-- "California’s Proposition 50 asked voters to suspend House maps drawn by an independent commission and replace them with rejiggered districts adopted by the Democratic-controlled Legislature." --Oh... it gets better...
-- "Federal Judge Ricardo Martinez has ruled that the Bureau of Prisons must provide sex change procedures to convicted pedophile ‘Brian ‘Nani Love’ Buckingham who is currently serving a 21-year sentence for sexually abusing his 10-year-old son." --
-- "Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, a 27-year-old Mississauga, man who’s serving a prison sentence in the U.S. for his role in a thwarted 2016 terrorist attack in the name of ISIS, has pleaded guilty to stabbing two correctional officers with a weapon he made from a steel desk in his cell." --And back in New Jersey.
-- "At least four people are in a critical condition and six others are injured after a driver rammed into a crowd on the French island of Ile d’Oleron. The driver attempted to set fire to his vehicles with a number of gas cylinders in his car after ploughing into the crowd of pedestrians and cyclists, French media reported. --Nota bene…
-- "At the time of his arrest, the man shouted Allahu Akbar. However, the motive is not confirmed and the investigation will have to determine it,” --Germany is starting to awaken to the danger.
-- "Durham Regional Police say three people, Robin Badwah, 43, of Mississauga and a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old male are in custody and three others remain at large following a violent armed home invasion near Applewood Crescent and Applewood Avenue in Whitby early Tuesday morning." --
I am honestly looking forward to seeing what happens next as a diehard Muslim/Communist takes the political reins in the Big Apple. Ugandan-born Zohran Kwame Mamdani's campaign promises include rent freezes, fast and free buses, city-run grocery stores and free childcare. However, Mamdani's plan to raise taxes on corporations and the top 1% of New Yorkers to pay for his radical campaign agenda will require Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul's approval.When someone tells you who they are... believe them...
-- "Zohran Mamdani apologized to the New York City Police Department for his criticism of the police force, in which he previously called them 'racist, wicked and corrupt.'" --JOIN THE DISCUSSION AT BCF… BEST COMMENT SO FAR…
-- "A thousand Snake Plisskens are born." --
-- "Ottawa Police say Osanhenoma Igbinedion, 35, is facing a second-degree murder charge related to two stabbings in the ByWard Market that happened within a day of each other." --In more 'catch & release' news...
-- "Jeremiah Valentine, who was convicted of second-degree murder after 15-year-old Creba was innocently gunned down in the middle of a gang shootout near Eaton Centre, is again accused of murder." --
-- "Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced plans to lower Sweden's age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 for the most serious crimes, including murder and aggravated bombing. The reform is a response to a surge in deadly gang violence. Police say criminal networks increasingly recruit children to carry out shootings and deliver weapons." --Meanwhile... back at the ranch.
-- "Currie Dixon's Yukon Party has won a majority government in Monday's territorial election, Dixon's victory marks the end of nine years of Liberal government in the Yukon, the last four of which saw the party's minority government propped up by the NDP." --
Toronto Police say the Kehillat Shaarei Torah temple on Bayview Avenue, south of Highway 401 in North York has been vandalized for the 10th time this year. Police have not yet said whether the incident is being investigated as potentially hate motivated.And over in McStabby Scarborough...
-- "One person has been taken to the hospital and another is under arrest following a stabbing near Sheppard Avenue and Birchmount Road late Tuesday morning." --
-- "Javorick Whiting, 19, charged with attempted murder in a shooting that left two dead and another 12 injured has bonded out of jail, sparking outrage from community members who believe he should remain locked up." --
Diversity, strength... you know the drill.
-- "Anthony Williams, 32, has appeared in court charged with 11 counts of attempted murder following the Cambridgeshire attack on Saturday evening, and a separate incident in London hours earlier involving the stabbing of a 14-year-old." --In other diversity news...
-- "Hundreds of migrants have taken advantage of the returns payouts only to return to Britain illegally." --
-- "Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo who was outspoken in his opposition to drug cartels and critical of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was killed in a shooting at a Day of the Dead celebration this weekend." --
Authorities said a 22-year-old Syrian man was arrested in Berlin on Saturday on suspicion of preparing a 'jihadi' attack. Equipment for making a bomb was seized following a search of addresses linked to the suspect." --Nobody's laughing at preppers anymore.
-- "A 32-year-old British man (described as quite tall with dark colored skin, wearing dark clothing and a hat over shoulder-length braided hair) is now being treated as the only suspect following the attack on board a London-bound train on Saturday. The suspect boarded the Doncaster to London King's Cross service at Peterborough. A knife has been recovered at the scene." --Curiously, BBC apparently feels no need to touch on anyone else's nationality...
-- "An LNER rail staff member who tried to stop the attack remains in life-threatening condition, while five others have now been discharged from hospital." --
-- "Manoj Govindbalunikam, a 37-year-old migrant in Ontario, who pled guilty to to one count of abducting a person under the age of 14, is asking Justice Michael Varpio for a reduced sentence in hopes of avoiding deportation. Defense attorney Jessica Belisle argued that a longer sentence would trigger Govindbalunikam’s automatic deportation, as he is a permanent resident who has lived in Canada since 2013." --SMELL THE JOURNALISM... THOSE DARNED SASKATCHEWAN MEN...
A 31-year-old man, Clayton Fontaine, has been arrested and is facing several serious charges, including attempted murder with a firearm, following a shooting in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche.La Loche, La Loche... that sounds so familiar...
-- "The history and current issues of La Loche are closely tied to its Indigenous heritage, particularly the Clearwater River Dene Nation." --
-- "Saturday’s announcement marks the 15th known U.S. operation against suspected narco-terror groups in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since September. The U.S. military has now killed at least 64 people in these operations, according to defense officials familiar with the campaign." --Ask a grieving mother...
-- "'These are murderers,' Fundner said. 'The people on these ships are murderers delivering a product that will kill hundreds and thousands of people on American soil.'" --
THOSE DARNED BRITISH NATIONALS... PIP, PIP, CHEERIO...-- "Officer John Loveless said Sunday that the two suspects were a Black British national, 32, and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent." --YEAH, HEIDI... I'M LOVING THE TIMING HERE...
-- "Passengers can expect 'a high visibility presence' of police at railway stations and on trains today to 'reassure the public', says Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander." --
Who could have possibly seen this coming?
How much more will it take to wake Britain up?
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH...
Toronto Police say two men in their 20s were taken to hospital and a third was taken into custody following a stabbing at a downtown apartment building at Sherbourne and Shuter streets overnight.
-- "A deadly shooting unfolded in Texas Friday when an off-duty Harris County deputy opened fire on Darrius Williams, 27, who tried to get into his car, with his young child sitting inside. The deputy had just placed his child in a car seat when Williams attempted to get into his car." --All the reason any parent needs...
-- "Williams' mother, Tieneeshia, said her son was arrested for walking into oncoming traffic and was struggling with mental health issues." --In other 'what Dad's do' news...
-- "'I snatched his ass up, and I threw him down on the ground — slammed him on the concrete and beat him up,' Aranda told WTVG. 'I pinned him down until the cops got here.'” --You gonna flip a coin with your kid's life? Me neither.
-- "Toronto Police said a paramedic was driving to a shooting call on Jane Street when a large rock hit their SUV and shattered the windshield. The suspect is described as a Black man, six feet tall with a medium build and was last seen wearing a dark red hoodie and dark jeans." --And...
-- "A Toronto woman is in hot water after slashing the tires of three police cruisers near Jane Street and Alliance Avenue on Saturday afternoon. No other details were immediately available." --
-- "Cambridgeshire Constabulary say ten people have been stabbed on a train at Huntigdon on Saturday night. It happened before 8 p.m. local time. Two unidentified men have been arrested. Video posted to social media showed a massive emergency response to the Huntingdon Station with dozens of police and ambulances swarming the scene." --UPDATE... Identities of the two men arrested have not been released
-- "British Transport Police have confirmed that those responding to the mass stabbing at one point declared ‘Plato’, the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a ‘marauding terror attack.’" --
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood urged the public to 'avoid comment and speculation.'
Yeah... I bet she did.
UPDATE2: It's starting to trickle out...-- "Officer John Loveless said Sunday that the two suspects were a Black British national, 32, and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent." --
-- "A crowd surge at Swamy Venkateswara Temple in southern India where devotees had gathered to mark one of Hinduism’s sacred days, left at least nine people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Saturday. Of the deceased, eight are women and one is a child." --
-- "The partial remains of three bodies that Hamas handed over to Israel on Friday night via the Red Cross were assessed by Israeli authorities as not belonging to any hostages. The bodies of 11 hostages are still held by terror groups in the Strip." --SAVAGES ONCE AGAIN PLAYING GAMES...
-- "Military drone footage showed the terror group staging the discovery of the remains before handing them over to the Red Cross, which Tzarfati’s family decried as Hamas 'manipulation.'" --And...
-- "United States Central Command posted a video of suspected Hamas operatives looting an aid truck delivering needed assistance fto Gazans in northern Khan Younis" on Friday." --
-- "President Samia Suluhu Hassan WON 98% OF THE VOTES the electoral commission said. International observers have expressed concern over the lack of transparency and widespread turmoil that has reportedly left hundreds of people dead and injured. Amnesty International cited a 'wave of terror' involving enforced disappearances, torture, and extrajudicial killings of opposition figures." --It gets better, by which I mean worse...
-- "Human rights experts cited more than 200 cases of enforced disappearance since 2019. The political maneuvering by Tanzanian authorities is unprecedented even in a country where single-party rule has been the norm since the advent of multi-party politics in 1992." --
-- "In Sudan, another civil war has broken out. Around 150,000 civilians have been murdered so far, while around 12 million have been displaced from their homes." --And it's not just Sudan.
