants were accepted into the regular force last year, surpassing the benchmark set by the Department of National Defence. It is apparently the highest number of people coming in off the street in more than three decades.


Lipstick on a pig?

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What is akathisia? Jordan Peterson’s ‘catastrophic’ condition after neurological injury

What is akathisia? Jordan Peterson’s ‘catastrophic’ condition after neurological injury

Canadian psychologist and commentator Jordan Peterson has been battling a recurrence of akathisia, a neurological condition that causes restlessness and mental distress.

His daughter, Mikhaila, posted an emotional video to social media over the weekend, disclosing that the polarizing author’s symptoms started after he was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) last August from mold exposure.

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Geoff Russ: Orbán gave Conservatives a blueprint for capturing institutions

Geoff Russ: Orbán gave Conservatives a blueprint for capturing institutions

Viktor Orbán’s fall from power in Hungary last weekend proves that even the most entrenched, politically captured states are not immortal.

Since 2010, Orbán’s Fidesz party machine has flexed an iron-grip on power. He did not head a fascist dictatorship or communist tyranny, but a regime that deliberately utilized the levers of the state to influence the media, NGOs, and other institutions.

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‘Mr. Edwin had a plan’: Gunman guilty of murder for random Toronto shootings.

‘Mr. Edwin had a plan’: Gunman guilty of murder for random Toronto shootings.

A man who said voices told him to randomly shoot two men on the streets of downtown Toronto in 2022 acted in a “rational, methodical and organized” manner, a judge concluded Monday, convicting Richard Edwin of two counts of first-degree murder.

“These acts appear to have been thought out and planned over time,” Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly said in front of the families of victims Kartik Vasudev and Elijah Mahepath.

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LILLEY: Carney warns against U.S. ties after betting his fortune on America

LILLEY: Carney warns against U.S. ties after betting his fortune on America

For a man so heavily invested in the United States, Mark Carney certainly wants us to fear the USA and to see it as a threat. The prime minister’s video address, released on Sunday, contained several warnings about being too close to the Americans.

He even invoked the War of 1812 while invoking the idea that we need to fight a common enemy today.


What’s it gonna take for the Elbow Zombies to wake up?

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FBI has evidence backing Trump’s 2020 stolen-election claims, Patel says

FBI has evidence backing Trump’s 2020 stolen-election claims, Patel says

FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday the bureau has gathered evidence supporting President Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen, but that he is not ready to share any of the information because he does not want to get ahead of the investigation.

“We have the information that backs President Trump’s claim,” Mr. Patel said. “I can’t get ahead of the DOJ and the president, but President Trump, President Trump speaks truthfully when he says that.”

He urged viewers to “stay tuned this week. You might see a thing or two.”

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