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A transgender biological male from Utah posted a song to SoundCloud titled “Charlie Kirk Dead at 31” a month before his assassination. The person behind the SoundCloud project appears to use the name Skye Valadez and identifies as “she/her” on social media. Valadez also posted a song titled “Charlie Kirk’s Death Isn’t Enough for Me.” Photos of Valadez compared to the images of the shooter released by the FBI were posted to X by multiple people on Thursday afternoon. No suspects have been named or confirmed by the FBI. Valadez had a music project titled “God’s Finest Scalpel” and released...

SoundCloud has de-platformed journalist Andy Ngo's podcast "on the grounds of being dedicated to violating" the site's rules. However, the latest episode of the podcast was uploaded more than one year ago and there was no option in the notification email for Ngo to appeal or even seek further information. Ngo's podcast, "Things You Should Ngo," hosted heterodox ideas and stories. Ngo interviewed academics and thinkers from "the Intellectual Dark Web." Over the weekend, SoundCloud's Trust & Safety Team informed Ngo via email of the permanent ban for "violating" the site's Terms of Use and Community Guidelines, which state that...