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Students Nationwide Wear Coats and Ties to Honor Charlie Kirk
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Students Nationwide Wear Coats and Ties to Honor Charlie Kirk

By Randy DeSoto | Commentary, Western Journal Outkick founder Clay Travis and businessman Kyle Matthews posted separately on social media that all the boys at their children’s schools were wearing suits Thursday in honor of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University while he was engaging in a question-and-answer session with students at a TPUSA event. Travis, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, posted on X, “My two oldest sons wore coats & ties to school today — something they normally hate to do — today in honor of Charlie Kirk. The entire school is doing it. I’m not sure most people realize, even yet, how much he connected with young boys & young men & how crushed these kids are.” https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/statu...
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From Oregon to Boulder – The early fights that shaped Charlie Kirk
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From Oregon to Boulder – The early fights that shaped Charlie Kirk

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice Some leaders visit a place. Charlie Kirk kept coming back. Heidi Ganahl saw it up close. “Charlie always saw hope in Colorado… he never gave up on Colorado. He always came here,” she said. “He was one of the only ones that really stood strong with me when I was getting so vilified in the governor’s race… a great mentor and teacher to me.” From her vantage point as a CU Regent and a candidate, his loyalty was unmistakable. But his roots with Colorado’s conservative movement stretch back even further, to one of the first college students he ever backed: Heidi’s daughter Tori. Early days in Ducks country The first spark came in 2016 after a chance introduction. Tori recalls that her grandpa sat next to Charlie at an Leadership of the Rocki...
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MSNBC fires Matthew Dowd after attack on Charlie Kirk
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MSNBC fires Matthew Dowd after attack on Charlie Kirk

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News Dowd had suggested Kirk brought on assassination with 'hateful words' MSNBC has fired political analyst Matthew Dowd for suggesting "hateful" rhetoric from Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk led to his own assassination, two sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.  The network previously denounced Dowd's comments on social media.  "During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable," MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler said in a statement. "We apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise." A spokesperson for MSNBC declined to comment. Dowd joined MS...
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FBI: Rifle and writings discovered after fatal attack on Charlie Kirk
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FBI: Rifle and writings discovered after fatal attack on Charlie Kirk

By Jeff Tavss | FOX 13 Salt Lake City OREM, Utah — The weapon used in the deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was discovered overnight, with the FBI adding that they currently have images of the suspect. During a briefing Thursday, FBI officials said the weapon, a high-powered bolt action rifle, was found in a wooded area, although the exact location was not released. Footprints were also discovered in the wooded area, which are currently being analyzed. CNN reports that phrases "related to cultural issues" were found written on the rifle and ammunition that were discovered in the woods. Among the markings, the outlet said, were initials that law enforcement is using in hopes of matching with a suspect. Authorities said they have viewed ima...
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The Courage of a Calling
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The Courage of a Calling

By Bobbie Daniel | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Twelve years ago, I made my first trip to Washington, D.C. I was expecting my third child at the time, and as I walked through the memorials, the words carved in stone seemed to speak directly to me. At the Jefferson Memorial, I knew I wasn’t alone. At the Lincoln Memorial, I sensed the weight of a calling I couldn’t yet name.  Their words reached across centuries with clarity and conviction, and I remember thinking: people don’t talk like this anymore. Yet something in my soul stirred. God was preparing me, though I didn’t yet know for what. In scripture, the callings of ordinary people are always marked by courage. Moses had to confront Pharaoh with only a staff in his hand. Esther risked her life to plead for her pe...
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy of Faith, Courage and Conviction
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy of Faith, Courage and Conviction

By Bradley Devlin | Commentary, The Daily Signal “The more a society drifts away from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” Charlie James Kirk knew the cost of telling the truth. Without fear, he paid with his life. He was 31. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 4:40 p.m., President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the “Legendary” Kirk, the conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder, was assassinated during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. In this world, he leaves behind his wife, Erika, and their two children. Every day, his son and daughter will wake up without their father; every day Erika will wake up without her husband; and every day, they will wake up in a better country because of him. As will I. I first met Charlie at a Turning...
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A Nation Mourns: The Unthinkable Murder of Charlie Kirk and the Politics of Silence
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A Nation Mourns: The Unthinkable Murder of Charlie Kirk and the Politics of Silence

By C.J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice A national moral collapse. A political crime worse than any before. On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk stood at Utah Valley University. He manned his “Prove Me Wrong” table. He invited students to debate. Then a gunshot rang out. He recoiled. He collapsed. He bled. He died. We don’t yet know the full outcome. Some reports say he remains alive but critically wounded. Others say he is dead. If he has died, it is the most disturbing act of political violence in modern American history. Charlie Kirk’s only act was to speak. He didn’t insult. He didn’t riot. He didn’t strike anyone. He offered arguments. He invited discussion. His "crime" was free expression in the public square, in good faith, with those who disagreed with him...
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Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, dead at 31 after Utah campus shooting
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Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, dead at 31 after Utah campus shooting

By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Greg Wehner, Alexandra Koch and Jasmine Baehr | Fox News Charlie Kirk is a conservative media personality and co-founder of Turning Point USA. Kirk was visiting Utah Valley University on Wednesday when he was shot. President Donald Trump confirmed the death of Kirk on Wednesday in a Truth Social post. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event on Wednesday afternoon at Utah Valley University. President Donald Trump confirmed Kirk's death in a post on Truth Social. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie," Trump wrote. "He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Mel...
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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk shot at Utah university event during student Q&A
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Newsweek, Approved, National

Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk shot at Utah university event during student Q&A

By Amanda Castro | Newsweek Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot near the neck Wednesday during a student Q&A at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, according to bystander accounts, a university spokesperson told Newsweek. What to know: Kirk was shot near the neck while seated during a live Q&A session. Eyewitnesses say he fell from his chair as shots were fired. An evacuation of the UVU campus was initiated following reports of an active shooter. California Governor Gavin Newsom has publicly denounced the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, calling the act "disgusting, vile, and reprehensible." Multiple local sources have confirmed the shooting, but official details remain limited. The shooter is in custody, according to UVU. This ...
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From silence to the mic: Why young conservatives say CSU’s TPUSA event matters
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From silence to the mic: Why young conservatives say CSU’s TPUSA event matters

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice Turning Point USA is bringing Charlie Kirk and the American Comeback Tour to Colorado State University (CSU) on Sept. 18. The chapter will host two events that day—a midday “Prove Me Wrong” debate session and an evening program at the Lory Student Center Ballrooms. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with priority seating for CSU students, though community members are also welcome. Registration is required and first come, first served. https://twitter.com/vlynstam/status/1960774930544669136 Vega Stamatien, now a TPUSA College Rockies field representative after serving as chapter president at the University of Northern Colorado, said the event is about bringing students together for honest conversation. “It’s no secret that we need more civil discourse...
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