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With violent crime continuing to plague American cities, the time has come for truly radical measures. Here are seven ideas for extreme changes to make our cities safer: Have highly trained guys with guns patrol dangerous parts of the city to protect innocent people: They could even wear like a badge so people know who they are. Take the violent people you arrest and keep them in some sort of building away from other people: It's crazy, but it just might work. If someone gets arrested a dozen times, they actually have to stay in the building away from...

Florida has become a national leader in immigration enforcement - Detention Capacity - All law enforcement officers certified to assist ICE - Public Safety Threat Prevention - Maritime Enforcement (no asylum if captured off shore) - Illegal Presence in Florida violates a state law (currently under judicial appeal) - Sanctuary Cities violate state laws

A transgender biological male from Utah posted a song to SoundCloud titled “Charlie Kirk Dead at 31” a month before his assassination. The person behind the SoundCloud project appears to use the name Skye Valadez and identifies as “she/her” on social media. Valadez also posted a song titled “Charlie Kirk’s Death Isn’t Enough for Me.” Photos of Valadez compared to the images of the shooter released by the FBI were posted to X by multiple people on Thursday afternoon. No suspects have been named or confirmed by the FBI. Valadez had a music project titled “God’s Finest Scalpel” and released...

A protester screamed '**** Charlie Kirk' as he drove through a candlelight vigil honoring the late conservative activist. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Idaho statehouse Wednesday to pay their respects to Kirk after he was shot dead by an unidentified assassin at Utah Valley University earlier that day. But a massive brawl broke out at the event after a man riding past on a e-bike yelled out the expletive. Kirk supporters knocked the man to the sidewalk, sending him curling into a ball, eyewitness video published by KIVI-TV shows. The protester was apparently kicked and punched by the angry...

Progressive Texas politician Elizabeth Beck is facing backlash after sharing an April 2023 remark from conservative political pundit and gun-rights activist Charlie Kirk, in which he seemed to suggest that some gun deaths are an unfortunate but necessary cost in maintaining the Second Amendment. Beck, a Fort Worth councilwoman representing District 9, shared the remark Wednesday through a post to her Instagram stories in the wake of Kirk's harrowing shooting death. The post featured a screenshot of an April 2023 Newsweek article with the headline: "Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths ‘Unfortunately’ Worth it to Keep 2nd Amendment." The screenshot included...

Law enforcement has obtained video footage of the person suspected of shooting and killing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, tracked his movements leading up to and immediately following the assassination, and obtained what they believe was the murder weapon, a bolt-action rifle, authorities announced Thursday morning. Investigators have determined that the suspect, who "appears to be of college age," arrived near Utah Valley University at 11:52 a.m. and tracked him through campus, up stairwells, and onto and across the roof "to a shooting location," Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said. "After the shooting, we were able to track...

The FBI has released images of a person of interest sought in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. "We are asking for the public's help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University," the FBI's Salt Lake City office said on X on Thursday while sharing two images of the individual, who is wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses and was captured in a stairwell in one of...

Explanation: The dark, inner shadow of planet Earth is called the umbra. Shaped like a cone extending into space, it has a circular cross section most easily seen during a lunar eclipse. And on the night of September 7/8 the Full Moon passed near the center of Earth's umbral cone, entertaining eclipse watchers around much of our fair planet, including parts of Antarctica, Australia, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Recorded from Zhangjiakou City, China, this timelapse composite image uses successive pictures from the total lunar eclipse, progressing left to right, to reveal the curved cross-section of the umbral shadow sliding across...

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York attempted to shift blame for the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk to Second Amendment supporters Thursday. Kirk was fatally shot during a TPUSA “Prove Me Wrong” event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, in which he would take questions from attendees. Ocasio-Cortez said members of Congress who opposed gun control had no right to “finger-point” after Kirk’s assassination. “People can finger-point all they want. Look at the record, look at the actions of what we are doing,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters in front of the Capitol building. “I don’t think...

During a phone call recorded by his sister and shared with the Daily Mail, Decarlos Brown explained what was going through his mind when he launched the fatal attack.The knifeman who allegedly killed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska has spoken for the first time from jail in a harrowing phone call recorded by his sister. Decarlos Brown, 34, was seen in surveillance footage lunging at Zarutska, 23, from behind as she sat scrolling on her phone on a train through Charlotte on August 22. The disturbing video has sparked widespread grief, anger, and questions about public safety in the Democrat-led city...

NAPLES, N.Y. — A Naples Central School District employee has been put on leave over their posts about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the district says. The close ally of President Donald Trump was shot and killed on Wednesday at a Utah Valley University event, leading to local, state, and federal officials condemning political violence. Naples superintendent Kevin Swartz said the district became aware of multiple posts from a staff member’s personal social media account that referenced the assassination and outraged community members. “We have heard from many community members regarding concerns and outrage related to these posts,”...

President Donald Trump will be honoring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in America. Trump remembered Kirk as a transformational leader at the top of his remarks on Thursday at a September 11, 2001, observance event at the Pentagon. “Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt,” Trump said. “Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people.” “Our prayers are with his wonderful...

A book titled The Shooting of Charlie Kirk: A Comprehensive Account of the Utah Valley University Attack, the Aftermath, and America’s Response was released on September 9, 2025, by author Anastasia J. Casey. This Kindle eBook provides an in-depth examination of the events surrounding the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025, including firsthand testimonies, analysis of the aftermath, and broader societal implications. The book covers the attack, immediate campus response, political reactions, and Kirk’s influence in U.S. politics. It includes timelines, profiles of key figures, and curated media references, aiming to...

VIDEOLet us remember Charlie Kirk doing what he did best namely changing lives as well as America simply by engaging others, particularly college students, in polite dialogue. He was the BEST of us.

The International Committee of the Red Cross chose a wing in Al-Shifa hospital "adjacent to the [Hamas] movement offices,” according to documents found by the IDF in Gaza and recently declassified. Two Hamas documents found by Israeli forces in Gaza indicate that international organizations such as the Red Cross and Doctors without Borders are well aware of the presence of Hamas in the Gaza Strip’s medical facilities despite obfuscating or outright denying it publicly, NGO Monitor revealed on Wednesday. The internal Hamas memos were among a cache of documents declassified by the Israel Defense Forces. NGO Monitor translated the Arabic-language...

We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.

A witness interviewed in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination said he believed it was a carefully orchestrated multi-person operation.In another video from Wednesday, a student reportedly spotted someone on a roof of another Utah Valley University campus building amid the event. The man told reporters he had just finished speaking with Kirk when he overheard the person next in line at the Utah Valley University event mention wanting to ask about transgenderism, however, when they took the podium they asked about shootings instead.“After I got done talking to him I really couldn’t exit because there was such a...

Authorities say they have tracked the suspected gunman's movements before, during, and after the campus shooting that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk and have recovered what they believe to be the weapon used. Officials said the suspect arrived near the Utah Valley University campus at 11:52 a.m., moved through stairwells to a rooftop, fired from a shooting position, then fled across the roof, jumped from the building, and escaped into a nearby neighborhood. Investigators canvassed the area, speaking to witnesses and viewing doorbell cameras. "We do have good video footage of this individual. We are not going to release that...

Officials in Utah and from the FBI holds a press briefing on the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin in Orem, Utah.

BREAKING: Capitol Hill Alert 🚨 "Capitol Police are responding to an incident at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Headquarters. Staff are asked to remain clear of the police activity."