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Madonna halted her concert in Stockholm on Saturday night for a tearful declaration in support of Paris before launching into an acoustic version of Like A Prayer. TIME recaps: “It’s been very hard for me to get through this show up to this point and not forget about what happened last night, so I need to take this moment to …

Via the Mirror: Hacker group Anonymous have declared war against ISIS after the attacks in Paris on Friday night. Posting a video on YouTube, the group said it would use its knowledge to “unite humanity” and warned the terrorists to “expect us”. Behind their signature mask, a spokesperson speaking in French said: “Anonymous from all over the world will hunt …

All of Teabagistan is celebrating with “we told you” headlines this morning after French authorities revealed that at least two of the Paris terrorists had gained entry to the country by posing as Syrian refugees. The Daily Mail reports: It is believed two of the bombers were carrying Syrian passports. At least two others are believed to be French while …

Last night Saturday Night Live opened with a brief, somber, and bilingual message to Paris. Watch below.

This panel by Arizona Republic political cartoonist Steve Benson is being headlined today on many right wing sites and has been shared about 400,000 times on Facebook.

The Guardian recaps today’s predictable reaction by Ted Cruz: Speaking to reporters ahead of a “rally for religious liberty” in Greenville, South Carolina, Cruz said of the victims of the Paris attacks: “They were not injured by some faceless menace. They were not injured by some abstract and inchoate violent extremism. “They were injured by radical Islamic terrorism, an evil …

Right on cue, Westboro Baptist Church is blaming the Paris attacks on “fag marriage” and they are offering to take that message to France. Even if France were to allow them to enter the country, which is highly unlikely, they would surely be arrested under hate speech laws. In 2008 members of Westboro eluded their banning from Canada by FedEx-ing …

The three remaining Democratic candidates for president will debate in Iowa tonight where the questions will now center on terrorism. The New York Times reports: In the hours after the deadly attacks in Paris, CBS News significantly reworked its plans for the Democratic presidential debate it is hosting here on Saturday night to focus more on issues of terrorism, national …

The BBC reports: David Cameron has warned “we must be prepared for a number of British casualties” after nearly 130 people died in “brutal” attacks in Paris. The UK PM, who convened a Cobra emergency response committee meeting on Saturday, said Britain’s terror threat level remained at “severe”, but the Paris attacks would prompt a review. He also said “however …

Click through for a look at today’s horrified front pages from newspapers around the world.

This morning French president Francois Hollande addressed his nation, calling last night’s attack an Islamist act of war by ISIS. NBC News reports: French President Francois Hollande vowed a “merciless” response to the deadliest attacks on the country’s soil since World War II as ISIS claimed responsibility Saturday for a coordinated assault on Paris. A state of emergency was declared …

Yesterday Donald Trump declared that he would “bomb the shit out of ISIS.” Which, rather obviously, we’re already doing. But never one to miss out on some grave-dancing, tonight Ann Coulter is positively quivering with joy over the massacre in Paris because she believes her savior was just elected president.

Sky News reports: At least 100 people have been killed inside the Bataclan concert hall where attackers seized hostages, police officials say. The two attackers holding the hostages have been killed by elite police commandos in a raid. During the police assault, witnesses reported hearing five successive explosions followed by gunshots around the venue. Earlier, officials said at least 15 …

ABC News recaps tonight’s reaction by President Obama: The series of terror attacks unfolding in Paris today are attacks “on all of humanity,” President Obama said. “We’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians,” he said. “This is a heartbreaking situation.” Obama, who said he did not yet have all the details on the attacks, said the United States …

French President Francois Hollande has declared a national state of emergency and taken the “unprecedented step” of closing all of France’s borders for an indefinite period. At this writing hostages are reportedly being slaughtered “one by one” at the Paris concert hall where the American band Eagles Of Death Metal had been playing. Events still unfolding…

News outlets are reporting that multiple terrorist attacks are taking place across Paris at this writing. At least 18 [UPDATE: 60] are reported killed by gunfire and bombings have been reported at a bar and at a soccer match taking place at Stade de France, the nation stadium where President Francois Hollande was in attendance. Hollande has been safely evacuated. …

Via BBC News: The filming of movie action sequences has been restricted by authorities in Paris following last month’s attacks in the French capital. “There’s a problem with these action-type scenes, as the actors in uniform could be targets for terrorists,” said police commander Sylvie Barnaud. “Also, the actors could pose confusion for the general public – during this highly …

Via Politico: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is planning to sue Fox News for its inaccurate reports on Muslim “no go zones,” she told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday. “When we’re insulted, and when we’ve had an image, then I think we’ll have to sue, I think we’ll have to go to court, in order to have these words removed,” Hidalgo …

This was topic #1 across Teabagistan yesterday.

UPDATE: The live-stream has concluded.