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Over thirty people across the country have been fired, put on leave, investigated or faced calls to resign because of social media posts criticizing Charlie Kirk or expressing schadenfreude about the conservative influencer's assassination earlier this week, according to an analysis by NPR. And more may be to come:

LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - Former analyst and contributor for MSNBC, Matthew Dowd, will no longer be speaking at a Tennessee university next month. Cumberland University released a statement regarding its upcoming Heifner-Martin Endowed Lecture Series, where Dowd was scheduled to be the guest speaker. “As many have heard, former MSNBC Political contributor Matthew Dowd was scheduled to be this year’s speaker at the Heifner-Martin Endowed Lecture Series,” President Dr. Paul C. Stumb wrote. “This Lecture Series was created to foster civil discourse and engagement, and in the aftermath of Mr. Dowd’s recent comments, we have decided to cancel the lecture...

To ponder such a scenario is to delve into the realm of historical conjecture. However, by examining the political landscape of the time and Lincoln's own aspirations, it is possible to glean insight into what might have transpired had his life not been cut short by events. Firstly, it's essential to consider Lincoln's vision for post-Civil War America. He was deeply committed to the principles of reconciliation and reconstruction, aiming to heal the nation's wounds and forge a path towards unity. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Lincoln sought to reintegrate the Southern states into the Union with leniency...

LONDON (AP) — The Netherlands added itself Friday to a list of countries pressuring organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest to drop Israel from the contest because of its war in the Gaza Strip. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, one of dozens of public broadcasters that collectively fund and broadcast the contest, said it would not take part in next year’s competition in Vienna if Israel participates “given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza.” “The broadcaster also expresses deep concern about the serious erosion of press freedom: the deliberate exclusion of independent international reporting and the many casualties among journalists,”...

South Carolina Freedom Caucus @SCFreedomCaucus SC deserves better than inaction in the face of evil. A law to stop indoctrination of our college students is long overdue. We call for a special session of the SC Legislature to pass H3927 and rescind budget appropriations for Clemson University. #DefundClemson

Explanation: The steerable 60 foot diameter dish antenna of the One-Mile Telescope at Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Cambridge, UK, is pointing skyward in this evocative night-skyscape. To capture the dramatic scene, consecutive 30 second exposures were recorded over a period of 90 minutes. Combined, the exposures reveal a background of gracefully arcing star trails that reflect planet Earth's daily rotation on its axis. The North Celestial Pole, the extension of Earth's axis of rotation into space, points near Polaris, the North Star. That's the bright star that creates the short trail near the center of the concentric arcs. But the...

A new image obtained by Fox News Digital now reveals Frank and Maureen Olton, the elderly Queens couple police say were brutally tied up, stabbed and set on fire after a man claimed he needed to come inside a home to charge his phone. The victims, ages 76 and 77, were "simply spending a Monday morning at home" before they were murdered and viciously tortured for hours in their Bellerose home, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a press release Friday. Jamel McGriff, 42, a Bronx ex-con with a decades-long rap sheet, has been charged with 14 counts of...

Japanese fans soaked up the atmosphere on yesterday’s opening day of the world athletics championships in Tokyo, four years after being shut out of the same stadium for the pandemic-troubled Olympics. The Tokyo Games, postponed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, took place amid the ghostly backdrop of empty stands, with fans barred to prevent the spread of infection. Japanese spectators were determined to make up for lost time as the world championships opened on a cloudy, muggy morning, with fans arriving before the race walk began at 7:30am. Hajime Kondo, a 41-year-old office worker from nearby...

U.S. — The entirety of the American higher education system has officially been designated a terrorist organization by the United States federal government. Intelligence officials stated that the university system met all of the criteria for designation, including extremist indoctrination, promoting violence, and murdering dissidents. "It checks all the boxes," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "Honestly, just charging $200,000 for a Sociology degree really should qualify as terrorism. They've gone even further, setting up literal training campsites, advocating violence, and targeting specific populations. No one has churned out more terrorists or terrorism supporters than the American university system. Plus,...

President Trump said he believes the more than three-year war in Ukraine would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday a letter purportedly sent to NATO in which he said he is "ready to do major Sanctions on Russia" on the condition that all NATO countries stop buying Russian oil. The president said the military alliance's commitment to winning the war in Ukraine "has been far less than 100%" and the purchase of Russian oil by some members...

Prince Harry has made a surprise visit to Kyiv after an invitation from the Ukrainian government, saying he wanted to do “everything possible” to help the recovery of the thousands of military personnel who have been seriously injured in the three-year war against Russia. During the trip to the Ukrainian capital, he and a team from his Invictus Games Foundation are set to detail new initiatives to support the rehabilitation of the wounded, with the eventual aim of providing help to all areas of the country. Earlier this year it was estimated that the Ukraine war had already left 130,000...

[Catholic Caucus] Idiocracy in the Hierarchy"Dei" is the genitive for God (Deus) in Latin. That is, "of God."It is also, coincidentally, the English abbreviation for the movement/ideology known as "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI), an affront to both God and the equality before the law that is the basis of modern Western Law. It is a complete corruption of all that is good and noble in both Christianity and the Law, and it should be abhorred by all good Catholics. And, of course, it is simply pronounced D, E, I -- not "day-ee" (as Dei is, in Latin).Anyway, this mere...

On Thursday, a banner was hung in Cullman along the I-65 bridge and County Road 616, reading, "Charlie Kirk Never Forget" next to an American flag. On Friday, a second sign was hung with an ominous message that read, “One down, more deserving.” Two of the letter Os on the banner were replaced with images of a scope. The person who hung the sign has not been publicly identified; however, they did so while in a work vehicle belonging to Birmingham-based Mygrant Glass Company. The person responsible for putting up the sign has since been fired, according to the company....

Breanna Morello @BreannaMorello 🚨SHOCKING🚨 FBI agents delayed showing a photo of the Charlie Kirk assassination suspect to their boss, Director Kashyap Patel, for 12 hours, according to the NYT. In an online Thursday morning meeting with about 200 agents, Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino sharply criticized the agents, with Patel stating he would not tolerate further “Mickey Mouse operations.”

The FBI is now investigating a potential accomplice in the assassination of Charlie Kirk amid the finding of video footage that appears to show the suspect talking to somebody through a doorbell camera in the neighborhood near the crime scene. Kirk was murdered in a horrific public assassination at Utah Valley University while hosting an event on his “ask me anything” tour on Wednesday. Following a roughly 33-hour manhunt, the shooter was found after the father of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who engraved ammunition casings with Antifa slogans, turned his son in to authorities. The revelation of a new accomplice comes...

Another day, another public execution. The talking heads on television and Twitter tell us not to worry too much: America is still strong. They repeat this sentiment after every waking nightmare. These horrific events are not the norm, they say. They’re just the actions of a few people on the “fringe.” But what is the American “fringe”? The “fringe” tried to incinerate the country in 2020. The “fringe” tore down statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The “fringe” control the universities and has spent years indoctrinating kids with discriminatory dogmas. The “fringe” created the policies that let violent, mentally...

Student CALLS OUT Trans Teacher Then Gets Kicked Out Of Class... Kid sounds like future MAGA.

On Friday's episode of "Real Time," Host Bill Maher urged Americans to unconditionally support free speech to avoid becoming like Britain which has increased its crackdown on speech violations in recent years.

"The Dukes of Hazzard" (Warner Bros. Discovery) star John Schneider believes Charlie Kirk's assassination will not silence the future generation of conservative voices. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Schneider said he believes people will be "louder and prouder" than ever. "I think Charlie's example is going to be vast. I think it already is. I see it in some of the young folks, young political activists."

In our book of some years ago, The Departure: God’s Next Catastrophic Intervention into Earth’s History, we point out crucial truth about who will go to Christ and who will be left behind when the Lord says: “Come up here!” (Revelation 4:1, as prophesied by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18). Even though it is “my” book in that I developed it, I say “our” book because a number of the most knowledgeable authorities in Bible prophecy wrote chapters on the most relevant topics of our day. All issues and events involving what we consider having prophetic importance are looked at...