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... I was in an empty house when I prepared to have the discussion that I did about dangers to women’s reproductive lives, with Charlie Kirk. I knew very little about Kirk at that time; indeed what I “knew,” from my lifetime being bathed in liberal media propaganda, was negative. But by then I also was realizing that most of what I had been told by those sources were not based in fact. My press manager had told me that Kirk had huge reach and that he was greatly respected, especially by college audiences; so I was very willing to...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond called on his colleagues to “swiftly” remove a city government appointee, Leofric Thomas Jr., from the Public Service Grants Council after he appeared to justify the assassination of Charlie Kirk. “Calling on my council colleagues to swiftly remove Leofric Thomas, Jr. as an appointee to our City government,” Diamond said. “Disgusting.” Thomas’ now-deleted post read: “When you spew hate it’s what you get back. Charlie spewed nothing but hate, so what he got back, was….. yeah,” adding a shrug emoji.

I want to go out on a limb and predict that the tragic death of Charlie Kirk will lead to protests and riots and chaos in the street. However, it will not be led by Republicans outraged by the assassination of that great and good man. It will – as it almost always has been – the work of Democrats, Democratic Socialists and those even farther out on the left wing of America’s political spectrum. Please mark my words here. Charlie Kirk’s assassination will trigger violence, as it so often does, on college campuses. Maybe this weekend, almost certainly next...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, rejected the idea that far-left rhetoric led to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing, defending her right to refer to President Donald Trump as “wannabe Hitler.” Kirk’s death has sparked a nationwide conversation about political violence, particularly whether referring to one’s opposition as “fascist” or “Hitler” encourages unstable radicals to target them in lone wolf attacks. According to law enforcement reports, bullet casings found near where Kirk was killed were inscribed with anti-fascist messages. Since the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump, Republicans have accused members of the media and Democratic opponents of fueling violence by repeatedly...

American Airlines and Delta Air Lines confirmed that employees have been removed from duty after making celebratory or mocking remarks online about the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced Saturday that American Airlines pilots involved had been “immediately grounded” and urged their permanent removal. “This behavior is disgusting and they should be fired,” Duffy wrote on X. “Any company responsible for the safety of the traveling public cannot tolerate that behavior. We heal as a country when we send the message that glorifying political violence is completely unacceptable.” American Airlines issued...

Steve Cody, a councilman in Palmetto Bay, Florida, faced calls to resign on Thursday after publishing a post on Facebook in which he appeared to mock the Christian faith of slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in the immediate moments after his assassination. Cody wrote a post on his personal account, sharing a quote by Kirk defending Second Amendment rights, calling the political organizer and television host a “fitting sacrifice” at the altar of gun rights. “Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith and Wesson. Hallowed be their names,” Cody wrote, the latter an apparent reference to the...

Two top donors to the super PAC supporting Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign worked for a tech company with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Omer Hasan, who stepped down in February as vice president of operations for Palo Alto, Calif.-based AppLovin according to his LinkedIn page, gave a whopping $250,000 on Sept. 5 to New Yorkers for Lower Costs, a superPAC that backs socialist Mamdani, records show. Mohammad Javed, AppLovin’s former director of engineering who left the firm in 2021, donated $251,500 to the political action committee. He also gave $2,100 to Mamdani’s campaign committee. Neither Hasan nor...

With the advent of the Trump Administration, wokeness in general and DEI in particular are being eradicated, not only in the federal government but in schools and universities across the country. Seeing the trend, and the damage to profitability, businesses across the nation are also eliminating policies and personnel that less than a year ago were said to be essential elements to business success and a just society. It turns out they weren’t all that essential after all. Still, DEI and its gravy train-riding, low-producing adherents, aren’t going away quietly or easily. Many organizations in the private sector and in...

Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, attacked on Saturday (September 13) the domestic left-wing opposition for downplaying the “cold-blooded murder” of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk." I come from a political community that has often been unfairly accused of spreading hatred ... by the very same people who today remain silent, downplay or even justify or celebrate the premeditated, intentional, cold-blooded murder of a 31-year-old man,” said Meloni, who leads a right-wing government in Italy.Kirk, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was killed by a single bullet as he spoke onstage at an outdoor amphitheatre in Utah Valley. Trump...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(9/14/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the Bible2 Kings 6:1-7An Axhead Floats 6 The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. 2 Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.” And he said, “Go.” 3 Then one of them said, “Won’t you please come with your servants?” “I will,” Elisha replied. 4 And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to...

The monster who admitted to killing, molesting and burning an elderly Queens couple was roaming the streets because of a little-known change to the state parole law championed by mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Jamel McGriff, an ex-con sex offender on parole, failed to register his address this summer — a violation that would have landed him back in the slammer three years ago. But “Less Is More” parole reforms enacted in 2022 allowed him to stay free. The legislation keeps parolees out of the clink while a lengthy court process plays out to determine their guilt or innocence on the...

It’s been a very sad few weeks, first with the tragic and senseless murder of Iryna Zarutska on a train in North Carolina on August 22, and now with the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah on September 10. These two killings have suddenly focused the attention of a lot of previously complacent people, and provided some very useful education about the kind of world we live in. But what are the lessons to take away? One possible lesson is that the world is just irretrievably filled with anger and hate, to the extent that the best that sensible people...

The transgender 'partner' of Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter shared a post online appearing to show support for President Joe Biden, Daily Mail can reveal. Lance Twiggs, a 22-year-old wannabee pro gamer, and roommate of main suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, made the remark in a Reddit post. It has now been widely reported that Twiggs was transitioning genders, and was allegedly in a romantic relationship with Robinson.

Lance Twiggs was named as the roommate of accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson by The New York Post and Daily Mail. After those reports, Wisconsin Right Now reached two family members of Twiggs by phone on Sept. 13. The first family member declined to comment and hung up. The second family member confirmed the information in the Post and Daily Mail stories but also provided additional details to Wisconsin Right Now that no one has reported yet. For starters, the family member – who has not spoken to other members of the news media – alleged that Twiggs harbored...

The Talk ShowsSept 14th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA); Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.); Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.); Robert Pape, professor of political science at the University of Chicago; CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA); Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.); Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Founder and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton...

U.S. — Experts revealed that an estimated 12 million new Charlie Kirks had been created overnight following the murder of the conservative echelon earlier this week. The army of Charlie Kirks was said to be uniformly committed to continuing the original Kirk's message and mission of hope and courage. "I've never seen anything like it," sociologist Brandon Meeks told reporters. "Over 12 million new Charlie Kirks sprang up practically overnight. They're carrying Kirk's message all over the place. I saw twenty of them with my own eyes, speaking plain truths and affirming the mission of Jesus Christ boldly to all...

What do Theresa May and Andy Burnham have in common with Michel Barnier, François Bayrou and Emmanuel Macron? All five were admirably honest with the public about the trade-offs inherent in financing an ageing society, and all five were duly punished for their candour by the public, the press, opposition politicians or all three.The past two decades of French and British politics are a graveyard of proposals to slow the upward ratchet of spending on growing elderly populations. The same two decades of French and British fiscal balances show the results. Public disbursements to older citizens have climbed higher and...

If by chance you were unaware of Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University this week, he was a very articulate debater who treated respectfully those who debated him. He espoused views which were perfectly normal, a defender of the West, Israel, and Christianity, enlightenment views which matched those of the Founders and are encapsulated in the Constitution. You may see videos of his debates on the internet. He was skillful at it and had thousands of young followers. Indeed, many consider his successful work a big factor in youth support for the President. As shocking...

Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling (Warning: long rant) My liberal friends are completely oblivious about how radicalizing the last week has been for tens of millions of normal Americans. Zero clue. I’m not talking about people who are “online”; I mean regular, everyday Americans. “Normies.” People who scroll through Facebook posts and Instagram reels from the Dutch Bros drive thru line. Political moderates who have water cooler chats about Mahomes touchdowns and Bon Jovi concerts, not Twitter threads or Rachel Maddow monologues. Millions of them. Tens of millions. They’re logging on, they’re engaging, and they’re furious. And I’ll be candid: They blame...

“Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, ‘What do you seek?’ They said to Him, ‘Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come, and you will see.’ So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour” (John 1:38–39). As Andrew and John walked after Him, “Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, ‘What do you seek?’” He already knew what the two wanted. The Lord asked the question to challenge them to consider their...