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Powerline: The perpetrator has been identified as Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old resident of South Minneapolis. Pretti was employed at the University of Minnesota and more recently has qualified as a nurse. He was a lawful gun owner.
More details will emerge as Pretti’s social media accounts are scoured, but it is reasonable to expect that he was a lefty who was incited by insurrectionists like Tim Walz and Jacob Frey to think it would be virtuous to try to interfere with federal law enforcement, a federal crime; to consider it reasonable to bring a gun along as he interfered with law enforcement; and to fight law enforcement officers while in possession of a pistol.
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Re winter emergency USA: Twenty-two states have now declared a state of emergency; President Trump has approved the emergency declarations of South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana and West Virginia
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They’ve decided we’re only going down to 13*F here instead of 5*F. About 1/3” snow over the last three hours, so we probably won’t get as much snow as predicted, either. Bread, canned soups, and bottled water shelves were half emptied at my local Kroger, though there was still plenty of the less favoured flavours and lots of toilet paper left on the shelves, and the store manager was pushing her people to clear the shopping carts and empty garbage cans in the parking lot to leave it free for the snow plow later.
[SudanTribune] Sudanese military intelligence has seized 400 civilian homes in the Um Rawaba area of North Kordofan on accusations of collaboration with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a member of a prominent legal advocacy group said on Tuesday.
The confiscations were carried out by the “Security Cell,” a joint force comprising the army, police, and the General Intelligence Service. The body holds broad powers of arrest, search, and investigation in states currently under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Rehab Al-Mubarak, a member of the executive office of the Emergency Lawyers group, said in a statement on her Facebook account that sources in the Tayba neighbourhood confirmed hundreds of homes were taken from their owners.
SUDAN — A squadron of Sudanese Armed Forces warplanes and long range drones has reportedly carried out a series of intensive air strikes across areas stretching from west of Omdurman to the city of El Obeid.
SUDAN — A squadron of Sudanese Armed Forces warplanes and long range drones has reportedly carried out a series of intensive air strikes across areas stretching from west of Omdurman to the city of El Obeid.
The reports described the operation as unusually large in scale and precision, saying it was closely monitored by senior military leadership.
According to those accounts, several military vehicles belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commonly known as the Janjaweed, were destroyed in Al Hamra, Umm Sayala, Rahid Al Nuba, and in areas around the town of Bara.
#Nigeria 🇳🇬: Islamic State - West Africa Province (#ISWAP) killed alleged informants of Nigerian Army and Civilian Joint Task Forces (#CJTF).#ISIS militants used rare #Azerbaijan-made 🇦🇿 AZ-7,62 rifles, #Poland-made 🇵🇱 FB Beryl M762 rifles and #China-made 🇨🇳 CS/LR11 rifles. pic.twitter.com/NFR2LsSKY5
Armed herder attacks in benue leave three dead, one injured
By: Zagazola Makama
At least three people were killed and another injured in separate attacks by armed herder in Buruku, Okokolo, and Naka Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State on Thursday.
Armed herder attacks in benue leave three dead, one injured
By Zagazola Makama
At least three people were killed and another injured in separate attacks by armed herder in Buruku, Okokolo, and Naka Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State on Thursday.
In Mbakura Mbagen village, Buruku LGA, five gunmen reportedly stormed the community at about 3:30 a.m., killing John Kunde and Sughter Orbunde, both members of the state’s Civil Protection Guards.
The assailants also abducted Aondowase Ager and seized a Bajaj motorcycle belonging to one of the victims. The victims’ bodies were later removed to the mortuary at Ugbema, while efforts continue to secure the release of the abducted individual.
Armed bandits kill man, abduct nine in macitta village, niger state
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine people were abducted and one man killed when armed bandits attacked Macitta village in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State late Wednesday night, sources confirmed.… pic.twitter.com/i745D1KELE
Armed bandits kill man, abduct nine in macitta village, niger state
By Zagazola Makama
Nine people were abducted and one man killed when armed bandits attacked Macitta village in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State late Wednesday night, sources confirmed.
Sources said that around 11:30 p.m., a large group of armed bandits entered the community via Kotonkoro District, shooting sporadically. One of the residents, Aliyu Dan Tsohon Soja, 35, was shot dead during the attack. The identities of the nine abducted victims are yet to be confirmed.
Ekiti police intercept suspected cattle rustlers, recover over 500 cows and 61 sheep
By: Zagazola Makama
Officers of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested suspected cattle rustlers and recovered hundreds of stolen animals in separate operations across Ikole and Isan… pic.twitter.com/WuU96qs7s4
Ekiti police intercept suspected cattle rustlers, recover over 500 cows and 61 sheep
By Zagazola Makama
Officers of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested suspected cattle rustlers and recovered hundreds of stolen animals in separate operations across Ikole and Isan Ekiti Local Government Areas.
Sources said that in the first incident, at about 9:10 a.m., police at Ikole Ekiti Division intercepted and arrested Ibrahim Abubarka, 37, along Isaba Ekiti road with 255 cows in his possession. In a separate operation at the same time, Supol Isan Ekiti Division apprehended 16 suspected bandits along Ilafo Ekiti, recovering 303 cows, 61 sheep, cash totaling ₦311,000, charms, hard drugs, multiple phones, and identity cards of the Kwara State Vigilante Corps.
Four killed, three injured in lakurwa bandit attack on baidi village, sokoto state
By: Zagazola Makama
At least four people were killed and three others injured when armed bandits attacked Baidi village, a remote hamlet in Tangaza Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State,… pic.twitter.com/yKArcoObZd
Four killed, three injured in lakurwa bandit attack on baidi village, sokoto state
By Zagazola Makama
At least four people were killed and three others injured when armed bandits attacked Baidi village, a remote hamlet in Tangaza Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State, sources confirmed.
The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, when a large group of Lakurwa
…pledged to the Islamic State - Sahel Province operating in Mali, Niger, and the Kebbi and Sokoto states of Nigeria. Their activities are concentrated in five local government areas of Sokoto, namely: Tangaza, Gudu, Illela, Binji, and Silame. Initially founded as a self-defense group to fight Nigerian bandits, the group eventually became increasingly radical. Lakurawa was described as a terrorist group in 2024 …
bandits, reportedly armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the village, located along the border with the Niger Republic. Communication blackout in the area delayed immediate reporting of the attack.
[Mainstream News] Guests at a downtown Minneapolis hotel spent a brutal winter night listening to drums, clanging pots, and blaring instruments as a group of left-wing protesters tried to keep Vice President JD Vance awake inside — except he wasn’t there.
In temperatures plunging to minus 15 degrees, with windchills even colder, demonstrators gathered outside the hotel late Tuesday, convinced Vance was upstairs after a day of meetings in the Twin Cities. They pounded away for hours, turning the sidewalk into a protest stage and the hotel into collateral damage. Social media quickly captured the scene. "Libs in Minneapolis are currently standing outside a hotel in -15 degree weather banging pots and playing instruments to keep JD Vance from sleeping inside his hotel," conservative commentator Johnny MAGA wrote. "Little do they know, JD Vance landed back in D.C. five hours ago."
The protest was sparked by Vance’s visit earlier that day to rebut a viral claim that ICE used a five-year-old boy as "bait" to arrest his illegal alien father. Federal officials said the story was false: when agents arrived, the father fled and abandoned the child. That clarification didn’t slow the outrage. By nightfall, activists were mobilized, armed with bad information and the wrong address.
Observers openly mocked the scene. "Imagine putting your lips on a brass trombone in -15 degree weather to wake up J.D. Vance. Only to find out he’s not there," one user wrote. Others wondered who fed the group faulty intelligence in the first place, as the protest unraveled in real time.
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[Regnum] At least five people were killed and 20 injured in a suicide bombing in the Pakistani city of Dera Ismail Khan, the Tribune Express newspaper reported. Customs/traditions
"The attack occurred during a wedding at the home of a member of the security committee. The remains of the suicide bomber were found," the publication noted, citing local authorities.
The injured were taken to hospitals. The death toll may rise due to the large number of guests at the event.
[IsraelTimes] A man was killed by IDF gunfire in the Palestinian village of Madma, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Authority’s General Authority for Civilian Affairs says. He is identified as Jabarin Kot, 59. The IDF detained his body, the GACA says.
Separately, the PA’s official news agency WAFA reports that several Palestinians were injured after inhaling tear-gas from canisters launched by the IDF during a violent clash between Palestinians and settlers outside the nearby Palestinian village of Qusra.
The military does not immediately respond to a request for comment on either incident.
[AnNahar] Two Israeli dronezaps missed twice on Friday their target, a car on a road in southwest Baalbek.
The strikes in Majdaloun and later in Douris only caused material casualties, media reports said.
LBCI said the strikes were Israel's third attempt to target a military official from a Paleostinian organization over the past year, in different regions in Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel... Under heavy U.S. pressure and fears of expanded Israeli strikes, Lebanon has committed to disarming Hezbollah.
But Israel has criticized the Lebanese Army's progress as insufficient and has kept up regular strikes, usually saying it is targeting members of the Iran-backed group or its infrastructure.
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Two missiles, both fruitlessly mincing.
Live feed of official's face wincing.
He stifles a groan
And complains to his phone,
"I must say, that was pretty convincing!"
Ready for his close-up?
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Ready for his close-up?
Ready for a change of underwear, I'd bet
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[IsraelTimes] Iranian security forces have carried out mass arrests across multiple cities, including detaining wounded individuals inside hospitals, as part of a sweeping crackdown on anti-government protests, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk says during an urgent session of the UN Human Rights Council.
“We have indications that the security forces made mass arrests in several cities, even pursuing injured people into hospitals, and detaining lawyers, human rights defenders, activists, and ordinary civilians,” Turk says.
“The Tehran Prosecutor’s Office has reportedly opened criminal cases against athletes, actors, people involved in the movie industry, and the owners of cafes, on charges of supporting the protests,” he adds.
He also notes that the crackdown intensified on January 8, with security forces using live ammunition against demonstrators, resulting in the deaths of “thousands of people, including children,” urging the authorities in Tehran “to reconsider, to pull back, and to end their brutal repression.”
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[Rudaw] The Syrian Arab Army announced early Friday that it had begun transferring members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from al-Aqtan prison and its surrounding areas in Raqqa province to the city of Kobane, as part of a ceasefire deal.
The move marks the first step in implementing a January 18 agreement under which Syria’s Ministry of Interior is set to assume control of the prison’s administration.
According to the Syrian Arab Army’s Operations Command, government forces escorted SDF fighters to the outskirts of Kobane during the transfer.
The withdrawal followed an appeal by the SDF to the international community and the United States-led Global Coalition against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) to formally take over the facility. The SDF warned that deteriorating humanitarian and security conditions posed serious risks to both prison guards and detainees, noting that the facility had been under an intense siege by Damascus-affiliated factions for several days.
Chiya Kobane, head of security at al-Aqtan prison, made the appeal in a video message released Thursday, stating that the SDF could no longer sustain operations at the facility and was seeking international guarantees to ensure the safe return of its personnel to areas under its control in northeast Syria.
"We have protected al-Aqtan prison until now, but it has reached its limit," Kobane said. "Water and electricity have been cut off, fuel is depleted, and food supplies are running low." He added that the SDF was requesting "an international party to take over the prison so that we can reach our safe zones under international guarantees."
Since mid-January, the Syrian Arab Army and allied gangs have advanced into SDF-held areas in eastern Aleppo, as well as parts of Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, and the predominantly Kurdish Hasaka province.
The escalating tensions have heightened concerns among Kurds in Rojava, particularly amid reports that Damascus-affiliated factions facilitated the escape of a significant number of ISIS members previously held in SDF-run detention facilities.
A ceasefire agreement signed earlier this month, aimed at integrating SDF structures into state institutions, has remained fragile and has been repeatedly violated. Each breakdown has renewed fears of further displacement and broader instability, including threats to ISIS detention facilities and the potential resurgence of the group.
On Tuesday, the Syrian presidency announced that Damascus and the SDF had reached a "mutual understanding" on several issues, granting the SDF a four-day consultation period to develop a detailed plan outlining the practical mechanisms for integrating areas under its control.
The presidency added that if an agreement is finalized, Syrian government forces would refrain from entering the centers of the predominantly Kurdish cities of Hasaka and Qamishli in Rojava, instead remaining on their outskirts.
The SDF has repeatedly accused Damascus-backed groups of breaching the already fragile truce.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel...
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling 
