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Charlie Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, doesn’t fit expected narratives—sparking fierce debate about race, bias, and political violence online It took less than 33 hours to identify and arrest the man suspected of shooting and killing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday (September 10). The news traveled quickly — not just through traditional media channels, but across the virtual corridors of Twitter, where an entirely different story was unfolding. The suspect’s name is Tyler Robinson. He’s 22 years old. A local. A gun owner. A practicing Christian. A self-identified conservative and registered Republican. And...

A Secret Service employee was placed on immediate leave after celebrating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's assassination in a social media post, Fox News Digital confirmed. "The U.S. Secret Service will not tolerate behavior that violates our code of conduct. This employee was immediately put on administrative leave, and an investigation has begun," a U.S. Secret Service spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Friday afternoon when asked about the employment status of Anthony Pough. Pough had celebrated Kirk's shocking assassination in a Facebook post, which included accusing the slain conservative firebrand of spewing "racism." "If you are Mourning [sic]...

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo on “The Chris Cuomo Project” Thursday condemned X CEO Elon Musk for his comments following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Musk posted “The Left is the party of murder” on X on Wednesday after Kirk was shot while speaking to a large audience of students at Utah Valley University (UVU). During a rant on his podcast about how destructive social media is, Cuomo argued Musk was devoid of morals and value, saying he would not “be surprised” if the X CEO was killed. “[He’s] the stupidest genius I’ve ever been around. And...

Author Stephen King posted an apology to X on Friday after previously posting a false claim that the late Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk called for stoning gay people. Kirk was fatally shot during a TPUSA “Prove Me Wrong” event at Utah Valley University (UVU) on Wednesday, during which he took questions from attendees. King issued the apology in a Friday morning post to X after he came under fire from conservatives. “I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays,” King posted. “What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages.” “I was wrong, and...

razil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro ​has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a military coup​ and seeking to “annihilate” the South American country’s democracy. Justices Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha and Cristiano Zanin ruled on ​Thursday that Bolsonaro – a former paratrooper who was elected president in 2018 – was guilty of seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing the 2022 election, meaning four of the five judges involved in the trial had found Brazil’s former leader guilty. Announcing Bolsonaro’s sentence for crimes including coup d’etat and violently attempting to abolish Brazil’s democracy on...

Megyn Kelly opens her show by playing and reacting to the full Charlotte stabbing video that was put out, explains why we must all watch the horror, breaks down why this is a “tipping point,” and more.

Charlie Kirk and Rush Limbaugh had a few things in common. From a young age both were passionate conservatives. Both were college dropouts. Neither saw the value in cooling their heels on a college campus when they already knew what they wanted to do with their lives. And both found their biggest successes when they broke the mold and decided to create organizations that suited their personalities and dreams, and in turn transformed political and media landscapes.

Political Nerd, youtube channel, is at a vigil for Charlie in London.

Florida DOE announce investigations into all teachers who celebrate Charlie Kirk's assassination The Florida Department of Education will investigate public school teachers who celebrate the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the agency said Thursday. In a letter to school superintendents across the state, Florida DOE Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said he would initiate a probe into every teacher who engages in "this vile, sanctionable behavior." "Although educators have First Amendments rights, these rights do not extend without limit into their professional duties," the letter states. "If an educator's conduct causes a student to his or her family to feel unwelcome or unwilling...

The pro-Bidenomics clapping seals over at CNN finally had the stones to admit that a major revision in jobs growth has undercut President Joe Biden’s entire economic legacy. For all the lipstick-smearing CNN did on the pig of Biden’s economy and his supposedly stellar jobs growth, the Bureau of Labor Statistics made a big whoopsie by conceding that it had again wildly overestimated jobs growth during his era in the 12 month period ending March 2025 — this time by a whopping 911,000. With no clever way to spin, CNN economics reporter Elisabeth Buchwald had to admit the obvious September...

Conservative podcaster Steven Crowder has obtained leaked internal documents from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office regarding suspected Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson. The latest leak comes one day after Crowder announced that his company has been subpoenaed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over another leak about the case. The document, a probable cause statement, details the arrest of 22-year-old Robinson, as well as the evidence against him, including engraved anti-fascist messages on bullet casings, a family member’s confession tip, and Discord messages about hiding the weapon. According to the Probable Cause Statement signed by Detective...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several prominent Democrats issued statements this week, condemning the recent assassination of a man who shared his opinion by saying there is absolutely no place for violence against evil Nazi Republicans who are literally killing people and destroying America. "I'm shocked," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement. "Absolutely shocked someone would attack a dangerous extremist who is a literal existential threat to our democracy. That's taking things way too far." According to Washington insiders, Democrats claimed the death of Charlie Kirk was simply a big misunderstanding and that they shared absolutely no blame in...

The Brief A midshipman was shot during a lockdown at the Naval Academy Thursday night. Officials say the incident was a false alarm sparked by a swatting-style threat. An investigation is underway as visitation remains closed and tensions run high. ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy Thursday night sparked confusion and fear after reports of an active shooter led to a massive law enforcement response and one midshipman being shot and injured. Officials now say the incident was a false alarm. The lockdown began just after 5 p.m., when Naval Support Activity Annapolis and local police...

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Erika Kirk, the widow of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was photographed waving to supporters who gathered to watch as a motorcade escorted his body to Hansen Mortuary Chapel in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, Sept. 11. Erika Kirk was seen clutching a cross on a chain as she traveled in a vehicle.

“The point I was trying to make is how peaceful the left was. . . right before he got shot.” —Hunter Kozak, Question-Asker at Charlie Kirk Utah Event, Sept 10 It’s been a tough week for our demon-haunted nation. First, video surfaces of the young Ukrainian woman, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, slaughtered by a homeless psychopath, one Decarlos Brown, Jr., on the Charlotte, NC, light rail — weeks after the crime happened, because Charlotte police suppressed the CC video and the legacy news media barely reported the story. Suddenly, the country is shocked by what they see: wanton murder witnessed at...

Charlie faces down a Satanist at Illinois State University.

Rap video by Tom McDonald as a memorial message on Charlie Kirk death.

MSNBC's Matthew Dowd blamed Chalie Kirk for getting shot. But liberal Daily Kos laments MSNBC firing Dowd "he wasn't rude". It was recommended by 139! (I do not want to link to their forum, so here is an archived comment in this link: archive.is/ukzQo ) Also, that whining of "they are all afraid of being fired." it seems they forgot who initiated the cancel culture on trivial things . Now, this, Dowd case is dam# serious.

Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, 22, was taken into custody on Friday morning after his father confronted him about the murder. Charlie Kirk was murdered in cold blood on Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University after Robinson opened fire from an elevated position from a rooftop. Robinson’s father, a veteran police officer, confronted him after Utah authorities released new photos of the suspect on Thursday. According to The New York Post, Tyler Robinson threatened to take his own life rather than turn himself in. The New York Post reported: Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson threatened to kill...