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Is it just too easy for a nut job to get a gun, or three, in the USA?
19 Shot at Catholic Church in Minnesota: Officials
Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, officials said.
A man opened fire from outside the building as children attended Mass at Annunciation Church and School just before 8:30 a.m., Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told reporters during a briefing.
Bullets struck 19 people, including 14 children.Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed. Two other children are in critical condition.
The shooter killed himself in the rear of the church, O'Hara said. All or most of the shots were fired from outside, he added.
“This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children, and other people worshipping. The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible,” the police chief said.
O'Hara declined to release details about the man beyond saying he was in his early 20s and used a rifle, shotgun, and pistol.
Officers are searching the man’s vehicle and plan additional searches related to the incident, officials said.
Annunciation Church runs a school for students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The school year started on Monday.
Officers on the scene included personnel from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
President Donald Trumpwrote on Truth Social that he was briefed on the shooting.
“The FBI quickly responded and they are on the scene,” he said. “The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please join me in praying for everyone involved!”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said on X that he was briefed on the shooting.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said during the briefing: “There are no words that can capture the horror and the evil of this unspeakable act. Children are dead. There are families that have a deceased child. You cannot put into words the gravity, the tragedy, or the absolute pain of this situation.”
The shooting took place after a series of others in the city this week, including one on Tuesday afternoon that left one person dead and six injured. The shooting on Wednesday appeared unrelated to the other shootings, according to the police.
The madness of transgenderism leads to a massacre in Minneapolis
Minneapolis shooting suspect identified as Robin Westman who was former student at Catholic school:
The Epoch Times
The shooter who opened fire at a church on the south side of Minneapolison Wednesday morning has been identified.
Law enforcement sources told the Associated Press that Robin Westman attacked the church, adjacent to Annunciation Catholic School, as school children were celebrating Mass at the start of the academic year. Westman once attended the school.
The assailant, Robin Westman, formerly Robert, whose name was legally changed after identifying as a woman, opened fire from outside the church, using a rifle, shotgun, and pistol, to fire through the stained-glass windows after barricading some of the doors. - The Independent
Authorities have confirmed that two children were killed and 17 others were injured, 14 of them children, two of whom are in critical condition. A witness from inside the church said the shooter “pepper-sprayed through the stained-glass windows into the building, 50 to 100 shots.”
The shooter was described as a man in his early twenties, dressed all in black and armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol. No motive is known at this time, and he took his own life.
President Donald Trump has offered condolences to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Leslyn Lewis warns: BlackRock CEO joins globalist WEF’s leadership team
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is sounding the alarm after the World Economic Forum tapped BlackRock CEO Larry Fink as an interim co-chair of its board of directors.
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is sounding the alarm after the World Economic Forum tapped BlackRock CEO Larry Fink as an interim co-chair of its board of directors.
Fink, who is a key proponent of stakeholder capitalism will co-chair the globalist organization alongside Roche Holding’s vice-chair Andre Hoffman.
The globalist elite forum announced Friday that an investigation into alleged mismanagement of funds from the WEF’s founder Klaus Schwab yielded no evidence, clearing Schwab and his wife Hilde of accusations of wrongdoing.
“Minor irregularities, stemming from blurred lines between personal contributions and Forum operations, reflect deep commitment rather than intent of misconduct,” the WEF said in a statement. “The Board has taken action to address all issues identified throughout the investigation, including strengthening the governance in general.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney is a regular speaker at the elite Davos conference, which champions environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. ESG promotes ranking private companies on social and environmental responsibility, often charging significant fees for assessments.
Following the WEF’s findings, Brabeck-Letmathe will no longer serve as the interim chairman. The WEF instead appointed Fink and Hoffman as interim co-chairs.
Fink is the CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management organization, which manages assets for governments, central banks, and the private sector.
“This moment marks a pivotal transition for the World Economic Forum. The board will now focus its attention on institutionalizing the forum as a resilient international organization for public-private cooperation,” the WEF statement said. “This next chapter will be guided by the original mission developed by Klaus Schwab: Bringing together government, business and civil society to improve the state of the world.”
In a co-authored statement, Fink and Hoffman said the world needs the WEF now more than ever.
“We remain optimistic. The forum has an opportunity to help drive international collaboration in a way that not only generates prosperity but distributes it more broadly,” the statement read. “This renewed vision can promote open markets and national priorities side by side, while advancing the interests of workers and stakeholders globally.”
Lewis, who has a history of targeting global entities such as the WEF and World Health Organization, criticized the new appointees, raising concerns about what their involvement could mean for the global economy.
In a post on X, Lewis said the WEF’s announcement that it will blend finance, sustainability, and digital innovation more than ever before was cause for alarm.
“BlackRock manages trillions in global assets, so there are strong financial assets steering WEF’s agenda,” Lewis said in the post. “Fink is a champion of Environmental Social Governance & climate finance, which aligns with WEF’s stated world goals. “
Lewis also noted BlackRock has pushed for crypto and digital assets. She predicted blockchain and tokenization would become more prominent on the “Davos agenda.”
If you think for one minute that Trump is in control in the world, think again. You are underestimating the power and reach of America's Deep State.
Trump would like to end Deep State's powerful commitment to keeping the war industry's inventory moving, but if he threatens them, they will just kill him. That's why he insists on raising NATO budget commitments to 5% of GDP, when he has no use for NATO.
Ukrainian attacks on Russian planes
‘Western’ intel op – Jeffrey Sachs
Kiev’s Operation Spider’s Web was jointly planned by
the CIA and MI6, the public policy analyst has claimed
Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian military airfields earlier this month were a “Western intelligence operation” orchestrated by the CIA and MI6, American public policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs has claimed.
In an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson released on Wednesday, Sachs accused Western intelligence services of covertly working to undermine peace efforts aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict, acting on orders from the US “deep state.”
On June 1, Ukrainian drones struck several Russian airbases in a coordinated assault across five regions – from Murmansk in the north to Irkutsk in Siberia – which Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky later called Operation Spider’s Web.
Kiev claimed that around 40 Russian military aircraft were damaged or destroyed, including long-range bombers. Moscow has dismissed the numbers and extent of damage, saying some of the aircraft were damaged, but that it was minimal and will be repaired. It added that most of the drones were intercepted.
The attacks were reportedly carried out using commercial trucks rigged with explosive-laden drones smuggled into Russia.
Asked whether the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) could have executed such a large-scale attack on its own, Sachs replied, “of course not.”
“This was a Western intelligence operation. Without question,” he said, adding that the plan was likely prepared in secret by the CIA with help from the British.
Sachs was also asked whether US President Donald Trump, who has been actively mediating peace efforts, could have been unaware. He replied that the CIA is “self-operating” and “out of control,” and has not been held accountable by Trump or previous presidents for over 50 years. He believes the agency answers to the “deep state” and military companies that fund its operations.
I so totally agree!
Sachs called the attacks a “reckless” escalation that risked a direct confrontation between the two nuclear superpowers. “Whether or not the White House knew, the operation itself is completely reckless and alarming, because attacking part of the nuclear triad in this way is a step towards nuclear Armageddon.”
Sachs argued that to prevent the Ukraine conflict from escalating further, the US must cut funding for the “desperate” Kiev regime and negotiate directly with Russia.
“In the end, we can’t control Ukraine, but they can’t fight without the US,” he said, noting that Trump has the constitutional authority to end the conflict by changing US foreign policy.
Western officials have denied involvement in the attacks. Russian investigators have launched a probe, and the Russian military has since targeted strategic military sites across Ukraine, including weapon design bureaus, repair facilities, and airfields used by Ukraine’s tactical aircraft.
