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A Secret Service Agent, in a Facebook post, said Charlie Kirk deserved to be assassinated. TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, 31, was brutally murdered in broad daylight on Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University. A gunman climbed up onto a roof and shot Charlie Kirk from an elevated position. Secret Service Agent Anthony Pough said Charlie Kirk, a Christian husband and father to two young children, deserved to be murdered in cold blood. “If you are Mourning this guy… delete me. He spewed hate and racism on his show,” Anthony Pough wrote. “You can’t circumvent karma, [sic] she doesnt...

Megyn Kelly opens the show by remembering the legacy of Charlie Kirk, new reporting about "trans" phrases found on the gun ammunition used to shoot Kirk, the latest information about the search for the assassin, and more.

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV names Cristiana Perrella new head of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts: "A Choice that Borders on the Scandalous"Perrella, an ambiguous appointment bordering on scandalTommaso ScandroglioLa Nuova Bussola QuotidianaSeptember 11, 2025Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cristiana Perrella as the new president of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts. This appointment raises some critical issues, as demonstrated by some of her past work in the LGBT field. Are rainbow lobbies forcing the Pope's hand? At what price must the truth be silenced for the sake of unity? Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cristiana Perrella as the new...

This is a link to a 16 minute Sirius broadcast of SAS's show. I used to loath this guy and ignore him at every turn. The past few years I came to realize he's just like the rest - playing a role on the idiot box, like an actor. I think this is the real guy here, and I no longer have a problem with him.

Republican leaders are eyeing a House vote on a stopgap spending bill next week that extends government funding through Nov. 20 — up to the Friday before Thanksgiving — according to five GOP officials granted anonymity to describe the talks.

EXCLUSIVE and #BREAKING: This is a current Secret Service agent, stating in a Facebook post, that Charlie Kirk deserved what he got. "You can't circumvent karma, [sic] she doesnt [sic] leave." The comments are similar to the incendiary remarks now former @MSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd made on the network. The network fired Dowd from his contributorship yesterday for saying "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions." MSNBC called Dowd's comments "insensitive and unacceptable" and ultimately fired him. The Secret Service agent's post is circulating in the Secret Service community with some agents upset over his...

Donald Trump Jr. rebuked the transgender community during the anniversary of 9/11 by comparing them to Al-Qaeda terrorists. The president’s son made his remarks during a Thursday interview on the 'Megyn Kelly Show.' Trump Jr. also claimed transgender individuals are probably responsible for other ‘mass killings’ that the public is not aware of ‘because you’re not allowed to talk about the truth.’ ‘I can’t name, including probably like Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, a group that is more violent per capita than the radical trans moment,’ Trump Jr. told Megyn Kelly. ‘I’m sure people are totally sane after jacking themselves up...

Shots have been fired at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, sparking a massive police response on Thursday afternoon. Dozens of students and staff were seen fleeing for their lives after gunshots rang out at the school's campus in Dorchester, the Boston Police Department told WCVB. Gunfire was reported at 3:45pm near Morrissey Boulevard, the outlet reported. Several UMass Boston alerts warned students that the incident is a 'public safety threat' and is in or near a residence hall in the school's East Building. SWAT teams rushed to the dorm building, as people were urged to avoid the area. Sky5...

In a significant legal decision, the South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that had prevented the Department of Justice, under former President Donald Trump, from accessing the state’s voter rolls. This reversal marks a critical development in the ongoing debates over voter registration and election integrity in the United States. Leading the charge in these efforts is Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who is actively working to identify and eliminate ineligible and illegal voters from state databases, a move that has sparked considerable discussion and controversy. The ruling is expected to have wide-reaching implications for election-related...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused his Spanish counterpart of making a “blatant genocidal threat” after the latter lamented Spain’s lack of “nuclear weapons” to defend against Israel during his announcement of sanctions against the Jewish State. In his speech on Monday, Pedro Sanchez said “Spain, as you know, doesn’t have nuclear bombs, nor aircraft carriers, nor large oil reserves. We alone can’t stop the Israeli offensive, but that doesn’t mean we won’t stop trying, because there are causes worth fighting for even if it’s not in our sole power to win them.” Sanchez then introduced nine new measures, including...

There was a report of shots fired at UMass Boston, prompting a large police response on campus Thursday afternoon, the Boston Police Department confirmed. Shots were reported at 3:45 p.m. near 240 Morrissey Boulevard at the campus's location in Dorchester. Sky 5 video showed campus employees and students evacuating a school building with their hands in the air. One officer was seen with a rifle from Sky5 as police officers swarmed the area. According to several UMass Boston alerts, the incident is a "public safety threat" and is in/near a residence hall in the school's East Building. The school is...

A top State Department official on Thursday warned “foreigners” in the U.S. against praising the death of Charlie Kirk, the conservative influencer who was shot and killed at an event in Utah on Wednesday. “In light of yesterday’s horrific assassination of a leading political figure, I want to underscore that foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country,” Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in a Thursday morning post on the social platform X. “I have been disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light of the event, and have...

Asocial media post made by Stephen King about Charlie Kirk's shooting has sparked a backlash. Bestselling author King triggered outrage after he called the death of Kirk, 31, who was fatally shot at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday during a question-and-answer session on campus "another example of American gun violence." The Context The 31-year-old was a conservative influencer and President Donald Trump ally. He was also the founder and executive director of Turning Point USA and frequently visited university campuses to deliver talks. The motivation of the shooter is not known but Kirk's death has reignited concerns...

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...