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The Michigan mass shooter/church arsonist was a 40-year-old veteran with two American flags and a set of deer antlers on his vehicle:
Exclusive | Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID’d as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 2 and setting it ablaze
The deranged madman who killed at least two people and injured eight others at a Michigan Latter-day Saints church, torching the building and opening fire on fleeing congregants and their families,…
nypost.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Michigan mass shooter/church arsonist was a 40-year-old veteran with two American flags and a set of deer antlers on his vehicle:
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Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.
September 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.
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Cardinal McElroy at Mass for World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “We are witnessing an unprecedented assault on our nation…this assault is intended to make life miserable for undocumented migrants…our government is engaged in a comprehensive campaign of fear at its core.”
September 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Cardinal McElroy at Mass for World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “We are witnessing an unprecedented assault on our nation…this assault is intended to make life miserable for undocumented migrants…our government is engaged in a comprehensive campaign of fear at its core.”
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I am heartbroken by the news of a mass shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan. No one should fear the threat of gun violence in their place of worship, at their school, or anywhere.
September 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I am heartbroken by the news of a mass shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan. No one should fear the threat of gun violence in their place of worship, at their school, or anywhere.
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Three weeks from right now, millions of Americans will gather again to say NO KINGS. As Trump wields government power to censor free speech and threaten political opponents, we need to make October 18 a historic day of resistance. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
September 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Three weeks from right now, millions of Americans will gather again to say NO KINGS. As Trump wields government power to censor free speech and threaten political opponents, we need to make October 18 a historic day of resistance. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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MAGA conservative Kirk fan, Thomas Sanford, drives truck into Mormon Church and murders at least two and injures at least 8.
September 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
MAGA conservative Kirk fan, Thomas Sanford, drives truck into Mormon Church and murders at least two and injures at least 8.
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So we've had two white male Marine veterans commit mass shootings this weekend in Michigan and North Carolina leaving at least 4 dead and a church burned down.
I'm sure MAGA will declare it an epidemic and push to ban white male Marine veterans from owning guns any day now.
I'm sure MAGA will declare it an epidemic and push to ban white male Marine veterans from owning guns any day now.
September 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
So we've had two white male Marine veterans commit mass shootings this weekend in Michigan and North Carolina leaving at least 4 dead and a church burned down.
I'm sure MAGA will declare it an epidemic and push to ban white male Marine veterans from owning guns any day now.
I'm sure MAGA will declare it an epidemic and push to ban white male Marine veterans from owning guns any day now.
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I love this ... one thing that people often don't realise (because of the head-in-the-sand "sports aren't political!" folks of the men's game) is that the women's game (including, or rather maybe especially, the fans) has inherently & always been political. All major women's sports are.
Washington Spirit games have become a massive bastion of protest against Trump's military takeover of DC. Thousands of people chant "free DC" at the 51st minute of every game now.
September 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I love this ... one thing that people often don't realise (because of the head-in-the-sand "sports aren't political!" folks of the men's game) is that the women's game (including, or rather maybe especially, the fans) has inherently & always been political. All major women's sports are.
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UPDATE: Multiple people were shot at a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities said Sunday. The shooter was killed by police.
Attack at a Mormon church in Michigan leaves 2 dead, 8 injured
Multiple people were shot at a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities said Sunday. The shooter was killed by police.
n.pr
September 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
UPDATE: Multiple people were shot at a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities said Sunday. The shooter was killed by police.
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2 dead, 8+ hurt after Thomas Sanford of Burton, MI, rammed a truck into a Mormon church, opened fire, and set it ablaze before police killed him. His home had a Trump–Vance 2024 sign and FB shows years of pro-Trump posts. Motive unconfirmed, but points to far-right politics.
September 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
2 dead, 8+ hurt after Thomas Sanford of Burton, MI, rammed a truck into a Mormon church, opened fire, and set it ablaze before police killed him. His home had a Trump–Vance 2024 sign and FB shows years of pro-Trump posts. Motive unconfirmed, but points to far-right politics.
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Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN
A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.
www.cnn.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
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Horrible violence in Utah. Political violence, if that is the motive, is an aggressive cancer that kills us all.
September 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Trump is slapping his name on infrastructure projects funded by Biden—even after calling the $1.2 trillion bill “terrible.” Now he’s pretending he signed it. Gaslighting much?
Trump Tried to Kill the Infrastructure Law. Now He’s Getting Credit for Its Projects.
Signs bearing President Trump’s name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he strenuously opposed ahead of its passage.
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump is slapping his name on infrastructure projects funded by Biden—even after calling the $1.2 trillion bill “terrible.” Now he’s pretending he signed it. Gaslighting much?
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COMING UP: The fate of hundreds of unaccompanied minor children hangs in the balance as a federal judge, Tim Kelly, weighs whether to block their summary removal from the United States.
At 2 p.m. ET, Kelly will hear argument on the children’s motion to enjoin their deportation.
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At 2 p.m. ET, Kelly will hear argument on the children’s motion to enjoin their deportation.
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September 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
COMING UP: The fate of hundreds of unaccompanied minor children hangs in the balance as a federal judge, Tim Kelly, weighs whether to block their summary removal from the United States.
At 2 p.m. ET, Kelly will hear argument on the children’s motion to enjoin their deportation.
Follow along ⬇️ 🧵
At 2 p.m. ET, Kelly will hear argument on the children’s motion to enjoin their deportation.
Follow along ⬇️ 🧵
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BREAKING: At least 2 students shot at Evergreen High School, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says
At least 2 students shot at Evergreen High School, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says
At least two students were shot Wednesday at Evergreen High School, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said. This is a developing story that will be updated.
coloradosun.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING: At least 2 students shot at Evergreen High School, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says
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The assessment notes “Mentions of Fatigue, confusion, and demoralization — ‘just gardening,’ unclear mission, wedge between citizens and the military.’”
A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The assessment notes “Mentions of Fatigue, confusion, and demoralization — ‘just gardening,’ unclear mission, wedge between citizens and the military.’”
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Rear Adm. Donald J. Guter, former top judge advocate general for the Navy from 2000 to 2002:
"If someone is retreating, where’s the ‘imminent threat’ then?” “Where’s the ‘self-defense’? They are gone if they ever existed — which I don’t think they did.”
2/2
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"If someone is retreating, where’s the ‘imminent threat’ then?” “Where’s the ‘self-defense’? They are gone if they ever existed — which I don’t think they did.”
2/2
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Rear Adm. Donald J. Guter, former top judge advocate general for the Navy from 2000 to 2002:
"If someone is retreating, where’s the ‘imminent threat’ then?” “Where’s the ‘self-defense’? They are gone if they ever existed — which I don’t think they did.”
2/2
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
"If someone is retreating, where’s the ‘imminent threat’ then?” “Where’s the ‘self-defense’? They are gone if they ever existed — which I don’t think they did.”
2/2
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For Russia, the war against Ukraine was meant to catalyze national revival, Jeremy Shapiro writes—instead, it has become a case study in national self-harm.
Russia Is Losing the War—Just Not to Ukraine
A war meant to catalyze national revival has instead become a case study in national self-harm.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For Russia, the war against Ukraine was meant to catalyze national revival, Jeremy Shapiro writes—instead, it has become a case study in national self-harm.
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NEW: On a 2-1 vote, the D.C. Circuit motions panel this morning ordered that the Trump administration stop trying to execute Trump's firing of Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights and head of the U.S. Copyright Office for now as her case proceeds. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: On a 2-1 vote, the D.C. Circuit motions panel this morning ordered that the Trump administration stop trying to execute Trump's firing of Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights and head of the U.S. Copyright Office for now as her case proceeds. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Everyone onboard was very obviously killed immediately on the first strike. The only reason to keep hitting it **multiple** times, until the boat was blown to smithereens and completely sank, is to destroy all evidence. They didn't want to identify who they killed or prove they were drug smuggling.
A Venezuelan boat that the U.S. military destroyed in the Caribbean last week had altered its course and appeared to have turned around before the attack started.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
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September 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Everyone onboard was very obviously killed immediately on the first strike. The only reason to keep hitting it **multiple** times, until the boat was blown to smithereens and completely sank, is to destroy all evidence. They didn't want to identify who they killed or prove they were drug smuggling.
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LAWSUIT INCOMING: FBI leaders fired by Director Kash Patel — including Brian Driscoll and Steve Jensen — have filed some kind of action against the Patel and the bureau. Details TK
September 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
LAWSUIT INCOMING: FBI leaders fired by Director Kash Patel — including Brian Driscoll and Steve Jensen — have filed some kind of action against the Patel and the bureau. Details TK
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Poland scrambles NATO defences after ‘unprecedented violation' of airspace by Russian drones
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Poland scrambles NATO defences after 'unprecedented violation' of airspace by Russian drones
A Polish military command said "weapons have been used, and operations are underway to locate the downed targets" after its airspace was "repeatedly violated"
news.sky.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Poland scrambles NATO defences after ‘unprecedented violation' of airspace by Russian drones
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Many times I think about leaving and then read stories like this that make me want to stay
In this tumultuous moment, Texas is still unique in its mind-boggling extremes. Texas loves to pick on queer kids. Yet, Texas is one of the queerest states in the country. Nearly 20% of our residents were born in another country, but we’ve vilified those neighbors.
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thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/10/t...
After a Year of Covering Texas, It Still Makes No Damn Sense
The wonderful, horrible, nonsensical nature of our schizophrenic state underlines why honest, independent journalism is so badly needed.
thebarbedwire.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Many times I think about leaving and then read stories like this that make me want to stay
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I'm proud of the Harris-Walz Virginia Team's wins last year including the 34-point victory in the 11th, but James Walkinshaw is on a pace to crush that margin tonight.
130,000 votes in (the VA-4 special in '23 had 110,000 when all votes were counted) with more precincts out and he's up 50 points!!
130,000 votes in (the VA-4 special in '23 had 110,000 when all votes were counted) with more precincts out and he's up 50 points!!
September 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm proud of the Harris-Walz Virginia Team's wins last year including the 34-point victory in the 11th, but James Walkinshaw is on a pace to crush that margin tonight.
130,000 votes in (the VA-4 special in '23 had 110,000 when all votes were counted) with more precincts out and he's up 50 points!!
130,000 votes in (the VA-4 special in '23 had 110,000 when all votes were counted) with more precincts out and he's up 50 points!!