49 h. 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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2 d. ago Activist strips down to a bikini during school board meeting in protest over bathroom policy for trans students

Beth Bourne was removed from the meeting after trying to disrobe for a second time

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3 d. ago Utah governor calls on people to ‘stop shooting each other’ after Kirk killing

Spencer Cox tells 60 Minutes he’s making plea after being able to ‘unsee’ video of Charlie Kirk being shotThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, has called on people in the US to “stop shooting each other – that’s it” saying he makes that plea against political violence after being unable to “unsee” video of a sniper in his state killing rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.Cox delivered those comments in an interview aired Sunday evening on the CBS program 60 Minutes, 18 days after Kirk’s shooting death at Utah Valley University (UVU) and one week from the Turning Point USA founder’s memorial service outside Phoenix. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mom stuns school board meeting as she STRIPS to protest transgender students using girls' locker rooms

Beth Bourne, the chair of Moms for Liberty in Yolo County, stripped at the Davis Joint Unified School Board meeting on September 18.

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7 d. ago Kimmel controversy highlights ‘wildly dangerous’ consolidation of TV broadcasting

Rush to ‘preempt’ Kimmel’s talkshow after FCC chair’s threats comes as broadcasters seek merger approvalsIf the controversy behind Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a series of dominoes that fell one after the other, from the late-night host making his comments on Charlie Kirk’s killing to ABC halting production of his show, the first domino arguably fell this summer.Months before Kimmel was briefly pulled off the air, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) quietly announced it was seeking to make a huge change to broadcasting rules. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Disney to return Kimmel’s show to airwaves after brief suspension

Company says comments on Charlie Kirk killing were ‘insensitive’ but broadcast is to resume after talks with host

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1 week ago School board meeting holds crisis talk over member's Charlie Kirk post... then comes the 'butterfly' excuse

Misty Hunt, of the Homer-Center School Board, was ridiculed after a post emerged on her social media the day that Kirk was fatally gunned down in Utah.

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1 week ago School board meeting descends into chaos over teacher's comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk

Tensions flared during a Regional School Unit 67 meeting on Wednesday night when Tim Bodnar, a social media personality, targeted a teacher.

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2 w. ago Jon Stewart leads defense of Jimmy Kimmel as late night hosts unite to mock Trump's 'censorship'

All four late night hosts united in their complaints about censorship in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's cancellation over comments he made related to the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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2 w. ago Who are Nexstar and Sinclair, the ABC affiliate owners who issued statements against Jimmy Kimmel

Two ABC affiliate owners spoke out against late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ahead of ABC’s decision to suspend the presenter over comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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2 w. ago Reactions pour in about ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show

ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk has set off a flood of reactions

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live dropped 'indefinitely' by ABC over Charlie Kirk comments

A spokesperson said the company "strongly objects" to comments made by Kimmel relating to the killing of Charlie Kirk

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments

ABC says late night show will not air for foreseeable future after Kimmel accused Republicans of ‘doing everything they can to score political points’ from Kirk’s killingWatch what Jimmy Kimmel said about the Charlie Kirk shootingJimmy Kimmel Live! will be suspended “indefinitely” after the late night host’s comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk, ABC has announced.The network, which is owned by Disney, announced on Wednesday night that it would remove Jimmy Kimmel’s show from its schedule for the foreseeable future. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Inside Tyler Robinson’s mind: Texts shine new light on Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin

The 22-year-old Utah resident accused of killing MAGA commentator Charlie Kirk was been formally charged with aggravated murder Tuesday

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life | Moira Donegan

In the wake of horror, honest accountings of his life have not only become rare – they have also become dangerousMaybe it is the gruesome suddenness of his death that has made so many people forget the realities of Charlie Kirk’s life. After the 31-year-old rightwing influencer was shot dead at a college campus appearance in Utah on Wednesday, many commentators rushed to condemn political violence, on the one hand, and to issue warm tributes to Kirk’s life, on the other. The former of these is legitimate: that political policy should not be determined by force, or political disagreements settled through homicidal violence, is a baseline precondition of not just a democratic form of government, but of any functional society. The latter, perhaps, can be explained by the admirable human impulse towards gentleness and reconciliation. The horror and shock of Kirk’s assassination prompted some to offer their generosity, and their sympathy, to the dead man.Perhaps it was these noble gestur...

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the killing of Charlie Kirk: a perilous moment that may lead to more | Editorial

The shooting of the Turning Point USA co-founder should not be used to foment further division in a polarised country“Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim.The shocking killing of the co-founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk, a hugely influential activist who rallied young people to Donald Trump’s cause and far-right ideology more broadly, has been widely and rightly condemned across the political spectrum. Leading Democrats and progressive activists made clear that such violence must not be tolerated.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in ...

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3 w. ago What Charlie Kirk said at Utah rally before he was shot and killed by gunman

As shocking developments continue to emerge in the unsolved killing of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, disturbing details have been revealed concerning his final words before the shooting

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3 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s death is a tragic marker of the indiscriminate nature of political violence | Margaret Sullivan

Like an infectious disease, it efficiently finds more and more victims. It’s not picky about who they areOnce unleashed, political violence comes for everyone.It doesn’t know what side of the aisle you’re on or what your ideology might be, who your allies are or what your vision for the future includes. It doesn’t know what brand of media you consume or how many ardent followers you have.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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