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<description>Fox News host Greg Gutfeld weighed in after Democrats and media personalities reacted to ABC’s decision to oust late night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel, saying that many of them were more concerned about that than they were about the public assassination a week earlier of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Gutfeld made the observation on Thursday’s ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fox News host Greg Gutfeld weighed in after Democrats and media personalities reacted to ABC’s decision to oust late night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel, saying that many of them were more concerned about that than they were about the public assassination a week earlier of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Gutfeld made the observation on Thursday’s broadcast of panel discussion show “The Five,” where he argued that the left was trying — unsuccessfully — to turn Kimmel into the same level of “victim” as Kirk.
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🚨 Greg Gutfeld just had the PERFECT take on Jimmy Kimmel being suspended
“Even in DEATH, Charlie keeps winning debates.” 🔥
“The media is trying to make Jimmy Kimmel into their Charlie Kirk, as if getting fired is the same as getting fired upon. THAT’S what disgusts me.”
h/t… <a href="https://t.co/nUiGz62mT7">pic.twitter.com/nUiGz62mT7</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1968786641751069169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“The media is trying to make Jimmy Kimmel into their Charlie Kirk, as if getting fired is the same as getting fired upon. THAT’S what disgusts me,” Gutfeld said.
He went on to argue that unlike Kirk, Kimmel could still go home to see his kids every day: “You can’t turn Kimmel into Kirk.”
He concluded by referring to most media personalities — himself included — as “indoor cats” who would never engage in public debates with people they disagreed with in front of thousands of people the way Kirk had. “Even in death, Charlie is still winning debates.”
Gutfeld made a similar comment in an X post earlier in the day, saying, “i have friends who will be performing in front of live audiences that number in the thousands. they aren’t worried about being fired; they’re worried now, about being fired upon. CNN hacks cannot grasp that because they’ve never had to worry about such threats, or an audience.”
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i have friends who will be performing in front of live audiences that number in the thousands. they aren’t worried about being fired; they’re worried now, about being fired upon. CNN hacks cannot grasp that because they’ve never had to worry about such threats, or an audience.
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<title>48 Trump Nominees Confirmed In One Vote After Senate Goes To Nuclear Option</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>The Republican-led Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump&#8217;s remaining nominees for below-cabinet-level federal positions, moving ahead with what&#8217;s called an &#8220;en bloc&#8221; nominee package after Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) invoked the nuclear option. The bloc of 48 nominees confirmed on Thursday included a number of lower level War Department positions — and several ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Republican-led Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s remaining nominees for below-cabinet-level federal positions, moving ahead with what’s called an “en bloc” nominee package after Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) invoked the nuclear option.
The bloc of 48 nominees confirmed on Thursday included a number of lower level War Department positions — and several ambassadorships including those held by Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich — and passed 51-47 along party lines.
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48 NOMINEES: CONFIRMED TODAY ✅<a href="https://twitter.com/SenateGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenateGOP</a> ended liberal obstruction and CHANGED the Senate rules to get <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>’ sub-cabinet noms in place (in groups) and speed up the process.
We just confirmed the first “en bloc” nominee package of 48.
More to come. 👇 <a href="https://t.co/Dg4oxsrHCl">pic.twitter.com/Dg4oxsrHCl</a>
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMullin/status/1968789762707218693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Thune promised to move forward with the nuclear option a week earlier, saying that Democrats had stonewalled the process long enough.
Quoting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-republicans-implement-plan-to-push-through-federal-nominees-as-shutdown-looms">Thune</a> said that it was unacceptable for nominees to be blocked unless there was a legitimate reason or concern that made it necessary.
Thune also pointed out the fact that all of the 48 nominees in the first bloc had actually been approved out of committee — with bipartisan support — and were only being blocked in the full Senate.
The Senate Democrats, he said at the time, were intentionally stalling the process by refusing to allow the nominees to be confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent, as is traditionally done with civilian nominees.
One major nominee who did not make it through on Thursday was former Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), whose nomination to serve as Ambassador to the United Nations is still pending. Democrats succeeded in recent weeks in having Waltz’s nomination sent back to committee.
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<title>One Theory About Kimmel Cancellation Has To Do With Major Media Merger</title>
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<dc:creator>Amanda Harding</dc:creator>
<description>As the shock dies down about “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” being suspended until further notice, industry insiders are circulating theories as to why this happened now, when leftists have been left unchecked for years to spread lies about conservatives. While the Left cries about “free speech” and “cancel culture,” and blames the whole thing on Trump, ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As the shock dies down about “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” being suspended until further notice, industry insiders are circulating theories as to why this happened now, when leftists have been left unchecked for years to spread lies about conservatives.
While the Left cries about “free speech” and “cancel culture,” and blames the whole thing on Trump, the truth appears to be a lot more of a logical business decision than it is a massive conspiracy.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/11/media/why-fcc-chair-will-continue-to-throttle-paramount-skydance-merger-despite-trump-settlement/">noted</a> on Thursday that Nexstar, one of the massive media companies behind Kimmel’s cancellation, is poised to enter into a $6.2 billion merger with its next-biggest rival, Tegna. The move will be closely watched by the FCC, as it could be seen as violating antitrust laws.
Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-show-suspended-charlie-kirk-ae43c600bd0f2a4c7d3c12077e91b211">said</a> Kimmel’s comments were “offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse.”
The outlet noted how FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was furious over Kimmel’s statements, telling conservative podcast host Benny Johnson that Kimmel’s comments represented “some of the sickest conduct possible,” and that there could be “a path forward for suspension over this.”
“This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney,” Carr said. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
“Clearly, Nexstar is sucking up to Carr,” a telecom lawyer told Fox News correspondent Charles Gasparino on Wednesday. “Kimmel’s comments are noxious, but from a First Amendment standpoint, they would have been protected in the past. He’s a comedian, so how is he distorting the news unless you have a deal to be approved by the FCC?”
Reactions online have been divided on partisan lines, with the Left freaking out over censorship and the Right insisting this is the standard that was set long ago by the same leftists who now oppose it.
The comments from Kimmel that prompted the backlash included the host claiming that Kirk’s assassin was a MAGA supporter. Investigators say that the 22-year-old man arrested for Kirk’s killing was deeply steeped in leftist ideology and disliked the conservative commentator for his beliefs.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said during his show.
This prompted Sinclair, another major media group, to suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live” until further notice.
There’s been a big shakeup in the media since the Trump administration took over. George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS, discussed the cancellation of “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert in July 2025. His statements came on the same day that Paramount Global and Skydance Media finalized their $8.4 billion merger.
“The challenge in late night is that the advertising marketplace is in significant secular decline,” Cheeks said following the deal closing, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-exec-comments-on-late-show-cancellation-said-it-wasnt-sustainable?author=Amanda+Harding&category=News&elementPosition=undefined&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=CBS+Exec+Comments+On+%E2%80%98Late+Show%E2%80%99+Cancellation%2C+Said+It+%E2%80%98Wasn%E2%80%99t+Sustainable%E2%80%99">reported</a>. “We are huge fans of Colbert, we love the show, unfortunately the economics made it a challenge for us to keep going.”
Also in July, Paramount Global agreed to a $16 million settlement in a lawsuit Trump had brought that accused the media outlet of election interference. The lawsuit stemmed from an interview CBS News’ “60 Minutes” conducted with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris one month before the 2024 election. The lawsuit alleged that the interview was edited to make it seem more coherent than it really was.
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<title>Boxcutter-Wielding Man Arrested For Rape Of Young Jogger Is Twice Deported Illegal Immigrant</title>
<link>https://www.dailywire.com/news/boxcutter-wielding-man-arrested-for-rape-of-young-jogger-is-twice-deported-illegal-immigrant</link>
<dc:creator>Jennie Taer</dc:creator>
<description>A boxcutter-wielding Guatemalan man accused of violently raping a young jogger in New Haven, Connecticut, last month is an illegal immigrant who has already been deported twice, The Daily Wire has learned. Guatemalan illegal immigrant Ludvi Carias-Interiano, 34, allegedly tackled the female victim to the ground 30 minutes into her marathon training on August 9, ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A boxcutter-wielding Guatemalan man accused of violently raping a young jogger in New Haven, Connecticut, last month is an illegal immigrant who has already been deported twice, The Daily Wire has learned.
Guatemalan illegal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-illegal-immigrant-fatally-shot-by-ice-agent-received-deportation-waiver-under-biden">immigrant</a> Ludvi Carias-Interiano, 34, allegedly tackled the female victim to the ground 30 minutes into her marathon training on August 9, <a href="https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/new-haven-carias-interiano-jogger-sexual-assault-21044314.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the New Haven Register. The man held a boxcutter to her throat as he “repeatedly” raped her before running away. Carias-Interiano admitted to investigators that he engaged in sexual activity, but claimed it was consensual, the report noted.
The feds deported Carias-Interiano twice during President Donald Trump’s first term in office, but he later snuck back in undetected, Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
 
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Police finally nabbed Carias-Interiano at his home in nearby West Haven last week thanks to DNA evidence, which gave them a “hit” and also tied him to an unsolved sexual assault in Plano, Texas, according to the local news outlet.
He was also arrested in 2016 in Texas for allegedly assaulting a child.
 
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New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson earlier this month said that the victim was “shaken,” but still came forward to help law enforcement hunt down her attacker.
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ICE lodged a detainer on September 11 for local cops in Connecticut to hand over Carias-Interiano “to ensure” he’s “not released on U.S. streets to terrorize more innocent women,” McLaughlin said.
“This criminal illegal alien should have NEVER been in our country in the first place to commit this heinous rape of a young woman jogging in the park. This violent criminal has prior charges for sexual assault of a minor and violent assault,” she said.
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McLaughlin expressed concern over Connecticut’s “recently reinforced” Trust Act that has “severely limited” local authorities’ ability to work with ICE, “effectively making them a sanctuary state.”
“ICE lodged an arrest detainer to ensure this criminal illegal alien is not released on U.S. streets to terrorize more innocent women. Unfortunately, Connecticut is a sanctuary state that protects predators like Carias-Interiano by refusing to work with ICE,” she said. “These sanctuary politicians put American lives in danger.”
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<dc:creator>Ben Shapiro</dc:creator>
<description>Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s show was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday. The question is whether that is a result of organic pressure from the crowd, which, if so, is great. I&#8217;m on board. Jimmy Kimmel is a schmuck. Jimmy Kimmel is the worst. Jimmy Kimmel has been trash for over ten years. Jimmy Kimmel was the funny guy ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jimmy Kimmel’s show was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday.
The question is whether that is a result of organic pressure from the crowd, which, if so, is great. I’m on board.
Jimmy Kimmel is a schmuck. Jimmy Kimmel is the worst. Jimmy Kimmel has been trash for over ten years.
Jimmy Kimmel was the funny guy who used to tell jokes, going all the way back to his days on KROQ 106.7 in Los Angeles. When I was in high school, I was listening to “Kevin and Bean in the Morning” because my carpool mates refused to listen to anything else. Jimmy Kimmel was “The Sports Guy,” and he was funny and obviously very talented.
And then Kimmel somehow became a late-night host. He then decided it was incumbent upon him to become, as my friend Guy Benson has said, the “Woke Pope of Late Night.” He would lecture you every night and be incredibly d***ish all the time.
That was his shtick. He would go on TV and lecture you and be terrible.
There are numerous times that Jimmy Kimmel should have been canceled, where he said things that were so egregious, terrible, and gross that he should have been done.
By the standards of the modern woke media, they should’ve just dug up his old stuff and gone after him. There’s old tape from “The Man Show with Adam Carolla” of Jimmy Kimmel simulating groping a woman without her permission and mimicking having sex with her from behind without her knowledge.
That didn’t get him canceled.
Jimmy Kimmel dressed up in blackface, back in the day. He dressed up as NBA star Karl Malone in blackface. That didn’t get him canceled.
Forget about his old stuff. He didn’t get canceled for saying on the air that people should die in hospitals if they took Ivermectin for COVID, stating, “Doctor Fauci said that if hospitals get any more overcrowded, they’re going to have to make some very tough choices about who gets an ICU … that choice didn’t seem so tough to me. Vaccinated person having a heart attack? Yes, come right on and we’ll take care of ya. Unvaccinated guy who gobbled horse goo? Rest in peace, Wheezy.”
I’m very happy to see Jimmy Kimmel go, for whatever reason. He was a horror show. His morality is completely backward. His obvious, dripping disdain and hatred for anyone who disagrees with him are perfectly clear and have been clear every night for years. No one could more richly deserve being taken off the air than Jimmy Kimmel.
The question is whether the federal government had anything to do with him being taken off the air. Policy cannot be a blunderbuss.
<h3><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/bss-ep-2283?contentProgram=The%20Ben%20Shapiro%20Show&contentType=ShowEpisode&elementPosition=2&location=Home%20Tab&row=0&rowType=Home%20Featured%20Carousel">WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show</a></h3>
Charlie Kirk was killed while advocating for free speech. He was killed while engaging in political debate. And one of the legacies that Charlie Kirk left us with is the necessity for such political debate, the necessity for free speech.
Again, that doesn’t mean speech without consequences. It means the necessity for debate. And what that requires is that the government not be involved, for example, in shutting down free debate.
So the question with regard to Kimmel is whether this is an organic outgrowth of natural outrage over Jimmy Kimmel, or whether it was forced by the federal government.
Kimmel had said in his monologue: “We had some new lows over the weekend, with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from and in between the finger pointing.”
By the time that Kimmel broadcast this on Monday night, it was perfectly clear that it was not true. We all knew. All the evidence shows that the shooter murdered Charlie because the shooter was in a gay relationship with a trans-furry, and had decided that Charlie was hateful because Charlie said that men were not women, etc.
We knew that already. So was Kimmel lying? I believe Kimmel knew he was lying.
I also know that there are a bunch of delusional people on the Left who are trying to pretend that either the shooter had no political motivations at all, which is totally crazy, or that the shooter was MAGA, which is even crazier.
Perhaps in his own head, Kimmel was part of that delusional crew who thought that because the shooter grew up in a MAGA house, that meant he was MAGA, despite the fact that all the evidence shows he was anything but.
So the question is whether these local affiliates canceled Kimmel because they were upset with him, or they canceled Kimmel because they came under pressure from the FCC. 
Nexstar ABC put out a statement:
<blockquote>Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the company’s owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the foreseeable future, beginning with tonight’s show. Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC‑affiliated markets. … Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue. </blockquote>
The question is, was that natural, or was that a result of the fact that Nexstar is currently trying to push a $6.2 billion merger through FCC scrutiny and the fact that the FCC chair, Brendan Carr, seemingly threatened action against Kimmel, ABC, and Disney?
I like Brendan Carr. But the FCC should not be threatening action against ABC or its affiliates or Disney based on Jimmy Kimmel being a jackass. He’s been a jackass his entire career.
Social censure is perfectly appropriate. The blowback from the public is totally natural and good because Jimmy Kimmel is a schmuck who should have been taken off the air ten years ago.
But I do not want the FCC in the business of telling local affiliates that their licenses will be removed if they broadcast material that the FCC deems to be false.
Why? Because one day the shoe will be on the other foot. I know that we’ve gotten out of the habit of this. I know that a lot of people on the Right are saying, “The shoe will never be on the other foot, and if it is, the Left will just do it anyway.”
But preemptively breaking things because you believe that the Left is going to break the things still makes the things broken — and you can’t unbreak them. 
I’m an advocate of the idea that things that are not yet broken probably should not be.
If we are now in a world where we’re going to preemptively break the plate because we believe that the bad guy is going to break the plate, all the plates are going to get broken. And regardless of what you do, that’s going to get used against you. The shards will be used as weapons against you. I promise you, if the FCC is removing local affiliate licenses or threatening to do so, based on Jimmy Kimmel being a jackass, the next time a Democrat is elected, which will happen sooner or later, you will say the FCC should not be involved in this sort of stuff.
I’m not saying Kimmel shouldn’t be taken off the air.
I’m not saying the social sanction shouldn’t have forced him off the air.
I’m not saying any of these local affiliates shouldn’t have said they don’t want to air Kimmel’s show anymore.
I’m saying they should have done all that ten years ago. If, best case scenario, the public forces the local affiliates to react and take him off the air, totally legit.
But I do not like that the FCC muddied the waters here. I think it is bad politics, and I think it is bad policy. Because if Democrats win the presidency and you get a Democrat in charge of the FCC, you know which affiliates are going to get threatened.
Let the public be outraged, and let the public outrage organically drive for Kimmel’s ouster.
Legally, you’ve muddied the waters on First Amendment grounds in much the same way that the Biden administration was threatening Facebook with consequences if it did not remove certain material. 
If you wish to hand power back to the Democrats, what you do here is overreach or at least create the perception of overreach.
So two things can be true at once: I’m very, very happy that Jimmy Kimmel is off the air. He is a schmuck. He’s the worst. Don’t let the door hit him on the way out.
But also, the government should not be muddying the waters.
If they do, they put themselves at risk of significant overreach, and that could come back to haunt us.
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<title>Jimmy Kimmel Defamed Charlie Kirk And His Supporters. Now He’s Off The Air. Good Riddance.</title>
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<dc:creator>Matt Walsh</dc:creator>
<description>Eight days after the murder of Charlie Kirk, it&#8217;s time to get specific about what actions need to be taken in order to prevent any more conservatives from being hunted in this country. It&#8217;s true, as we discussed yesterday, that there are several indications that Charlie&#8217;s killer didn&#8217;t act alone. At the moment, the FBI says that it&#8217;s ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eight days after the murder of Charlie Kirk, it’s time to get specific about what actions need to be taken in order to prevent any more conservatives from being hunted in this country. 
It’s true, as we <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-arent-getting-the-full-story-about-charlie-kirks-assassination?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Matt+Walsh&category=Opinion&elementPosition=2&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=We+Aren%E2%80%99t+Getting+The+Full+Story+About+Charlie+Kirk%E2%80%99s+Assassination">discussed</a> yesterday, that there are several indications that Charlie’s killer didn’t act alone. At the moment, the FBI <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/fbi-probing-social-media-posts-35913707" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that it’s looking into additional suspects, including the people who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-let-them-lie-to-you-charlie-kirks-killer-is-a-left-wing-terrorist?author=Matt+Walsh&category=News&elementPosition=1&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=Don%E2%80%99t+Let+Them+Lie+To+You.+Charlie+Kirk%E2%80%99s+Killer+Is+A+Left-Wing+Terrorist." target="_blank" rel="noopener">predicted</a> that the shooting would occur several days in advance on social media. But even if a domestic LGBT terror cell is uncovered in this case, prosecuting those responsible is necessary but not sufficient. If we want to ensure that conservatives have the right of free expression, we need to dismantle hundreds (if not thousands) of Left-wing terror networks in this country, as we’ve been saying all week.
But it’s one thing to rail against Left-wing NGOs and trans activists, over and over again, until everyone gets bored and moves on, and nothing is accomplished. To get anything done, of course, you need evidence of actual criminal activity. You need some kind of smoking gun. And despite what the attorney general might claim, “hate speech” does not qualify as criminal activity. Mocking Charlie Kirk’s death, as virtually everyone on the Left is doing, is obviously reprehensible. It’s demonic. But in most cases, it’s not illegal.
What is illegal, on the other hand, is planning, funding, organizing, and otherwise abetting riots, harassment, property destruction, economic sabotage, and so on. Those are the kind of activities that, under RICO law, are actually very easy to prosecute. If an organization exists to repeatedly engage in criminal activity like this, the whole organization can be shut down, and everyone involved can be hauled to prison. 
The president himself has invoked the RICO law recently, in public appearances, as a potential way of dismantling some of the Left’s biggest and most powerful institutions. And the other day, a researcher named Ryan Mauro, with Capital Research Center, outlined exactly what those prosecutions could look like. He provided what appears to be a smoking gun — or at least, the first of many, many smoking guns that will soon follow. This is a very <a href="https://capitalresearch.org/article/exclusive-soros-open-society-gave-80-million-to-pro-terror-groups/">important report</a> that’s worth highlighting because it moves beyond rhetoric and gets us much closer to actual, tangible results.
Here’s <a href="https://capitalresearch.org/article/exclusive-soros-open-society-gave-80-million-to-pro-terror-groups/">part of </a>the report.
<blockquote>Since 2016, George Soros’s Open Society Foundations (OSF), now run with his son Alexander, has poured over $80 million into groups tied to terrorism or extremist violence. … Open Society has sent millions of dollars into U.S.-based organizations that engage in ‘direct actions’ that the FBI defines as domestic terrorism. These groups include the Center for Third World Organizing and its militant partner Ruckus Society, which trained activists in property destruction and sabotage during the 2020 riots, and the Sunrise Movement, which endorsed the Antifa-linked Stop Cop City campaign, in which activists currently face over 40 domestic terrorism charges and 60 racketeering indictments. … Open Society awarded $18 million to the Movement for Black Lives, a group that … instructs activists in the use of false IDs, blockades, and economic disruption.</blockquote>
The report adds that, according to Mauro’s investigation, “Open Society awarded at least $23 million to seven groups that engage in or materially assist violence, property destruction, economic sabotage, harassment, and other criminality that meets the FBI’s definition of domestic terrorism.”
To expound on one of these organizations. The “Ruckus Society,” as the name implies, reportedly suggests in their own training materials that they encourage certain types of illegal activities. According to InfluenceWatch, these training materials instruct members on “tactics to resist the unjust system. Some of these may be legal strategies while others may be outside of the law, such as the use of civil disobedience.”
To be clear, under federal law, nonprofits are not allowed to engage in any form of partisan political activity, much less criminal activity. So we’re potentially talking about tax crimes here, in addition to everything else. There could be layers upon layers of criminal activity going on. And it happens so often that you probably don’t even think about it, or realize the extent of the problem. 
For example, you probably don’t remember this scene from San Francisco last year:
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Rioters stormed the Golden Gate Bridge. They blocked traffic, including ambulances, from going anywhere for hours. And guess what? It wasn’t a random group of Leftists who decided to do this. A woman named Ellen Caminiti served as a spokeswoman for the rioters. And her day job, as it turns out, is serving as communications director at a nonprofit called the “National Center for Lesbian Rights.” So she takes tax-exempt money from the lesbian nonprofit, then stages a criminal takeover of a major bridge during work hours. Of course, the lesbian nonprofit had no problem with this, because this is the entire purpose of Left-wing nonprofits. For the most part, they’re engineered to organize and fund lawlessness under the cover of law.
Multiply this incident by about a million, and you begin to get a sense of the scale of the problem. There is a vast network of well-funded Left-wing NGOs that, if you look below the surface and get past their “mission statement”, are intent on undermining and destroying the United States. If you’re someone who likes to find conspiracies, here it is. This is it. Here’s another example, which Andy Ngo reported over the summer. Michael Backes is a 46-year-old trans activist and prostitute from Houston, Texas, who dresses like a girl.
According to Ngo, <a href="https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1949625662584602867">the man</a>, “has been standing outside the courthouse in downtown Portland recording people to try to intimidate witnesses who testify in the injunction hearing to enforce sound ordinances at the anti-ICE Antifa riot.” Supposedly, he’s often armed.
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Something totally normal that happens in any trial even tangentially involving antifa. They stay outside to film people. This is the LRAD person from that infamous night. <a href="https://t.co/v7IZoFhtNA">pic.twitter.com/v7IZoFhtNA</a>
— C.K. Bouferrache aka Honeybadgermom (@hunnybadgermom) <a href="https://twitter.com/hunnybadgermom/status/1948908786108039349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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This particular trans prostitute, a deranged individual, a psychopath, who’s reportedly freaking people out near the courthouse to advance some kind of open-borders agenda. And guess what? This person has apparently received financial support from yet another Left-wing nonprofit. Ngo reports that this prostitute has “received thousands in grant money from a trans 501(c)(3) for cosmetic surgery. Disturbingly, the Point of Pride nonprofit describes Backes’ child prostitution past as if it was normal.”
This kind of thing is very, very common. And it needs to be shut down immediately. Nonprofits should not be allowed to fund known criminals, much less known criminals who are engaging in acts of intimidation outside courthouses. And even beyond that, nonprofits shouldn’t be allowed to fund sex changes for mentally disturbed individuals who think they’re transgender. That’s another problem that we can put an end to, overnight. And it’s time to do so.
If you want to read Ryan Mauro’s <a href="https://capitalresearch.org/article/exclusive-soros-open-society-gave-80-million-to-pro-terror-groups/">full report</a> — and you should — it’s on the website of the Capital Research Center. You can read more about how various organizations have received millions of dollars from entities connected to George Soros, and then used that money to endorse Antifa coalitions that have “engaged in arson, property damage and violence against law enforcement personnel and utility workers to try to stop construction of this local police training center. Attacks include setting a police vehicle ablaze; throwing Molotov cocktails, bricks and rocks at police; setting construction equipment on fire; blocking roads with obstacles like tires; harming police officers’ eyes with lasers; and attacking the Atlanta Police Foundation’s building with fireworks.”
And on and on. Dozens of charges, including domestic terrorism and racketeering, have been filed in these cases. The evidence is well-established. And now it’s time to act on it.
This is a crackdown that should commence without any hint of hesitation whatsoever. It should be lawful but forceful. We have control of the federal government. We have the support of the majority of Americans. And we’re morally justified. On our side, we don’t celebrate cold-blooded murder. We don’t glorify political assassinations. We don’t deny the reality of biology, or encourage the mutilation and sterilization of children. We have every conceivable mandate to dismantle these criminal enterprises. And we need to carry out that mandate, using the full weight of the federal government. The momentum is ours.
There are other indicators, as you may have seen, that we’re winning this fight. 
Last night, for example, the Left-wing activist Jimmy Kimmel was finally taken off the air. Here’s what Kimmel said, in case you missed it:
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The left is about to melt down over Jimmy Kimmel’s how being cancelled.
The bottom line is he isn’t funny.
He replaced comedy with scolding half the country.
And he decided to exacerbate his unfunniness by telling egregious lies about Charlie Kirk.<a href="https://t.co/ACMMI9EZWG">pic.twitter.com/ACMMI9EZWG</a>
— CJ Pearson (@thecjpearson) <a href="https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/1968456897394085956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Kimmel was taken off the air just hours after the FCC chair, a man named Brendan Carr, gave an interview with Benny Johnson yesterday, where he suggested that ABC (or more specifically, ABC’s affiliates) might be violating the terms of their broadcast licenses by airing Kimmel’s show.
For background, it’s been clear for many years that Kimmel was violating the terms of ABC’s broadcast license. He was never performing any kind of comedy routine. He was simply delivering propaganda on behalf of the Democratic Party, every single night, seemingly unconcerned with the fact that his ratings were plummeting year after year. In fact, on several occasions, he was caught working directly with Democrats in the Senate to distribute campaign materials. He celebrated the termination of conservatives, including Tucker Carlson. He celebrated when Donald Trump was banned from Twitter. He routinely embraced censorship and partisanship, and now he’s finally gone.
From a legal perspective, Kimmel’s behavior was a problem because, as you may have noticed, not everyone gets the right to use the public airwaves in the way that ABC and its affiliates do. One of the requirements of holding a public broadcast license is that <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/public-and-broadcasting">your content</a> must advance the public interest in some way.
From the FCC’s website: 
<blockquote>In exchange for obtaining a valuable license to operate a broadcast station using the public airwaves, each radio and television licensee is required by law to operate its station in the public interest, convenience and necessity. Generally, this means it must air programming that is responsive to the needs and problems of its local community of license.</blockquote>
Flagrant lies about major public events, which are distributed solely for the benefit of one political party, are clearly not in the public interest. In fact, there are specific federal rules against disseminating false information, using the public airwaves, about “crimes or catastrophes.” Again, this is <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/guides/hoaxes">direct</a> from the FCC’s website. These are the rules. They’ve been well established for decades. Just because they’ve never been enforced against these left-wing networks doesn’t mean they didn’t exist.
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Kimmel knew it wasn’t true that Kirk’s assassin was a Trump supporter. He knew that it made no sense to suggest that. He knew he was defaming a Christian husband and father who had just been murdered in front of his family, and in front of the entire world. But he lied anyway, like the disgusting scumbag that he is. And he thought there would be no consequences for doing so, because he’s been lying for more than a decade, in pretty much the same way.
And indeed, typically, conservatives would hear smug degenerates like Kimmel say stuff like this, and they’d shrug it off. Meanwhile, the Left would destroy conservatives’ livelihoods for infractions that weren’t half as egregious. Conservatives wouldn’t start a campaign to cancel Jimmy Kimmel. They certainly wouldn’t call on the federal government to do anything. That was the state-of-play, right up until the moment Charlie was murdered. That’s not the state of play anymore.
First of all, immediately after Kimmel’s comments, conservatives on X with large followings — including people like Auron MacIntyre at the Blaze — began telling their followers to bombard all of Kimmel’s advertisers, as well as Disney and ABC executives, with complaints. There was a massive response.
And then on top of that, here’s what FCC chair Brendan Carr said, in an interview with Benny Johnson yesterday: “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
This is the approach that — along with activism by conservatives on social media — presumably sent ABC executives into a panic, along with the executives at Sinclair and Nexstar, which own the affiliates that broadcast ABC’s content. But it’s not actually clear that Brendan Carr was the tipping point here. There’s evidence that these affiliates, especially after seeing the backlash, were simply tired of Kimmel’s act and outraged by what he had said. In fact, Sinclair is now demanding that Kimmel apologize to Kirk’s family and make a donation to Turning Point. Meanwhile, they’re going to broadcast a tribute to Charlie Kirk in Kimmel’s usual time slot. In other words, there’s no reason to think that the government or the FCC had anything to do with Kimmel’s suspension. The response from conservatives was probably enough.
In any event, the upshot is that, at least for now, Kimmel won’t be able to lie to his 15 viewers anymore, or implicitly encourage them to commit political assassinations. And in response, the best defense that the Left can offer isn’t particularly convincing. Watch:
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Stelter says Kimmel “suggested” the killer “might’ve been” a pro-Trump Republican & that Kimmel said the motive was “unclear” & “maybe” the killer was rightwing.
This is a lie by Brian. Kimmel was *definitive* in his false claim that the shooter was MAGA.<a href="https://t.co/6RXMHAOF2m">pic.twitter.com/6RXMHAOF2m</a>
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1968461583501115642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Again, it’s another lie. That’s all they can do.
First of all, Kimmel didn’t “suggest” anything. He said it. He flat-out said that the shooter was a MAGA Republican.
And contrary to what Brian Stelter is saying, there is no basis — none whatsoever — for saying that the shooter might have been a Republican. Every single piece of evidence contradicts that claim, starting with the fact that he shot one of the most prominent Republicans in the entire country, wrote that Charlie was a “fascist” on one of the bullets, fell into Left-wing politics according to his own family, and had a gay furry transgender roommate. Any attempt to suggest that this was a Republican shooter — including the claim that Stelter just made — is a grotesque lie. And it’s a lie that has legal implications, given that ABC relies on broadcast licenses.
But the lies kept coming on CNN. Here was Van Jones’ meltdown:
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Van Jones reacting to Jimmy Kimmel’s show being pulled: “This is a red line that has been crossed for our industry. For the First Amendment, for the right of people to speak. There was nothing hateful about what was said.”
Erin Burnett: “The job should be to speak truth to… <a href="https://t.co/NKRH5dt873">pic.twitter.com/NKRH5dt873</a>
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href="https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1968455879101186428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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He’s wrong that the speech wasn’t hateful. It clearly was. It was, very obviously, an attempt to malign Charlie Kirk’s movement and every one of his supporters. But that’s not the biggest problem with what Van Jones says. He’s acting as though the FCC has just violated the First Amendment, simply because the FCC chair mentioned, on a podcast, that they were considering the possibility of taking lawful action against ABC and its affiliates.
But of course, in his answer, Jones doesn’t say a word about broadcast licenses or ABC’s obligations under the law. He doesn’t acknowledge the very significant distinction between an organization like CNN — which is a cable network — and a network like ABC, which is broadcast over public airwaves. Nor does he address the statement from Sinclair, which was obviously appalled by what Kimmel had said, all on their own. Nexstar had a similar statement as well.
But even if we assume the FCC was the deciding factor — even though it probably wasn’t — the key point is that Jimmy Kimmel and these ABC affiliates do not have a constitutional right to use the public airwaves to disseminate malicious propaganda on behalf of a political party. The use of those airwaves is a privilege. And there’s a mountain of evidence, up to and including Kimmel’s statements about Charlie Kirk, that ABC does not deserve to have that privilege.
Admittedly, at this point, we’re in unfamiliar territory, as conservatives. We’re not used to the idea of utilizing the power of the federal government in a way that inflicts any kind of meaningful consequences on our political opponents — or even that suggests consequences might be possible — in order to improve this country and restore civil liberties to all Americans. We’ve seen how Democrats use the power of the federal government — maliciously and unlawfully — and so we have a natural aversion to the idea of doing anything remotely similar. But not all federal crackdowns amount to lawfare. Not every aggressive action by the DOJ or the FCC is unconstitutional. We don’t actually have an obligation to pretend that every Soros-funded nonprofit is untouchable, or that every corporate media outlet deserves to have a broadcast license. We can believe in the First Amendment, while also punishing unlawful conduct that’s masquerading as legitimate.
Every conservative must understand this. As long as we’re very judicious about how we proceed — as long as we don’t devolve into a Fani Willis-style circus, or go around policing “hate speech” — then we have the opportunity to bring about some of the most significant improvements to American civic life in generations.
We can prevent rioters from terrorizing entire cities because BLM has selected a new martyr, or because ICE officers are arresting illegal aliens in a particular city. We can shut down militant trans NGOs, preventing young people from receiving money to mutilate their bodies or commit acts of terrorism. We can end the practice of strangely well-funded and well-equipped protesters popping up, at a moment’s notice, to harass law enforcement or witnesses in federal trials.
We should do all of these things. The job of the federal government is to ensure that every citizen in this country can enjoy their civil liberties. And a big part of that responsibility is to ensure that criminal enterprises are not operating within our borders, plotting acts of terrorism that will silence conservative expression. Again, the president seems to understand that. Last night, for example, he declared that Antifa is a major domestic terrorist organization. And while the Left will complain about that designation, no reasonable person can really dispute it.
Everyone can see now that the Left supports political assassination. They openly endorse political violence, without any reservation. They revel in it. And there’s strong evidence that some of the most powerful groups on the Left are funding this violence. These criminals have operated with impunity for far too long. Like Jimmy Kimmel, they’ve never contemplated the possibility of facing consequences for those actions. Now, after what they’ve done to Charlie, those consequences — which will be as ruthless as they are righteous — are finally upon them.
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<title>Why TPUSA Wants Comedy Central To Keep Airing Episode That Mocked Charlie Kirk</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Comedy Central should continue to air the “South Park” episode that mocked the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, one of those closest to him is saying.
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show” and a friend of the Turning Point USA founder, said that Kirk would not want the episode pulled from the network in the wake of his assassination at Utah Valley University
“Hey @paramountplus, as someone who can speak with some authority on this, Charlie loved that he was featured in South Park. He told me many times. He would want the episode back up,” Kolvet posted.
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Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/paramountplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@paramountplus</a>, as someone who can speak with some authority on this, Charlie loved that he was featured in South Park. He told me many times. He would want the episode back up.
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKsway) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewKsway/status/1968375140280123478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The episode, titled “Got a Nut,” originally aired on August 6 — and featured the character Cartman parodying Kirk’s debate style and mannerisms. The show even got a positive review from Kirk himself: “Not bad, Cartman.”
Another person commented on the way the show’s creators had animated Cartman put down the microphone and take a sip of water while listening to a question — and then pick it back up afterward — prompting Kirk to add, “Eerily spot on.”
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Not bad, Cartman 😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/Avs1mtYWeV">pic.twitter.com/Avs1mtYWeV</a>
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1953290604365885923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Kirk also made a video response to the episode, saying that the fact that they were mocking him was proof of just how big the movement he started had become. “There’s going to be a lot said about this, but we need to have a good spirit about being made fun of,” he said. “This is all a success, this is all a win. We, as conservatives, we have thick skin, not thin skin. And you can make fun of us, it doesn’t matter. And until next time, I hope all of you all become master debaters for truth.”
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ComedyCentral</a> Pulling the Charlie Kirk South Park episode isn’t what Charlie would have wanted.
It’s what the people celebrating his death want. <a href="https://t.co/o0OZGYpULX">pic.twitter.com/o0OZGYpULX</a>
— Jeff Gray (@jeff_gray) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeff_gray/status/1966142854671274352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<title>Vax Panel Reviewing Childhood Vaccine Schedule. Here’s What They’ll Vote On.</title>
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<dc:creator>Amanda Prestigiacomo</dc:creator>
<description>The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) &#8212; a highly influential Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine panel &#8212; is meeting Thursday and Friday to discuss potential changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. The panel will specifically review the COVID vaccine, the hepatitis B vaccination, and the MMRV shot, which protects against measles, ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — a highly influential Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine panel — is meeting Thursday and Friday to discuss potential changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. 
The panel will specifically review the COVID vaccine, the hepatitis B vaccination, and the MMRV shot, which protects against measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox. The panel will take votes on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon regarding their recommendations for if, when, and how the three vaccines should be administered.
Regarding the COVID vaccine, there are scheduled discussions on the “genomics of vaccine-induced myocarditis,” as well as the “economic analysis of COVID-19 vaccination.” The panel is also expected to hear statements from COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers. The vote for a COVID recommendation is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday.
On the hepatitis B vaccine, reports this week have suggested that the panel will likely recommend that the vaccine be delayed until age four if the mother tests negative for Hep B, since the disease is transmitted sexually or by blood. Currently, the first Hep B dose is given at birth. The vote on this recommendation is scheduled for Thursday at 5 p.m.
The vote for the MMRV shot is also scheduled at 5 p.m. on Friday. Before the vote, the panel will hear a presentation on “febrile seizure” following the MMRV vaccine.
The meeting will also reportedly include the introduction of five new panel member appointees. Back in June, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all ACIP panel members over what he said were conflicts of interest. He’s been replacing the panel with professionals he says follow gold-standard science. 
Also of note, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which controversially <a href="https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/25340/AAP-reaffirms-gender-affirming-care-policy?autologincheck=redirected">supports</a> trans procedures for minors, boycotted the meeting, claiming ACIP has lost credibility under Kennedy.
AAP CEO Mark Del Monte <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/cdc-acip-vaccine-meeting-martin-kulldorff-debate-challenge/">claimed</a> in a recent statement that ACIP “imperils children’s health.” “Rather than firing experts at ACIP and CDC and engaging in political stunts, it’s time to get back to prioritizing children’s health. That’s where our focus is. That’s where it will remain,” he added.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/medical-orgs-face-pressure-over-support-for-transgender-ideology-after-deadly-shooting?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=News&elementPosition=undefined&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=Medical+Orgs+Face+Pressure+Over+Support+For+Transgender+Ideology+After+Deadly+Shooting">Medical Orgs Face Pressure Over Support For Transgender Ideology After Deadly Shooting</a>
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<title>Radical Left On The Rise: Democrats Embrace Socialism, Handing GOP A Political Gift</title>
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<dc:creator>Hank Berrien</dc:creator>
<description>CNN reported this week that the popularity of socialism among Democrats has soared from a paltry 7% approval in 2010 to more than 36% in 2025. “Look at this, net popularity of socialism among Democrats,” CNN pollster Harry Enten proclaimed. “You go back to 2010, it was plus seven points. Look how high it is ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[CNN reported this week that the popularity of socialism among Democrats has soared from a paltry 7% approval in 2010 to more than 36% in 2025.
“Look at this, net popularity of socialism among Democrats,” CNN pollster Harry Enten proclaimed. “You go back to 2010, it was plus seven points. Look how high it is now, up like a rocket, up to plus 36 points. That’s a jump of nearly 30 points on the net popularity scale among Democrats in just 15 years.”
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Re: Mamdani/Hochul, Dems see socialism as five letter word: “great”.
The net popularity of socialism is up 29 pts since 2010 with Dems. Capitalism, however, has a net negative rating with Dems.
This should leave the GOP/Trump salivating as socialism remains unpopular overall. <a href="https://t.co/9txWvJQVuJ">pic.twitter.com/9txWvJQVuJ</a>
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) <a href="https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1967974926503088548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A recent <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/694835/image-capitalism-slips.aspx">Gallup poll</a> bolstered the notion that Democrats are turning toward socialism, noting, “For the first time, less than half of Democrats (42%) view capitalism positively … Stability in U.S. adults’ opinions of socialism obscures Democrats’ more positive views of it over time, from 50% rating it positively in the initial 2010 reading to roughly two-thirds in three readings since 2019.”
Speaking of the disparate views of Republicans, Democrats, and independents, Gallup pointed out, “Democrats are the only partisan group of the three that views socialism more positively than capitalism — 66% to 42%, respectively. Independents are modestly more pro-capitalism than pro-socialism (51% vs. 38%), while Republicans are overwhelmingly so (74% vs. 14%).”
“This is where the danger is for Democrats, because if socialism plays in Democratic primaries, it does not play in the general electorate,” Enten continued. “Net popularity among all adults, capitalism is on the positive side of the ledger at plus 12 points. Socialism way, way, way underwater at minus 18 points. So, that’s capitalism running away by 30 points over socialism. … something may play in Democratic primaries. It may play in the very Democratic city of New York. But among the general electorate, Republicans are salivating at the idea that they can run against a Democratic socialist being the mayor of New York City.”
At a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bernie-and-mamdani-push-socialism-smear-israel-at-town-hall?author=Hank+Berrien&category=News&elementPosition=undefined&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=Bernie+And+Mamdani+Push+Socialism%2C+Smear+Israel+At+Town+Hall">town hall</a> earlier this month, New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Vermont’s socialist-in-chief, Senator Bernie Sanders, displayed their devotion to socialism. Rather than discuss real solutions for New York’s public safety crisis, housing shortages, or spiraling budget deficits, Mamdani and Sanders devoted most of their energy to blaming the usual scapegoats: billionaires, corporations, Republicans, and of course, President Donald Trump. Mamdani railed against Trump’s tax legislation — calling it a “wealth transfer” — as if the city’s poverty and housing crisis suddenly began in 2016. He glossed over New York’s decades of Democrat mismanagement, choosing instead to indict the president for everything from hunger to homelessness.
According to Sanders, the United States is now an oligarchy run by cartoon villains, such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Rupert Murdoch. He lamented the “six media conglomerates” that supposedly control everything Americans read and think — somehow omitting the overwhelming liberal slant of most mainstream outlets.
For notable examples of how socialism fails, one need look no farther than countries that implemented socialist or communist policies, such as Venezuela, once one of Latin America’s wealthiest countries, which has suffered hyperinflation (up to 1,000,000% in 2018) and massive shortages of food and medicine; the Soviet Union, where its Marxist-Leninist communism led to famines (e.g., Holodomor in Ukraine) and economic stagnation by the 1980s; Cuba, which has chronic economic stagnation, or North Korea, where 2-3 million people died of starvation in the 1990s.
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<title>‘A Page Right Out Of Xi’s Playbook’: Dems And Media Talking Heads Lose It Over Kimmel Ouster</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — along with a host of elected Democrats and media personalities — scrambled to defend ousted late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he was suspended indefinitely, arguing that it was a free speech issue. Kimmel&#8217;s suspension — which, according to ABC, is indefinite — follows comments he made after the ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — along with a host of elected Democrats and media personalities — scrambled to defend ousted late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he was suspended indefinitely, arguing that it was a free speech issue.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmels-late-night-show-indefinitely-after-charlie-kirk-comments">Kimmel’s suspension</a> — which, according to ABC, is indefinite — follows comments he made after the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” the comedian said on Monday.
Schumer immediately identified Kimmel’s suspension as evidence that the United States was sinking into authoritarian rule.
“It is outrageous. It’s a page right out of Xi’s playbook,” he said. “This is just despicable, disgusting, and against democratic values. Trump and his allies seem to want to shut down speech that they don’t like to hear.”
Schumer did not explain how he’d reached the conclusion that ABC — which had to shell out millions to Trump in a lawsuit prompted by comments made by anchor George Stephanopoulos — had become one of those “allies.”
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Chuck Schumer foams at the mouth over Jimmy Kimmel getting suspended by ABC.
Jimmy might have a right to free speech, but he’s not free from consequences Chuck.<a href="https://t.co/RWEWRxgeJM">pic.twitter.com/RWEWRxgeJM</a>
— MRC NewsBusters (@newsbusters) <a href="https://twitter.com/newsbusters/status/1968465635446235629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Schumer had previously called for former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s removal from the air waves.
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2023: Chuck Schumer demands Tucker Carlson be taken off the air because he “slimed the truth.” <a href="https://t.co/MXfn6ceVCO">pic.twitter.com/MXfn6ceVCO</a>
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1968519104022577264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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MSNBC host Chris Hayes called it part of “Donald Trump’s ongoing campaign to crack down on free speech” and “render the First Amendment meaningless” — but as some pointed out, he’d taken a very different approach when Fox News parted ways with former host Tucker Carlson.
“He believed he could say anything no matter how vile, no matter how disgusting, no matter how offensive, no matter how dehumanizing, belittling … over time, probably not going to work out well for you,” he said at the time.
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MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Kimmel getting fired: This renders the First Amendment meaningless.
Chris Hayes on Tucker getting fired: He believed he could say anything no matter how disgusting and get away with it. Over time, that’s not going to work out well for you. <a href="https://t.co/KOdROGvseE">pic.twitter.com/KOdROGvseE</a>
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1968671818471846350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Former CNN host and longtime Trump foil Jim Acosta also ran to Kimmel’s defense, saying, “Jimmy Kimmel deserves better than this. He’s a class act. Case in point – after my first appearance on his show back in 2018, he very thoughtfully asked whether I was receiving adequate security at that time, as Trump was repeatedly smearing journalists as ‘the enemy of the people,’ comments that resulted in threats aimed at many of us in the White House Press Corps. I’ll never forget that moment of kindness from Jimmy. It spoke volumes. Make no mistake, our right to free speech is under attack in this country. This right must be defended as it is essential to the American way of life.”
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Jimmy Kimmel deserves better than this. He’s a class act. Case in point – after my first appearance on his show back in 2018, he very thoughtfully asked whether I was receiving adequate security at that time, as Trump was repeatedly smearing journalists as “the enemy of the… <a href="https://t.co/s44423s3H6">pic.twitter.com/s44423s3H6</a>
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) <a href="https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1968495637881593958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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And they were far from alone.
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Kimmel getting canceled has BROKEN these people. <a href="https://t.co/wIwFeWGKn8">pic.twitter.com/wIwFeWGKn8</a>
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1968711537947787757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPritzker/status/1968455604650819889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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There is no such thing as free speech under Donald Trump’s reign.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1968508546749972509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Writers Guild of America blasts the decision to suspend <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JimmyKimmelLive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JimmyKimmelLive</a>: “The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.”
“The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other – to disturb, even – is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is… <a href="https://t.co/fUwPcuFYxp">pic.twitter.com/fUwPcuFYxp</a>
— Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1968511537204605260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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There’s even legislation in progress to block President Trump from suppressing free speech … even though Kimmel was actually booted by ABC.
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BREAKING NEWS:
We have new legislation to protect free speech in the wake of the Trump administration’s attacks on it.
Watch live as I stand shoulder-to-shoulder with:<a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisMurphyCT</a><a href="https://twitter.com/RepJasonCrow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJasonCrow</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisVanHollen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisVanHollen</a><a href="https://twitter.com/SenTinaSmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenTinaSmith</a><a href="https://twitter.com/RepCasar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepCasar</a><a href="https://twitter.com/RepHoulahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepHoulahan</a> <a href="https://t.co/HIV0JxthsO">https://t.co/HIV0JxthsO</a>
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1968710180004053195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Stephen L. Miller summed up the outrage in a single sentence: “The national media being more upset at Jimmy Kimmel losing his show than they are Charlie Kirk losing his life is kind of proving the point.”
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The national media being more upset at Jimmy Kimmel losing his show than they are Charlie Kirk losing his life is kind of proving the point.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1968672820717645949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<title>Actor James Woods Makes Excellent Point About Kimmel Cancellation</title>
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<dc:creator>Amanda Harding</dc:creator>
<description>While most of Hollywood had total meltdowns over “Jimmy Kimmel Live” being pulled from the air “indefinitely,” actor James Woods made some comparisons to how the Left has treated “cancel culture” in the past. “Remember when Twitter’s Jack Dorsey banned the President of the United States from the world’s biggest forum during an election? Screw ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[While most of Hollywood had total meltdowns over “Jimmy Kimmel Live” being pulled from the air “indefinitely,” actor James Woods made some comparisons to how the Left has treated “cancel culture” in the past.
“Remember when Twitter’s Jack Dorsey banned the President of the United States from the world’s biggest forum during an election? Screw Jimmy Kimmel,” Woods wrote alongside a link to a Rolling Stone article from 2023, titled “Why Cancel Culture is Good for Democracy” by Ernest Owens.
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Remember when Twitter’s Jack Dorsey banned the President of the United States from the world’s biggest forum during an election?
Screw Jimmy Kimmel. <a href="https://t.co/H6iNpenWo6">pic.twitter.com/H6iNpenWo6</a>
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1968485080419963156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The piece details how “cancel culture” is useful because it has “leveled the playing field for those who can’t always rely on the government to protect them.”
“Cancel culture is the poison to those in power that have benefited from unchecked free speech,” the author goes on, addressing the “straight, white men” he insists are in charge. Woods uses this article to point out how the tables have turned, and how the liberals who are so used to dominating popular culture and the media, saying whatever they want without consequence, are now unhappy to play by their own rules.
“Those who fear cancel culture may claim they fear suppression of speech, but it’s accountability that they want to avoid,” Owens observes in the Rolling Stone piece.
Many other conservatives have highlighted this double standard, pointing to people on the Right who were fired or silenced for voicing their opinions in the past. Roseanne Barr, Gina Carano, Megyn Kelly, and others were all brought up as examples.
“Roseanne had the highest rated show on television when she made a Twitter joke and was immediately fired by Disney. Gina Carano had the most popular show on streaming when she shared a social post and was immediately fired by Disney. Everyone on the left cheered,” Clay Travis <a href="https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1968664973820711115">noted</a> on X.
Many people also pointed out that Kimmel’s monologue was far worse than what conservatives had been penalized for.
The comments from Kimmel that prompted the backlash included the host claiming that Kirk’s assassin was a MAGA supporter. Investigators say that the 22-year-old man arrested for Kirk’s killing was deeply steeped in leftist ideology and disliked the conservative commentator for his beliefs.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said. This prompted Sinclair, one of the largest broadcast companies in the United States, to suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live” until further notice.
Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh summed up how most conservatives felt about the situation.
“Jimmy Kimmel lied about Charlie’s assassination and used the opportunity to defame Charlie’s own friends and allies. He deserves to be fired for it,” he <a href="https://x.com/mattwalshblog/status/1968504811487211662?s=43">wrote</a> on X. “These are the repercussions that conservatives have been experiencing for years for infractions not nearly as egregious. Good riddance, Kimmel, you disgusting scumbag.”
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<title>EXCLUSIVE: New Blackburn Bill Would End ‘Barbaric’ Transgender Procedures Nationwide</title>
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<dc:creator>Leif Le Mahieu</dc:creator>
<description>With the backing of the Trump administration, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) put forth new legislation on Thursday that would protect children across the country from “irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation” through transgender procedures, according to a copy of the bill obtained by The Daily Wire. Named after prominent detransitioner Chloe Cole, the bill would ban ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the backing of the Trump administration, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) put forth new legislation on Thursday that would protect children across the country from “irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation” through transgender procedures, according to a copy of the bill obtained by The Daily Wire. 
Named after prominent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-went-through-this-as-a-child-chloe-cole-praises-supreme-court-ruling-against-transgender-drugs">detransitioner</a> Chloe Cole, the <a href="https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/services/files/206AFD7F-2470-4E86-926B-17EDB5F7476A">bill</a> would ban doctors from doing transgender surgical procedures such as removing the breasts of girls who identify as boys or various types of genital mutilation. It would also protect children who identify as transgender from being put on puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.
“No child should be pushed into irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation under the guise of so-called ‘gender-affirming care,’” Blackburn told The Daily Wire. “The Chloe Cole Act would put a stop to this barbaric abuse of children and give those who have suffered the consequences of these harmful procedures the chance to fight back.”
At the age of 15, Cole underwent a double mastectomy while experiencing extreme confusion about her gender. She has since come to regret undergoing transgender procedures and has become a vocal advocate to protect kids from the life-altering treatments. 
Republican Senators Eric Schmitt (MO), Tim Sheehy (MT), and Rick Scott (FL) also signed onto the legislation. 
Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO) introduced the companion measure in the House. 
“As a member of Congress, a doctor, a parent, and an American, I am committed to protecting our nation’s children,” he said. “That’s why I am proud to introduce the Chloe Cole Act, a landmark bill that will put a permanent stop to one of the most dangerous and barbaric medical procedures in modern history.”
Between 2019 and 2023, transgender surgeries were <a href="https://donoharmmedicine.org/2024/10/08/stop-the-harm-national-database-child-trans-industry/">done</a> on 5,747 kids, 13,994 were given sex change treatments, and 8,579 kids were put on puberty blockers. 
The Chloe Cole Act would also allow kids to sue any hospital, clinic, or medical professional who participated in putting them on transgender procedures. 
The legislation is backed by the Justice Department, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-backs-nationwide-push-to-protect-kids-from-transgender-procedures?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=News&elementPosition=undefined&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=Trump+Admin+Backs+Nationwide+Push+To+Protect+Kids+From+Transgender+Procedures">announced</a> its support for the measure earlier this month. 
“The Department of Justice has heard from far too many families who have been devastated by mutilative medical procedures that fly in the face of basic biology,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi. “While we continue our ongoing legal battle to protect children, we appreciate Senator Marsha Blackburn and Congressman Bob Onder who are working diligently alongside us to end these abusive procedures once and for all.”
Organizations like the American Principles Project and Independent Women have also endorsed the proposal. Over two dozen states have already taken action to protect kids from transgender procedures at the state level.
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<title>Trump Admin Demands NYC Cops Hand Over Illegal Accused Of Killing Teen Who Rejected Sexual Advances</title>
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<dc:creator>Jennie Taer</dc:creator>
<description>The Trump administration is demanding that New York City hand over a previously deported illegal immigrant with a rap sheet who is now accused of fatally mowing down a young teen who refused his sexual advances. Honduran illegal immigrant Jose Edwin Cruz Gomez, 38, is accused of hitting a 16-year-old girl, her mother, and stepfather ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Trump administration is demanding that New York City hand over a previously deported illegal immigrant with a rap sheet who is now accused of fatally mowing down a young teen who refused his sexual advances.
Honduran illegal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-illegal-immigrant-fatally-shot-by-ice-agent-received-deportation-waiver-under-biden">immigrant</a> Jose Edwin Cruz Gomez, 38, is accused of hitting a 16-year-old girl, her mother, and stepfather on Saturday with his vehicle after the teen rejected “his drunken, lewd advances,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a press release.
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The young girl was killed as a result of the attack, while her mother was injured, according to <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-lodges-detainer-against-illegal-alien-who-murdered-teenage-girl-after-she" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ICE</a>.
Now, ICE is pushing the New York City Department of Corrections not to release Cruz Gomez from custody before handing him over to the feds.
ICE officially lodged a detainer requesting that Cruz Gomez stay in custody on Monday, the agency said.
“Another young family is dealing with an unimaginable and all-too-preventable tragedy due to soft-on-crime sanctuary policies and prior open-border policies that let criminal aliens pour into our country with impunity,” acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons said in a statement Wednesday.
“The days of criminal aliens being given carte blanche to harm innocent people are over. These violent offenders will face the full force of the law and then be expeditiously removed from the U.S.,” he added.
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Cruz Gomez crossed the southern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-trump-speeds-up-mass-deportation-campaign-with-389000-illegal-immigrant-removals">border</a> illegally into Nogales, Arizona, on November 10, 2004, according to ICE. The illegal immigrant pleaded with an immigration judge to grant him asylum and allow him to stay, but he was deported in 2005.
He then crossed the border again, sneaking past authorities at an unknown subsequent date, according to ICE.
Cruz Gomez then appeared on Long Island, where he was arrested for a DUI on April 29, 2013.
ICE took him into custody after his deportation order was reinstated, but eventually released him two months later with an electronic monitor, which he later ditched, ICE said. The feds tried to locate him, but were unsuccessful.
Cruz Gomez allegedly went on to commit other crimes, including possession of a forged instrument in October 2024; disorderly conduct: creating hazardous or physically offensive conditions; attempted driving while intoxicated; and attempted operation of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more in January.
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After each arrest, local cops released him from custody before ICE could get their hands on him, the agency said. ICE also had its hands tied under the Biden administration, which prevented the agency from arresting illegal immigrants who didn’t meet its priorities for arrests.
“He didn’t meet their criteria of aggravated felon with additional factors or a national security threat … it’s Biden’s fault,” former acting ICE Director Jonathan Fahey told The Daily Wire.
While sanctuary laws also shielded Cruz Gomez, there’s a major loophole the Trump administration could use to arrest him, said Fahey.
The Trump administration has hit <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/19/us-news/how-trumps-doj-is-forcing-sanctuary-city-authorities-to-help-with-immigration-crackdown/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thousands</a> of illegal immigrants with criminal charges for entering the country after previous deportations, which results in federal criminal charges that allow ICE agents to enter sanctuary jails.
“The one thing that they can do to ensure he doesn’t get released is if they were to charge him with reentry after being deported then that’s a criminal warrant and they have to honor those,” said Fahey.
“That’s the way to get at some of these sanctuary cities … there’s so many people sitting in jails in LA, New York, Chicago, that probably are eligible,” he said.
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<title>Erika Kirk Elected To Lead Turning Point USA As CEO And Board Chair</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>Erika Kirk was elected by unanimous vote on Thursday to take over her late husband’s role as CEO and Board Chair of the college campus organization he founded, Turning Point USA. The organization announced the vote in a post shared on X, along with a statement declaring that the move was the fulfillment of wishes ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Erika Kirk was elected by unanimous vote on Thursday to take over her late husband’s role as CEO and Board Chair of the college campus organization he founded, Turning Point USA.
The organization announced the vote in a post shared on X, along with a statement declaring that the move was the fulfillment of wishes previously expressed by Kirk.
“The Turning Point Board has unanimously elected Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board. In prior discussions, Charlie expressed to multiple executives that this is what he wanted in the event of his death,” the post read, and included a photo of the letter announcing the change in leadership.
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The Turning Point Board has unanimously elected Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board.
In prior discussions, Charlie expressed to multiple executives that this is what he wanted in the event of his death. <a href="https://t.co/PazORgiHWP">pic.twitter.com/PazORgiHWP</a>
— Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPUSA/status/1968709126202016062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“In Ecclesiastes, King Solomon wrote that mankind is to be tested by God. Today we are facing such a test, yet we also know that God has prepared us with everything we need to overcome this ordeal,” TPUSA Board members Doug DeGroote, Mike Miller, Tom Sodeika, and Dave Engelhardt wrote.
“It was the honor of our lives to serve as board members at Charlie’s side,” they continued. “Charlie prepared all of us for a moment like this one. He worked tirelessly to ensure Turning Point USA was built to survive even the greatest tests. And now, it is our great pride to announce Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board for Turning Point USA.”
The letter concluded with the same resolve Erika Kirk showed in her speech shortly after her husband was assassinated at an event at Utah Valley University, promising that TPUSA would continue Charlie Kirk’s mission, no matter the opposition or the challenges.
“All of us at Turning Point USA have a special role in carrying Charlie Kirk’s mantle and completing his vision of bringing us all closer to our Lord and fostering a prosperous country for generations to come. As Charlie always said, ‘We have a country to save,’” they wrote. “We will not surrender or kneel before evil. We will carry on. The attempt to destroy Charlie’s work will become our chance to make it more powerful and enduring than ever before.”
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<title>Trump ‘Trying’ To Reclaim Bagram Air Base, A Symbol Of Biden’s Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal</title>
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<dc:creator>Zach Jewell</dc:creator>
<description>President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States is attempting to take back Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan after the base fell to the Taliban during the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal in 2021. Trump made the comment while speaking at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the United ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States is attempting to take back Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan after the base fell to the Taliban during the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal in 2021.
Trump made the comment while speaking at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom. The president blasted former President Joe Biden’s “total disaster” in Afghanistan, adding that during his first term in office, the Trump administration was planning on leaving the country “with dignity” and wanted to keep Bagram Air Base under U.S. control.
“We gave it to [the Taliban] for nothing,” Trump said. “We’re trying to get it back, by the way. That could be a little breaking news. We’re trying to get it back because they need things from us. We want that base back.”
“One of the reasons we want the base is, as you know, it’s an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons,” the president added. China has nuclear facilities in Xinjiang, an autonomous territory in northwest China that borders Afghanistan.
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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just said the U.S. is seeking to *RECLAIM* Bagram Air Base in AFGHANISTAN, where Biden botched the withdrawal. Whoa.
“That could be some breaking news. WE WANT THAT BASE BACK!”
“One of the reasons – it’s an hour away from where CHINA makes its… <a href="https://t.co/gN6O8B9CkQ">pic.twitter.com/gN6O8B9CkQ</a>
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Trump did not specify how exactly he would attempt to reclaim the base. Afghanistan is still under the Taliban’s control.
U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from Bagram in early July 2021, which allowed the Taliban to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-taliban-overrun-bagram-air-base-numerous-high-value-prisoners-al-qaeda-members-freed">take it over</a> from the Afghan government days before a suicide bombing at the Kabul International Airport killed more than 180 people, including 13 U.S. troops. After gaining control of the massive U.S. base, the Taliban reportedly released terrorist prisoners who were held there. As the Taliban took control of Bagram and the rest of the country, U.S. forces rushed to evacuate troops, U.S. officials, and Afghan allies.
Trump recently <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy0ao_TZaVw">called</a> the Afghanistan withdrawal the “most embarrassing” moment in U.S. history. The Taliban also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taliban-releases-photos-of-the-u-s-equipment-they-seized-from-bidens-disastrous-pullout">confiscated</a> billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. military equipment following Biden’s withdrawal.
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<title>Congress Urged To End One Of D.C.’s ‘Swampiest’ Practices</title>
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<dc:creator>Leif Le Mahieu</dc:creator>
<description>A coalition of conservative activists is urging Congress to reinstate a ban on one of the “swampiest” practices used by lawmakers in the nation’s capital. Led by the organization Advancing American Freedom, 24 conservative advocates sent a letter to every member of Congress on Wednesday asking them to reinstate a ban on earmarks as they ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A coalition of conservative activists is urging Congress to reinstate a ban on one of the “swampiest” practices used by lawmakers in the nation’s capital. 
Led by the organization Advancing American Freedom, 24 conservative advocates sent a letter to every member of Congress on Wednesday asking them to reinstate a ban on earmarks as they consider government funding for the next fiscal year. Earmarks are provisions inserted into appropriations bills by lawmakers to allocate taxpayer dollars to a particular project or entity they want to fund. 
“As the United States Congress proceeds with Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations, many of your colleagues will once again seek to direct taxpayer dollars to their favorite pet projects through earmarks, one of the swampiest features of policymaking in Washington, D.C.,” wrote Advancing American Freedom President Tim Chapman in a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/AAF-Earmark-Coalition-Letter-9.17-24.pdf">letter</a> obtained by The Daily Wire.
The letter says that earmarked funds from fiscal year 2024 went toward leftist projects, including “abortion centers, transgender indoctrination, radical climate activism, and entities engaged in crass antisemitism.”
An appropriations bill is currently making its way through the House with a September 30 deadline before the previous funding bill expires. The current House bill is a seven-week continuing resolution, meaning that spending would continue at previous approved levels. 
Chapman and the other signatories want Congress to reinstate a ban on earmarks that Congress agreed to in 2011 that lasted until around 2021. 
“Historically, conservatives recognized the problem with using earmarks to lure legislators into supporting reckless budget agreements,” the letter said. “For good reason, the House Republican Conference prohibited earmarks for more than a decade. In fact, earmarks were so broadly unpopular that President Obama committed to vetoing any bill containing earmarks, and former Speaker Pelosi refrained from reinstating the practice for the first two years of her tenure.”
Other signatories of the letter included Eagle Forum President Kristen Ullman, Open the Books CEO John Hart, Students for Life Action Government Affairs Coordinator Savanna Deretich, and former Virginia Representative Bob Good. 
“In the 2024 elections, voters delivered a clear mandate to Republicans to overturn a broken status quo, granting them a federal trifecta,” they wrote. 
Earmarks in the past have sent millions of dollars <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-congress-secures-16-billion-in-earmark-funding-for-local-pet-projects">towards projects</a> such as the American LGBTQ+ Museum, the “National Great Blacks in Wax” museum, and the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
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<title>‘South Park’ Postpones New Episode Hours Before Airtime</title>
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<dc:creator>Amanda Harding</dc:creator>
<description>“South Park” announced that it wouldn’t be airing a new episode on Wednesday night as planned because they “didn’t get it done in time.” The update came from series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, per Variety. “Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don’t get it done,” they said. “This ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[“South Park” announced that it wouldn’t be airing a new episode on Wednesday night as planned because they “didn’t get it done in time.”
The update came from series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, per <a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/south-park-delays-episode-1236522027/">Variety</a>.
“Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don’t get it done,” they said. “This one’s on us. We didn’t get it done in time. Thanks to Comedy Central and ‘South Park’ fans for being so understanding. Tune in next week!”
This will be the first new episode of “South Park” since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was parodied on the August 6 episode called “Got a Nut.” Cartman appeared as a character meant to mimic Kirk’s method of debate.
At the time, Kirk <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1953290604365885923">reacted</a> by laughing at the bit, writing, “Not bad, Cartman,” and saying it was “eerily spot on.”
At one point during that episode, a character who wins the “Charlie Kirk Award for Young Master Debaters” says, “You can’t trust Jews, white people are the underprivileged, and women belong at home.”
After Kirk was assassinated while giving a campus talk last week, the episode was removed from Comedy Central reruns, but was still available to watch on Paramount+, the outlet noted.
Andrew Kolvet, an executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show” and a friend of Kirk’s, said the Turning Point USA founder would have wanted the episode to stay up. 
“As someone who can speak with some authority on this, Charlie loved that he was featured in ‘South Park,’” Kolvet <a href="https://x.com/andrewksway/status/1968375140280123478?s=46">wrote</a> on X. “He told me many times. He would want the episode back up.”
This season of the series has been going hard with jokes about the Trump administration, including the president, Vice President JD Vance, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The season 27 opener started with a bit about Trump being in a romantic relationship with Satan, and the writers have continued pushing that trope in subsequent episodes.
While President Trump has yet to react to the bit publicly, Vance tweeted, “Well, I’ve finally made it,” after an episode featuring his likeness aired. Noem reacted by telling Glenn Beck, “It never ends, but it’s so lazy to constantly make fun of women for how they look. It’s always the liberals and the extremists who do that. If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly, they can’t. They just pick something petty like that.”
Homeland Security used the show to advertise its ICE recruitment currently underway.
“We want to thank ‘South Park’ for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment,” the agency said in a statement just ahead of the “South Park” episode airing. We are calling on patriotic Americans to help us remove murderers, gang members, pedophiles, and other violent criminals from our country.”
A new episode of “South Park” is slated to debut on Wednesday, September 24.
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<title>Hollywood Melts Down Over Jimmy Kimmel’s Indefinite Suspension</title>
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<dc:creator>Amanda Harding</dc:creator>
<description>Hollywood is freaking out over “Jimmy Kimmel Live” being pulled “indefinitely” following comments the late-night host made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Comedian Wanda Sykes expressed her frustration via a video on Instagram, saying she was scheduled to appear on Kimmel on Wednesday night. “Let’s see. He didn’t end the Ukraine war ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hollywood is freaking out over “Jimmy Kimmel Live” being pulled “indefinitely” following comments the late-night host made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Comedian Wanda Sykes expressed her frustration via a video on Instagram, saying she was scheduled to appear on Kimmel on Wednesday night. 
“Let’s see. He didn’t end the Ukraine war or solve Gaza within his first week. But he did end freedom of speech within his first year. Hey, for those of you who pray, now’s the time to do it. Love you, Jimmy,” Sykes <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOuYySkCfPB/">said</a>.
Comedian Rosie O’Donnell shared a photo of Kimmel on Instagram. She <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOvFp-7DFqO/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the caption, “[T]his is unacceptable — f*** this fascist administration and corrupt corporate executives — bowing to the orange monster — america [sic] is no more.”
“I’ve spent a lot of time in public + private defending comedians I don’t agree with,” comedian Mike Birbiglia <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOuQw82jJrf/#">posted</a> on Instagram. “If you’re a comedian + don’t call out the insanity of pulling Kimmel off the air — don’t bother spouting off about free speech anymore.”
“This isn’t right,” <a href="https://x.com/benstiller/status/1968451480723116289?s=46&t=llvBxVWhJTM40ZH_WZC-gQ">wrote</a> “Zoolander” actor Ben Stiller in response to the news.
“Please, take it from me, it is very important to have Jimmy Kimmel’s back right now. Be vocal. Be an ideological consumer. Money is all their crown cares about,” comedian and actress Kathy Griffin <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOudUQMiRl6/#">said</a>.
Singer John Legend reposted a quote from senior editor at The Atlantic and MSNBC contributor David Frum to his Instagram Stories that said, “How dare you call us fascists just because our appointees threaten government retaliation against broadcast networks if their comedians don’t say what we want them to say.”
Not everyone in Hollywood was mad, though. Comedian Roseanne Barr pointed out the hypocrisy of those upset about Kimmel being indefinitely suspended, who had previously supported her being taken off the air. 
“Yeah imagine an administration putting pressure on a television channel to fire a comedian they didn’t like,” she <a href="https://x.com/therealroseanne/status/1968503495826301375">wrote</a>, responding to Frum’s complaints about the situation.
A spokesperson for Disney’s ABC on Wednesday explained the decision to take Kimmel’s show off the air.
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” said Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division.
“Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue,” he added.
Sinclair, one of the largest broadcast companies in the United States, said Wednesday night that it would air a special tribute to Charlie Kirk this Friday in the late-night time slot that Jimmy Kimmel’s show had occupied.
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<title>Pritzker’s ‘Peacekeeper’ Tied To Fatal Smash-And-Grab Getaway</title>
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<dc:creator>Zach Jewell</dc:creator>
<description>A 40-year-old man was killed in a crash in Chicago on his way to work last week after a group of robbers sped away from a smash-and-grab heist at a Louis Vuitton store on Michigan Avenue. One of the seven suspects charged in connection with the crimes was a community “peacekeeper” and posed for a ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A 40-year-old man was killed in a crash in Chicago on his way to work last week after a group of robbers sped away from a smash-and-grab heist at a Louis Vuitton store on Michigan Avenue. One of the seven suspects charged in connection with the crimes was a community “peacekeeper” and posed for a photo with Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker just one week before the storefront raid.
Kellen McMiller, 35, is now facing a list of charges that include murder, burglary, and felony theft, Fox 32 Chicago <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/louis-vuitton-crash-chicago-father-dies">reported</a>. McMiller, who recently posed with Pritzker while wearing his “peacekeeper” uniform, also has outstanding warrants in four states, including Illinois, Florida, Indiana, and Wisconsin, CWB Chicago <a href="https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/days-before-fatal-mag-mile-crash-and-grab-accused-man-posed-with-governor-at-peacekeeper-event.html">reported</a>. Fox 32 also reported that McMiller was a “peacekeeper,” an individual involved in violence-prevention work, and had “at least four fugitive warrants, according to authorities.”
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Peak Illinois and left-wing “criminal justice reform.” Dude was wanted in FOUR STATES & ended up posing for a photo with Pritzker as a non-police “peacekeeper.” Days later, the perp allegedly participated in a fatal smash-and-grab robbery in Chicago. <a href="https://t.co/4EFAdM4iBE">https://t.co/4EFAdM4iBE</a> <a href="https://t.co/VVNOSZ8avg">pic.twitter.com/VVNOSZ8avg</a>
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Footage of the crime reportedly showed the suspects backing a pickup truck through the store windows. The suspects then stole around $700,000 in merchandise, according to court records. Dejuan Wingard, the 30-year-old man who was allegedly behind the wheel of the getaway car, was driving nearly 100 miles per hour when he crashed into the vehicle that 40-year-old Mark Arceta was driving.
Pritzker met with “peacekeepers” in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago two weeks ago as he continues to rail against the Trump administration’s desires to send in federal agents and National Guard troops to address violent crime in the city. Pritzker claimed that the “peacekeepers” are “doing the hard work” of preventing violent crime, adding that “troops on the ground” would hinder that effort.
“In Englewood today to meet with Peacekeepers who are working to create safer communities,” Pritzker <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1378083797214524">wrote</a> on Facebook. “It’s folks like these that we need more of doing the hard work of community violence prevention, not troops on the ground to undermine efforts fighting crime.”
Chicago’s “<a href="https://omb.illinois.gov/public/gata/csfa/Program.aspx?CSFA=3013">Peacekeepers Program</a>,” which began under the Office of Firearm Violence in 2018, aims to rely on “the influence of community residents” to prevent violent crime and partner with “young men and women who live in neighborhoods that are at a high risk for violence.” Pritzker and Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson have <a href="https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7ede080d-de0f-42d9-9736-905e57762504.html">called</a> for federal funding to go toward “violence interruption programs” while arguing that President Donald Trump’s push to send in the National Guard to clean up Chicago is a dangerous power grab.
“I would love it if he would restore funding for police, would restore funding for violence interruption programs, which we are the best in the country at, I might add,” Pritzker said earlier this month.
A <a href="https://gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/icymi-governor-pritzker-meets-with-community-members-amid-heightened-concern-of-trumps-federal-deployment-plans">press release</a> issued by the governor’s office on September 5 showed McMiller posing with Pritzker, but the photo was quickly <a href="https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/days-before-fatal-mag-mile-crash-and-grab-accused-man-posed-with-governor-at-peacekeeper-event.html">removed</a> after reports of McMiller’s suspected involvement in the smash-and-grab robbery and the fatal crash that followed, according to CWB Chicago.
A spokesman for Pritzker’s office told The Daily Wire, “The Governor meets hundreds of people in communities every week and is often asked to take photos. We were extremely troubled to learn that this individual was arrested for his alleged involvement in this serious crime, and we expect them to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
“The Governor will keep doing everything in his power to fight crime, keep our neighborhoods safe, and support community violence intervention, which have been proven to work,” the spokesman added. “For example, the Peacekeepers Program has a strong track record reducing violent crime by 41% over the past two years and providing community members with a path towards rehabilitation.”
Arceta, killed in the smash-and-grab, never met his baby boy, who was born the day after his death, Fox 32 reported. At least three of the other suspects in the crime have been arrested multiple times in the past. Darius Bowdry, a 30-year-old man accused in the smash-and-grab, has been arrested 12 times as an adult in Chicago. Alton Jackson, 37, was released on parole in May after he was sentenced to two years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. It’s the fifth time Jackson has been arrested as an adult in Chicago.
Trump, who has hinted for weeks that National Guard troops would be deployed to Chicago, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-targets-memphis-crime-with-strategy-proven-in-washington-d-c">said</a> on Monday that Chicago is “probably” the next city on his list after he signed a memo directing a crackdown on crime in Memphis, Tennessee.
This article has been updated to included comment from Pritzker’s office. 
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<title>The Public School Activist Pipeline: ‘A Joyous Rebellion’</title>
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<dc:creator>Kendall Tietz</dc:creator>
<description>During the summer months, educators across the country flock to professional development conferences, often on the taxpayers’ dime. These events are supposed to sharpen the instructional skills of teachers and equip them with new methods for helping students succeed, addressing real challenges of education, such as declining test scores, reading comprehension, and math proficiency. But ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[During the summer months, educators across the country flock to professional development conferences, often on the taxpayers’ dime. These events are supposed to sharpen the instructional skills of teachers and equip them with new methods for helping students succeed, addressing real challenges of education, such as declining test scores, reading comprehension, and math proficiency.
But as Defending Education’s analysis of the programming shows, what actually dominates these conferences is not literacy strategies or math interventions.
Instead, the recurring themes are race, social justice, gender, activism, and equity. From English to math, and from history to science, the same ideological buzzwords surface again and again. It’s little wonder parents are concerned, or that the nation has grown more politically divided.
Take the National Education Association (NEA), the country’s largest teachers union. At its <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/555fe259-c382-4f14-87b0-319c288f9e68/websitePage:83a0a9c7-c495-4fe0-ad95-5eb99de3dbc2">Conference on Racial and Social Justice</a> in Portland this summer, activism, not academics, took center stage.
Unions like the NEA make no effort to hide their contempt for Donald Trump and the values of his supporters. At its annual Representative Assembly, the union <a href="https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/20250706-ratoday-issue-5.pdf">approved business items</a> labeling Trump’s agenda as “fascist” and opposing efforts to eliminate the Department of Education, which it called racist and anti-democratic. In direct response to a Supreme Court decision (Mahmoud v. Taylor) affirming religious parents’ rights to opt their children out of LGBTQ curricula, the NEA allocated $209,000 to push back and expand LGBTQ advocacy in schools. In total, the NEA committed more than $340,000 <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/national-education-association-approves-business-items-accusing-president-trump-of-fascism-and-authoritarianism-opposing-supreme-court-ruling-and-not-using-adl-materials/">toward initiatives</a> designed to counter conservative policies.
This union-driven activism is not confined to Portland. Across the country, teachers are being coached to use classrooms as platforms for reshaping opinions on society’s most sensitive issues. Students are not simply taught about history or literature; they are encouraged to become activists themselves. The worldview behind this approach borrows heavily from Marxist theory, framing society as an endless struggle between oppressors and the oppressed. That lens is being embedded into lesson plans, teacher training, and classroom culture, gradually shifting education away from its original purpose — academic instruction — toward political reeducation.
The sessions at NEA’s conference illustrate this shift. One workshop, “Building Narrative Power for Education Justice,” trained teachers to use storytelling to fight “anti-truth” and anti-LGBTQ legislation. Another warned about “White Christian nationalist forces” allegedly exploiting pan-Asian communities. Additional sessions covered “racial battle fatigue,” blurred lines between racism and ableism, and framed climate change as disproportionately harming communities of color, women, and students with disabilities. One even linked the MAGA movement to Jim Crow and Native land theft. Teachers were urged to affirm transgender student identities, disrupt curriculum challenges, and fight political opponents under the banner of education justice.
The conference also promoted the <a href="https://custom.cvent.com/820B5689CD804AEAA83FC39F9FBC8CD3/files/0a702792cebf4a3ea1c9b294c6c985b5.pdf">NEA’s pronoun guide</a>, which encourages teachers to adopt nontraditional pronouns such as ze, zir, zirs, and zirself, and to display their own pronouns as a sign of being a “safe person.” Misgendering, teachers were told, is itself a form of marginalization.
While parents worry about declining math and reading scores, union-sponsored trainings are focused on dismantling ableism, confronting White Christian nationalism, and embedding queer theory into K–12 classrooms. These are not the priorities of most American families, but within the union bubble, they are treated as urgent and non-negotiable. 
And it’s not just the NEA. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) filled its 2024 <a href="https://s1.goeshow.com/ncte/annual/2024/conference_program_sessions.cfm">conference with sessions</a> such as “Disrupting the Canon with LGBTQIA+ Themes,” “Queer and Trans-Affirming Education,” and “Antiracist Pedagogy Workshop.”
In a perfect example encapsulating how this ideology makes its way into the classroom, one teacher at a school district in New York <a href="https://www.jecsd.org/districtpage.cfm?pageid=3211">reframed Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”</a> as a “cli-fi,” or climate fiction text, using the play as a vehicle to teach climate change.
Math education has not been spared either. <a href="https://www.nctm.org/atlanta2025/">The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’</a> (NCTM) <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/the-national-council-of-teachers-of-mathematics-2025-annual-meeting-features-sessions-on-black-feminist-mathematics-pedagogy-antiracist-math-equitable-grading-social-justice-and-whiteness/">2024 conference</a> features sessions on antiracist math, whiteness, and social justice.
One session, <a href="https://www.aievolution.com/ntm2501/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEv&ev=1951">Reflecting on My Whiteness</a>, describes math itself as a “white, patriarchal space” and offers strategies to “confront the oppressive forces of whiteness” and “dismantle inequitable practices” in the classroom. <a href="https://www.aievolution.com/ntm2501/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEv&ev=2046">Another highlights</a> how black women in math education “disrupt systems of oppression” and center “Black Girl Joy.” A third, <a href="https://www.aievolution.com/ntm2501/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEv&ev=1930">Democracy and Data</a>, claims math should be used to advance democratic participation through a social justice lens.
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) follows the same script. At its <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/b256b940-7874-4081-a4af-34edc50fd735/summary">July conference</a>, sessions focused on “racial harm,” “LGBTQIA+ allyship,” climate activism, and “mass mobilization training.” Teachers were also told to resist curriculum oversight as a political attack. In one session, the AFT admitted the obvious: the pandemic had a “devastating effect” on student literacy.
Yet, the same union that now bemoans literacy loss was a key player in lobbying to keep schools closed during COVID, a decision that fueled the very learning setbacks reflected in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores. Despite <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elementary_and_Secondary_School_Emergency_Relief_%28ESSER%29_funding_by_state?utm_">$190 billion</a> in federal COVID-19 relief funds, the data indicate a failing K–12 education system.
Meanwhile, many educators are turning to <a href="https://defendinged.org/ethnicstudies/">ethnic studies</a>, often presented through a victim–oppressor lens. The radical ethnic studies group, Xicanx Institute for Teaching and Organizing (XITO), held a <a href="https://www.xicanxinstitute.org/summer-2025">2024 Summer Institute</a> that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xitotucson/p/DKk82TWSPMe/">promoted</a> “decolonial popular education” and urged educators to view teaching as a political weapon. Its sessions featured activists tied to <a href="https://www.ethnicstudiespedagogies.org/gallery/07%20-%20TIAHUI%20-%20A%20Decolonial%20Framework.pdf">anti-Western and antisemitic rhetoric</a>, with the explicit goal of uniting street activism and classroom instruction. And yes, school districts are footing the bill with taxpayer dollars for teachers to attend.
The common thread across these trainings is the glorification of victimhood and activism, with teachers encouraged to turn students into activists for leftist causes. Rather than instilling confidence and agency, this mindset risks fostering learned helplessness, where students believe success is unattainable without intervention.
Summer training conferences are less about improving learning outcomes and more about transforming classrooms into engines of political activism — serving unions and activist groups, but leaving behind the very students schools are meant to serve.
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Kendall Tietz is an investigative reporter for Defending Education.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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<title>EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Immigrant Fatally Shot By ICE Agent Received Deportation Waiver Under Biden</title>
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<dc:creator>Jennie Taer</dc:creator>
<description>The illegal immigrant shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Chicago last week was previously given a second chance of staying in the United States by the Biden administration, which granted him a deportation waiver despite a past arrest, federal law enforcement sources told The Daily Wire. The Biden administration granted ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The illegal immigrant shot and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-shot-and-killed-after-wounding-ice-agent-in-chicago">killed</a> by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Chicago last week was previously given a second chance of staying in the United States by the Biden administration, which granted him a deportation waiver despite a past arrest, federal law enforcement sources told The Daily Wire.
The Biden administration granted Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez reprieve despite his 2013 arrest by the Chicago Police Department for reckless driving, assault, speeding, and lacking a license and insurance, the sources said.
Villegas-Gonzalez struck the ICE agent with his vehicle on Friday while the feds were conducting an operation at Franklin Park.
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The suspect was asked to stop his vehicle, but continued driving, hitting the agent and “subsequently dragging him as he fled the scene,” an ICE spokesman <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/person-shot-after-ice-agent-apparently-dragged-by-vehicle-in-franklin-park-sources-say/3823259/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NBC 5 Chicago.
“Fearing for his life,” the agent shot the driver.
The ICE agent sustained severe injuries, but remained in stable condition after being dragged “a significant distance,” said Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
Former assistant ICE chief for New York Scott Mechkowski told The Daily Wire that Villegas-Gonzalez should’ve been deported more than a decade ago.
“The ICE agent’s split second decision to shoot saved his own life and possibly other lives when Villegas-Gonzalez floored it, dragging him. It was pure self-defense against a man who’d been shielded for years by Chicago’s insane sanctuary policies letting a 2013 assault suspect roam free,” said Mechkowski.
“Sanctuary cities don’t protect innocent people, they shield killers in waiting, and when enforcement finally fights back like our agents did, it’s the only thing standing between us and blood on the streets. He should have been removed in 2013,” Mechkowski added.
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The agent and suspect were taken to a hospital before Villegas-Gonzalez was pronounced dead.
President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-storm-hits-chicago-trump-launches-operation-midway-blitz">commenced</a> “Operation Midway Blitz” last week, flooding the Windy City with feds to “target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets.”
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Anti-ICE activists have flocked to the streets of Chicago in response to the effort. Federal agents forcibly removed some of the protesters who staged a recent sit-in at an ICE facility on Friday, ABC 7 Chicago <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-operation-midway-blitz-protesters-gather-outside-broadview-facility-amid-trumps-chicago-immigration-crackdown/17799687/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Trump has also vowed to send in the National Guard to support ICE’s efforts in Chicago, drawing backlash from Democratic leaders in the sanctuary city.
The president and Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker have sparred since the effort began.
“It’s disturbing that the President is hellbent on sending troops onto America’s streets. Using those who serve in uniform as political props is insulting. None of this is normal,” <a href="https://x.com/GovPritzker/status/1966495212437397801" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pritzker</a> wrote on X Friday.
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<title>‘I Call Bulls*** On Your Entire Career’: FBI Director Kash Patel Wrecks Swalwell</title>
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<dc:creator>Hank Berrien</dc:creator>
<description>During a fiery showdown on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel pushed back against repeated taunts from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), declaring he would “call bulls*** on your entire career in Congress.” Despite the fact that Patel, as FBI Director, has a massive job supervising and keeping the country safe, Swalwell began by maligning Patel because ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[During a fiery showdown on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel pushed back against repeated taunts from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), declaring he would “call bulls*** on your entire career in Congress.”
Despite the fact that Patel, as FBI Director, has a massive job supervising and keeping the country safe, Swalwell began by maligning Patel because Patel said he had not read all of the voluminous Epstein files. Patel pointed out, “What I’ve been doing is been busy providing the safest country this country has seen in modern U.S. history in historic speed because the men and women of the FBI are given the resources to reduce the homicide rate, to reduce the drug trafficking rate, to reduce the amount of children that have been trafficked…”
Swalwell then obsessed on the number of times President Donald Trump’s name might have been mentioned in the Epstein files, speculating hyperbolically, starting with 1000, 500, and finally 100, which Patel denied. When Swalwell claimed that it was Patel’s job to know the exact number, Patel fired back. “My job is to provide for the safety and security of this country. My job is not to engage in political innuendo, so you can go out to the sticks and get your 20-second hits and your fundraising article,” adding, “Your fixation on this matter and baseless accusations that I’m hiding child pedo files is disgusting.”
Swalwell still wouldn’t let go of the issue, asking repeatedly if Patel had told Attorney General Pam Bondi that Trump’s name was in the Epstein files, even insulting Patel by saying each word slowly in separate syllables, as if he were speaking to a child. Patel replied, “Why don’t you try spelling it out. Use the alphabet. A B C D E F, don’t want to do it?”
“You’ve played this cute shell game where you say you can’t release everything because the court has said that it legally is not allowed to be released, but the court calls bulls***,” Swalwell accused.
Finally, Swalwell moved on, saying, “Let’s move on, director. You wrote a book called ‘Government Gangsters.’ You identified 20 individuals in that book. You put me on that list, at the top of the list. Thank you. My children find it flattering. Twenty of those individuals have been investigated or have had adverse actions. Director, considering that you have identified these people as, ‘government gangsters,’ will you recuse yourself from making any investigation decisions about these individuals?”
“Anyone that has been terminated at the FBI has been done because they failed to meet the muster and their constitutional obligation,” Patel fired back. “No, no. I’m going to borrow your terminology and call bulls*** on your entire career in Congress. It has been a disgrace to the American people.”
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Heated exchange between Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and FBI Director Kash Patel on Epstein Files.
FBI Director Patel: “I’m going to borrow your terminology and call bullshit on your entire career in Congress. It has been a disgrace to the American people.” <a href="https://t.co/diIuX7rYGu">pic.twitter.com/diIuX7rYGu</a>
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<title>Kamala Reveals Who Her ‘First Choice’ For Running Mate Was</title>
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<dc:creator>Leif Le Mahieu</dc:creator>
<description>Former Vice President Kamala Harris wanted to pick then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in 2024, but decided against it because she wasn’t “a straight white man,” according to an excerpt from her new book. In portions of her new memoir published by The Atlantic on Wednesday, Harris wrote that the openly gay ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Former Vice President Kamala Harris wanted to pick then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in 2024, but decided against it because she wasn’t “a straight white man,” according to an excerpt from her new book. 
In portions of her new memoir <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/kamala-harris-running-mate-pete-buttigieg/684249/">published</a> by The Atlantic on Wednesday, Harris wrote that the openly gay Buttigieg was her “first choice” for her vice presidential running mate. However, she said she felt that a ticket with Buttigieg would present a level of diversity America wasn’t ready to embrace.
Harris wrote that Buttigieg “would have been an ideal partner—if I were a straight white man.”
“But we were already asking a lot of America: to accept a woman, a Black woman, a Black woman married to a Jewish man. Part of me wanted to say, Screw it, let’s just do it. But knowing what was at stake, it was too big of a risk,” Harris wrote. “And I think Pete also knew that—to our mutual sadness.”
Harris’s book, called “107 Days,” is set to be released on September 23.
Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was Biden’s transportation secretary. He is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buttigieg-to-pass-on-senate-run-as-he-eyes-white-house-in-2028-report">reportedly</a> considering a run for president in 2028. Earlier this year, he opted not to run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, reportedly to position himself better for a run for the White House. 
Harris wrote that Buttigieg “is a sincere public servant with the rare talent of being able to frame liberal arguments in a way that makes it possible for conservatives to hear them.”
In the end, Harris chose Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. 
The first portions of her book, released earlier this month, Harris <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-turns-on-biden-in-first-excerpt-from-new-memoir-it-was-recklessness">attacked</a> former President Joe Biden, claiming his re-election bid was driven by ego and that his team actively sought to undermine her.
“Was it grace, or was it recklessness? In retrospect, I think it was recklessness,” she wrote of Biden’s decision to run for re-election. “The stakes were simply too high. This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition. It should have been more than a personal decision.”
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<title>Broadcast Giant To Air Charlie Kirk Tribute In Place Of Jimmy Kimmel On Its ABC Stations</title>
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<dc:creator>Leif Le Mahieu</dc:creator>
<description>Sinclair, one of the largest broadcast companies in the United States, said Wednesday night that it would air a special tribute to Charlie Kirk this Friday in the late-night time slot that Jimmy Kimmel’s show had occupied. The announcement came after ABC pulled Kimmel off the air in response to remarks he made about the ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sinclair, one of the largest broadcast companies in the United States, said Wednesday night that it would air a special tribute to Charlie Kirk this Friday in the late-night time slot that Jimmy Kimmel’s show had occupied. 
The announcement came after ABC pulled Kimmel off the air in response to remarks he made about the recent assassination of Kirk in Utah last week. Kimmel’s preemption came just hours after FCC Chair Brendan Carr warned that his agency could take action against ABC affiliates airing Kimmel’s remarks, arguing they failed to serve the public interest.
“Sinclair’s ABC stations will air a special in remembrance of Charlie Kirk this Friday, during the Jimmy Kimmel Live! Timeslot,” the broadcasting company <a href="https://x.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1968471160359645658">said</a>. “The special will also air across all Sinclair stations this weekend. In addition, Sinclair is offering the special to all ABC affiliates across the country.”
Sinclair is the largest ABC affiliate group in the country and plans to keep the suspension in place until it has further talks with ABC. It has ABC affiliates in several cities, including Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Tulsa.
“Sinclair will not lift the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on our stations until formal discussions are held with ABC regarding the network’s commitment to professionalism and accountability. Sinclair also called upon Mr. Kimmel to issue a direct apology to the Kirk family. Furthermore, Sinclair asks Mr. Kimmel to make a meaningful personal donation to the Kirk Family and Turning Point USA,” the company said. 
ABC’s preemption of Kimmel’s show came as Nexstar, another major ABC affiliate owner, declared it would remove the program from its schedule following the host’s remarks about Kirk.
The comments from Kimmel that prompted the backlash included the host claiming that Kirk’s assassin was a Donald Trump supporter. Investigators say that the 22-year-old man arrested for Kirk’s killing was deeply steeped in leftist ideology and disliked the conservative commentator for his beliefs.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” <a href="https://x.com/newsbusters/status/1967982924986487284">said</a> Kimmel.
Carr praised both Sinclair and Nexstar for their decisions to stop broadcasting Kimmel’s show.
“Broadcasters have long retained the right to not air national programs that they believe are inconsistent with the public interest, including their local communities’ values,” Carr said Thursday. “I am glad to see that many broadcasters are responding to their viewers as intended.”
Democrats have criticized ABC’s decision to remove Kimmel from the air, arguing it constitutes an attack on “free speech.”
“America is meant to be a bastion of free speech. Everybody across the political spectrum should be speaking out to stop what’s happening to Jimmy Kimmel. This is about protecting democracy,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
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<title>SpaceX Wins Again: Judge Tosses Environmental Challenge To Starbase Launches</title>
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<dc:creator>Hank Berrien</dc:creator>
<description>In yet another victory for Elon Musk and the future of American space dominance, a federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from environmental activists attempting to derail SpaceX’s rocket launch operations in South Texas. The lawsuit, filed by groups such as the Center for Biological Diversity and the American Bird Conservancy, claimed that the ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In yet another victory for Elon Musk and the future of American space dominance, a federal judge on Monday <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/17/texas-spacex-boca-chica-faa-environmental-lawsuit/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">dismissed a lawsuit</a> from environmental activists attempting to derail SpaceX’s rocket launch operations in South Texas. The lawsuit, filed by groups such as the Center for Biological Diversity and the American Bird Conservancy, claimed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) violated federal law by approving SpaceX’s launch program without conducting a more rigorous environmental impact review.
At the heart of the dispute was the FAA’s 2022 approval of SpaceX’s expanded rocket activity at Boca Chica — now the newly incorporated city of Starbase — adjacent to a wildlife refuge. Environmental groups insisted that noise, construction, road traffic, and light pollution from rocket launches endangered local wildlife, including ocelots, jaguarundis, and Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles.
But U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols wasn’t buying it.
In his ruling, Nichols made it clear: the FAA had fulfilled its legal responsibility under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by conducting a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA), which included mitigation measures. The judge said of the FAA’s analysis, “Most of the (assessment’s) conclusions were well-reasoned and supported by the record,” adding it fell “within a broad zone of reasonableness”—a key legal standard that gives agencies latitude to make policy decisions without courts stepping in to micromanage.
He emphasized that most of the FAA’s conclusions were “well-reasoned and supported by the record,” and dismissed the environmentalists’ claims that the FAA simply rubber-stamped SpaceX’s data.
This ruling is especially significant in light of President Donald Trump’s August 13 <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/enabling-competition-in-the-commercial-space-industry/">executive order</a>, which sought to streamline and loosen environmental regulations for private space companies. Trump called it “imperative to national security” that rocket launches dramatically increase by 2030.
SpaceX has already received FAA approval to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/15/musk-spacex-texas-wildlife?utm_source=chatgpt.com">ramp up</a> Starship launches from five to twenty-five per year at the Texas site. The company is also aiming to nearly double the number of Falcon rocket launches at California’s Vandenberg base. This lawsuit threatened to throw a wrench into those plans — until Nichols shut it down.
The environmentalists also took issue with the April 2023 Starship test launch, which ended in a dramatic explosion, scattering debris across wildlife habitats.
The judge’s decision leaves Musk’s vision of making humanity multi-planetary — and launching frequently from the Lone Star State — very much intact. Environmental activists may appeal, but for now, the courts are siding with American innovation over bureaucratic obstruction.
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<title>Trump Says Biden DOJ Targeted Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA</title>
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<dc:creator>Tim Pearce</dc:creator>
<description>President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Biden Justice Department had targeted and attempted to shut down Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a well-known conservative political activist, was killed by a gunman at a Turning Point USA event in Utah last week. Kirk launched Turning Point ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Biden Justice Department had targeted and attempted to shut down Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
Kirk, a well-known conservative political activist, was killed by a gunman at a Turning Point USA event in Utah last week. Kirk launched Turning Point USA in 2012.
“Why was the wonderful Turning Point under INVESTIGATION by ‘Deranged’ Jack Smith and the Corrupt & Incompetent Biden Administration,” the president asked in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115217256645822887">post</a> on Truth Social on Tuesday night.
Former Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served under former President Joe Biden, appointed Smith in November 2022 to serve as special counsel. Smith took over two Justice Department investigations involving Trump. One focused on Trump’s handling of classified documents, and the other concerned Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“They tried to force Charlie, and many other people and movements, out of business. They Weaponized the Justice Department against Sleepy Joe Biden’s Political Opponents, including ME!” Trump added.
Vice President JD Vance echoed the president’s comments during an interview that aired on Fox News on Wednesday evening. Vance said that if the Biden administration had focused more on investigating radical left-wing groups instead of Kirk and his conservative youth organization, Kirk’s early death may have been prevented.
“We’re talking about having law enforcement go after the people who engage in and fund literal violence, and they’re saying somehow that’s beyond the pale, even though we know Joe Biden’s FBI was investigating Charlie Kirk,” Vance <a href="https://x.com/RedWave_Press/status/1968479698154831912">told</a> host Jesse Watters. “Maybe they should have been investigating the networks that motivated, inspired, and maybe even funded Charlie Kirk’s murder. If they had, Charlie Kirk might be alive today.”
White House officials, including the president, have pointed blame at radical left-wing groups for extreme rhetoric that has tacitly or directly encouraged violence against conservatives. On Wednesday evening, the president announced that he is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-designates-antifa-a-major-terrorist-organization">designating</a> one such group, “ANTIFA,” as a terrorist organization.
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<title>Morning Brief: Biden Targeted TPUSA, Fed Finally Lowers Rates & Israel Pushes Into Gaza City</title>
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<dc:creator>Morning Wire</dc:creator>
<description>New documents suggest a Biden-era FBI investigation went way beyond the 2020 election, the Federal Reserve makes its interest rate decision, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio ends his trip in the Middle East as Israel moves into Gaza City. It’s Thursday, September 18, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[New documents suggest a Biden-era FBI investigation went way beyond the 2020 election, the Federal Reserve makes its interest rate decision, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio ends his trip in the Middle East as Israel moves into Gaza City.
It’s Thursday, September 18, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Biden FBI Targeted TPUSA, Other GOP Groups</h2>
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Topline: Whistleblower documents reveal that during the Biden administration, the FBI secretly targeted Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA and other conservative groups.
The investigation targeted not just President Trump, then candidate Trump, but a wide range of conservative groups – including TPUSA. Known as Arctic Frost, the FBI investigation began in April 2022 under the direction of then-Director Christopher Wray. It ensnared 92 Republican-linked entities, from the Republican National Committee to state attorneys general associations.
The aim: The stated objective was to examine what the FBI described as a “multifaceted conspiracy” to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. This included investigating false claims of election fraud and filing lawsuits to challenge the election results. Documents show that the probe also focused on financial aspects, including post-election fundraising that allegedly misled donors about overturning the election results, as well as ties to the January 6 Capitol riot.
But whistleblowers told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that the probe expanded far beyond the 2020 election. In November 2022, the probe was handed over to Special Counsel Jack Smith and involved coordination with not only the FBI and DOJ, but also the National Archives, the U.S. Postal Service, and other agencies.
The scale: More than 150 interviews conducted, more than 400 subpoenas issued – including 300 for witness records, 200 phone selectors, and 20 financial probes – plus search warrants for 10 phones, 20 devices, seven iCloud accounts, 28 emails, and even Trump’s Twitter.
But why? What’s not clear is the specifics of why TPUSA, or really any of these groups, were targeted. There has been no evidence to suggest that TPUSA was involved in a false elector scheme, any financial misconduct, or any other activity that should have put them in the crosshairs of federal investigators. More declassified releases are expected.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Fed Cuts Rates</h2>
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Topline: Amid President Trump’s ongoing push to reshape the Federal Reserve, Chairman Jerome Powell announced a cut in interest rates on Wednesday, offering a potential jolt to the Trump economy. 
Powell said the Federal Reserve will be lowering its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point — the first cut since last December. That means some minor, but tangible, relief for those buying a home or car, refinancing their student loans or credit card debt, and so on.
From the horse’s mouth: Powell on Wednesday said: “While the unemployment rate remains low, it has edged up. Job gains have slowed, and downside risks to employment have risen. At the same time, inflation has risen recently and remains somewhat elevated. In support of our goals and in light of this shift in the balance of risks, today the Federal market committee decided to lower our policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point.”
What’s next: Investors are confident this is just the first cut. They’re predicting similar quarter-point cuts in October and December. Many of those investors were clearly thrilled by the news — we saw both the DOW and S&P 500 jump to record highs on Wednesday.
Trump makes moves: This month, Trump appointed and the Senate approved Stephen Miran, one of his top economic advisers, to the Fed’s powerful Board of Governors. That makes Miran one of 12 people voting on rate decisions — while the other 11 voted Wednesday for a quarter-point cut, he was the only one who voted for a larger, half-point cut.
Miran’s role as chair of the White House Economic Council makes him the first Governor in the Board’s 100-plus-year history who’s also technically an employee of the president — though he’ll take a leave of absence from his White House role. 
Democrats respond: Democrats in Congress introduced a bill Tuesday that would bar Federal Reserve officials from simultaneously holding another position appointed by the president. That bill is unlikely to pass the Senate, given the Republican majority, but it could be revived in the future, depending on the outcome of the midterms next year. 
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Rubio Visits The Middle East As Israel Moves On Gaza City</h2>
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Topline: Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the Middle East this week as Israel launched its long-awaited ground invasion of Gaza City, a major population center and one of the last strongholds of Hamas.
Expert opines: Victoria Coates, vice president of the National Security and Foreign Policy Institute at The Heritage Foundation, on the consequences of the invasion of Gaza City: “I think the region understands that this has to happen. It would be desirable to come up with a solution for the Palestinians of Gaza before this was necessary. But the fact of the matter is that Hamas won’t let them out. They’re the only population on the planet that aren’t being allowed to flee from a war zone. And part of that is Hamas. And part of that is the fact that the Egyptians won’t let them cross there. The Jordanians won’t let them come to Jordan. That also is telling.”
Israel recently targeted Hamas leaders staying in Doha, Qatar, with an airstrike that was immediately condemned by the Qatari government, which has served as one of the main Arab state mediators between Israel and the terror group Hamas. To the extent that the strike affects negotiations, Coates says it is possible that the impact will be beneficial, “because we weren’t getting anywhere with the old process.”
Coates: “This was a big step on the part of Israel to strike Hamas in Doha. At least one Hamas terrorist died. So I’m not going to be sorry about it. But at the same time, that was a potential world crisis between Israel and Qatar and potentially with the rest of the Gulf. Now, the good news is that the secretary flew directly from Tel Aviv to Doha … And so he was pretty much demonstrating through his travel that he’s going to go talk to both of them. There’s going to be a direct flight in between them. And … at the Arab summit meeting in Doha, the Abraham Accords countries did not withdraw from the accords. It happened to be the fifth anniversary of the accords on Monday, and that did not happen. They decided to stay in. And so that, to me, is the most powerful symbol that the accords will endure – and we can get back at some point to the business of increasing normalization.”
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<title>Members of Leninist, Transgender ‘Socialist Rifle Association’ Linked To String Of Violent Attacks</title>
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<dc:creator>Luke Rosiak</dc:creator>
<description>A 10,000-strong group called the Socialist Rifle Association has been training transgender and Marxist-Leninist extremists in weapons, and its members have been linked to at least four major crimes such as the bombing of Tesla dealerships.</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A 10,000 member-strong group called the Socialist Rifle Association has been conducting weapons training for transgender and Marxist-Leninist extremists, and its members have been linked to at least four major crimes, including the firebombing of Tesla dealerships, a Daily Wire investigation found.
Members stock up on assault rifles and tactical gear like gas masks, and receive membership cards bearing an image of Karl Marx and the quote, “Any attempt to disarm workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.” Videos show them preparing for engagements that look more like war than self-defense, running through the woods and hitting long-range targets. A common logo is the transgender flag with an assault rifle and the phrase, “defend equality.”
SRA members say their interest is to defend against fascists and Nazis. But according to court documents, they apply those labels loosely, citing incidents like the January 6 Capitol protests, where guns were largely absent, as reason to prepare for war.
Radical leftist organizations have come under increased scrutiny since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. On Wednesday night, for example, Trump declared Antifa, the violent “anti-fascist” network known for its street protests, as a terrorist organization.
The Socialist Rifle Association has a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/utahsra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chapter in Utah</a>, where Kirk was shot. It advertises “inclusive firearms education,” with a rainbow-colored target and the tagline “women-friendly, BIPOC-friendly, queer-friendly.” One of its posters says “I will die fighting for this cause,” a quote attributed to John Brown, “a radical abolitionist who was murdered by the capitalist slave-owning class.” On June 19, the Utah chapter asked members to “Support Arturo Gamboa, an Antiracist accused of murder.”
The chapter and SRA’s national headquarters both told The Daily Wire that Tyler Robinson, who is charged with murdering Kirk in that state, was not a member, but did not answer whether his transgender-identifying boyfriend Lance Twiggs was, citing confidentiality policies.
The radical organization has, however, spread disinformation to label Kirk a threat. On SRA’s Reddit forum, a thread falsely <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SocialistRA/comments/1152sxp/charlie_kirk_ceo_of_turning_point_usa_is_openly/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> years ago that “Charlie Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, is openly calling for the lynching of transgender individuals.” After Kirk was assassinated, SRA members mocked him, expressed enthusiasm, and wished that the man who shot President Donald Trump had similar marksmanship.
Four of the 13 <a href="https://socialistra.org/leadership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national leaders</a> currently listed on SRA’s national web page go by “they” pronouns. On September 13, hours after Kirk’s assassination, the organization put out a statement that did not mention Kirk, but instead said, “The Socialist Rifle Association opposes in the strongest terms the stripping away of gun rights for our <a href="https://blog.socialistra.org/official-statement-on-recent-doj-discussions/">trans comrades</a>.”
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<h3>“Hospitalize your local fascist”</h3>
The Daily Wire was able to identify several violent crimes linked to Socialist Rifle Association members, with indications in each case that the violence was politically motivated.
On July 4, a group of militants allegedly swarmed law enforcement at an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas and “opened fire at the unarmed DHS correctional officers.” One of them, Benjamin Hanil Song, is charged with shooting a police officer in the neck. Song was a member of the Socialist Rifle Association’s Dallas-Fort Worth chapter, a fellow group member told <a href="https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-07-22/shooting-at-alvarado-ice-facility-other-attacks-the-new-normal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KERA</a>. Of the 10 co-defendants charged with attempted murder of a federal officer, at least two claimed to be transgender: Cameron Arnold, who went by Autumn Hill, and Bradford Morris, who went by Meagan Morris. Authorities recovered <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/17/alvarado-shooting-transgender-antifascist-immigration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nine firearms</a> in the home where Arnold lived with about six other transgenders.
On March 18 in Las Vegas, Paul Hyon Kim set on fire and shot up five Teslas, leaving a Molotov cocktail inside one, <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69803347/1/united-states-v-kim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charging documents</a> said. Tesla had, of course, been treated as a political symbol by the left because of Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump.
The court papers said, “Kim has an Instagram page where he follows the Socialist Rifle Association’s page. In a post from October 2018, on the Reno Socialist Rifle Association’s Instagram page, is a picture of a subject that appears to be Paul Kim training with firearms.” Law enforcement said it retrieved a bolt-action rifle, an AK style rifle, and a newspaper article “about a mass shooting incident” from his apartment.
On January 20, the day Donald Trump was sworn in as president, <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.185254/gov.uscourts.ord.185254.1.1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Matthew Lansky</a> allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon. He returned to the same dealership a month later and shot it up using a semi-automatic rifle with a suppressor, according to court documents.
“Lansky is a competitive shooter and a former member of the Socialist Rifle Association. He is skilled and well-practiced in the use of firearms and combat scenarios. The [improvised incendiary devices] used by Lansky were all manufactured by him,” prosecutors <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69768879/22/united-states-v-lansky/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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In October 2021, <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.353608/gov.uscourts.flnd.353608.2.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Alan Baker</a> of Florida was sentenced to 44 months in prison for threats. After the pro-Trump Capitol protest on January 6, 2021, Baker offered “cash rewards for information leading to the verified identification of an and every individual in this video. Don’t worry, I wont ne [sic] going to the cops. We have decided to handle this ourselves.”
Prosecutors said “Baker has made multiple violent threats to those he claims are white supremacists, fascists, United States persons with different ideologies than his, and allies of the United States. In addition, Baker has promoted the killing of United States military officers.” In 2017, Baker joined “a sub-affiliate of Kurdistan’s Working Party, which has been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization,” they said.
As the 2020 election approached, he wrote, “God I hope the right tries a coup Nov 3rd cuz I’m so f–king down to slay enemies again.” On December 14, 2020, he posted a photo to his Instagram account that read “Hospitalize your local fascist” and “#stabnazis.”
Baker told prosecutors that he was a <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59305500/81/united-states-v-baker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">member</a> of the Socialist Rifle Association, and said, “I believe that the philosophy of an anarchism leads to socialism. And I believe that the government should provide for everyone’s housing, healthcare, food. I even believe that the government should distribute weapons to people who are loyal citizens.”
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<h3 class="md-end-block md-heading">‘As a transgender socialist, half the country wants me dead’</h3>
The Socialist Rifle Association was incorporated in Kansas in 2019 by Alexander Tackett, who later began identifying as a woman named Alex Norma Tackett. A website for a queer bookstore he owned <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221207035629/https://sweetreadsict.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “Lilith [it/she] & Alex Tackett [she/it] are a trans lesbian couple living in Wichita with their six-year-old son.”
Its co-founder was Faye Ecklar, who explained that “I believe firearms ownership is necessary because as a transgender socialist, half the country wants me dead, and the other half is happy to watch. Plus, the means of production won’t seize themselves.”
According to Ecklar, a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SocialistRA/comments/cf9i4r/wait_is_the_sra_mostly_tankies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> of SRA’s members found that it was 30% anarchist, 30% Marxist-Leninist or Maoist, 30% Democratic Socialist, and 10% other. One-third were “LGBTQ” and 8% were transgender, according to a 2019 <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/154110/antifa-arming-trump-crackdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Republic</a> article titled, “How Antifa Is Arming Itself Against a Trump Crackdown.”
With chapters in states across the country, organizing for in-person events and online on Discord, by 2020, the group claimed “<a href="https://x.com/SocialistRA/status/1323771820114350081" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10,000 comrades.”</a> According to the IRS, federal tax-exempt status was revoked in May 2023 after it failed to file financial returns for three years. The IRS said it could not comment.
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The nonprofit is still credentialed at the state level in Kansas. Its 2022 and 2023 filings listed Christopher Killips as president, but in internal documents he went by a gruesome female name, “Killashandra Killips.” Its most recent filing, in 2024, lists as president Brett Bieder, who goes by “Whargoul” and serves as vice president of the <a href="https://nippersinklibrary.org/about-us/board-of-trustees-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nippersink Library</a> Board of Trustees in Illinois.
A documentary crew interviewed members of the Maryland chapter, which included many members who shared fixations that have become a recurrent theme in shooters. The chapter’s treasurer described himself as “a non-binary, trans-femme, commie gun-owner” who likes “video games and martial arts.”
The chapter holds “Queer Range Days” and “POC Range Days.” On September 10, it announced an upcoming event training “Arab folks and those hailing from the middle east” in firearms, advertising it with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maryland_sra/p/DOcA1LpDRE4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a picture</a> of what looks like Osama bin Laden and Keffiyah-wearing Hamas terrorists.
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<title>What Charlie Kirk Meant To The MAGA Movement, And Me</title>
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<dc:creator>Alex Bruesewitz</dc:creator>
<description>Following the historic 2024 election, the media spotlight shone brightly on me and Barron Trump, the President’s youngest son, for the Republican Party’s unprecedented gains among young voters. Analysts hailed our podcast strategy as a game-changer, crediting us with flipping a demographic long considered a Democratic stronghold. While Barron and I are grateful for the ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Following the historic 2024 election, the media spotlight shone brightly on me and Barron Trump, the President’s youngest son, for the Republican Party’s unprecedented gains among young voters. Analysts hailed our podcast strategy as a game-changer, crediting us with flipping a demographic long considered a Democratic stronghold.
While Barron and I are grateful for the recognition, it would be disingenuous to accept the lion’s share of the praise. The real architect of this seismic shift was Charlie Kirk, and his relentless work on Turning Point USA. For over a decade, Charlie was the heartbeat of conservative youth outreach. His influence deserved the spotlight.
My connection with Charlie began in early 2014. I was a 16-year-old kid, passionate but unpolished, while Charlie, 19, was already a force of nature, founding Turning Point USA with a vision to reshape the conservative movement. I reached out to him online, drawn to his unapologetic energy and refusal to accept the status quo. At the time, the Republican Party’s youth outreach was stagnant — think stale College Republican meetings and country club talking points that failed to resonate with my generation. Charlie saw the problem and didn’t just complain; he acted.
The road wasn’t easy. For years, the youth vote remained stubbornly Democrat, with conservatives struggling to break through. But Charlie’s resolve never wavered. Instead of doubling down on outdated tactics, he reinvented the playbook. He understood that to win over young people, conservatism needed to shed its stuffy image and become, frankly, cool. Turning Point events transformed into high-energy spectacles — think fireworks lighting up the stage, country music superstars like Jason Aldean, and a vibe that felt more like a concert than a political lecture.
Charlie didn’t just make conservatism accessible. He made it aspirational. He turned the party of the country club into the cool-kid club, a movement that spoke to the energy and optimism of youth.
Part of Charlie’s genius was his ability to embody this transformation himself. With his sharp wit, relentless work ethic, and undeniable charisma — bolstered by his wife, Erika Kirk, a former Miss Arizona who brought her own star power to the movement — Charlie became a cultural figure, not just a political one. His personal brand resonated with Americans, earning him “cool kid” cred that opened doors to spaces conservatives had rarely ventured. From tossing MAGA hats into roaring crowds at college football games (my younger brother sent me a selfie with him at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, just weeks before the election) to appearing in youth-driven platforms like the George Janko Show and the “Whatever” podcast, Charlie connected with audiences where they lived. He didn’t lecture; he listened, debated, and won hearts with authenticity.
Perhaps most impressively, Charlie became a cultural phenomenon on TikTok, second only to President Trump himself in conservative stardom. In an app dominated by trends and fleeting attention spans, he mastered the art of delivering concise, compelling messages that cut through the noise. His videos didn’t just preach to the choir — they reached skeptics, independents, and first-time voters, sparking conversations that turned into votes.
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His impact extended beyond tactics. He built a movement that empowered young conservatives to feel confident in their beliefs, to speak out in classrooms and on social media, and to challenge the cultural monopoly of progressive ideals. Turning Point USA became a training ground for a new generation of activists, equipping them with the tools to articulate their values in a world that often shouted them down. Without Charlie’s groundwork — his events, his media savvy, his refusal to accept defeat — our podcast strategy would have been a voice in the wilderness.
Charlie Kirk didn’t just light the way for young conservatives — he forged the path, laid the foundation, and inspired a generation to rise. More than a mentor or friend, he was a force of nature, proving that one person’s vision can reshape a movement. For that, we owe him our deepest gratitude.
Though he is no longer with us, Charlie’s legacy endures, growing stronger through every young patriot he inspired. His work ignited millions to engage in the fight for our nation’s heart and soul, and we will honor him by carrying that torch forward.
Until we meet again, Charlie, I know you’re in good company with Jesus in Heaven. Rest well, knowing the movement you built will never fade.
Alex Bruesewitz is a 28-year-old political consultant who served as a top advisor to President Donald J. Trump’s 2024 campaign, where he led an innovative alternative media strategy. He orchestrated high-profile podcast appearances and collaborations with prominent social media influencers, supported by Barron Trump and UFC founder Dana White. As CEO of X Strategies LLC, a leading America First political strategy firm, Bruesewitz manages President Trump’s branded social media accounts, including TrumpWarRoom on X and TeamTrump on TikTok.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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<title>UPenn Stands By Top Professor Who Shared Post Calling Charlie Kirk ‘Head Of Trump’s Hitler Youth’</title>
<link>https://www.dailywire.com/news/upenn-stands-by-admin-who-shared-post-calling-charlie-kirk-head-of-trumps-hitler-youth</link>
<dc:creator>Amanda Prestigiacomo</dc:creator>
<description>The University of Pennsylvania appears to be standing by a prominent professor who shared a post calling assassinated conservative Charlie Kirk the &#8220;head of Trump&#8217;s Hitler youth,&#8221; in addition to other controversial posts. In the wake of the 31-year-old&#8217;s targeted murder, UPenn professor and administrator Michael Mann posted and reposted a slew of negative comments ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The University of Pennsylvania appears to be standing by a prominent professor who shared a post calling assassinated conservative Charlie Kirk the “head of Trump’s Hitler youth,” in addition to other controversial posts.
In the wake of the 31-year-old’s targeted murder, UPenn professor and <a href="https://provost.upenn.edu/staff/michael-mann">administrator</a> Michael Mann posted and reposted a slew of negative comments about Kirk and any sympathetic reaction to the assassination. His most damning repost called Kirk the “head of Trump’s Hitler Youth.”
After much backlash, Mann deleted the post and said he “overlooked” the remark about Kirk being called the head of Trump’s Hitler youth.
“I reposted this earlier today,” he wrote. “I was simply agreeing w/ the (widespread) criticism of Ezra Klein’s claim that Kirk was ‘practicing politics the right way’. I do NOT approve of the inappropriate & inflammatory language used to describe Kirk (which I’d overlooked). Have deleted.”
Mann is one of the university’s most prominent, and controversial, faculty members. He is one of the most famous climate scientists in the world, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/22/science/22cnd-climate.html">responsible for the infamous “hockey stick” graph</a> that showed a drastic spike in global temperatures, feeding the global warming frenzy. Critics, however, say Mann <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/feb/02/hockey-stick-graph-climate-change">used flawed data</a> to create a non-scientific graph that fed his political ideology,
Mann has notably limited replies to the post, which was just one of many political posts from the professor.
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I reposted this earlier today. I was simply agreeing w/ the (widespread) criticism of Ezra Klein’s claim that Kirk was “practicing politics the right way”. I do NOT approve of the inappropriate & inflammatory language used to describe Kirk (which I’d overlooked). Have deleted. <a href="https://t.co/7dUlLGb5EK">pic.twitter.com/7dUlLGb5EK</a>
— Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelEMann/status/1966349453280841768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
Additionally, seeming to downplay the assassination, Mann wrote about Kirk’s murder, “The white on white violence has gotten out of hand.” A repost also falsely claimed that Kirk had “direct involvement in Jan 6 planning and incitement.”
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Senior administrator at the University of Pennsylvania Michael Mann is on an unhinged generational run on X, reposting comments calling Charlie Kirk the “head of Trump’s Hitler Youth.”
Mann also wrote: “The white on white violence has gotten out of hand.”
Does UPENN agree with… <a href="https://t.co/YQy3mfyqxD">pic.twitter.com/YQy3mfyqxD</a>
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1966288781910147350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
Mann’s posts received attention from Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick (R), who wrote, “This is despicable behavior. This dangerous rhetoric cannot and will not be tolerated. I unequivocally condemn this behavior and demand UPenn to take immediate, decisive action.”
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This is despicable behavior. This dangerous rhetoric cannot and will not be tolerated. I unequivocally condemn this behavior and demand UPenn to take immediate, decisive action. <a href="https://t.co/mn4M9soX5f">https://t.co/mn4M9soX5f</a>
— Senator Dave McCormick (@SenMcCormickPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMcCormickPA/status/1966307689023287332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
Commenting to The Daily Pennsylvanian, Mann scolded McCormick for making “inflammatory demands.”
“It is very disappointing that Senator McCormick has mis-portrayed me in this way, let alone made such inflammatory demands,” he said.
The Daily Wire reached out to UPenn’s media team and UPenn President J. Larry Jameson but have failed to receive a response. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/professor-slammed-despicable-behavior-controverisal-reposts-charlie-kirk">Other</a> <a href="https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/09/penn-professor-michael-mann-charlie-kirk-criticism">outlets</a> have reached out to UPenn about Mann’s social media posts, too, and have similarly failed to receive comment.
It appears the university is standing by Mann.
Notably, in 2024, UPenn <a href="https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/03/penn-federal-funding-data-analysis-2024?utm_source=chatgpt.com">received</a> more than $1 billion in federal taxpayer dollars.
Moreover, the jarring political social media posting seems to be a pattern with Mann. Back in 2024, Mann reposted a fake headline that called on then-President Joe Biden to “drone strike Donald Trump.” He captioned the post, “I agree with the multiverse NYT editorial.”
Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts, including one that tragically killed one of his supporters, Pennsylvania man Corey Comperatore, a firefighter who died shielding his family from gunfire.
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GOP communications director Zach Parkinson <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/professor-slammed-despicable-behavior-controverisal-reposts-charlie-kirk">said</a> that Mann is “part of the Democrat establishment,” and a former Hillary Clinton advisor, which can be <a href="https://michaelmann.net/curriculum-vitae/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">found</a> on Mann’s website.
“Mann isn’t some random lefty Twitter troll,” Parkinson said. “He’s a part of the Democrat establishment. He’s been repeatedly invited by Democrats to testify in front of Congress, was an advisor to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, and is regularly featured by Democrats at political events.”
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Mann isn’t some random lefty Twitter troll. He’s a part of the Democrat establishment.
He’s been repeatedly invited by Democrats to testify in front of Congress, was an advisor to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, and is regularly featured by Democrats at political events. <a href="https://t.co/yQF43ymyJ4">https://t.co/yQF43ymyJ4</a> <a href="https://t.co/uV9iiPHP7N">pic.twitter.com/uV9iiPHP7N</a>
— Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AZachParkinson/status/1966345840013746563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/charlie-kirk-the-perfect-embodiment-of-salt-and-light">Charlie Kirk, The Perfect Embodiment Of Salt And Light</a>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:59:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Trump Designates Antifa ‘A Major Terrorist Organization’</title>
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<dc:creator>Tim Pearce</dc:creator>
<description>President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is designating Antifa as a terrorist group. In recent days, the president has accused left-wing groups of fomenting violence against Republicans and conservatives. The president accused the “radical left” of inciting hatred and violence after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10, and hinted ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is designating Antifa as a terrorist group.
In recent days, the president has accused left-wing groups of fomenting violence against Republicans and conservatives. The president accused the “radical left” of inciting hatred and violence after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10, and hinted at action from his administration to crack down on such groups.
“I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION,” wrote Trump in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115222459539841970">post</a> on Truth Social. “I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Trump’s announcement came days after he said that he would consider a terror group designation for Antifa, a radical leftist group that has been <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/11/anarchists-and-rioters-portland-illegally-dox-ice-officers-and-federal-law">accused</a> of attacking law enforcement and inciting riots.
Trump has also suggested revoking the tax-exempt status of progressive nonprofits over their support for radical elements in the United States and elsewhere.
In a video statement after Kirk’s death, Trump tied rhetoric from leftist groups to “terrorism” and violence aimed at outspoken conservatives.
“It’s long past time for all Americans and the media to confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree day after day, year after year in the most hateful and despicable way possible,” <a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1965947311718269341">said</a> Trump.
“For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the kind of terrorism that we are seeing in our country today and it must stop right now,” he said.
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<title>Three Police Officers Dead After Shooting In Pennsylvania, Suspect Also Deceased</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>Three police officers and the suspect who opened fire on them are dead after a shooting that took place on Wednesday afternoon in North Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Two other officers remain in critical condition but are considered stable. According to multiple reports, the suspect was the subject of a stalking and trespass charge ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Three police officers and the suspect who opened fire on them are dead after a shooting that took place on Wednesday afternoon in North Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Two other officers remain in critical condition but are considered stable.
According to multiple reports, the suspect was the subject of a stalking and trespass charge that was filed earlier in the day in York County, and police were going to make an arrest when the shooter — who has not yet been identified — instead opened fire.
Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner, Col. Christopher Paris, confirmed during a news conference on Wednesday afternoon that three of the Northern York Regional Police Department officers involved had been killed and their attacker had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Paris also announced that an investigation was still ongoing.
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BREAKING: Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner confirms *THREE* police officers from the Northern York Regional Police Dept are dead after a shooting in Codorus Township, near Spring Grove in York County. Two more injured.
Attacker is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. <a href="https://t.co/IohF3u4fDG">pic.twitter.com/IohF3u4fDG</a>
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1968442077198385346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a statement following the tragic shooting, saying via X, “The @FBI and @ATFHQ are on the scene supporting local law enforcement following the shooting of multiple police officers in York County, Pennsylvania.
Violence against law enforcement is a scourge on our society and never acceptable. Pray for the officers involved.
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FBI</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ATFHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ATFHQ</a> are on the scene supporting local law enforcement following the shooting of multiple police officers in York County, Pennsylvania.
Violence against law enforcement is a scourge on our society and never acceptable. Pray for the officers involved.
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1968430529033773295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) also commented on the shooting, praising law enforcement officers for the work they do every day — and also pointed out that their families serve with them.
“It’s an extraordinary thing what these law enforcement families do. They support the individual who puts on the uniform and runs toward danger. They’re there for them when they leave in the morning, and they pray throughout the day that they will come home at night,” he said.
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<title>ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel’s Late Night Show ‘Indefinitely’ After Charlie Kirk Comments</title>
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<dc:creator>Tim Pearce</dc:creator>
<description>ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show indefinitely after criticism erupted over comments the host made after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesman said Wednesday evening, according to CNN. The network’s decision to preempt Kimmel’s show came alongside an announcement from a major ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show indefinitely after criticism erupted over comments the host made after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesman said Wednesday evening, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/media/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-trump-fcc-brendan-carr">CNN</a>.
The network’s decision to preempt Kimmel’s show came alongside an announcement from a major ABC affiliate, Nexstar, stating that it would pull Kimmel’s show from its lineup over the host’s comments regarding Kirk.
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” <a href="https://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar-abc-affiliates-to-preempt-jimmy-kimmel-live-indefinitely-beginning-tonight/">said</a> Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division.
“Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue,” he added.
Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr suggested earlier Wednesday that his agency might pursue action against ABC affiliates who air Kimmel’s comments for not acting in the public interest.
“When you look at the conduct that has taken place by Jimmy Kimmel, it appears to be some of the sickest conduct possible,” Carr <a href="https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1968359685045838041">said</a> to host Benny Johnson during an appearance on The Benny Show.
During his latest show, Kimmel claimed that the gunman who murdered Kirk last week was a member of the “MAGA gang” and mocked President Donald Trump for his response to the Kirk’s death.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” <a href="https://x.com/newsbusters/status/1967982924986487284">said</a> Kimmel.
Carr said that Kimmel’s comments are part of a larger push among some in media to construct a false narrative around the 22-year-old who killed Kirk.
“In some quarters, there’s a very concerted effort to lie to the American people about the nature, as you indicated, of one of the most significant, newsworthy, public-interest acts that we’ve seen in a long time,” said Carr.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox, who has received updates from investigators probing the assassination, has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/details-revealed-about-suspected-charlie-kirk-assassins-leftist-ideology">said</a> that the suspected shooter was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology.” The suspect, a male, was living with his romantic partner at the time, a transgender-identifying male.
Trump predicted in July — after fellow late night host Stephen Colbert’s show was canceled — that Kimmel’s show was also soon to be canceled.
“The word is, and it’s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone,” Trump <a href="https://deadline.com/2025/07/jimmy-kimmel-donald-trump-late-night-show-canceled-1236465369/">said</a> in a Truth Social post at the time.
Trump responded to the news that Kimmel had been suspended with another post to Truth Social saying, “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT.”
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<title>Judge Orders Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Deported To Syria Or Algeria</title>
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<dc:creator>Hank Berrien</dc:creator>
<description>On Wednesday, a Louisiana immigration judge ruled that pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported to Syria or Algeria, saying the extension of time requested by his attorneys was denied. “The order from the immigration judge, Jamee Comans, came despite a separate order in Khalil’s federal case in New Jersey blocking his deportation while that ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Wednesday, a Louisiana immigration judge <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.564334/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.378.0.pdf">ruled</a> that pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported to Syria or Algeria, saying the extension of time requested by his attorneys was denied.
“The order from the immigration judge, Jamee Comans, came despite a separate order in Khalil’s federal case in New Jersey blocking his deportation while that court considers Khalil’s legal argument that his detention and deportation are unlawful retaliation for his Palestinian advocacy,” <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/mahmoud-khalil-immigration-deportation-order-00569769">Politico</a> reported.
In April, Comans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-rules-columbias-pro-hamas-agitator-mahmoud-khalil-can-be-deported?utm_source=chatgpt.com">ruled</a> that Khalil – who was detained over his actions leading anti-Israel protests at Columbia University — could be deported, giving him until April 23 to appeal the decision.
Judge Comans cited the letter from the Secretary of State Marco Rubio, finding that Khalil’s presence in the United States had potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States, noting, “As previously found by this Court, the Immigration Judge lacks authority to question foreign policy determinations made by the U.S. Secretary of State.”
Rubio had written that Khalil had led “antisemitic protests and disruptive activities, which fosters a hostile environment for Jewish students in the United States.” Khalil led American undergraduates at Columbia University in actions in support of Hamas after its October 7, 2023, attack. “He served as the negotiator on behalf of the occupying students with the university, pressuring the administration to accommodate student demands based on their illegal activity. He helped organize an illegal encampment on the campus that denied access to ‘Zionist’ students,” JNS <a href="applewebdata://187BEFC8-51EE-4818-A3C5-5F1D4D558027/v">noted</a>.
“The Court also takes into consideration, as a negative factor, the Respondent’s underlying fraud in the course of applying for adjustment of status,” the judge wrote, adding that Khalil “failed to disclose his involvement, association and participation with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) and Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), on his Form I-485. Candid disclosures by the Respondent may have triggered the need for additional information and further processing, involving some degree of discretionary decision-making on the part of the USCIS adjudicator.”
“The evidence shows the Respondent knew of the potential immigration consequences for his involvement in protests organized by varying organizations on campus, including CUAD,” Comans explained. “The Respondent was quoted in the news stating that he did not participate in the protests during this time because he was worried about the immigration consequences of his participation, specifically that he would lose his student visa. … The Court finds the Respondent’s lack of candor and purposeful failure to disclose complete information on the Form I-485 to be significant negative factors. His involvement, association, and participation with CUAD and UNRWA were such that the truth would predictably have disclosed other facts relevant to his qualifications.”
“Finally, there is no indication Congress ever intended an applicant to benefit from a waiver when the applicant willfully and intentionally fails to accurately report information in the post entry process of adjustment of status,” she pointed out. “The waiver was not designed to reward a lack of candor by applicants admitted as immigrant visa holders who then intentionally engage in dishonesty by misrepresenting facts in the application process to adjust status, post entry. A waiver under these conditions would render the application process meaningless and improperly shift the burden to demonstrate integrity of the information provided by the alien onto the United States government.”
“This Court finds that Respondent’s lack of candor on his I-485 was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant. This Court finds that the Respondent’s purposeful, non-disclosure was not a misrepresentation by another which imputed consequences to the Respondent. Rather, this Court finds that Respondent willfully misrepresented material fact(s) for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration process and reducing the likelihood his application would be denied,” she continued.
“This Court cannot and will not condone such an action by granting a discretionary waiver. To do so, would encourage future applicants to take the gamble of materially misrepresenting facts and then seeking a waiver if it is somehow discovered by the U.S. government,” she contended. “The Respondent has failed to meet his burden of proof to establish he is eligible for the waiver, and in the alternative, the Respondent failed to meet his burden of proof to establish that he warrants a favorable exercise of discretion for a waiver under INA § 237(a)(1)(H). Therefore, the request for relief will be denied.”
The judge concluded by ordering that Khalil’s application for asylum regarding Algeria was denied and that his applications for asylum regarding Syria were denied.
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<title>Trump Heads To The UN Next Week. Will He Have His UN Ambassador?</title>
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<dc:creator>Brent Scher and Mary Margaret Olohan</dc:creator>
<description>President Donald Trump is heading to the United Nations next week for a monumental foreign policy speech to world leaders, and unless the Republican-led U.S. Senate goes into hyperdrive, he&#8217;ll do it with a Biden administration official as his UN ambassador. Trump nominated former congressman Mike Waltz to represent the United States at the United ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is heading to the United Nations next week for a monumental foreign policy speech to world leaders, and unless the Republican-led U.S. Senate goes into hyperdrive, he’ll do it with a Biden administration official as his UN ambassador.
Trump nominated former congressman Mike Waltz to represent the United States at the United Nations nearly four months ago, and his nomination passed out of committee — for the second time — on Wednesday morning, leaving only a full Senate vote between Waltz and confirmation. But with a packed legislative schedule and a wall of obstruction from Senate Democrats, many doubt the vote will take place in time to have him ready to go.
If Waltz isn’t confirmed, Trump’s speech will be carried out with <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/ambassador-dorothy-camille-shea/">Dorothy Shea</a>, who was nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed last summer, as the acting ambassador. Jason Miller, one of Trump’s closest advisors outside of the White House, says that should be unacceptable, and Republicans should make his confirmation a top priority.
“Schumer and the Democrats have intentionally obstructed Senate action on the president’s nominees, the majority leader has the power to keep the Senate in session to assure that Mike Waltz and the president’s team are seated at the United Nations ahead of next week’s meeting of the General Assembly — and he should do so,” Miller told The Daily Wire.
Asked about the Waltz nomination, the White House reiterated the urgency to have his team in place.
“President Trump has been clear that he wants all of his nominees confirmed as quickly as possible,” a White House official told The Daily Wire.
Republican Majority Leader John Thune’s office wouldn’t comment specifically on efforts to confirm Waltz by Monday, but said it shares Trump’s urgency.
“Not only do we share the White House’s goal of confirming the president’s team as quickly as possible, we’ve demonstrated it — confirming the Cabinet at the fastest pace in 20 years and recently breaking the Democrats’ historic nominations blockade, which will allow us to begin clearing the mounting backlog,” a spokeswoman for Thune said.
Thune has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-republicans-implement-plan-to-push-through-federal-nominees-as-shutdown-looms">implemented plans</a> to break the Democrat blockade. His procedural change allows for an unlimited number of federal nominations to be approved “en bloc” — simultaneously — so long as they were not judicial or cabinet-level positions.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-republicans-implement-plan-to-push-through-federal-nominees-as-shutdown-looms">Senate Republicans Implement Plan To Push Through Federal Nominees As Shutdown Looms</a>
But this doesn’t apply to the United Nations post, the most prominent unfilled cabinet post in the Trump administration. It was originally slated to be filled by New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who stepped aside during the confirmation process to return to Congress and bolster the Republican majority. Waltz was tapped by Trump in May after a stint as the president’s top foreign policy advisor in the White House.
Trump’s appearance comes as he works to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, as well as an end to Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. Trump has been a juggernaut on the world stage, and has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to negotiate the end of conflicts around the world.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pax-trumpana-trumps-resume-for-winning-the-nobel-peace-prize">Pax Trumpana: Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Resume</a>
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has taken the lead on the United Nations ahead of the general assembly. Rubio <a href="http://dailywire.com/news/rubio-bars-mahmoud-abbas-from-entering-u-s-ahead-of-palestinian-statehood-push-at-un">blocked Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas</a> from entering the country, in anticipation of a push for Palestinian statehood at the gathering of world leaders.
Republicans almost certainly have the votes to confirm Waltz when the vote takes place. His nomination was delayed by Democrats, who managed to get Waltz and a handful of other nominees sent back to committee. He was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee despite a “no” vote from Republican senator Rand Paul.
Waltz has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/make-the-un-great-again-waltz-challenges-antisemitism-china-favoritism-at-united-nations">pledged</a> to “Make the UN Great Again,” if confirmed.
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<title>Jim Jordan Grills Kash Patel On All The Things The FBI Is NOT Doing (Anymore)</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) used some of his time during a Wednesday hearing to grill FBI Director Kash Patel over what the FBI is no longer doing in order to be more effective and less political. Jordan asked Patel — who spent much of his Senate hearing on Tuesday and his House ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) used some of his time during a Wednesday hearing to grill FBI Director Kash Patel over what the FBI is no longer doing in order to be more effective and less political.
Jordan asked Patel — who spent much of his Senate hearing on Tuesday and his House hearing on Wednesday facing off with Democrats in both chambers — a series of rapid-fire questions before giving the Director a chance to answer them. Nearly every question referenced something that the FBI had been accused of doing under former President Joe Biden.
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🚨 BREAKING: Jim Jordan just asked Kash Patel a flurry of rapid fire questions and embarrassed every Democrat who has continuously smeared Kash’s performance at the FBI.
“Is the FBI still spying on parents at school board meetings?”
KASH: “No, sir.”
“Is the FBI still targeting… <a href="https://t.co/52gToYqKkD">pic.twitter.com/52gToYqKkD</a>
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“Director, yes or no, is the FBI still spying on parents at school board meetings?” Jordan began.
“No, sir,” Patel replied.
“Is the FBI still targeting Catholics?” Jordan wanted to know.
Patel again answered, “No, sir.”
“Is the FBI still spying on President Trump?”
“I don’t believe so,” Patel responded with a chuckle.
“Is the FBI still censoring Americans?” Jordan asked.
“No, sir,” Patel confirmed.
Jordan asked another: “Is the FBI still targeting Americans for shopping at Cabela’s or purchasing Bibles?”
“Nobody is targeted for their faith,” Patel said.
“Is the FBI still targeting Americans who are pro-life?” Jordan asked.
“Nobody is targeting anyone for their beliefs,” was Patel’s reply.
“Is the FBI still cooking the books on crime data?” Jordan wondered.
“The crime data is real,” Patel laughed again.
“Is the FBI still purging agents for conservative viewpoints?” Jordan wondered.
“No one at the FBI is asked their viewpoints on politics,” said Patel.
“Is the FBI still labeling the Betsy Ross Flag, the flag of the American Revolution, a ‘hate symbol?'” Jordan asked one last question.
“No,” Patel responded.
“Well, maybe that’s why you’ve been able to — what was the number, 23,000 bad guys you’ve arrested? A HUGE increase from the same time period in the previous administration? I think you said 1,400 predators? 4,000 children rescued? Were those the facts?” Jordan asked.
“Forty-seven hundred. A 33% increase on children rescued,” Patel clarified.
“Yeah,” Jordan responded, noting that under Patel’s leadership, the FBI had also caught the person responsible for the Abbey Gate bombing during the previous administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. “Maybe when you’re not focused on politics, you can focus on what the FBI is supposed to do — GO GET THE BAD GUYS!”
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<title>We Aren’t Getting The Full Story About Charlie Kirk’s Assassination</title>
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<dc:creator>Matt Walsh</dc:creator>
<description>Yesterday, just hours before the district attorney of Utah County formally announced the charges against Charlie Kirk&#8217;s assassin — and before he ran through some new evidence that authorities had collected — a left-wing journalist named Ken Klippenstein published an exclusive article on his Substack, which happens to be one of the most popular political ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday, just hours before the district attorney of Utah County formally announced the charges against Charlie Kirk’s assassin — and before he ran through some new evidence that authorities had collected — a left-wing journalist named Ken Klippenstein published an exclusive article on his <a href="https://substack.com/@kenklippenstein/p-173772965">Substack</a>, which happens to be one of the most popular political Substacks in the country.
To much fanfare, Klippenstein <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie">reported</a> that he had obtained private messages from people who knew the shooter, on the day that Charlie Kirk was killed. These messages were uploaded to a private server on Discord, which is a communications service that’s popular among young people, particularly young people who play video games.
Here’s one of the screenshots that Klippenstein provided in his article:
<div id="attachment_973731" style="width: 471px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-973731" class="size-large wp-image-973731" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-37-PM-1915-461x576.jpg" alt="Screenshot: Ken Klippenstein/Substack. Screenshot of leaked Discord message from Tyler Robinson (username: zealous_monkey_55095; other usernames redacted) https://substack.com/@kenklippenstein/p-173772965" width="461" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-37-PM-1915-461x576.jpg 461w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-37-PM-1915-240x300.jpg 240w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-37-PM-1915-768x960.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-37-PM-1915-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-37-PM-1915-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-37-PM-1915-scaled.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px" />Screenshot: Ken Klippenstein/Substack. Screenshot of leaked Discord message from Tyler Robinson (username: zealous_monkey_55095; other usernames redacted) https://substack.com/@kenklippenstein/p-173772965</div>
At 3:17 PM on September 10, someone wrote: “Charlie Kirk got shot.” Then, around 30 minutes later, someone writes “Dead.” Roughly an hour after that, someone else writes: “I just saw the video. Rip I guess. Bro didn’t deserve to go out like that. Sad.” 
And then, according to this screenshot, the messages stop there. No one says anything at all until late the next day, on September 11, at 8:57 PM. And that message comes directly from the shooter. He says he’s sorry, and tells his friends that he’s going to turn himself in.
Then, on September 12, this message was posted in the Discord server.
<div id="attachment_973745" style="width: 586px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-973745" class="size-large wp-image-973745" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-47-PM-2771-576x576.jpg" alt="Screenshot: Ken Klippenstein/Substack. Screenshot of leaked Discord message from Tyler Robinson (username: zealous_monkey_55095; other usernames redacted) https://substack.com/@kenklippenstein/p-173772965" width="576" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-47-PM-2771-576x576.jpg 576w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-47-PM-2771-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-47-PM-2771-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-47-PM-2771-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-47-PM-2771-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/MixCollage-17-Sep-2025-03-47-PM-2771-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" />Screenshot: Ken Klippenstein/Substack. Screenshot of leaked Discord message from Tyler Robinson (username: zealous_monkey_55095; other usernames redacted) https://substack.com/@kenklippenstein/p-173772965</div>
It reads, “Hey everyone, if you have not seen the news yet, Tyler’s post is true. He was taken into custody earlier today for the shooting of Charlie Kirk … While Charlie Kirk’s politics were not acceptable to some, I ask that we all say a prayer for him and his family during these confusing times.”
The rest of the article contains quotes from one of the shooter’s friends, claiming he was “generally apolitical.” And then Klippenstein offers <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie">this conclusion</a>.
<blockquote>Trump and company portray the alleged Utah shooter as left-wing and liberals portray him as right-wing. [But] the federal conclusion will inevitably be that he was a so-called Nihilist Violent Extremist (NVE).</blockquote>
To recap: Some members of the shooter’s Discord group shared a small number of screenshots with a popular left-wing Substack author. The screenshots show that the community was mostly focused on video games, and wasn’t celebrating Kirk’s death in the slightest. The author publishes those screenshots, and presents them as proof that the shooter wasn’t actually left-wing. Supposedly, he was just nihilistic and angry at the world.
Very transparently, the intent of this article was to deflect any suspicion from Discord, and the people the shooter was interacting with on the platform. Presumably, that’s why the shooter’s friends gave these screenshots to Ken Klippenstein. But in truth, the screenshots raise far more questions than they answer.
After Charlie is shot, according to this screenshot, there’s a grand total of 5 messages on this Discord server — written by two people — about the assassination. None of them are incriminating or even controversial. Those messages stop by 5 PM. The entire evening of September 10, and most of September 11 until 9 PM, no one says anything at all. And then, out of nowhere, the shooter confesses. He basically tells an empty room, which appears to be uninterested in the Kirk assassination, that he did it.
This is not evidence, as Ken claimed, that the shooter had no political motivations, and wasn’t operating as part of a coordinated terror plot. It doesn’t exonerate the shooter’s acquaintances in any way. It’s actually very odd, as far as evidence goes. It suggests that some messages from this Discord server may have been deleted or redacted before the screenshots were sent to Ken Klippenstein. Or it suggests that they were communicating through a different channel in the interim between the last message from the group and the out-of-nowhere confession from the killer. And it supports the conclusion that, for one reason or another, some of the influential left-wing voices in this country — as well as close associates of the assassin — are desperate to hide the shooter’s political motivation. And in the process, they’re getting very sloppy.
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I say that because Ken Klippenstein wasn’t the only prominent Leftist on Substack to clumsily push a narrative like this.
Heather Cox Richardson, who I’m told is the single most popular political commentator on Substack, wrote that Kirk’s assassin had “embraced the far right.” She said that conservative commentators had created a “fictional world” to argue otherwise.
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To restate what’s happening here: Some of the most influential voices on the Left — not Reddit trolls, not bots on Twitter, but actual people with large audiences — are going out of their way to lie about the murder of Charlie Kirk. And it’s not just on Substack either. 
Here’s Jimmy Kimmel’s show from the other day:
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Jimmy Kimmel claims “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it” and “This is not how an adult… <a href="https://t.co/KMhnskaYWD">pic.twitter.com/KMhnskaYWD</a>
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexchristy17/status/1967937093805445354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Think about how little this statement makes sense: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”
Charlie was a leader — maybe the single most important leader, after Trump — of the MAGA movement. And now Kimmel is implying that MAGA killed Charlie. The only way that Kimmel’s line could possibly make any sense, whatsoever, is if you have no idea who Charlie was. You have to be ignorant to a chronic degree. Either that, or you have to be a committed partisan — someone who genuinely does not care about the truth. And as we’re learning, that’s a very good descriptor for many leftists in this country. And certainly Jimmy Kimmel’s entire audience.
As we <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I026pYxfLdE">discussed</a> last week, there was never any evidence supporting the theory that the shooter was a conservative (or an “apolitical nihilist” or whatever). And yesterday, when the Utah County DA held a press conference outlining additional evidence that’s been uncovered in the investigation, that theory — as flimsy and unsupported as it was — fell apart in its entirety. Watch:
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JUST IN: Tyler Robinson’s mother expressed concern that her son had become left-leaning, pro-gay, and pro-trans in the last year.
Utah County DA Jeff Gray also confirmed the etched inscriptions on the bullet casings.
“Robinson’s mother expressed concern to her husband that the… <a href="https://t.co/4JZEN9dzmB">pic.twitter.com/4JZEN9dzmB</a>
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1968021136811364746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Before we continue with the press conference, I need to say something about the DA’s choice of words here. Public officials should not legitimize, for any reason, the idea that someone can “transition” between the two genders. This roommate wasn’t in the process of becoming a woman, because it’s not possible for a man to become a woman. We’re talking about a gay guy who wore furry costumes and wrote emo posts on Reddit about how he hated injecting himself with cross-sex hormones. He was destroying his life, at a very young age, in service of a lie. When public officials use terms like “transition genders,” they’re saying all of this behavior is legitimate. They’re giving “gender transition” the stamp of approval from the Utah district attorney’s office. But it’s not legitimate. It’s both highly disturbing and unnatural. And if we want to eradicate transgender extremism in this country, and prevent more assassinations like this, then we have to drop the pretense that these barbaric “gender-affirming” procedures have any claim to legitimacy whatsoever. There’s no excuse for anyone in a position of authority to say otherwise.
Getting back to the substance of the press conference — the DA says that, over the last year or so, the shooter became more political, leaned more to the Left, and became preoccupied with transgenderism and gay rights — to the point that he began dating his roommate who was “transitioning” to another gender. That’s according to the shooter’s mother, who’s obviously going to be a reliable source. And later on, in communications with his roommate after the shooting, the shooter explicitly stated that he had been motivated by Charlie’s political statements. Watch:
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JUST IN: Tyler Robinson’s mother expressed concern that her son had become left-leaning, pro-gay, and pro-trans in the last year.
Utah County DA Jeff Gray also confirmed the etched inscriptions on the bullet casings.
“Robinson’s mother expressed concern to her husband that the… <a href="https://t.co/4JZEN9dzmB">pic.twitter.com/4JZEN9dzmB</a>
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1968021136811364746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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This is where — once again — it’s reasonable to debate the narrative we’re being told, and the facts as they appear. Let’s look at the messages between the trans-identifying roommate and the shooter. What happened is that, after the shooting, the shooter texted his furry roommate that he needed to read a note that the shooter had placed underneath his keyboard. Then, when the roommate reads the note — which confesses that he shot Charlie Kirk — the roommate says, “What?? You’re joking, right?”
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In response, the shooter writes, “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 die of old age. I am sorry to involve you.” 
The response from the furry gay roommate is, “You weren’t the one who did it right???” Answer: ” I am, I’m sorry. “
Already, there’s something off here. They’re not talking like young people in their early 20s. There are no emojis or shorthand or anything. Instead, the shooter is talking like a medieval knight who’s late to dinner at Camelot or something. “My love, I’m stuck here for a little while longer yet?” Is this how people speak to each other in hedonistic homosexual Reddit relationships?
Then he casually mentions the rifle, giving the roommate the opportunity to make it clear that he knew nothing about the assassination. “Why did I do it? I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out. … “How long have you been planning this? .. A bit over a week, I believe. … I’m wishing I had circled back and grabbed [the rifle] as soon as I got to my vehicle.”
First of all, no one refers to their car as “my vehicle.” Again, that’s not how normal human beings interact with one another. You would say “as soon as I got back to my car,” not “my vehicle.”
But more importantly — imagine your roommate (and gay lover) has just admitted that he’s committed a gruesome assassination. The first question you’d ask probably wouldn’t be, “Oh really, how long have you been planning that? It couldn’t possibly be long enough for me to notice, right?”
Instead, you’d probably respond, immediately, with shock and horror. And then you’d tell him to turn himself in, while calling the police yourself. You’d be far too panicked, and far too confused, to do much more than that.
But that’s not what happened here. As far as we know, this roommate didn’t contact law enforcement — even though a murderer was about to head back to his apartment. Instead, he simply stopped responding to the shooter, who proceeded to make a series of additional statements that incriminated him — and him alone. “If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence …I’m worried what my old man would do if I didn’t bring back grandpa’s rifle. … I don’t know if it had a serial number, but it wouldn’t trace to me. I worry about prints. … I had to leave it in a bush where I changed outfits. … Remember how I was engraving bullets? The messages are mostly a big meme.”
This is a supposedly intelligent individual who received a scholarship to a state university in Utah because of his near-perfect grades and test scores. And he appears to be completely unaware that security cameras exist. He also doesn’t seem to realize how easy it would be to trace the rifle directly to him, if the authorities recovered it. He also doesn’t seem to consider the risks involved in putting a confession into writing, using text messages that can easily be obtained by law enforcement. We’re supposed to believe that neither of these guys realized that the FBI can obtain your text messages even if you delete them, and it will take them about 45 seconds to do so. Instead, he’s casually suggesting that he’s going to get away with the single most high-profile political assassination in a generation — and that his biggest concern is explaining the missing rifle to his father. He says he had intended to take the secret to the grave with him, but instead, he decided to confess to his roommate within a few minutes.
This is either extraordinary stupidity — which is written in a very stilted and unnatural fashion — or it’s a pre-planned effort to absolve the roommate (and others) of any responsibility. Those are the two options here. And you’re not crazy if you’re leaning towards the latter option. Even if you accept these texts as completely honest and above-board, you still have to explain this line.
“Remember how I was engraving bullets? The messages are mostly a big meme.”
That’s a pretty big red flag, as far as red flags go. After all, it’s not every day that you come across your roommate engraving bullets with any messages whatsoever — much less messages like “Hey fascist, catch.” You don’t engrave bullets to go hunting. You don’t engrave bullets when you’re going to the range. You don’t engrave bullets you might use for self-defense, either. There would be no point. On the other hand, if you want to send a message after you commit a terrorist attack, it makes perfect sense to engrave bullets. So why didn’t this trans-identifying roommate ask about any of this when he saw his gay lover carving messages into ammunition? How did he react, if he reacted at all?
Those are questions that federal investigators have to answer. Every indication we have right now — whether it’s coming from these ridiculous Substack articles, or the shooter himself — is that a cover-up is underway. The official story doesn’t make any sense. We’re led to believe, as hundreds of thousands of Leftists openly celebrated the murder of a conservative political figure — something that conservatives haven’t done in the modern history of this country — that somehow, all of the people close to the shooter were horrified by what he had done. The Discord server was mortified. The furry roommate was stunned. That’s what they’re telling us. We’re supposed to believe that he was radicalized into left-wing trans extremism, and began plotting the most high-profile political assassination of the century, and did all of this without his trans boyfriend catching wind of it — even though the boyfriend literally saw him engraving messages into his bullets.
From a rational perspective, the propaganda isn’t convincing. At this point, any honest person understands that Charlie Kirk’s assassination was an act of left-wing LGBT terrorism, and that we’re being lied to. And to be perfectly clear, again, I have absolutely no doubt that this was left-wing terrorism. The “conspiracy” — if there is one — is among the other left-wing militants who potentially plotted the attack, or knew about it, and then staged these messages and communications after the fact to absolve themselves. That’s the conspiracy — a conspiracy among left-wing terrorists — that I find very plausible, and must be investigated.
Meanwhile, the narrative machine is adapting. They’re moving away from specific factual claims, and entering the realm of perverse and deranged attempts at emotional manipulation. Here’s ABC’s Matt Gutman, for example:
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DISGUSTING: ABC’s Matt Gutman says he’s not sure “if we have seen an alleged murder with such specific text messages” that were “very touching, in a way, that I think many of us didn’t expect — a very intimate portrait into this relationship between the suspect’s roommate and the… <a href="https://t.co/ulPcxoOwM3">pic.twitter.com/ulPcxoOwM3</a>
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1968030613178331411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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He’s genuinely moved by these text messages between the cross-dressing furry roommate and the murderer who just executed a leading conservative figure in front of thousands of students, including children. He’s acting like it’s a classic love story, a tale as old as time. As the assassin discussed hiding incriminating evidence, and demonstrated precisely zero remorse or sympathy for the man he had just murdered, ABC News reporter Matt Gutman was “touched.” He was moved by the “duality” of the messages.
Of course, there’s no “duality” here at all. These messages are evil. Whether you take them at face value or not, they reflect an ideology of hedonism that is fundamentally incompatible with Christianity — and that, indeed, is bent on the destruction of Christianity. The shooter and his furry boyfriend did not shack up to glorify God. They didn’t shack up to bring any joy or new life into the world. They shacked up in order to commiserate, to hate, and to bring others down to the level of their miserable, pathetic existence. And that’s exactly what they did. That’s why one member of this pair — at least one member — just extinguished one of the leading Christian voices in the entire world.
But at ABC — the same network where Jimmy Kimmel works, incidentally — they’re not horrified by any of this. They find it thrilling. They can’t get enough of it. That’s why, ten minutes after that segment aired, the same reporter doubled down. And in some ways, this segment is even worse than the first one. Watch:
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DISGUSTING: ABC’s Matt Gutman says he’s not sure “if we have seen an alleged murder with such specific text messages” that were “very touching, in a way, that I think many of us didn’t expect — a very intimate portrait into this relationship between the suspect’s roommate and the… <a href="https://t.co/ulPcxoOwM3">pic.twitter.com/ulPcxoOwM3</a>
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1968030613178331411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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After his first report, no producer got in his ear and told him to knock it off. No one at ABC had any issue with what he said. So he said it again, with even more emphasis this time. He’s happy to wax poetic about a murderer’s standardized test scores, and his “touching” conversations, right after he shot Charlie Kirk to death.
All of these people need to be taken off the air — Jimmy Kimmel, Matt Gutman, the whole network. It’s irredeemable. And that’s not just because of their response to the murder of Charlie, although by itself, that would be more than enough. It’s because — as everyone can now see — corporate outlets like ABC go out of their way to hide the truth about transgenderism and the violence that it unleashes on America every day. They exist to hide the truth. Here’s just one example of a story they buried. This is from about a month before Charlie’s assassination. Watch:
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Just one month before Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a young cross-dressing man in Utah requested the death penalty for himself after confessing to murdering both his parents and attempting to murder his brother. This story received little media interest <a href="https://t.co/jd4EQ0xJRy">pic.twitter.com/jd4EQ0xJRy</a>
— ripx4nutmeg (@ripx4nutmeg) <a href="https://twitter.com/ripx4nutmeg/status/1967832536329171215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Did you hear about this story? Probably not. No one did. I only saw it because a random X account posted this footage. A cross-dresser in Utah was supposedly “transitioning” from male to female. He decides to shoot both of his parents to death. After being arrested, he shows no remorse whatsoever. And then, when the state announces that it won’t pursue the death penalty, he files a motion requesting that the state change its mind. This demon actually *wants* to be put to death.
That’s an unusual motion, to say the least. It’s the kind of thing that, in a sane society, might get some coverage. But no one talked about this case. Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Gutman certainly didn’t talk about it. And we all know why. The *vast majority* of trans violence goes unreported. Unless trans-identifying individuals cause mass casualties at schools, churches, or conservative events — which they’re doing with increasing frequency, as you’ve probably noticed — then no one hears about the murders they’re committing against family members, or other individuals they know personally. This is an epidemic of violence that’s being hidden, deliberately.
The Trump administration has the opportunity, right now, to dismantle this threat. The entire industry of transgenderism must be outlawed. No healthy individual should ever be injected with cross-sex hormones, much less mutilated, ever again. And the terror cells that openly advocate for murder on platforms like Reddit, Bluesky, and Discord must be shut down, and hauled to prison. That’s how you prevent these militants from coordinating, and finding “affirmation” in their delusions. That’s how you prevent them from killing any more of us.
One of the many things Charlie accomplished, better than anyone else, was to have the kind of discussions that aren’t allowed on major television networks or social media platforms. So I’m going to end with this. It’s a clip from one of Charlie’s recent campus debates, about four months ago. A sociology professor walks up to the microphone. He asks Charlie what Donald Trump is doing to improve the lives of students. Here’s how Charlie responded:
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You can tell from the applause that, by and large, young people want to hear exactly what Charlie is saying. They want an administration that will make housing more affordable. They want an administration that will stand up to China and BlackRock, and the big institutional buyers of suburban homes. They want cheaper gas, so their commute is more manageable. These are all proposals that, for the typical Leftist, would seem to align precisely with their agenda. They’re certainly not anything like what you’d hear from Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, or George Bush back in the day. What Charlie is saying is more populist than anything else. “Bernie Bros” would endorse every word of it. As you saw in that footage, even the sociology professor was on board with what Charlie was saying.
Maybe that explains why ABC, and many other corporate networks, have decided to defame Charlie in death. Maybe that’s why they’re deliberately inciting LGBT terrorism, and celebrating it when it happens. Charlie actually believed in free expression, and advancing the interests of people who had no voice. That’s why he spent so much time on college campuses, listening to random college students recite their orthodoxy, and debating them with respect and patience in every single case. He didn’t have to do that. He had many more important people he could’ve talked to. He could’ve spent his whole career speaking to millionaires and billionaires. But he didn’t. Unlike Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren or Adam Schiff, he actually cared what no-name 18-year-olds had to say, because he recognized their importance not simply as voters, but also as human beings with inherent value. That’s why he appeared in public so often, in wide open venues. And it’s why he was murdered.
It’s been a week since that day. The official narrative that the media and leftist mouthpieces are trying to push remains incoherent. The text messages don’t make sense. Some of the major news networks have decided to glorify the killers. Many Leftists are openly celebrating Charlie’s death. This is not sustainable. And it’s not tolerable. The administration must demonstrate clear and discrete progress in dismantling left-wing terror organizations, starting with the cult of transgenderism, and it needs to do so immediately. The opportunity is there. If the last 24 hours have made anything clear, it’s that these people are panicking. They’re desperately trying to come up with some new defense or distraction, however implausible it may be. They know the hammer is coming down. Now it’s time to deliver the blow they’re expecting, and the one they deserve.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[A clip of conservative radio legend Rush Limbaugh praising Charlie Kirk in 2018 made its way around social media on Wednesday. The clip surfaced after conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck <a href="https://x.com/glennbeck/status/1968370982122393717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1968370982122393717%7Ctwgr%5Ef26be3f55b5881513266f5b55deb7177bf4e62f0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.arena.im%2Fembed%3Fpublisher%3Ddaily-wireevent%3Dr1m3Cx1v%3D2">placed</a> Limbaugh’s famous golden microphone next to Kirk’s empty seat while hosting “The Charlie Kirk Show.”
During a radio broadcast on January 11, 2018, Limbaugh said that he’d met Kirk for the first time a month prior, when Kirk was in South Florida for a conference.
“They brought Charlie Kirk to the golf course to meet me about a month ago. He was in town to set up this Turning Point thing, and they brought him to the golf course to meet me,” Limbaugh said on his nationally broadcast radio show. “He told me how he grew up in a home where my program was on all the time. He was just effusively complimentary to me, which I, of course, understood and told him he’s very wise. His family’s very wise. He chuckled; he laughed.”
“This is the kind of guy that you can see really becoming big in politics as he gets older,” Limbaugh added. “He just has the carriage, the personality, the charisma.”
Limbaugh then said that he remembered that when Bill Clinton was in college, people around Clinton were saying that he would become president one day.
“I’m telling you, people are saying the same things about Charlie Kirk,” Limbaugh added.
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FLASHBACK: Watch Rush Limbaugh describe meeting Charlie Kirk for the first time.
“I dont want to jinx it… but this is the kind of guy you can see really becoming big in politics as he gets older”
As a huge Rush fan, this made me smile.
Aired January 11th 2018 <a href="https://t.co/hdZhmkBrYH">pic.twitter.com/hdZhmkBrYH</a>
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Limbaugh died in February 2021 at 70 years old after a battle with lung cancer. Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump at the 2020 State of the Union. After Kirk was assassinated last week, Trump said he would also award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
While hosting Kirk’s show on Wednesday, a teary-eyed Beck told a story of how Kirk told him when they first met that he wanted to become like The Blaze founder. “Let me translate: ‘I want to be Rush Limbaugh.’ He didn’t want to be me,” Beck said. “He wanted to be Rush Limbaugh. … And I remember thinking, kid, maybe some day because I think you have it.”
Beck added that Kirk “surpassed Rush Limbaugh by miles.”
“I’m a broadcaster, Rush was a broadcaster, but Charlie was a broadcaster and a narrowcaster. Charlie was a pastor and a priest, and listening to the way he could argue and think differently, he was a rabbi as well, and one of the best. He was a political organizer. He was a political think tank himself. He was a compassionate friend. He surpassed Rush Limbaugh by miles.”
Daily Wire host Michael Knowles similarly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/would-have-been-president-michael-knowles-praises-charlie-kirks-generational-leadership">said</a> that Kirk a “generational voice in politics,” adding that he “would have been president.”
“His friends knew it, his many, many admirers knew it, and his enemies, to whom he was always so gracious, they knew it too,” Knowles added. “Everybody knew it.”
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<title>Luigi Mangione And The Permission Structures For Violence</title>
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<dc:creator>Ben Shapiro</dc:creator>
<description>On Tuesday, a judge ruled that Luigi Mangione, the murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, should not be charged with first-degree murder. The question was whether there would be another charge of terrorism added; it was dropped. Clearly, Luigi Mangione shooting Brian Thompson — and leaving a note talking about how this was designed to ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Tuesday, a judge ruled that Luigi Mangione, the murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, should not be charged with first-degree murder.
The question was whether there would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-tosses-two-terrorism-charges-against-luigi-mangione">another charge</a> of terrorism added; it was dropped.
Clearly, Luigi Mangione shooting Brian Thompson — and leaving a note talking about how this was designed to effectively terrorize people who are part of the health care system — was an act of terrorism. It was a politically motivated murder with the intent of driving terror into the hearts of people who are part of the capitalist system or part of the health care system.
The judge in this case, Justice Gregory Carro, put out a statement explaining why the legal definition of terrorism was not met. The judge stated, “The defendant’s apparent objective, as stated in his writings, was not to threaten, intimidate, or coerce, but rather to draw attention to what he perceived as the greed of the insurance industry …”
The judge’s statement is a permission structure for violence. I would ask, how would you define drawing attention to what you perceive as the greed of the insurance industry through murder?
This was definitionally terrorism. If it wasn’t to “threaten, intimidate, or coerce,” then why was someone murdered?
Mangione didn’t write an Op-Ed in The Nation about the health care system; he murdered a man. And he murdered a man, yes, with the intent to threaten, intimidate or coerce people who were members of the health care industry.
If you take this judge’s argument and you extend it to literally any terrorist group around the world, it means that there is no such thing as terrorism. It writes the definition out of existence. You could say, “Radical Islamic terrorist beheads a Wall Street Journal reporter. Well, you know, he wasn’t really meaning to threaten, intimidate, or coerce others. He was really attempting to draw attention to what he perceived to be Western intolerance.”
What a bunch of absolute garbage. 9/11 terrorists under this definition would not have been terrorists, because obviously, “Osama bin Laden was just trying to draw attention to the predations of American foreign policy in Saudi Arabia” or some such nonsense.
The permission structures for terrorism and violence are there. They are deeply embedded. They’re embedded. It is largely relegated to the Left, but there are some on the Right who are willing to countenance this sort of stuff. That’s just the reality.
This is why there were crowds outside of the courthouse when it was announced that Mangione will not face life in prison without the possibility of parole. He could easily get out while he is still 50 or 60 years old after shooting a man in cold blood in the back and then in the back of the head.
There were people celebrating that in New York City on the streets. You want to know why Zohran Mamdani could be the mayor of New York City? This is why.
Scavengers, demons. That’s what this is. There were people on the Right who were angry at me when I said that the capture of Luigi Mangione needed to end with the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, and that anybody who celebrated the death of Brian Thompson was doing something evil. Some people on the Right objected to that, and tried to create permission structures, saying, “Well, yes, he shouldn’t have done that. But, you know, there are real grievances. And if you ignore those grievances …”
It was largely relegated to the Left. But there were some horseshoe theory people on the Right who were doing that routine. The Mangione case is a key tipping point case for political violence in the United States.
And you can see those permission structures emerging in the world’s worst ways on social media. Social media has been a bane on our existence.
Until those permission structures disappear, violence like this may well become more commonplace.
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<title>Kash Patel Schools Dem On Epstein: ‘I’m Not Going To Break The Law To Satisfy Your Curiosity’</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>FBI Director Kash Patel went toe to toe with several Democrats during a Tuesday hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, clashing with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) over the release of files related to the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Raskin, who led the second impeachment hearings during President Donald Trump&#8217;s first term, heavily suggested that ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[FBI Director Kash Patel went toe to toe with several Democrats during a Tuesday hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, clashing with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) over the release of files related to the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Raskin, who led the second impeachment hearings during President Donald Trump’s first term, heavily suggested that Patel was stonewalling Democrats in their persistent efforts to make the Epstein files public — efforts in which they showed no interest while former President Joe Biden was in office — and that he was likely doing so at Trump’s request. Patel repeatedly reminded Raskin that numerous court orders prevented him from simply releasing the files.
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“YOU didn’t join us when we filed in the courts to release the court orders. You could’ve. You have lawyers. You…
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“You were sworn in as director more than 200 days ago. Now the Black Book is under your direct control. So why haven’t you released the names of Epstein’s co-conspirators in the rape and sex trafficking of young women and girls?” Raskin demanded.
Patel pointed to the multiple court orders and a previous agreement Epstein had reached with federal prosecutors, noting that the disgraced financier had been free for 12 years and previous administrations — including former President Barack Obama’s — had done nothing to move his case forward.
“Has anyone released more information on Epstein than I have? Did Comey? Did Wray?” Patel asked, and Raskin insisted that it wasn’t enough.
“Why don’t you just release the entire file as you promised to do?” Raskin asked.
“I literally just told you, there are multiple federal court orders, I’m not going to break the law to satisfy your curiosity,” Patel shot back. “You didn’t join us when we filed in the courts to release the court orders. You could’ve. You have lawyers. You could’ve shown up. You didn’t do that!”
“That’s a tiny fraction of the material we’re talking about,” Raskin insisted.
Patel pointed out that if the information had not been released, Raskin could not possibly know how much information there was. “How do you know that? Have you seen everything?”
“It’s all misdirection,” Raskin claimed as his time expired.
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<title>Isabel Brown To Speak At TPUSA Event Honoring Charlie Kirk</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>Daily Wire host Isabel Brown is set to speak at a Turning Point USA event at Colorado State University — an event where the campus organization’s founder, Charlie Kirk, was initially scheduled to appear before his assassination in Utah on Wednesday, September 10. Brown, an alumna of CSU herself and the former TPUSA president for ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Daily Wire host Isabel Brown is set to speak at a Turning Point USA event at Colorado State University — an event where the campus organization’s founder, Charlie Kirk, was initially scheduled to appear before his assassination in Utah on Wednesday, September 10.
Brown, an alumna of CSU herself and the former TPUSA president for that campus’ chapter, said that the organization had declined to cancel the planned event in the wake of Kirk’s murder — but had instead booked a larger venue and forged ahead with what quickly became a vigil for their late founder.
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Charlie Kirk was scheduled to speak tomorrow at my alma mater, Colorado State University, where in 2018 he came to speak to our <a href="https://twitter.com/TPUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TPUSA</a> chapter while I was then-chapter president.
He was SO excited to be back in Fort Collins, and two weeks ago was texting me links to local media… <a href="https://t.co/mJt3zd0uCm">pic.twitter.com/mJt3zd0uCm</a>
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“Charlie Kirk was scheduled to speak tomorrow at my alma mater, Colorado State University, where in 2018 he came to speak to our @TPUSA chapter while I was then-chapter president,” Brown posted via X. “He was SO excited to be back in Fort Collins, and two weeks ago was texting me links to local media coverage about his return to campus.”
When Kirk was shot during an appearance at Utah Valley University a week prior, however, Brown said that the expectation was that TPUSA would cancel the Colorado State University event.
“Everyone expected the students to cancel their event,” she continued. “Instead, they moved it — to the largest venue on campus as a place for people across Colorado & the West to mourn Charlie’s life and honor his legacy. I am humbled and honored to have been asked to return to CSU to speak tomorrow at Charlie’s vigil.”
“This will be one of the hardest events I’ve ever done, but easily the most important by a mile,” she concluded. “See you tomorrow, Rams. God Bless You.”
Brown offered her thoughts on Kirk’s passing — and his legacy — in a lengthy post still pinned to her X profile.
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Words will never be able to convey how devastated we are that Charlie Kirk was taken from us far too soon.
I had the honor and privilege of not just knowing Charlie professionally as a fellow warrior in the conservative movement, but as a close friend and my most influential… <a href="https://t.co/atGBDlfYUs">pic.twitter.com/atGBDlfYUs</a>
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“He transformed the world. And we will never be the same without him,” she said at the time.
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<title>Trump Revives 12-Question Citizenship Test That Biden Said Created ‘Barriers’ For Immigrants</title>
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<dc:creator>Luke Rosiak</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Trump administration is changing the tests that immigrants must take to become a citizen to ensure that only those with “the ability to read, write, and speak English and understand U.S. government and civics, are able to naturalize.”
“American citizenship is the most sacred citizenship in the world and should only be reserved for aliens who will fully embrace our values and principles as a nation,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesman Matthew Tragesser <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-unveils-first-changes-to-naturalization-test-in-multi-step-overhaul-of-american-citizenship">said</a> Wednesday. He added that the changes are so that “the American people can be assured that those joining us as fellow citizens are fully assimilated and will contribute to America’s greatness.”
In 2020, near the end of Trump’s first presidency, USCIS increased the number of questions on the Naturalization Civics Test from 10 to 20. The bar for passage was still low: applicants only had to answer 12 out of 20 correctly, the same as the previous requirement of 6 out of 10. The questions were drawn from a slightly larger pool of 128 instead of 100.
The lengthier test was administered from December 2020 to April 2021. But the Biden administration reverted to the easier version, stating that the 20-question test “may inadvertently create potential barriers to the naturalization process.” It said the move was part of Biden’s “Executive Order on Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems.”
A newly published notice in the <a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18050.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Register</a> said that the prior determination “was not supported by data or other evidence,” and “the revised test was in place for too short a time” to make such a conclusion. The move to make it easier to become a citizen came as the Biden administration ushered a flood of immigrants into the country.
The Trump administration said tests are administered orally, and prospective citizens can stop taking the test as soon as they answer 12 questions correctly, and that the necessary study materials will be available online.
“Demonstration of English and civics knowledge is essential to showing an alien’s commitment to fulfill the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship and to actively assimilate into American society,” the notice read. “Understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, engaging with the government, and fully contributing to the democratic process all rely on a basic understanding of U.S. government and civics. Further, knowledge of U.S. government and civics enables naturalized citizens to more fully engage with local and federal government agencies and be active and responsible members of their local communities, furthering the success of our democracy.”
The change comes as a flood of foreigners reject American ideals, such as pluralism, the separation of church and state, and freedom of speech. Mobs of Arabs on college campuses <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-washington-university-antisemitism-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took to lawlessness</a> to protest Israel. This week, the Muslim mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, told a Christian man he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/muslim-mayor-in-dearborn-michigan-tells-christian-resident-you-are-not-welcome-here" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“not welcome here”</a> after he questioned why the city was honoring a man who praised Hezbollah. In Texas, imams threatened shop owners who didn’t abide by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sharia-law-comes-knocking-in-texas-abbott-slams-door-shut" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sharia law</a>.
USCIS said the civics test is only “the first of many” changes to be announced in the coming months.
The agency has also “announced several changes, including restoring robust vetting for all aliens and stricter reviews of disability exceptions to the English and civics requirements. USCIS has also provided officers guidance on assessing aliens’ good moral character, looking for positive contributions to American society instead of a mere absence of bad behavior,” it said. Those include reviewing the social media of aliens to ensure that they don’t celebrate terrorism.
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration will, for example, revoke or deny visas to foreigners who celebrate the assassination of Charlie Kirk. “We should not be giving visas to people who are going to come to the United States and do things like celebrate the murder, the execution, the assassination of a political figure. We should not. And if they’re already here, we should be revoking their visa,” he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-promises-to-block-visas-of-foreigners-who-cheer-charlie-kirks-death?author=Tim+Pearce&category=undefined&elementPosition=10&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Rubio+Promises+To+Block+Visas+Of+Foreigners+Who+Cheer+Charlie+Kirk’s+Death">said</a>.
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<title>HBO Max Announces Series Dramatizing Hamas’s Oct. 7 Terror Attack On Israel</title>
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<dc:creator>Amanda Harding</dc:creator>
<description>HBO Max will commemorate the second anniversary of the Hamas October 7 terrorist attack on Israel by airing the scripted series, “One Day in October.” The limited series is based on real accounts from the horrific attack in 2023, which resulted in the massacre of more than 1,200 Israelis and hundreds of others being taken ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[HBO Max will commemorate the second anniversary of the Hamas October 7 terrorist attack on Israel by airing the scripted series, “One Day in October.”
The limited series is based on real accounts from the horrific attack in 2023, which resulted in the massacre of more than 1,200 Israelis and hundreds of others being taken hostage. It first premiered on Israeli network Yes Drama on the first anniversary of the coordinated raid.
The project is said to include “seven emotionally gripping and artistically interwoven narratives of love, courage, sacrifice, and survival. From families torn apart to moments of hope emerging in the face of unspeakable tragedy to incredible bravery against the odds, each episode reveals the human cost and resilience born out of chaos. The series portrays the victims’ and survivors’ experiences of that day and is brought to life by a distinguished cast and acclaimed creative team,” per <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-hamas-israel-one-day-in-october-7-series-1236372113/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
FOX Entertainment Studios President Fernando Szew said of the series, “The tragic events on October 7th had a profound impact on all of us. From the very beginning, we approached this series with the utmost care, sensitivity, and urgency to ensure that the stories were told with authenticity and respect, and paying homage to the victims and the heroic survivors.” 
Szew added that the creators “have truly created compelling storytelling that we are proud to showcase.”
“For me, film and television have always been more than entertainment, they are a way to bear witness. These are stories of ordinary people facing extraordinary moments,” Daniel Finkelman, founder of the production company Sparks Go, said. “In a time when truth is fragile, the most powerful thing we can do is to appeal to humanity itself. My hope is that these stories will open hearts and spark meaningful conversation.”
Last year, Finkelman discussed what compelled him to make the series. 
“After Oct. 7, I realized that when you know what you are willing to die for, you know what you are ready to live for,” he <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-822942">said</a>, per The Jerusalem Post. “I realized what we are fighting for.”
“We’re being shown real footage on the news of people being abducted and no one gives a f***,” the producer added. “So we thought, let’s tell the narrative the way people like to be entertained.”
The cast includes actors Swell Ariel Or, Noa Kedar, Naomi Levov, Hisham Sulliman, Wael Hamdun, and Yuval Semo.
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<title>Trump Education Department Partners With TPUSA, Hillsdale College To Revive Civics Education</title>
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<dc:creator>Tim Rice</dc:creator>
<description>WASHINGTON—The Education Department is partnering with a coalition of private organizations to revive civics education in American public schools and on college campuses, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced today. The America 250 Civics Education Coalition “is dedicated to renewing patriotism, strengthening civic knowledge, and advancing a shared understanding of America’s founding principles in schools across ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[WASHINGTON—The Education Department is partnering with a coalition of private organizations to revive civics education in American public schools and on college campuses, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced today.
The America 250 Civics Education Coalition “is dedicated to renewing patriotism, strengthening civic knowledge, and advancing a shared understanding of America’s founding principles in schools across the nation,” the coalition said in a press release.
McMahon officially launched the coalition at an event in the nation’s capital on Wednesday — Constitution Day — alongside coalition partners from the America First Policy Institute, Turning Point USA, Hillsdale College, and more.
“Civic knowledge, engagement, and constitutional literacy among our youth — I’m going to say it’s in decline, but I could almost say it is absent,” McMahon said at the event, adding that she’s been “dismayed” by “the lack of enthusiasm for our country” she’s encountered at schools across America.
“Why don’t these young people love America?” she asked. “Because they don’t know America.”
“We have to restore this love of patriotism,” she added. “We have a president who takes the flag and hugs it! Let’s see if we can’t bring back that spirit of love and devotion to our country.”
The America 250 Civics Education Coalition “will unveil a robust programming agenda” in the coming year, including a “Fundamental Liberties College Speaker Series” that will bring speakers to all 50 states and “The Trail to Independence Tour,” a K-12-focused guide to how each state joined the union.
The group also aims to foster civic engagement in schools by distributing toolkits to teachers and honoring students with “a competition recognizing student knowledge of American history.”
The coalition builds on the Trump administration’s efforts to promote traditional civics education in the United States. President Donald Trump, in his first term, launched the 1776 Commission, a response to The New York Times’ revisionist 1619 Project.
“Rather than learning to hate one’s country or the world for its inevitable wrongs, the well-educated student learns to appreciate and cherish the oases of civilization,” the 1776 Commission wrote in its <a href="https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-Presidents-Advisory-1776-Commission-Final-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">final report</a>. “In the American context, an essential purpose of this honest approach is to encourage citizens to embrace and cultivate love of country.”
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn, a member of the 1776 Commission, said at Wednesday’s event that America was currently engaged in its third great crisis, following the American Revolution and the Civil War.
All three crises shared the same central feature, Arnn noted: “We’re fighting about the meaning of our central idea.”
“We’re in a crisis because there’s a disagreement about the purpose of the Declaration of Independence today,” Arnn said. The Hillsdale president stressed that education, not conflict, will solve the problem.
“Charlie Kirk was murdered,” Arnn said, recalling his fellow 1776 Commission member who was assassinated one week ago. “They killed him. It didn’t settle anything.”
Kirk’s memory hung over Wednesday’s event, and the late activist was invoked by several speakers, including TPUSA’s Chief Education Officer, Hutz Hertzberg.
“We believe that though Charlie had an incredible influence,” Hertzberg said, “his influence will extend in even greater ways than it did in his life.”
“That’s why this partnership is so important. By locking arms together, we can do more to accomplish the very things that Charlie stood for.”
Erika Donalds, one of the commission’s co-chairs and wife of Florida Congressman Byron Donalds (R.), noted that the coalition aims to snuff out violent attitudes among American youth.
“If our students truly understood the Constitution of the United States, they would never think that violence is the answer,” she said.
More than 40 groups have joined the coalition, including the Heritage Foundation, the American Principles Project, PragerU, and the Claremont Institute.
In bolstering classroom efforts, the civics coalition aims to boost patriotism across the country. Just 58% of Americans say they are “extremely” or “very proud” to be an American, according to a <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/692150/american-pride-slips-new-low.aspx">recent Gallup poll</a> — a record low.
Reversing this trend has been a major focus of President Trump’s second term. In addition to reviving the 1776 Commission, which President Joe Biden shuttered shortly after taking office, the president has ordered the Smithsonian and all taxpayer-funded museums to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-vows-to-gut-wokeness-from-our-museums-we-are-not-going-to-allow-this">eliminate</a> “woke” exhibits, lamenting last month that the Smithsonian is solely focused on “how horrible our country is, how bad slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been,” with “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.”
Greg Sindelar, Interim President and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, noted that new AFPI polling found that 73% of Americans believe their children aren’t getting a good civics education, while 93% say all Americans do not know enough about their history. That ignorance, Sindelar said, is directly responsible for the rise in anti-American sentiments among the populace.
“To know America is to love her,” he said. “This is the real purpose of what this coalition is doing.”
“Together we are making history and we are teaching history,” he added. “To remember who we are, and what America is.”
In his remarks, Arnn stressed that actually reading the Founding documents and writings of the men who built this country is “the exercise we have to go through today if we are to recover ourselves.”
“We are going to lose our nation if we lose its central idea,” Arnn said. “And therefore there is no more urgent work, no more work dispositive of the future, than to read, and celebrate, and learn about” the Declaration of Independence and the tradition of American liberty.
“Learning and freedom go together, and ignorance and slavery go together,” Arnn added. “We’re going to choose one of those pairs.”
Donalds was optimistic that the coalition would ensure America chooses the former pair, saying the group’s ultimate goal is “to ensure that our children, our grandchildren, and generations to come are able to have this same celebration of pride in America at its 500th anniversary, 250 years from now.”
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<title>‘That’s CNN’s Position?’: Ted Cruz Dismantles Kaitlan Collins Over Motive In Kirk Assassination</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) refused to let it go when CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins claimed that no one could really speak to the motive in last week’s assassination of conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Cruz joined Collins to discuss the still-unfolding case after charges were officially filed against suspected assassin Tyler ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) refused to let it go when CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins claimed that no one could really speak to the motive in last week’s assassination of conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Cruz joined Collins to discuss the still-unfolding case after charges were officially filed against suspected assassin Tyler Robinson, 22, and text messages between Robinson and his live-in boyfriend — who is transitioning to identify as a woman — were released to the public.
“We don’t have a motive yet. We don’t know yet. We’re waiting,” Collins said, noting that several officials have spoken about the shooting and the subsequent arrest, as well as a number of interviews with people who knew Robinson.
“Of course we know. Come on. ‘We don’t have a motive yet. We know we don’t have a motive yet.’ Really, that’s CNN’s position? He happened to fire the gun in celebration?!” Cruz pushed back.
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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on the Charlie Kirk assassination: “We don’t have a motive yet. We don’t know yet. We’re waiting…”
Sen. Ted Cruz: “Of course we know. Come one. ‘We don’t have a motive yet. We know we don’t have a motive yet.’ Really, that’s CNN’s position? He… <a href="https://t.co/n2ERQpoa73">pic.twitter.com/n2ERQpoa73</a>
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Collins continued to claim that the motive was unknown, and Cruz continued to push back as the segment progressed.
“With all due respect. You know exactly what I’m saying. I’m not arguing with you politically. I’m saying that law enforcement has not put a specific motive. You know that there’s a difference of what they’re putting in a legal argument and what you’re talking about,” Collins argued.
“What you just said is false,” Cruz said, and the two continued to talk over each other before moving on to discuss political violence in more general terms.
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DA: Charlie’s killer “had started to lean more to the left, becoming more pro-gay and trans rights oriented” & was dating his transgender roommate.
The killer also wrote in a message: “I had enough of his hatred. Some hatred can’t be be negotiated out.” <a href="https://t.co/5A3pinqBG6">pic.twitter.com/5A3pinqBG6</a>
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As Cruz noted, the district attorney had said that Robinson had been radicalized with far-Left ideology. Robinson himself had allegedly told his roommate and boyfriend that he’d shot Kirk because he “had enough of his hatred. Some hatred can’t be negotiated out.”
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<title>Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates After Months Of Pressure From Trump</title>
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<dc:creator>Zach Jewell</dc:creator>
<description>The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday following increased pressure from President Donald Trump. In an 11-1 vote, the Fed policymakers approved a 25-basis-point cut. Stephen Miran, the newest Federal Reserve Board Governor who was appointed by Trump and approved by the Senate earlier this week, was ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday following increased pressure from President Donald Trump.
In an 11-1 vote, the Fed policymakers approved a 25-basis-point cut. Stephen Miran, the newest Federal Reserve Board Governor who was appointed by Trump and approved by the Senate earlier this week, was the lone member to dissent, advocating for a half-point cut, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/fed-rate-decision-september-2025.html">reported</a>. The rate cut is unlikely to satisfy the president, either. Trump predicted earlier this week that the Fed would approve a “big cut.”
“It’s perfect for cutting,” Trump <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/5503502-trump-expects-big-interest-rate-cut/">said</a> on Sunday. “We’re doing well and everything — energy is way down, groceries are down, everything, almost everything — is way down.” In a social media <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115208353139528932">post</a> on Monday, Trump called on Fed Chair Jerome Powell to “CUT INTEREST RATES, NOW, AND BIGGER THAN HE HAD IN MIND. HOUSING WILL SOAR!!!”
In a statement following its decision, the Fed pointed to slowing job gains and noted that inflation “has moved up and remains somewhat elevated.”
“Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated,” the statement added. “The Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate and judges that downside risks to employment have risen.”
Fed Chair Jerome Powell again brought up uncertainty surrounding Trump’s tariffs during a press conference Wednesday afternoon, saying, “Higher tariffs have begun to push up prices in some categories of goods, but they’re overall effects on economic activity and inflation remain to be seen.”
“Our obligation is to ensure that a one-time increase in the price level does not become an ongoing inflation problem,” Powell added.
The rate cut is the first one that the Fed has announced since Trump was sworn in for his second term. Inflation, which the Fed closely monitors while considering rate cuts, has remained around 3%. Year-over-year inflation is currently at 2.9%, which is above the Fed’s target of 2%, but the rate has remained under 3% since February.
The Fed’s two-day meeting began on Tuesday, shortly after Trump’s nominee, Miran, was approved by the Senate to replace Board Governor Adriana Kugler, who announced that she was stepping down last month. Miran, a senior adviser to Trump, is remaining in his role in the administration while also serving out the remainder of Kugler’s term, which ends in January.
The president tried to fire Board Governor Lisa Cook after she was accused of committing mortgage fraud. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, however, halted Trump’s attempt to remove Cook from her position. Trump is also preparing to appoint a new Fed Chair when Powell’s term as the chair ends in May 2026.
Traders are predicting two more rate cuts later this year, one next month and another in December, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/fed-interest-rate-decision-live-09-17-2025?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjBzxLTuEgKlF_q1CHaJ4kgAkagZ4dPx1rrIWLR5-u6YUp62oGeahCc2wwPHHU%3D&gaa_ts=68cad590&gaa_sig=aNUYopYjLk58gGdQM7c1DR1sOnComacJggNy7xpwk9f3fnE3y0divFkvzElsRELOrAUge_PaivpzzWTOgqcl9Q%3D%3D">reported</a>. The markets had a mixed reaction on Wednesday morning as many anticipated the Fed’s decision to lower rates. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 both dropped slightly, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose before the decision.
Mortgage rates also dropped to a three-year low on Tuesday ahead of the Fed’s interest rate cut, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/mortgage-rates-drop-to-3-year-low-ahead-of-fed-meeting.html">reported</a>. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell 12 basis points from Monday to Tuesday, down to 6.13%.
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<title>EXCLUSIVE: Trump Speeds Up Mass Deportation Campaign with 389,000 Illegal Immigrant Removals</title>
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<dc:creator>Jennie Taer</dc:creator>
<description>The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is surging, with more than 389,000 illegal immigrants already removed from the United States, The Daily Wire has learned. As of Tuesday, the feds had also arrested more than 415,000 illegal immigrants, Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire. Federal immigration authorities are now on track ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is surging, with more than 389,000 illegal immigrants already removed from the United States, The Daily Wire has learned.
As of Tuesday, the feds had also arrested more than 415,000 illegal immigrants, Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
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Federal immigration authorities are now on track to deport close to 600,000 illegal immigrants by the end of Trump’s first year in office.
While the latest deportation numbers outpace the previous fiscal year — when 271,000 illegal immigrants were removed from the United States — they still fall short of the administration’s goal of carrying out 1 million deportations each year.
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-trumps-ice-chief-slams-liberal-judges-for-creating-deportation-roadblocks-based-on-personal-opinions?author=Jennie+Taer&category=News&elementPosition=0&row=0&rowType=Vertical+List&title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Trump%E2%80%99s+ICE+Chief+Slams+Liberal+Judges+For+Creating+Deportation+%E2%80%98Roadblocks%E2%80%99+Based+On+Personal+%E2%80%98Opinions%E2%80%99">told</a> The Daily Wire that the agency is likely to meet its goal with the help of the administration’s efforts to push illegal immigrants to self-deport.
“I think we’re going to see our number, definitely with the CBP Home app and those that decided to leave on their own,” Lyons said.
Still, Lyons acknowledged that liberal judges “opining” from the bench have successfully created “roadblocks” that are “impeding how we’re doing our law enforcement mission.”
“Every day it seems like we have some type of adverse decision that’s going to affect how we’re doing our job,” Lyons said.
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The Trump administration has offered to pay for the commercial flights of illegal immigrants who opt to leave the United States, handing them each an additional $1,000 bonus for choosing to depart. Thus far, 1.6 million illegal immigrants have departed the country on their own, according to DHS.
“After successfully ending the invasion of our country and securing our southern border, President Trump established the visionary Project Homecoming in May to create a smooth, efficient process for illegal aliens to return home,” McLaughlin said, referring to the administration’s push for illegal immigrants to self-deport.
“By using the CBP Home App, illegal aliens will receive a complimentary one-way plane ticket home, a $1,000 exit bonus, and forgiveness of any fines previously assessed for failure to depart. Tens of thousands of illegal aliens have utilized the CBP Home app, and 1.6 million illegal immigrants have left the United States population since January 20,” she added.
The Trump administration in recent months has deployed additional ICE officers and agents to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-storm-hits-chicago-trump-launches-operation-midway-blitz">Chicago</a> in what has been dubbed the “Midway Blitz,” along with Washington, D.C., and Memphis, as part of a massive crime crackdown.
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<title>SEE IT: Stunning Photos From Trump’s Historic Royal Welcome In The U.K.</title>
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<dc:creator>Amanda Harding</dc:creator>
<description>President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were greeted by King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, and Catherine, Princess of Wales when they arrived for an official state visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday. Prince William and Catherine greeted the Trumps on castle grounds during the ceremonial arrival. Trump said to the ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were greeted by King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, and Catherine, Princess of Wales when they arrived for an official state visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday. 
Prince William and Catherine greeted the Trumps on castle grounds during the ceremonial arrival.
Trump said to the princess by way of greeting, “You’re beautiful, so beautiful.”
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Multiple photos and videos show the president and first lady riding in a carriage to Windsor Castle.
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The president and first lady’s carriage was escorted into the Windsor Castle courtyard by British military servicemen and horses. There is also a joint U.S.-U.K. military flyover planned.
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President Trump was invited by King Charles III, Prince William’s father, for a state visit that will run from Wednesday through Thursday.
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The president and King Charles III later <a href="https://apnews.com/article/britain-trump-state-visit-king-charles-9e888f6d58da8765ab7e0775d11fb350">toured</a> the Royal Collection Display, which included five tables of artifacts on U.S.-British relations, featuring 18th-century watercolors and documents concerning the United States’ claim of independence from King George III, according to the AP.
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King Charles and Camilla gave the Trumps several gifts, including a handbound leather volume celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the Union Flag, which flew on the day of Trump’s inauguration, the outlet noted.
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President Trump previously visited the United Kingdom in 2019. He is the first U.S. president ever invited to Britain for a second state visit.
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<title>Montel Williams Tries To Paint Suspected Kirk Assassin As ‘Love-Torn Child’</title>
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<dc:creator>Virginia Kruta</dc:creator>
<description>Montel Williams attempted to paint suspected assassin Tyler Robinson as an emotionally-driven “love-torn child” who felt like killing conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was his only option. Williams joined host Abby Phillip and a panel of other commentators on CNN’s “NewsNight” to discuss the still unfolding story about Robinson, his gender-transitioning ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Montel Williams attempted to paint suspected assassin Tyler Robinson as an emotionally-driven “love-torn child” who felt like killing conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was his only option.
Williams joined host Abby Phillip and a panel of other commentators on CNN’s “NewsNight” to discuss the still unfolding story about Robinson, his gender-transitioning live-in boyfriend, and the text messages the two exchanged after Robinson allegedly shot Kirk at Utah Valley University — and he argued that Robinson likely shot Kirk out of desperation because of his views on the relationship in which he was involved.
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WATCH: Montel Williams on CNN Thunderdome says the suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination was “a love-torn child” likely in the throes of “his first real relationship and someone was disparaging the person he loved” and thus not “motivated politically”….
“There are people… <a href="https://t.co/hSuDLIfriw">pic.twitter.com/hSuDLIfriw</a>
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“There are people who are trying to pigeonhole this as a leftist thing and a Right thing, and what we’re really talking about — hear me, because I’m going to throw you when I say this, we’re talking about a love-torn child, a kid,” Williams said despite the fact that Robinson is 22 years old. “This is probably his first real relationship. And somebody was disparaging the person that he loved.”
“He sat on that building for 30 minutes before he took the shot. Why do you wait until the first word trans came up? Then he took the shot,” Williams said, arguing that Robinson had been listening to Kirk’s event live and had waited until the first mention of the word “transgender” intentionally. “I think he could hear it.”
Williams went on to say that he believed the shooting had been rooted in emotion rather than politics, failing to acknowledge that the two can indeed intersect. “I think he also — I don’t believe he was motivated politically. I think this was motivated emotionally. I think this was an emotionally stunted person who literally, when I say it this way, just hear me, tried to defend his significant other, not trying to defend some ideology.”
Williams’ assessment came just hours after ABC reporter <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abc-reporter-describes-suspects-texts-confessing-to-charlie-kirk-assassination-as-very-touching">Matt Gutman</a> took a wave of backlash for saying that the texts between Robinson and his boyfriend — which appeared to include an admission of guilt as well as detailed information about the weapon he allegedly used and where he left it — were “very touching” because Robinson also used the phrase “my love” when addressing his partner. Gutman later <a href="https://x.com/mattgutmanABC/status/1968261725943472448">apologized</a> on X.
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<title>‘Do You Really Want To Defend Him?’ Algorithms, Outrage, And The Death Of Charlie Kirk</title>
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<dc:creator>Gregg Hurwitz</dc:creator>
<description>Charlie Kirk was an alt-right extremist. Certainly, that’s what many in the so-called mainstream conclude from the collection of carefully culled remarks we are being fed by algorithms designed to maximally outrage us. These preternaturally powerful algos are fueled by bot armies, bad faith domestic players, sociopathic social media business practices, and hostile foreign regimes ...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Charlie Kirk was an alt-right extremist.
Certainly, that’s what many in the so-called mainstream conclude from the collection of carefully culled remarks we are being fed by algorithms designed to maximally outrage us. These preternaturally powerful algos are fueled by bot armies, bad faith domestic players, sociopathic social media business practices, and hostile foreign regimes that seek to divide America.
How many hours of original Charlie Kirk footage do the algos have from which to select? An AI breakdown of Mr. Kirk’s content between podcasts, radio shows, YouTube videos, speeches, debates, and interviews estimates the total time somewhere between 5,000 and 8,000 hours.
If we put this in the context of a job, assuming an eight-hour workday with no breaks, that translates to 625 to 1,000 consecutive work days.
At the upper end, that is two years and nine months of talking.
How many moments of this man’s life have people watched before making up their minds that his assassination must be qualified or even celebrated?
Suppose deep machine learning cast its all-powerful eye on the last 8,000 hours that any of us spoke to find out-of-context moments to maximally denigrate, vilify, and dehumanize us. Do we really believe our character couldn’t be assassinated just as readily?
Do we really believe anyone’s reputation could survive that level of scrutiny and cherry picking?
Yours? Mine? Our family members? Classmates and colleagues? The leaders we support? The athletes and musicians we admire?
Of course not.
But this is the world that we’ve built and allowed. And now it is clearer than ever: Ours is a radicalized culture.
A culture that reduces people to their mistakes, jokes, stupid remarks, contradictions, hypocrisies, blind spots, and contentious assertions is a culture that allows zero tolerance for being human.
A culture that views legitimate political disagreement as an us-versus-them battle with existential stakes, that demonizes the opposition and views them not as factions and individuals but as a monolith.
Why is it radical? Because it remains ossified and immovable, allowing neither nuance nor learning.
A quick online spin shows us the ways that Charlie Kirk, a complex and good man, imperfect like every last one of us, has been hammered flat and dehumanized.
He’s racist… despite running a Young Black Leadership Summit for years, despite his avowed and articulate admiration of black luminaries like Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and Thomas Sowell, despite his mentoring of many young black activists and leaders, and despite his voter mobilization efforts for the black community.
He’s anti-gay… despite welcoming gays into the conservative movement with love and grace, despite his taking fire from actual homophobes and arguing to persuade them, despite his deep friendships with many gay people.
He’s transphobic… despite his multiple kind and respectful discussions with trans students in which he welcomed them and encouraged them toward health and meaning.
He’s a misogynist… despite the fact that he ran a Young Women’s Leadership Summit, elevated women on his podcasts and events, encouraged women to engage politically, uplifted female chapter leaders and ambassadors, and spoke to podcast audiences, which at times skewed 60-65% female.
He’s a violent extremist… despite his countless denunciations of violence and coercion, despite his refusal to fight when challenged, despite his exemplification of debate and discourse.
He’s alt-right… despite the fact that his opinions are not far from average Catholic and Christian views from a single generation ago, despite the fact that he was a bulwark against extremism on his own side, despite the reality that he was hated by Groypers, Nazis, terrorists, and white supremacists.
There seems to be a genuine belief among many that everything Charlie Kirk did was for power, manipulation, and control. A belief that his movement is all grift and corruption. A belief that for him and everyone in his orbit — and what an orbit it was — there was no wisdom, no grace, no care for people or the nation. Nothing genuine, only Machiavellian plans for an evil takeover.
How does this happen?
Our radicalizing media, social and otherwise, has strangled our curiosity, forbidding exploration of opposing notions, ideas, and thinkers. It tells us that we cannot risk contamination with information that might provide nuance and context. It tells us that anyone seeking to offer a different perspective is captured, brainwashed, not to be trusted. It tells us that if we modify our position, we will be outcast as a traitor, despised, one of “them.”
We all know the feeling. A stubborn ping in the chest, a compulsion at the back of our lizard brain that whispers: I’m on the right side of this issue, I just know it. I’m on the right side of history, I just know it. He’s a bad guy, I just know it. I don’t need to see or hear anything else that might disprove or alter my opinion, I just know it.
I just know it. And won’t be told otherwise.
That is what radicalization sounds like.
Terrifying to see in the mirror. Terrifying and shameful.
And it prevents many from gazing with open eyes and an open heart on a tableau that can only be described as biblical. A husband and father shot before his wife and young children at a free speech event on a college campus beneath a sign that says, Prove Me Wrong, in front of 3,000 kids, live-streamed to tens of thousands more. Terrified by the gunshot, his three-year-old daughter ran to him, crying, “Daddy.”
What would have been our overwhelming national reaction to this moment in a time before social media and cable news?
Not moral confusion, equivocation, political expediency — certainly not gleeful malice.
The difference between then and now is our widespread radicalization from being fed selective information 24-7.
This is what it looks like.
It looks like us.
And it will destroy America if we don’t stop it.
Because when we are blinded by radicalization, we are also blind to who our real enemies are.
Our foreign adversaries are feeding this division. Profiteering social media companies with teams of addiction specialists are laser-focused on exploiting our kids. Nihilists who wish only chaos, pain, and destruction.
There are alt-right extremists. Charlie Kirk was not one of them. 

He was the embodiment of how you teach conservative young men and women not to become alt-right extremists.
When challenged to fight by a grown man in front of 2,000 kids, Mr. Kirk said, “The only thing that is preventing us in this country from going to civil war is debate and dialogue… In fact, a mark of civilization is that we don’t have to go to blows and bullets, that we can have discourse and debate… We are going to remain peaceful.”
Again and again this week, I have been told:
Charlie was part of the problem. 
He was a peddler of hate.
He said some horrendous things.
Do you really want to defend him?
That is not a good hill for you to die on.
Is it?
For a man I never met?
For a thinker I considered to be, on many topics, a beneficial adversary?
For the principles he evinced — debate not fists, discussion not bullets, gratitude not grievance, love not hate?
Yes.
It is.
This is a hill for us to die on.
Just like he did.
* * *
Gregg Hurwitz is the New York Times #1 internationally bestselling author of 26 thrillers including the Orphan X series. His novels have won numerous literary awards and have been published in 33 languages. Gregg currently serves as the Co-President of International Thriller Writers (ITW). Additionally, he’s written screenplays and television scripts for many of the major studios and networks, and is an award-winning documentary producer. Gregg also wrote comics for AWA (including the critically acclaimed anthology NewThink), DC, and Marvel, and poetry. Currently, Gregg is working against polarization in politics and culture. To that end, he’s penned dozens of Op/Eds and pieces for The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Bulwark, Salon, and others, and pieces of creative content which have won numerous industry awards and achieved several hundred million views on digital TV platforms. He also helped write the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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