30 h. ago ‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts sayDonald Trump and Maga allies have capitalized on the killing of rightwing influencer Charlie Kirk to expand attacks on liberal groups, donors, Democrats, and others by tarring many critics as the “enemy within” and “radical left” in a move that legal scholars and historians call authoritarian and anti-democratic.Kirk’s killing by a lone gunman spurred Trump and top allies to quickly launch conspiratorial charges against a bevy of political foes and an investigation of billionaire liberal donor George Soros. They also threatened legal action against TV network ABC after their late-night star Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension over clumsy comments about Kirk ended. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump wanted to use Kirk’s death to launch a ‘war on terror’ on the left – but many close to him weren’t convinced

Members of president’s inner circle privately doubted that the Turning Point USA founder’s assassin really belonged to a radical left-wing terror network, according to new report

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9 d. ago Trump gives morbid answer when asked about his hopes for 2026: ‘I want to survive’

Trump’s comments come just a month after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert on one another’s shows to ‘drive Trump nuts’

Kimmel returned to TV after his show’s suspension in the wake of comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing.

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1 week ago Turning Point, moving forward without Charlie Kirk, makes first return to Utah since his killing

Turning Point USA’s college tour is in Utah for the first time since its founder was assassinated on a college campus in the state earlier this month

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1 week ago Worship leader Sean Feucht mismanaged millions in ministry funds, former associates say

Worship leader Sean Feucht's meteoric rise to prominence began in 2020 during the pandemic

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1 week ago Trump ally Dana White breaks with White House over Charlie Kirk assassination as he condemns 'cancel culture'

White, who much like Kirk is a friend and supporter of Donald Trump, was asked whether any of his fighters could say anything on social media where 'there've gotta' be consequences.'

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1 week ago Judge in Charlie Kirk shooter case appears to warn Trump as he says he won’t ‘put finger on scale of justice’

Tyler Robinson, 22, allegedly shot Charlie Kirk as he spoke at a college campus in Orem, Utah September 10

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1 week ago Attorney for suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination wants more time to review evidence

An attorney for a 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk has asked a judge for more time to review the large amount of evidence in the case before deciding if the defense will seek a preliminary hearing

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2 w. ago ‘Free speech for me, not for thee’: how Trump’s censorship blitz is splitting the right

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the US president has unleashed an assault on free speech. Some conservatives are questioning his razor sharp U-turnIt has taken barely two weeks for Donald Trump to turn the horrific killing of Charlie Kirk to his political advantage, unleashing an unprecedented peacetime assault on free speech and a free press on the back of the assassination.Since Kirk’s death, the president and his top team have:forced a private media company to suspend late-night TV star Jimmy Kimmel for inaccurate comments he made about Kirk’s suspected shooter;threatened other TV networks with losing their licences should they say things Trump doesn’t like;vowed to prosecute “hate speech” that is fully protected under the first amendment;declared antifa a terrorist organisation in an indiscriminate attack on political ideology;and told journalists covering the Pentagon that they will have their access revoked unless they agree to restrictions on their reporting. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago They’ve finally gone there: South Park lets rip at Benjamin Netanyahu

No matter how hot the political temperature, Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s show can be counted on to go for the jugular. And with Brendan Carr in a mountain of poo and Israel’s PM in its sights, the latest episode doesn’t pull any punchesIn the three weeks since South Park last aired, things have changed. The assassination of right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk exploded already fiery political tensions, with the Trump administration and its base embarking on a campaign of retribution the likes of which haven’t been seen since the McCarthy era, and stating, without sufficient evidence, that Kirk’s murder was the result of a wide-ranging leftist plot. Scores of people in the public and private sectors have been punished for commenting on the situation, most notably late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, whose show was briefly pulled off air after the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, put parent company Disney under pressure to do so.Suffice to say, the situation is far to...

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel comeback breaks his YouTube monologue views record

The late-night host’s return after his brief suspension has found more than 15m views in less than 24 hoursSo much for low viewership: Jimmy Kimmel’s comeback monologue is now his most-viewed one on YouTube.The nearly 30-minute segment, in which Kimmel acknowledged his suspension by ABC owner Disney under pressure from the Trump administration, clarified his remarks on the killing of Charlie Kirk and passionately defended free speech, racked up more than 15m views in 16 hours. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jessica Chastain opposes Apple TV+ decision to delay 'The Savant' after Charlie Kirk's death

“The Savant” star Jessica Chastain says she disagrees with the decision to postpone the release of the Apple TV+ political thriller series

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2 w. ago Zelensky: World living through 'most destructive arms race' ever, as Trump says Kyiv can win land back

Zelensky referenced the attempted assassination of President Trump and the killing of Charlie Kirk in his speech to the 193-member body

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2 w. ago Kimmel returns to late night with an emotional monologue but no apologies following suspension

ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel returned to his show following a nearly one-week suspension with an emotional monologue but without apologies

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2 w. ago Tennessee man arrested for posting meme ‘threatening violence’ in Facebook group for Charlie Kirk vigil

Members of the Perry County community reportedly believed he was making threats against local schools

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2 w. ago MAGA furious at Disney and ABC over Jimmy Kimmel’s return: ‘They let the woke mob get to them’

Conservatives, including President Donald Trump, express anger over short duration of comedian’s suspension following ‘insensitive’ comments over fallout from murder of Charlie Kirk

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2 w. ago The American political system is badly broken | Bernie Sanders

What we are witnessing right now is the rise of two Americas. One for the billionaire class. And one for everybody elseLet’s take a deep breath and, for one moment, forget about Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, the UN, Charlie Kirk, Gaza, a government shutdown and the other crises that we face.Let’s talk instead about the reality which the corporately-controlled media and the corporately-controlled political system don’t talk about very much. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What Jimmy Kimmel said in his first monologue on return from suspension

Jimmy Kimmel has returned to his late-night show after a suspension following remarks about Charlie Kirk's killing

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2 w. ago Tearful Jimmy Kimmel returns to TV screens: ‘It was never my intention to make light of Charlie Kirk's murder'

After a standing ovation on his return, the TV host said: ‘It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man’

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