54 h. ago Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violenceUS politics live – latest updatesA Rutgers University professor is temporarily relocating to Europe as he grapples with threats that intensified after a student group affiliated with the organization founded by murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk accused him of being “a prominent leader of the antifa movement on campus”.Rutgers’ Turning Point USA chapter also says the presence of Mark Bray – whose work has closely examined antifascist movements – threatens them and is calling for his firing from the New Jersey university, prompting the academic to say those demands are little more than “manufactured outrage”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Professor is put on leave for Facebook post about 'dangerous white men' in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder

Nuchelle Chance, an assistant psychology professor at Fort Hays State University, posted several controversial statements to Facebook following Charlie Kirk's death.

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7 d. ago Putin says Charlie Kirk’s ‘disgusting’ murder is proof of a ‘deep rift’ in America

‘This is a sign of what happens — a deep rift in society,’ Putin said, adding: ‘I think the US is going this way.’

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1 week ago Security ramped up for Jimmy Kimmel’s upcoming Brooklyn shows after Charlie Kirk backlash: ‘It gets crazy’

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ makes its way to Brooklyn just one week after the late-night talk show host returned following a suspension over remarks about Charlie Kirk’s murder

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2 w. ago Ryder Cup heightens security at Bethpage Black as police chief makes unsettling claim after Charlie Kirk's murder

The world's eyes will be transfixed on New York as Bethpage Black hosts the 45th edition of golf's greatest team event

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2 w. ago German soccer star who condemned Charlie Kirk shooting banned from posting online without approval

Borussia Dortmund has reportedly placed social media restrictions on one of their players after he offered his thoughts and prayers to the murdered American MAGA political pundit, Charlie Kirk.

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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 Jimmy Kimmel 'never intended to make light of Charlie Kirk's murder' as show returns

Jimmy Kimmel has returned to his late-night show after being suspended indefinitely following his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC with emotional remarks for ‘making light’ of Charlie Kirk murder: Live updates

“It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said Tuesday night as he got choked up

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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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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC with emotional apology for ‘making light’ of Charlie Kirk murder: Live updates

“It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said Tuesday night as he got choked up

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk murder sparks resurgence in Christianity with busloads of new worshippers arriving at one church and 'Jesus' trending on Google

The conservative political activist's brutal assassination has convinced some Americans that they need to get back in touch with their spiritual roots.

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk memorial: Trump says he ‘hates’ his opponents at event attended by tens of thousands

President delivers mix of eulogy and campaign speech while JD Vance calls Kirk ‘martyr for the Christian faith’Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, says she forgives man accused of murderVance puts Charlie Kirk’s Christian faith front and center – with an eye on 2028Donald Trump told a crowd of thousands that he “hates” his opponents at a public memorial to honor the rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk, even after Kirk’s widow said she forgives the man charged with fatally shooting her husband during an event at a Utah college.Tens of thousands gathered at the event in Arizona on Sunday, with the president giving the last of more than two dozen speeches, after emotional remarks from Kirk’s widow, Erika, and eulogies from the vice-president, JD Vance, four cabinet members and other senior White House officials, a reflection of the murdered activist’s deep imprint on the president’s Make America Great Again (Maga) movement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk memorial: Trump tells crowd ‘I hate my opponents’ after Erika Kirk says she forgives shooting suspect – latest updates

US president declines to give message of unity after activist’s widow tells audience of tens of thousands ‘I forgive him’ in comments about Tyler RobinsonErika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, says she forgives man accused of murderCharlie Kirk funeral mixes rally and revival as mourners vow to spread Maga messageChristian nationalists in the US are positioning Charlie Kirk as a martyr for their movement, one that has grown in popularity and whose rise was intertwined with Kirk’s own political ascent.After Kirk’s killing, his widow, Erika Kirk, wrote on social media that the “world is evil”, but God “so good”. The “sound of this widow weeping [echoes] throughout this world like a battle cry,” she said. “They have no idea what they just ignited within this wife.”“Last week, we brought my dear friend Charlie Kirk home one last time. Today, we return to Arizona to remember Charlie and honor his sacrifice. May he eternally rest in peace, and may God watch over Erika and their beautiful child...

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2 w. ago Sick truth behind attempt to turn Charlie Kirk's murder into a romantic tragedy of star

Podcaster Megyn Kelly slammed some journalists for denying any political motive in Charlie Kirk's death and instead spinning it as a tragic twist in the gunman's 'beautiful love story'.

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk suspect's trans lover had a flirty relationship with ANOTHER man: Family and friends reveal couple's sick web of darkness

22-year-old Tyler Robinson is in police custody charged with the aggravated murder of conservative activist and polemicist Charlie Kirk , 31.

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2 w. ago AOC condemns cancelling Kimmel and the ‘weaponization’ of Charlie Kirk’s murder to ‘attack free speech’

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has condemned the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live and the "weaponization" of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

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2 w. ago Sheriff recounts phone call he received from detective who found Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer

A sheriff has recounted the phone call he received from a detective who found Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer.

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2 w. ago The Chase's Anne Hegerty hits back at 'idiotic' critics with MORE fiery comments in wake of Charlie Kirk's murder

Quizmaster Anne came under fire by furious commenters after she weighed in on the death of the American right-wing activist. Now, she has issued a blistering response to her critics.

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3 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert who is the next to be silenced? | Moira Donegan

When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech, then speech is not freeJimmy Kimmel, the late-night host, had his show suspended “indefinitely” from ABC on Wednesday after the Federal Communications Commission, the US’s broadcast media regulator, threatened the television network.The FCC threats came in retaliation for comments Kimmel made on his show regarding Charlie Kirk’s death and the Trump administration’s response to it. “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 began.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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