[ad_1] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Cross posted to the MRC’s NewsBusters blog On Friday afternoon’s Deadline: White House, MSNBC was back to promoting incendiary rhetoric against Republicans as State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-TN) appeared as a guest and claimed that President
[ad_1] Conservative pundit and activist Charlie Kirk was a staunch advocate for guns, even arguing in 2023 that “some gun deaths” were worthwhile “so that we can have the Second Amendment.” On Wednesday, he was shot and killed, highlighting the ongoing and uniquely American problem with gun violence—emboldened by the right’s long love affair with
[ad_1] Charles James Kirk, 31, a high- profile conservative activist who was an ally of Donald Trump, was shot dead during a university event in Utah on September 10. The suspected shooter, identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, has been taken into custody. Although Kirk has never held an official position in either the government or
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links World Columnists The idea that trans people as a class should be denied their gun rights based on five confirmed trans perpetrators is ludicrous Published Sep 13, 2025 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you
[ad_1] That said, in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination — the guy who downplayed slavery, demonized Black and brown people, promoted the racist antisemitic Great Replacement Theory, attacked queer people, made degrading comments about women, said gun deaths were fine because that’s the price we must pay for the Second Amendment — the media
[ad_1] At 12.23pm on Wednesday, as the rightwing influencer and provocateur Charlie Kirk was addressing a large crowd at Utah Valley University, a single shot rang out. He was struck fatally by a bullet in the neck, sending thousands of screaming students scattering in all directions and propelling the country into a new and dangerous
[ad_1] Have you ever had to read the book “Bowling Alone” by Robert D. Putnam for a civics, poli-sci or psychology class in college? Or have you just heard of it? The 2000 nonfiction book expands on his 1995 essay exploring the decline of social capital in the United States since the 1950s, illustrated through
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. – Florida now joins most of the nation on openly carrying firearms, after the First District Court of Appeals ruled the ban on open carry in the state unconstitutional on Wednesday. What we know: This week provided a big win for gun rights supporters with the appeals court’s decision. READ: NRA speaks
[ad_1] Arguably the most remarkable aspect of the aftermath of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination is how irrelevant its actual perpetrator was to the immediate discourse. I saw the finger-pointing online even before I saw the news that Kirk had been shot. At that point, there was hardly any information about the incident—let alone
[ad_1] “…I think it’s worth it…to have a cost of…some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights…”, Charlie Kirk said in April 2023. On Wednesday, the 31-year-old “Youth Whisperer of the American Right”, as The New York Times described Kirk, was killed by
[ad_1] In the wake of recent events, the topic of gun violence in the U.S. has risen again. On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of right-wing group Turning Point USA, was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. Just minutes later, one state over, a school shooting occurred at Evergreen High
[ad_1] It’s an unfortunate reality when mass shootings have become synonymous with the American identity. While all loss of life is tragic, the carnage entailed with gun violence leaves a particularly grotesque stain on the United States and its people, especially its most vulnerable. In fact, according to Johns Hopkins, gun violence is the leading
[ad_1] Anti-racism The right to bear arms is rooted in genocide and slavery in America and imperialism abroad By Judy Cox Downloading PDF. Please wait… Friday 12 September 2025 Issue Rallying against gun control in 2018 (Pic: Wikimedia commons) Charlie Kirk said gun deaths were an unfortunate but justifiable side effect of the right to
[ad_1] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Donald Trump says he believes the person suspected of killing Charlie Kirk is in custody. In a live broadcast of Fox & Friends on the Fox News channel, the US President said: ‘I think just to
[ad_1] Conservatives are justifiably furious following the brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska by career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr. in Charlotte, North Carolina. We recognize that this tragedy was the result of a terrible policy choice. The perpetrator had over a dozen prior arrests for assault, breaking and entering, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a
[ad_1] Trump has been depicted in AI-generated images on his Truth Social account as superheroes, ultra-muscular soldiers and even the Pope 20:02 ET, 11 Sep 2025Updated 20:06 ET, 11 Sep 2025 The White House described the accusations as ‘deranged conspiracy theories’ even as the president’s social media team frequently uses AI in their images and
[ad_1] At the core of the American political psyche lies a violent paranoia that’s difficult for outsiders to comprehend, much less fully reconcile. Realistically, what does a nation protected by two oceans — and flanked by economically dependent, near-surrogate states to its north and south — have to fear from the world? Why does a
[ad_1] At the core of the American political psyche lies a violent paranoia that’s difficult for outsiders to comprehend, much less fully reconcile. Realistically, what does a nation protected by two oceans — and flanked by economically dependent, near-surrogate states to its north and south — have to fear from the world? Why does a
[ad_1] For those who are hostile to gun rights, this point should still be obvious. Just replace the 2nd Amendment with the 1st. Can the president announce that trans people – or Muslims, Catholics, et al. – no longer have the right to speak or worship freely? The rhetoric around “trans-terrorism” is, I think, evidence
[ad_1] Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York attempted to shift blame for the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk to Second Amendment supporters Thursday. Kirk was fatally shot during a TPUSA “Prove Me Wrong” event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, in which he would take questions from attendees. Ocasio-Cortez said
[ad_1] Republican Charlie Kirk is dead. So is former Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Two clearly political assassinations in the past four months. And a new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association’s journal, Pediatrics, suggests that most of the deaths from the more than 250 mass
[ad_1] Law enforcement officers work at Utah Valley University, where US right-wing activist and commentator, Charlie Kirk, was shot during an event in Orem, Utah, US, September 10, 2025. Photo: IC US President Donald Trump has ordered the national flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk, a political ally of Trump
[ad_1] W.B. Yeats’ grave has a unique epitaph: “Cast a cold eye. On life, on death. Horseman, pass by!” They are the last three lines from his poem “Under Ben Bulben”, written in 1938, the year before his death. The call-to-action, as product managers call it, is to be detached from life and death, to
[ad_1] The Kennedy Center continues to be a political institution showing preference for the right-wing party. Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the center “held a moment of silence to honor” the political commentator. The center added, “May he rest in peace.” The center did not offer a moment of silence for Speaker of the
[ad_1] Right-Wing Fascist Extremist Charlie Kirk As He Got Shot Today By An Assassin. (Click on image for larger photo.) Right-wing fascist extremist Charlie Kirk was assassinated today on Utah campus By Lynda Carson – September 10, 2025 Charlie Kirk, a close friend of the convicted felon President Trump has been shot down in cold
[ad_1] One can learn a great deal about their elected officials and whether they demonstrate hypocrisy by following their Facebook pages. My state senator, Camera Bartolotta, recently posted of her association with Alina’s Light, a nonprofit organization that is “raising awareness, promoting domestic violence education, and providing emotional and social support for the community,” the
[ad_1] Charlie Kirk, one of US President Donald Trump’s closest allies who campaigned hard for Republicans during the 47th presidential election, was shot dead on September 10 in Utah. The conservative activist was gunned down while delivering a speech on his American Comeback, in an incident strikingly similar to the one Trump faced in Pennsylvania,
[ad_1] The question was simple but unsettling: Will the recent string of shootings at events long considered safe—county fairs, downtown celebrations, even daytime gatherings—change how people live their lives? Nearly 300 readers responded, and their answers painted a sobering portrait of fear, frustration, and resignation in a state where firearms are nearly everywhere. Together, the
[ad_1] ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The First District Court of Appeals formally struck down Florida’s open-carry gun ban as unconstitutional Wednesday. The three-judge panel included Judge Stephanie Ray, who wrote the opinion, as well as Judges Lori Rowe and M. Kemmerly Thomas. What You Need To Know Florida law currently has banned the open carry
[ad_1] Plenty of ink has been spilled on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the sweeping piece of budget reconciliation legislation that cuts taxes, creates “Trump accounts” for newborns, and grants an unprecedented new surge of funding in support of mass deportation and border security efforts. But one of the law’s biggest impacts may be
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