14 h. ago US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts

As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due processA “climate of fear” is still shrouding college campuses across the US, academics have warned, after a string of professors were fired or punished for their comments after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in recent weeks, according to the American Association of University Professors. Many were targeted by rightwing campaigners, who seized on remarks they wrote or shared, and pressured their employers to take action. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Candace Owens is an opportunistic vulture. I know exactly why she released Charlie Kirk's texts, writes MARK HALPERIN

For Charlie Kirk's friends, fans and countless Americans affected by his death, his assassination is still a raw wound. But grief has not slowed the opportunists.

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5 d. ago Charlie Kirk suspect seen filling up car just a day after fatal shooting

Tyler Robinson stands accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk in the horrific attack last month, as prosecutors confirm they will be pushing for the death penalty

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6 d. ago Surveillance footage reveals new getaway details of Charlie Kirk's 'assassin' as he's seen hours after attack

New video showed Tyler Robinson, 22, at a gas station in Cedar City, Utah one day after the right-wing influencer was shot.

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6 d. ago ‘He wasn’t this national hero’: US college students voice concern over Charlie Kirk’s idolization

Black, brown and LGBTQ+ students across the US are puzzled by all the praise the far-right commentator has received after his killingAlana*, a student at Utah Valley University, was taken aback by the deification of Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination on 10 September. As an Afro-Latina genderqueer senior at DC’s Howard University, she found it off-putting when she saw an image on Instagram of Kirk hugging Jesus. “He wasn’t this national hero or politician,” Alana, who is using an alias, said. He was “just a white man with a loud opinion.”The sentiment on the historically Black university’s campus, she said, is that Kirk’s rhetoric about marginalized communities was hateful and that they are being unfairly blamed for his death. Continue reading...

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7 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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9 d. ago Jimmy Kimmel mocks Donald Trump's sex life and fitness routine after show suspension

Jimmy Kimmel has been back to his old ways of mocking Donald Trump since returning to television after his show was suspended following his controversial comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination

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1 week ago Pete Hegseth is terrified of assassination and is ‘crawling out of his skin:’ report

The U.S. Secretary of War has been described by his staff as ‘manic,’ frequently erupting into angry rants

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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 Etsy witch who cast spell on Charlie Kirk days before his assassination says she ‘regrets’ what happened

‘Our spells are spiritual in nature and we do not perform actions that are intended to cause physical harm,’ the self-proclaimed witch said

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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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1 week ago Charlie Kirk assassination suspect Tyler Robinson is allowed to hide his face in latest court hearing

The alleged assassin was not present in court as his lawyers and state prosecutors discussed the case. He was listening on video but was not seen, as the camera was turned off.

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1 week 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 Jimmy Kimmel, 57, trolled after revealing his elderly mother cared for him amid Charlie Kirk suspension

Kimmel, 57, was booted off the air last week over his comments about conservative political activist Charlie Kirk 's assassination at age 31.

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk assassination suspect Tyler Robinson's brush with police six hours AFTER shooting revealed

Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of murdering Kirk with a single bullet that hit the father-of-two as he spoke to a crowd at a university in Utah on September 10.

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2 w. ago Dallas ICE shooter Joshua Jahn repeatedly searched for Charlie Kirk shooting video...as his shocking handwritten note is revealed

Joshua Jahn, 29, the shooter who opened fire on an ICE van in Dallas and killed a migrant, repeatedly searched for footage of the Charlie Kirk assassination, FBI Director Kash Patel revealed.

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2 w. ago Dallas ICE shooter Joshua Jahn repeatedly search for Charlie Kirk shooting video...as his shocking handwritten note is revealed

Joshua Jahn, 29, the shooter who opened fire on an ICE van in Dallas and killed a migrant, repeatedly searched for footage of the Charlie Kirk assassination, FBI Director Kash Patel revealed.

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2 w. ago Merch sellers cash in on Kirk’s killing with flood of social media ads

Foreign brands not linked to Kirk’s Turning Point USA sell patriotic gear with unclear promises to donate profitsJust hours after Charlie Kirk’s death was confirmed, hundreds of advertisements for memorial merchandise appeared on Facebook and Instagram.In a viral post with more than 8,000 shares and hundreds of thousands of likes, the brand See Jesus In You promoted an “Echo of Freedom” shirt with an American flag and Kirk’s signature, calling him a symbol of “faith, liberty, and America”. The simple shirt, which Kirk was wearing when he was assassinated, has become a hot commodity among his conservative supporters. Another clothing brand, Liberty Faith Gear, struck a much more combative tone in marketing its version of the freedom tee, as it urged “patriots [to] rise when freedom is attacked. We do not hide. We do not bow.” 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 Almost 80% of voters believe America is ‘in political crisis’ and more than half are concerned violence will worsen, poll shows

The poll reflects the impact of seismic political events including the recent assassination of MAGA commentator Charlie Kirk

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