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The sad news of the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk shed light on the elephant in the world’s living room. It exposed society’s underlying hatred of anything good, especially true Christians. Let’s take a realistic look at the reason behind the hate and what the Christian response should be. Although the hatred of believers is nothing new, the crescendo of vitriol and violence is. In the coming days, much will be said about the need for civil discourse, the open exchange of ideas, and free speech, which are good things, of course. But despite our best efforts to appeal to...

Russian forces are preparing two more large-scale offensives after three failed campaigns this year, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Monday (September 16). Speaking during an interview with Sky News, the Ukrainian leader said: "The mood in Europe and the US is indeed changing a little. Overall, I am glad, truly glad, that all of Russia's advances, all of their offensive missions – there have been three – and they are planning two more heavy offensive campaigns. Their last three missions have failed. In my view, this is a very important signal". The remarks follow earlier reports that Russian President Vladimir...

As SCOTUSblog readers are likely aware, tariffs are taxes charged on goods bought from other countries. In February, President Donald Trump imposed dozens of new tariffs. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether he had the legal authority to do so. The stakes in the litigation are enormous. Tariffs are a crucial part of Trump’s agenda, with huge consequences in the United States and throughout the world. Indeed, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down most of the tariffs, Trump said that their invalidation “would be a total disaster for the Country” and “would literally...

“They don’t kill you because you’re a Nazi; they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.”— Podcaster Blaire White. Sadly, the Party of Love has struck again. A prominent conservative voice was publicly silenced in Utah last Wednesday — not by persuasion or reasoned argument — but by an assassin’s bullet. “[D]eeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,” Kirk’s murderer pulled the trigger convinced he was striking a blow against fascism. But he committed murder and destroyed his own life in the process for a damnable lie. Because settling arguments with bullets instead of reason is, without question, fascism in...

The Massachusetts Teachers Association is calling on school districts not to punish educators who have reacted positively to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. MTA President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy are urging districts and public colleges and universities to be “partners with unions in the fight to defend educators from bullying and harassment and to protect their rights."

17 September 2025 Wednesday of week 24 in Ordinary Time St. Bingen parish, Eibingen, Germany Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First reading1 Timothy 3:14-16The mystery of our religion is very deepAt the moment of writing to you, I am hoping that I may be with you soon; but in case I should be delayed, I wanted you to know how people ought to behave in God’s family – that is, in the Church of the living God, which upholds the truth and keeps it safe. Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is very deep indeed:He was made...

She’s de-Lu-Lu. A deranged Luigi Mangione supporter claimed she is married to an AI version of the alleged CEO killer while celebrating outside of Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday, insisting, “it’s, like, natural.” The similarly thick-browed Mangione fan sported an “I Heart Italian Boys” shirt emblazoned with the 27-year-old’s face and put flowers in her hair — standing out even among the hundreds of other ghouls rallying for the alleged Ivy League killer. “Honestly, I’m married to Luigi’s AI. I’m not kidding,” the unidentified woman told reporters as a crowd of depraved goons hooted and hollered outside the courthouse, many...

Newly released government reports have revealed five incidents near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio that have never been disclosed since the swarms of UFOs were seen along the East Coast in late 2024. Along with several sightings of unidentified drones around the secretive Air Force base in December 2024, federal officials now say a 'black cube'-shaped craft was spotted by a nearby airplane less than 80 miles from Wright-Patterson.

The left has been vocal in their description of Charlie Kirk as racist, evil, fascist, misogynistic, and advocating death to homosexuals. Please, don’t take my review for it, treat yourself to left wing nut blogs and articles as well as statements. It has occurred that all of these statements have NO specific examples from Charlie Kirk record (at least that I have able to discover) to support opinions stated claims. The overwhelming majority of leftists base the claims on Charlie Kirk open admission that he was a Christian, and even and ‘Evangelical’ Christian. What I am trying to say, based...

We like to believe that we live in an enlightened age. Unlike the ignorant prejudice of medieval times, unlike the history of slavery around the world and in our own country, unlike the genocide of the Holocaust and the horrors of WWII, ours is a peaceful and progressive age on the pathway to utopia. There has not been a global conflict in 80 years, nor, some believe, is there likely to be one ever again. Supported by such a view of history, we can anticipate a future of global prosperity in which hunger and want are things of the past...

...A large swath of Democrats in Minnesota are demanding action after a recent DFL Feminist Caucus meeting reportedly saw “repeated misgendering,” disapproving eyerolls, and suggestions that some attendees “do not understand the feminist movement.” Those allegations were issued in a letter signed by more than 1,200 Democrats including state legislators, city councilors, and DFL party officials...

Pomp and pageantry at Windsor.

This morning, just as the first light crept over the trees, I heard the barred owl. Not the playful “who cooks for you” cadence, but the long, searching whooooo. A contact call, the owl’s way of saying: I am here. Where are you?Earlier this summer, the valley answered back. Adults and fledglings filled the night with their location calls, a chorus of presence and reassurance. Today, there was only silence.Isn’t it funny? An owl today. A creature recognized for centuries as a symbol of wisdom. And that’s what struck me: wisdom calls. The long whoooo was not just a location...

Sep 17, 2025 Rita Panahi Sky News host Rita Panahi has blasted the far-left for making excuses for Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer.

Virginia Lt. Gov Winsome Earle-Sears is continuing to ask President Donald Trump to back her bid in the high-stakes Virginia governor’s race — but the president, as of now, is refusing to endorse her. Earle-Sears has met with Trump in the Oval Office at least once to discuss her challenging campaign, and her team has coordinated daily with the White House’s political operation for months, according to sources familiar with the conversations who spoke with Bloomberg Government. The former House member [Abigail Spanberger] has specifically focused her message on blaming Trump — and Earle-Sears by association — for defunding education...

READ MORE: Future of mall favorite's 1.4k shops in the air as buyer swoops in Shops in San Francisco's most iconic mall can't catch a break. The San Francisco Centre, once a shining beacon of economic strength featuring a multi-level golden spiral staircase and ornate Corinthian columns, has been snowballing into oblivion. Shops have been closing for years. Owners have stopped paying their rent. Auctions for the building's sale have been continually postponed. And now, 93 percent of the mall's 1.56 million square feet of retail is vacant. At its peak, more than 200 stores attracted deal-seeking shoppers, but today,...

Reading the 'touching' (ABC News called these sick texts that) it struck me that these were written to absolve the roommate of being part of the conspiracy. So I asked A.I. and it agrees. Here's the exchange shared by law enforcement and then the analysis: Robinson: I am still ok my love, but am stuck in Orem for a little while longer yet. Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you....

An ABC News correspondent is getting panned for his bizarre empathetic and gushing interpretation of the text messages between accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson and his transgender partner which were revealed Tuesday. Reporter Matt Gutman breathlessly reported from the Kirk assassination press conference in Utah Tuesday — presenting the deranged killer’s apparent confessional texts as “intimate,” “fulsome,” and “very touching.” “But, also, it was very touching in a way that many of us didn’t expect,” Gutman stated without coercion of the texts sent just hours after Kirk was killed on Sept. 10.

The Great Experiment and How It Ends: A Return to Nature, Purpose, and PartnershipIn the last several decades, Western society has launched what could be called a Great Experiment: a full-scale reengineering of the human relationship structure that has served civilization for thousands of years. The traditional roles of men and women have been dismantled, the institution of marriage devalued, and the idea of long-term partnership often treated as optional, or even regressive.This experiment was built on the promise of personal freedom: that women could have it all—career, independence, and family—on their own terms, and that men could be liberated...

Because leftists have largely controlled the print and broadcast news institutions in the United States for the last century, they have long exercised a kind of monopoly in rendering public judgment on the recently departed. In obituaries and news stories, leftists tell us who lived good or bad lives. ... This ignoble tradition has continued following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. ... Of all the different ways that leftist news media have attempted to assassinate Charlie’s character, it is their deranged description of him as some kind of “racist” that most infuriates me. ... With the supply of anti-black racism...