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After what just happened, I don’t know if any commentary is even needed. One in three students believe some level of violence is acceptable to stop a campus speech, according to the results of a large-scale survey released Tuesday by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. The survey, which questioned more than 68,000 students at 257 colleges and universities nationwide on a variety of free speech topics, asked: “How acceptable would you say it is for students to engage in the following actions to protest a campus speaker? Using violence to stop a campus speech.” Two percent said “always...

Ammunition found in the rifle believed to have been used in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was reportedly engraved with slogans linked to transgender and antifascist ideology. Newsmax could not independently verify the claims from reported Justice Department emails. The FBI declined respond, when reached for comment. A DOJ source told Newsmax on background, because they were not authorized to speak to this aspect of the investigation, the evidence uncovered will be released when the administration deems it appropriate to do so. Because the investigation is active and the shooter remains at large, any information on the...

Let’s be clear here, the murder of Charlie Kirk is not an aberration, no more than the near murder of President Trump was. Violence is not an aberration, it’s at the heart of what the Left is. The Left is a terrorist movement. Period. The Left exists in two states. 1. In power 2. In terrorism That’s it. When the Left is in power, then it kills people legally, and when it’s out of power, it strives to take people by killing people ‘illegally’. Charlie Kirk was murdered by a Left that is not currently in power. If the Left...

“And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.” (Rev 9:2-3) It had to happen. Madani’s brand of socialism has sprung forth with even more absurdity and potential destructive power. David Strom writing for Hot Air says he isn’t trying to hold it back. In an...

Daily Readings from the USCCBTo the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back. Luke 6:29–30This must have been shocking to Jesus’ first disciples. First of all, recall that Jesus taught these words with a spiritual authority that left those with an open heart with a conviction that what Jesus taught was truth. Also recall that Jesus taught these deep...

Keep in mind this is all gossip and speculation: Aircraft N888KG shut off transponder after take off. Saw another article that this is a common occurrence in this area due to mountains. Personally, I watch a handful of private jets taking off and landing from my office window and it is common for it to be off. Videos on FB of two men to Charlie's right making hand signals. One in a white shirt and another in black. It looks to me that they're very close to Charlie so maybe people in his organization. 911 calls after the shooting. Numerous...

By now, we're sure you've heard the news that Charlie Kirk, an influential conservative activist and a close ally of United States President Donald Trump, was shot dead while speaking at an event at a university in Utah. While responding to a question about gun violence in the U.S., a single bullet struck Kirk in the neck, and he later died after being taken to the hospital. His wife and two children were at the scene, but no one else was injured. Kirk was a controversial figure, but those on the left and right are in agreement that violence like...

Sky News host Rita Panahi has slammed MSNBC’s Joe Dowd for “depraved” comments he made after Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

(From Jan 19, 2024) Finley Smith began Rainbow Reload, an LGBTQ+ shooting group in Manchester, N.H., to create a place where queer people could learn about firearms. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube:

The horrific shooting today at Utah Valley University is reprehensible. Political violence has absolutely no place in our nation. All Americans should pray for Charlie Kirk’s recovery and hold the entire UVU community in our hearts as they endure the trauma of this gun violence. 3:19 PM · Sep 10, 2025 · 1.4M Views

Federal judge allows case to move forward based on evidence linking Saudi officials to hijackers. Family members of 9/11 victims celebrated on Wednesday a court victory they said brings them one step closer to holding Saudi Arabia accountable for its alleged role in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Brett Eagleson, whose father, John, was killed in the attacks, said during a press conference in New York City the judge’s "historic, landmark decision," issued two weeks ago, to move forward with a long-running lawsuit against the Saudi Arabian government was based on "indefensible evidence." "There were at least 13 Saudi government officials...

Conservative political activist and author Charlie Kirk has died after being shot on stage during an event at Utah Valley University. He was going back and forth with a student about mass shootings involving transgender people when he was shot, according to videos of the attack. Investigators found ammunition engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle, sources said. The manhunt for the shooter continues. The FBI has arrested and released two suspects. Kirk, 31 years old, was going back and forth with a student about mass shootings involving transgender people when he was targeted, according to videos of...

A New York City 9/11 family condemned Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani for his ties to Hasan Piker, who once said “America deserved 9/11.” Wendi and Sal Turturici, both EMTs connected to the attacks, called Mamdani “unfit for mayor” and endorsed ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo instead.

And today is 9/11. Imagine that. Better that I stay home from work than to spread my disgust that may be contagious. I wonder how many other people feel the same way.

Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah yesterday at just 31 years old. The conservative firebrand was gunned down during the kickoff of his “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University, struck in the neck by a sniper’s bullet while engaging young Americans in his signature Q&A sessions. As we’ve reported previously, the liberal media’s reaction to the shooting was deplorable, with commentators taking to the airwaves with disgusting observations, such as comments from MSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd, who effectively blamed Kirk for being shot. It was, of course, predictable that the mainstream media would trash him. Sadly, the print media...

Leaked Teams memo reveals rifle, ideological ammo in Charlie Kirk campus shooting Orem, UT – Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon while speaking at Utah Valley University, and a leaked federal memo appears to shed light on the suspected weapon, ammunition, and potential motives behind the attack. At this time, the leaked FBI teams message has not been verified after being posted online. The memo states that the gunman fired a single shot from a rooftop near the university before fleeing on foot. Kirk, 31, had been on campus as part of his nationwide “American Comeback Tour.”...

Liberals recycle the same Red Scare myths, swapping Nixon for Trump and ignoring hard evidence that undercuts their tidy fairy-tale of heroes and villains. Fifty years ago, I had the misfortune to spend an entire semester as a college student with a fellow scholar who could only be described as an aggressive bore. Even though the seminar’s subject was literature, my pedantic classmate treated every topic that came up as a historical parallel to the McCarthy Era, the Vietnam War, and Watergate. (Nowadays, the trifecta has been updated to Charlottesville. January 6 and all things Russian.) I was reminded of...

Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Marks a New EraI first heard Charlie Kirk speak on a bitterly cold February night in 2018 at the University of Michigan. I went to the event out of curiosity, nudged by friends active in campus conservative life. At the time, I saw myself as a different kind of conservative—graduating early, serving as a campus ambassador for a proper, center-right Washington think tank that prized bipartisan respectability. Kirk, just a few years older than I, was the bomb-thrower who never went to college. I was skeptical of where the Right might be headed; Charlie was steering the...

A decade ago, archaeologists made a grisly discovery when they unearthed two Neolithic mass graves at the sites of Bergheim and Achenheim in northeastern France. The pits contained severed limbs and human skeletons, evidence of excessive violence and mutilation that did not match normal Neolithic patterns. Some deceased individuals buried in other nearby graves, however, showed no signs of brutality. A new study has recently analyzed the chilling remains to try and reconstruct the identities of the individuals and determine why some were treated so cruelly, according to a statement released by the University of Oxford. Researchers conducted multi-isotopic analysis...

Authorities have recovered what they believe to be the firearm used to assassinate conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the FBI announced Thursday. FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Bohls made the announcement during a Thursday morning press conference at Utah Valley University. The weapon "is a high powered bolt action rifle. That rifle was recovered in a wooded area where the shooter had fled. So the FBI laboratory will be analyzing this weapon. Investigators have also collected footwear, the impression of a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis," Bohls said. "We are not sure how far he has gone," Bohls...