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  • [Catholic Caucus] Charlotte bishop says new Latin Mass chapel is not meant to fit everyone who wants to attend

    09/29/2025 3:29:47 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 13 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | September 29, 2025 | Emily Mangiaracina
    [Catholic Caucus] Charlotte bishop says new Latin Mass chapel is not meant to fit everyone who wants to attendBishop Michael Martin is telling Latin Mass-goers in the Diocese of Charlotte to consider waiting to go to the new chapel due to limited space.Bishop Michael Martin, OFM has shared that the new chapel substituting for the previous four traditional Latin Masses of the Diocese of Charlotte is not meant to fit all of those who have attended the TLM.Martin made the clarification in a Friday letter announcing the diocese’s official merger of its Latin Masses into one chapel, effective October 5....
  • NC Senate Republicans approve measure to revive death penalty, Democrats outraged

    09/23/2025 6:35:43 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 22 replies
    WITN ^ | Sep. 22, 2025
    North Carolina Senate Republicans approved a measure Monday in honor of Iryana Zarutska, the Ukranian refugee stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail last month, that would revive the death penalty. House Bill 307 is called Iryana’s Law. Republicans say it makes several changes to remove roadblocks that have prevented the death penalty from being carried out in North Carolina. Under the proposal, instead of letting death penalty appeals sit indefinitely, they must now be heard within two years of filing, and continuances will not be granted unless the judge finds extenuating circumstances. The bill would establish lethal injection...
  • Blue city crime crisis: Repeat offender strikes again after Charlotte train murder

    09/24/2025 8:17:03 AM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 28 replies
    Fox News ^ | September 24, 2025 | Michael Ruiz
    44-year-old suspect with lengthy criminal history captured on surveillance video fleeing scene Seattle police have charged a 44-year-old ex-con with the stabbing of another man in the stomach from behind in a "seemingly unprovoked attack" in the city's Chinatown-International District, authorities said, the latest in a string of violent crimes across the U.S. linked to repeat-offender suspects. Surveillance video appears to show a man on a bicycle approach another man and stab him without warning before running off. The victim, who was pulling a cart along the sidewalk at the time, falls to the ground but eventually gets up and...
  • Outrage as Fox News host Brian Kilmeade suggests the mentally ill should be euthanized : 'Just kill them'

    09/13/2025 9:51:12 PM PDT · by Morgana · 137 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | September 13, 2025 | Joe Hutchison
    A Fox News presenter suggested during a live segment that people struggling with homelessness and mental health issues should be executed. Brian Kilmeade made the comments on the network's flagship talk show Fox and Friends on Wednesday alongside co-hosts Lawrence Jones and Ainsley Earhardt. The trio had been discussing the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska who was killed while on a bus when Kilmeade made the now heavily criticized remark. Jones suggested that people not taking up programs to help those battling mental health and homelessness should be locked up, when Kilmeade went nuclear. 'Or involuntary lethal or something,...
  • Van Jones Says There’s ‘No Evidence’ of Racial Motive in Charlotte Train Stabbing. The Killer Said ‘I Got That White Girl.’

    09/11/2025 10:15:12 PM PDT · by MarlonRando · 37 replies
    Washington Free Beacon ^ | 9-10-25 | Meghan Blonder
    "We don’t know why that man did what he did. And for Charlie Kirk to say, ‘We know he did it because she’s white’ when there’s no evidence of that is just pure race-mongering, hate-mongering. It’s wrong," Jones said. "For someone like Charlie Kirk, he should be ashamed of himself. No one mentioned the word ‘race,’ ‘white,’ ‘black,’ or anything—except him."
  • Knifeman accused of stabbing Ukrainian refugee to death gives chilling reason for the attack... as he speaks for the first time from jail on the murder that shocked America

    09/11/2025 12:29:59 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 104 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 07:39 EDT, 10 September 2025 | Updated: 14:21 EDT, 11 September 2025 | LAURA PARNABY
    During a phone call recorded by his sister and shared with the Daily Mail, Decarlos Brown explained what was going through his mind when he launched the fatal attack.The knifeman who allegedly killed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska has spoken for the first time from jail in a harrowing phone call recorded by his sister. Decarlos Brown, 34, was seen in surveillance footage lunging at Zarutska, 23, from behind as she sat scrolling on her phone on a train through Charlotte on August 22. The disturbing video has sparked widespread grief, anger, and questions about public safety in the Democrat-led city...
  • Women are Asking to be Murdered

    09/10/2025 10:07:16 AM PDT · by bray · 69 replies
    forsts4Oregon ^ | 9/4/25 | bray
    Isaiah 46:4 (King James Version) And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. Are you women paying attention to which group in America is being raped and murdered in America? It is young white women in massive numbers since the Democrat Communist Party has convinced you that it is virtuous to allow criminals to run free and rape and murder you. You have voted in massive numbers to eliminate the police and jailing of criminals...
  • Iryna Zarutska's family demands justice in first statement since 'horrific' stabbing

    09/10/2025 9:54:04 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 16 replies
    Fox News ^ | 9/10/2025 | Michael Dorgan , Alexis McAdams
    The family of Iryna Zarutska has released a statement for the first time since their loved one was brutally killed on a North Carolina light rail train, demanding justice and sweeping public safety reforms. In a statement shared through their attorney, the family described her as a "kind and hardworking young woman, deeply loved by her family and friends." The family said they are devastated by her sudden loss and want the man accused of killing the 23-year-old to remain behind bars. "We are heartbroken beyond words. Iryna came here to find peace and safety and instead her life was...
  • Elon Musk Pledges $1 Million for Nationwide Murals Honoring Slain Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska

    09/10/2025 9:35:23 AM PDT · by packagingguy · 39 replies
    Yahoo! ^ | Sep 10, 2025 | Terra Watts
    It began with a train ride that should have been ordinary. Instead, it became the final moments of a young woman’s life, captured on viral footage that is as haunting as it is devastating. Last month in Charlotte, North Carolina, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska boarded a light rail train seeking nothing more than safe passage. What she found was violence so senseless and brutal that it has ignited a national outcry. The attacker, later identified as 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr., lunged at Zarutska with a pocket knife. In the footage, she is seen in shock, staggering, before collapsing as...
  • This image infuriates me beyond words.

    09/10/2025 8:24:22 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 181 replies
    Twitter / X / ^ | September 10, 2025 | Catturd
  • Trump Calls for Quick Trial and DEATH for “ANIMAL” who Murdered Irina Zarutzka – “There Can be No Other Option!”

    09/10/2025 9:48:55 AM PDT · by Kazan · 65 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Sep. 10, 2025 | y Jordan Conradson
    President Trump made a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning, calling for the death penalty for Decarlos Brown Jr., a black man who murdered murdered 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in what was likely a hate crime. The Trump Administration is seeking either life in prison or death for the deranged murderer after federally charging him federally for the murder.“There can be no other option,” but death, Trump said this morning.Trump also addressed the senseless murder from the Oval Office on Tuesday, vowing to make America safe again and calling out radical left judges, politicians, and activists for promoting the...
  • Madman Charged With Killing Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska Was Free on Cashless Bail — Despite Years of Violence, Mental Illness

    09/08/2025 7:33:32 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 57 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | Sep. 8, 2025 | Steven Vago, Anthony Blair and Chris Nesi
    The deranged homeless man charged with butchering a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train was free on cashless bail after a magistrate released him with just a “written promise” to show up for court — despite a nearly two-decade history of violence and mental illness. Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was arrested at least 14 times in North Carolina for crimes ranging from assault and firearms possession to felony robbery and larceny dating back to 2007. His own mother told local TV station WSOC that her son was schizophrenic and should never have been allowed to roam the streets. Horrifying...
  • 'Republicans Pounce;' After ignoring murder of Ukrainian refugee, media covers conservative reaction, not the crime

    09/09/2025 5:43:10 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 24 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 9 Sep, 2025 | Monica Showalter
    The cold-blooded murder of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte public transit system has finally gotten the mainstream media aroused, but not because a heinous crime was committed. It's because "Republicans pounced." Here's CNN's take: Gruesome video shows a man stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee to death on a Charlotte light rail train — a case that has turned into a flashpoint as the Trump administration vows to crack down on crime in large, predominantly Democratic cities. It's as though they're trying say that a 'gruesome video' is unrelated to a gruesome act, and that the video is the problem,...
  • Judge who released Decarlos Brown on cashless bail is NOT a licensed lawyer in NC

    09/10/2025 6:05:56 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 106 replies
    The Post Millennial ^ | 9/9/25 | Thomas Stevenson
    Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes is not qualified to practice as a lawyer in the state of North Carolina, according to the state's database of registered lawyers. The revelation comes after it was reported that Stokes released Decarlos Brown on cashless bail after his last brush with the law before he was charged with stabbing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska to death in August. When Stoke's name is entered into the North Carolina State Bar lawyer look-up tool, an error is presented, indicating the judge, although overseeing a magistrate court, does not have the ability to practice law as a lawyer professionally in...
  • ‘She loved America’: Ukrainian refugee who was stabbed on train will be buried in US, family says

    09/10/2025 6:22:20 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 60 replies
    WWNY ^ | 9/9/2025 | Gray News staff
    More personal details are being shared about the woman who was stabbed to death in an apparently random attack on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina. -snip- While living in the Charlotte area, Ferguson said the college graduate worked at a pizza restaurant, took care of animals, helped at a senior citizen center and rode that same train often. “The first day she was allowed to work, she got a work permit here, she got a job the very first day,” Ferguson described. According to Barnacle, the Ukrainian embassy offered to help bring Zarutska’s body back to the European...
  • X: Charlotte - Post-Attack Video Shows Other Passengers Did Nothing to Help Victim

    09/09/2025 2:43:41 PM PDT · by TigerClaws · 127 replies
    See new posts Conversation Isabella Maria DeLuca @IsabellaMDeLuca Newly released footage captures what unfolded immediately after Iryna Zarutska was stabbed on a Charlotte train. Absolutely horrific.
  • Charlotte Republican Rejects National Guard Deployment Idea After Stabbing

    09/09/2025 2:10:44 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 15 replies
    Newsweek ^ | Sep 09, 2025 | Nick Mordowanec
    A Charlotte, North Carolina, city councilman said Tuesday that he doesn't believe that the Trump administration should send in National Guard troops in the aftermath of the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
  • Sean Duffy: If Mayors Can’t Keep Trains and Buses Safe, They Don’t Deserve Taxpayer Money

    09/09/2025 3:15:57 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 7 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 09/09/2025 | HANNAH KNUDSEN
    “If mayors can’t keep their trains and buses safe, they don’t deserve the taxpayers’ money,” Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy said, making it clear that the DOT is investigating the devastating Charlotte stabbing. “I stand firm with President Trump’s message of zero tolerance for criminality, especially on our federal DOT funded public transportation,” Duffy said on X. WATCH — Make Cities Great Again!:
  • AG Pam Bondi on Charlotte Stabbing: We Will Seek ‘Maximum Penalty’ for ‘Unforgivable Crime’

    09/09/2025 2:48:44 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 50 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 09/09/2025 | HANNAH KNUDSEN
    Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed her team to federally prosecute Decarlos Brown Jr., 34 — a repeat offender with a lengthy felony rap sheet — accused of murdering 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska. “Iryna Zarutska was a young woman living the American dream — her horrific murder is a direct result of failed soft-on-crime policies that put criminals before innocent people,” Bondi said in an X post on Tuesday. “I have directed my attorneys to federally prosecute DeCarlos Brown Jr., a repeat violent offender with a history of violent crime, for murder,” she continued, making it clear that they are seeking...
  • North Carolina Concealed Carry Laws

    09/09/2025 12:43:49 PM PDT · by aimhigh · 29 replies
    Google AI ^ | 09/09/2025 | Google
    Carrying a firearm on Charlotte's public transit system, operated by the Charlotte Area Transit System, is prohibited by a local no-carry law, even if you have a concealed carry permit. While North Carolina generally permits open carry and concealed carry with a permit, CATS has its own local restriction prohibiting firearms.