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fromThenorthstar
12 hours ago
US politics

When the Killer Wears a MAGA Shirt, Where's the Outrage? Conservatives Go Silent when they Learn Church Shooter was One of their Own.

fromThenorthstar
12 hours ago
US politics

When the Killer Wears a MAGA Shirt, Where's the Outrage? Conservatives Go Silent when they Learn Church Shooter was One of their Own.

US politics
fromtruthout.org
13 hours ago

Trump State Department Nominee Deleted Tweets Calling for Violence Against Democrats

Jeremy Carl deleted thousands of social posts advocating violence against Democrats and downplayed right-wing violence while nominated for a top State Department role.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
17 hours ago

17 Times U.S. Presidents and Candidates Were Targeted by Assassins

Attempts on a presidential candidate underscore intense political polarization, raise public-safety and prevention needs, and cause psychological trauma across communities.
#charlie-kirk
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
US politics

Denigrating His Memory': Karoline Leavitt Torches House Democrats for Opposing Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk

US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Photos: Over 63,000 attend conservative activist Charlie Kirk's memorial

Charlie Kirk's assassination prompted a massive conservative memorial portraying him as a martyr and intensified national debates over political violence, decency, and free speech.
US politics
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 week ago

Charlie Kirk's friends praise the slain conservative activist's faith at memorial

Charlie Kirk's memorial drew tens of thousands, with Trump and MAGA leaders framing his work and faith as central to advancing the conservative movement.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
US politics

Denigrating His Memory': Karoline Leavitt Torches House Democrats for Opposing Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk

fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

They said it: Youth more accepting of political violence?

My students were there. One of them said, We should just punch everybody who is in attendance.' It was a real moment of reflection for me. I thought something has really changed.
US politics
#authoritarianism
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Karl Rove Shocked How 'Deeply Divided' Americans Are on RFK Jr., ICE

Americans are deeply polarized on major issues, with extreme partisan gaps and a majority expressing doubts about the effectiveness of American democracy.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Scott Jennings Throws Down Over Political Violence Blame

Disagreement centers on whether recent U.S. political violence stems from left-wing radicalization or from divisive rhetoric by political leaders.
#domestic-terrorism
fromTruthout
3 days ago
US politics

Trump "Domestic Terrorism" Memo Focuses on the Left, Ignores Right-Wing Violence

fromTruthout
3 days ago
US politics

Trump "Domestic Terrorism" Memo Focuses on the Left, Ignores Right-Wing Violence

US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Republican Arizona lawmaker makes post calling for execution of Democratic congresswoman

Arizona state representative John Gillette publicly called for Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal to be hanged after sharing a clip from her video about non-violent protest preparations.
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

When High Control Politics Meet High Capacity Firepower

Recent events have demonstrated a dangerous convergence of heated political rhetoric and the easy availability of powerful weaponry. The targeted assassination of political figures and commentators is rising. The impact of such acts on society's sense of safety and democratic norms is profound. As fear and fury increasingly mix with firearms, it's critical to examine how we got here and how we can respond.
World politics
#ice
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago
US politics

Ted Cruz Rages at Democrats After Dallas ICE Facility Targeted by Shooter: Your Political Opponents Are Not Nazis!'

fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago
US politics

Ted Cruz Rages at Democrats After Dallas ICE Facility Targeted by Shooter: Your Political Opponents Are Not Nazis!'

US politics
fromThe Nation
3 days ago

Palestinians Don't Need Any Lectures About Political Violence

U.S. leaders loudly condemn domestic political violence while ignoring and enabling U.S.-backed violence and genocide against Palestinians and suppressing dissent.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Commentary: Federal authorities deserve to do their jobs safely. It starts with removing the masks

"This political violence is not a series of isolated incidents and does not emerge organically," Trump wrote in a new executive order. "A new law enforcement strategy that investigates all participants in these criminal and terroristic conspiracies - including the organized structures, networks, entities, organizations, funding sources, and predicate actions behind them - is required."
US politics
Right-wing politics
fromThe American Conservative
4 days ago

Internet-Based Identities and the Charlie Kirk Killing

A Middle American conservative gravitated to leftist online identities, culminating in a politically motivated assassination blamed on leftism, and highlighting internet-shaped identity shifts.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

Lowering Of The Bar? - Above the Law

The assassination of Charlie Kirk revealed social media's cruelty, eroded media trust, and intensified concerns about political violence and threats to free speech.
fromAxios
4 days ago

Trump warns Democrats: Provoke the right and "bad things happen"

"Bad things happen when they play these games,"
US politics
#right-wing-extremism
#trump
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Dallas Ice shooting suspect engaged in high degree of planning', FBI says

A planned rooftop sniper attack struck an ICE facility in Dallas, killing one detainee; the suspect died by suicide and the FBI found pre-attack research.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Trump Issues Grave Warning to the Radical Left' After Attack on ICE: Bad Things Happen'

Donald Trump blamed the radical left for recent attacks on ICE, warned violence will worsen, and cautioned against energizing political retaliation.
Public health
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Bill Clinton calls out aid cuts, political unrest, and more at the Clinton Global Initiative

Political violence and cuts to aid, public health, and education threaten freedoms while a multinational partnership will expand affordable HIV prevention in 120 low- and middle-income countries.
Public health
fromFortune
4 days ago

Bill Clinton warns Trump's aid cuts could fuel 6 million new HIV cases-and is unveiling a $40 drug plan to fill the gap | Fortune

Rising political violence, aid and health-program cuts, attacks on science and education, and threats to free speech and HIV funding are urgent global and national concerns.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Fox News Guest Warns Viewers of Clear and Present Danger' for General Public to Be Victims of Political Violence

I wanna go big picture and I don't wanna scare the public out there, but I do wanna talk about the current threat, Jones continued. There's a real threat; there should be people concerned? Yeah, usually I say, the chances of the general public being targeted like this, or don't go out of your house type of warning, I don't do that, Swecker replied. But in this case, we are starting to see a real threat.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

CNN Host Plays Compilation of Trump Calling Enemies Fascist' After Guest Complains Name-Calling Leads to Violence

Television debate centered on whether labeling political opponents with terms like 'fascist' or 'communist' contributes to real-world violence and demonization of ICE.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
5 days ago

What Can Security Leaders Learn from Charlie Kirk's Shooting?

Political events and public-facing spaces face an elevated risk of violence, requiring proactive intelligence-sharing, layered defenses, and improved coordination between private security and law enforcement.
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

That's a Blatant Lie!' Megyn Kelly Gets in Wild Clash at TPUSA Event With Student Blaming Kirk's Assassination On Trump's Rhetoric'

First of all, let me take on the first premise of your question, that it was President Trump's rhetoric that led to an assassin killing our friend Charlie Kirk. That's a blatant lie, said Kelly, before calling the suggestion defamatory and inappropriate in this setting. The argument continued: Student: That's not what I said. Kelly: Yes it is. Student: No, I said he contributed to the political atmosphere, the tension. Kelly: Well, then you have no point. Then your point is utterly empty.
US politics
#democracy
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago
US politics

SHOCK POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Democracy 'Isn't Working'

A Quinnipiac poll found 53% of Americans say U.S. democracy is not working; majorities express concern about political crisis, political violence, and free speech.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
US politics

Obama warns US at inflection point' after Charlie Kirk shooting

Barack Obama condemned political violence as antithetical to democracy, called recent killings horrific, and warned responses could deepen political and cultural divisions.
Film
fromPitchfork
5 days ago

One Battle After Another Review: A Nerve-Racking Masterpiece

The film transposes a 20th-century novel to the present, portraying violent revolutionary aftermath, surveillance, and rising authoritarianism through dark comedy and vivid imagery.
Television
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Jessica Chastain Blasts Apple For Canceling Show After Kirk

Jessica Chastain criticized Apple's decision to postpone The Savant's release, citing recent U.S. political violence and disagreement over pausing the series.
US politics
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

Jessica Chastain says she and Apple are 'not aligned' on decision to halt The Savant

Rising political and social violence across the United States demands urgent confrontation and recognition of the heroes who prevent attacks.
History
fromMedievalists.net
5 days ago

Sinan: The Old Man of the Mountain - Medievalists.net

Rashid al-Din Sinan consolidated the Nizari Assassins in 1162, using secrecy and the deliberate cultivation of fear to stabilise mountain fortresses and distance them from hostile neighbors.
#apple-tv
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Charlie Kirk's Producer Torches Unrepentant Liar' Jimmy Kimmel Over His Comeback Monologue

Yes, Jimmy got emotional. So what. He's emotional for himself because he almost torched his entire career. Kimmel is an unrepentant liar who tried to blame Charlie's assassination on the part of the country that just spent the last 2 weeks praying and holding vigils. What he's really saying is that he still thinks it's fair game to slander conservatives. He would rather advance his own political and cultural agenda than confront the truth.
US politics
UK news
fromVulture
5 days ago

Slow Horses Season-Premiere Recap: Red Flags

Slow Horses portrays a politically motivated mass shooting illustrating how online-radicalized, alienated individuals can be manipulated by larger forces.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

East Bay man sentenced for series of arsons, firebombings

Casey Goonan sentenced to nearly 20 years for 2024 Molotov firebombings and arsons targeting UC Berkeley and Oakland federal building, motivated by Oct. 7 attack.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

Political violence is an American problem only white America can resolve

Racial minorities bear the brunt of US political violence, but only white Americans hold the power to stop it. Conservative activist Charlie Kirk's shocking murder at a Utah speaking event, which has sent shockwaves through the nation, is further evidence that political violence is now a distinctive feature of modern American politics. Although the shooter was eventually identified as a white 22-year-old
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

Yuen: Adolescence' is a troubling glimpse into toxic online subcultures

The misogyny and toxic masculinity that Jamie discovered in online communities fuel his radicalization toward violence. Most internet communities are not inherently dangerous, and yet it's fair to ask whether a specific online culture could have influenced the assassin who gunned down conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It is a culture, cultivated on social networks and messaging platforms, where killing seems performative and where human life has no intrinsic value.
Television
#assassination-attempt
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Ryan Routh found guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

A US man has been found guilty of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump last September near Trump's Florida golf course, United States Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media. A jury found that Ryan Routh, 59, intended to kill Trump, then a former president and Republican presidential candidate, when he pointed a rifle through a fence while Trump was golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.
US politics
US politics
fromKqed
6 days ago

UC Berkeley Cop Car Firebomber Receives Nearly 20 Years in Prison | KQED

Prosecutors urged a lengthy sentence, citing violence in furtherance of political beliefs; defense sought leniency due to untreated bipolar disorder and prior community activism.
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

A Governor's Empathetic Response to Charlie Kirk's Murder

After conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated this month in Utah, the state's governor, Spencer Cox, delivered a response that ought to be taught in leadership courses for years to come. "I think we need more moral clarity right now," Cox said during a powerful press conference two days after the shooting. "We hear all the time 'words are violence.' Words are not violence. Violence is violence."
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Keith Olbermann Apologizes To Scott Jennings For 'Threat'

I apologize without reservation to [Scott Jennings], Olbermann wrote in a Tuesday post to X. Olbermann said his messages related to Jennings and late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel could be misinterpreted as a threat. Yesterday I wrote and immediately deleted 2 responses to him about Kimmel because they could be misinterpreted as a threat to anything besides his career. I immediately replaced them with ones specifying what I actually meant, he wrote.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Kimmel suspension may have motivated ABC station shooter, prosecutors say

An accused shooter allegedly targeted a Sacramento ABC station with a politically motivated attack linked to anger over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

'Anti-Trump' ABC Shooter Targeted Kash Patel, Pam Bondi, DOJ Says: 'They're Next'

Anibal Hernandez-Santana allegedly shot at an ABC station, left a note threatening Trump administration officials, and was arrested by the FBI after posting bail.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Reporter Grills Leavitt On Trump's Hate' Comments Versus Erika Kirk's Forgiveness: How Does That Square?'

I just wanted to follow up quickly on something that the president had said yesterday. So we heard from Erika Kirk. She said she forgives the man who shot and killed her husband, Landers began, adding: And then right after that, we heard from the president who said, I hate my opponent and I don't want the best for them. How does that square with bringing down the temperature of political violence in this country?
US politics
#assassination
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Erika Kirk Gets Rave Reviews For Speech From CNN Dem Pundit

Erika Kirk's memorial speech expressed forgiveness, rejection of hate, defense of free speech, and called for unity while critics said President Trump did not unite.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Are young people more likely to support political violence than older people?

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month on a college campus in Utah was the latest and perhaps most graphic example of a disturbing trend of recent political violence in the United States. The murder of Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in June. An arson fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's house in April. The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York sidewalk in December.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Are young people more likely to support political violence than older people?

The murder of Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in June. An arson fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's house in April. The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York sidewalk in December. Before that, the hammer attack that nearly killed Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, at their San Francisco home, and two attempted assassinations of President Trump. The events have shaken people on the left and the right.
US politics
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Amid the anger and hate, this is the big question: can societies still summon empathy? | Keith Magee

Societies in the US and UK are normalising hate, aggression, and micro‑aggressions, eroding civic trust, belonging, and human dignity.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Magid: Why I took a Facebook break after Charlie Kirk killing

Last week I did something unusual for me. I temporarily deleted the Facebook app from my phone and told my friends I'd be taking a break. Not forever, just long enough to clear my head. That decision wasn't about Facebook itself so much as what was happening in the country. The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk left me stunned, saddened and a bit scared.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Tim Walz Hammers Dictator' Trump Over Kimmel Bombshell on MSNBC

President Trump's conduct after the murder of Charlie Kirk, including pressuring media and threatening outlets, is characterized as dictatorial and an assault on free speech.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

AOC Defends Her Vote Against GOP Resolution by Going Scorched Earth: We Should Be Clear About Who Charlie Kirk Was'

We can disagree with Charlie and come together as a country to denounce the horror of killing. That is a bedrock American value. She declared House Republicans reckless for bringing forth a bill she said was meant to further divide Americans at such a delicate time in the country's history. The resolution brings great pain to the millions of Americans who endured segregation, Jim Crow, and the legacy of that bigotry today,
US politics
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Hip-hop group Kneecap barred from entering Canada | CBC News

Canada has deemed hip-hop trio Kneecap ineligible to enter due to alleged support for political violence and terrorist organizations.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

A Movie Touching One Raw Nerve After Another

A former paramilitary vigilante single father faces a brutal present-day government, making his paranoid isolation and reactions appear justified and urgent.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Texas man charged over terroristic' threats against New York's Mamdani

A Texas man was charged with making terroristic threats against Zohran Mamdani after leaving menacing voicemails and written messages threatening his family.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

One Person Was Responsible': Mike Pence Urges Americans Not to Put Each Other On Trial' Over Kirk Killing

Mike Pence expressed sorrow for Charlie Kirk’s assassination, urged restraint in public discourse, praised Kirk’s free-speech defense, and called for swift justice.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Trump Opposes Political Violence Only When It Comes From the Left

Republican calls for unity after Charlie Kirk's murder were attacked by the right while Trump framed the killing to justify a crackdown on the left.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 week ago

Donald Trump says he plans to designate 'Antifa' a 'major terrorist organisation

Antifa, short for anti-fascist, is not a singular, specific organisation but instead refers to a broad movement of left-leaning organisations and grassroots groups which oppose fascism and far-right ideology including white supremacy and neo-Nazism. The Anti-Defamation League states the label Antifa is "often misapplied to include all counter-protesters" and "persistent disinformation campaigns have dramatically affected the public perception" of the movement.
US politics
Left-wing politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Why Anyone Believed the 'Groyper' Theory of the Kirk Assassination

Prosecutors’ evidence indicates Tyler Robinson was motivated by left-leaning views and trans-rights zeal, not by far-right affiliations.
#silicon-valley
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago

McMahon Speaks Out About Kirk's Death and Campus Culture

McMahon began by praising those who have honored Kirk's memory and the "values he held so dearly," but she quickly turned her attention to denouncing the "small but vocal fringe" that has "sought to excuse, justify and even celebrate his murder." Many of these individuals, the secretary claimed, work at America's colleges and universities or K-12 schools. "Alarmingly, many of these advocates of political violence are teachers, professors and administrators," she said.
US politics
US politics
fromAxios
1 week ago

House Democrats fume about vote to honor Charlie Kirk: "We're being totally set up"

House Republicans advanced a GOP-led resolution praising Charlie Kirk and condemning political extremism, prompting Democratic objections over politicization, partisan optics, and internal concerns.
fromSecuritymagazine
1 week ago

Political Violence in America: Turning Point or Flashpoint?

Are we approaching a turning point in political violence, or is this simply another flashpoint in a long, uneven history of partisan conflict? Political scientists and commentators appear divided. Some warn of a spiraling wave of tit-for-tat violence, fueled by incendiary rhetoric and amplified by online echo chambers. Others emphasize that such acts are rare, often the work of lone actors rather than coordinated movements, and that the broader public overwhelmingly rejects violence as a political tool.
US politics
Right-wing politics
fromThe American Conservative
1 week ago

Cancel Culture and the Kirk Murder

Mainstream Democrats largely condemned violence after Charlie Kirk's assassination, while some left-wing social media users celebrated, prompting backlash and debates over accountability and free speech.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Ex-lawmaker who ran against Biden blames Kirk killing on 'anger-tainment,' extremists on both sides

"We have an anger-tainment industry coupled with social media algorithms that feed and feed and feed those with those proclivities already."
US politics
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Republican lawmakers Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson call for transgender people to be institutionalized

Conservative leaders and two members of Congress called for institutionalization, dehumanization, and violent measures against transgender people following Charlie Kirk's killing.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Obama Says Charlie Kirk's Ideas Were Wrong,' But What Happened to Him Was a Tragedy'

Look, obviously, I didn't know Charlie Kirk. I was generally aware of some of his ideas. I think those ideas were wrong; but that doesn't negate the fact that what happened was a tragedy and that I mourn for him and his family. He's a young man with two small children and a wife who and a huge number of friends and supporters who cared about him and so we have to extend grace to people during their period of mourning and shock.
US politics
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Conservatives Are Using Charlie Kirk's Death to Enact Sweeping Speech Crackdown

Right-wing leaders vowed to dismantle NGOs and networks accused of promoting violence after Charlie Kirk's killing, raising fears of crackdowns on free expression.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Jan. 6 Cop Trashes Trump On MSNBC Over Political Violence' Amid Charlie Kirk Killing Aftermath

Donald Trump normalized and advocated political violence by pardoning January 6 rioters and signaling protection for supporters who commit violent acts.
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