32 h. ago Vile female teacher filmed reenacting Charlie Kirk murder to anger conservatives is a VICTIM, principal says

Teacher Lucy Martinez was identified as the alleged woman in a video making gestures which alluded to Kirk's death at a 'No Kings' rally at the weekend.

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7 d. ago Oxford Union president who celebrated Charlie Kirk shooting faces being ousted in no confidence vote

George Abaraonye, 20, shared several videos in a WhatsApp group last month, seemingly welcoming the news that the right-wing activist had been shot

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8 d. ago Liam Payne death and Charlie Kirk murder flooded onto children's social media feeds

Children have been bombarded with upsetting content on social media including the death of Liam Payne and the murder of Charlie Kirk, research shows today

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1 week ago Man will plead guilty to threatening Pride event after Charlie Kirk’s death

Joshua Wayne Cole to admit in court to making online posts about shooting people at an LGBTQ+ parade in TexasA Texas man has agreed to plead guilty to going on social media and threatening to shoot people at an LGBTQ+ parade as vengeance for the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.Joshua Wayne Cole signed federal court filings indicating that he planned to plead guilty to a charge of interstate threatening communications at a hearing tentatively set for 16 October, about a month after he was arrested in connection with online posts threatening to open fire on a Pride parade in Abilene, Texas. Continue reading...

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2 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago ‘I am quite tough’: Schindler’s List star Embeth Davidtz on her explosive film about Rhodesia’s final days

After starring in Mad Men, Californication, Spider-Man and Junebug, Davidtz soured on acting. Now she’s directed – and starred in – a powerful debut filmBorn in the US, raised in apartheid-era South Africa, a reluctant star in her 20s following her big break in Schindler’s List, and now a first-time director at the age of 60, Embeth Davidtz knows what it means to be an outsider. “I’ve always had the feeling,” she says, “that I don’t quite belong.”Normally found in Los Angeles – where she lives in a house once owned by Julie Andrews, with her husband, the entertainment lawyer Jason Sloane – Davidtz is today in Cape Town for work and family commitments. Speaking by video call from a cream-and-beige bedroom, wearing a white top and glasses with peach-coloured frames, her brunette hair tied back, she looks the picture of serenity. The effect is completed by her voice, which soothed millions of children when she starred as the perfect teacher, Miss Honey, in the 1996 film of Roald Dahl’s...

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3 w. 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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last month 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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last month 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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last month 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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last month 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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