The US embassy in Russia also announced a warning a few weeks ago to avoid large gatherings like concerts in Moscow.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks. My thoughts go out to the victims, their families, and the people of Russia. This is just terrible.

Of course, putin is not above killing russians if it benefits him. But russia has plenty of natural sources of potential extremist violence. As climate change and resource scarcity pile increasing pressure on individual humans and whole societies, events like this become more common.

Sometimes, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it might just be a duck.

Let's at least wait to see what putin does in response before we jump up and down shouting about putin's 1999 apartment bombings.

The wildest detail is ISIS' track record.

The largest attacks committed by ISIS recently (that aren't in Africa/Afghanistan, where ISIS is actively operating) have been: Pakistan, Iran, Russia.

Not exactly the US' friends. Meanwhile, Israel, which is literally committing a genocide against a Muslim population and desecrating the third holiest site in Islam, remains almost untouched. In fact, ISIS apologized when they accidentally attacked Israel in the Golan Heights.

Allow me to point to the cognitive dissonance that should be occurring among the Gaza ceasefire types -

Examine your logic of "Government X is bad, therefore it's good when bad things happen to its civilians."

I'd suggest this way of thinking is flawed in both situations.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Russian news reports said that the assailants also used explosives, causing a massive blaze at the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow.

Video posted on social media showed huge plumes of black smoke rising over the building.

Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency reported that at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons.

Extended rounds of gunfire could be heard on multiple videos posted by Russian media and Telegram channels.

Another one showed a man inside the auditorium, saying the assailants set it on fire, with incessant gunshots ringing out in the background.

Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, said he was heading to the area and set up a task force to deal with the damage.

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the Moscow mayor canceled all mass gatherings scheduled for the weekend

Things that make you go "hmmm"