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After Charlie Kirk’s death Gen Z can’t stay indifferent
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The Federalist, Approved, Commentary, National

After Charlie Kirk’s death Gen Z can’t stay indifferent

By Brooke Brandtjen | Commentary, The Federalist Gen Z isn’t going to tolerate the horrific death of Charlie Kirk. Their whole lives they’ve been told forced tolerance will give them safety. Doubtlessly, a new age has just begun. Most of Gen Z was nothing more than a twinkle in their parents’ eyes when 9/11 occurred. They never lived in a version of America without the Transportation Security Administration or looming terrorist threats. They were born into the aftermath, a world filled with warnings. Don’t play outside unsupervised, don’t take candy from strangers, don’t sit on a bus with your headphones on. Zoomers are well accustomed to a world where safety is the primary concern because threats are always dangling nearby. They were raised in the era of “cancel culture” and c...
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Stephen Miller Says Charlie Kirk Urged Him To Dismantle The Radical Left
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National, Approved, Washington Examiner

Stephen Miller Says Charlie Kirk Urged Him To Dismantle The Radical Left

By Ross O’Keefe | Washington Examiner White House adviser Stephen Miller says the late Charlie Kirk’s last message to him was to “dismantle” the radical left. Miller says that he will oblige with Kirk’s request. “The last message that Charlie Kirk gave to me before he joined his creator in heaven was he said that we have to dismantle and take on the radical left organizations in this country that are fomenting violence. That was the last message that he sent me … we are gonna do that,” Miller told Fox News. Miller said he and the administration would “do what it takes” to punish the radical left. He said they could use RICO or conspiracy charges to punish chosen individuals. An assassin shot and killed Kirk earlier this week as he spoke to a group of college students at a Ut...
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Sources: FBI used communications with Charlie Kirk assassin’s transgender partner to confirm him as shooter
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The Post Millennial, Approved, National

Sources: FBI used communications with Charlie Kirk assassin’s transgender partner to confirm him as shooter

By Thomas Stevenson | The Post Millennial "Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner." Tyler Robinson, the suspected assassin in Charlie Kirk's murder, lived with a transgender partner, according to a report from Fox News' Brooke Singman. Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday at Utah Valley University. "Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner, sources tell me. The individual, who is a male transitioning to a female, is fully cooperating with the FBI," Singman posted. https://twitter.com/BrookeSingman/status/1966889202412347602 The reporter added, "Sources tell me the FBI had texts and other communications between Robinson and the individual that helped FBI authorities solidify that Robinson was indeed the shoote...
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Tyler Robinson arrested in killing of Charlie Kirk
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Fox News, Approved, National

Tyler Robinson arrested in killing of Charlie Kirk

Covered by: Greg Norman, Louis Casiano, Alex Nitzberg, Michael Dorgan, Preston Mizell, Amanda Macias | Fox News Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday that charges are coming soon for Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old arrested following Charlie Kirk's assassination.  "There is one person responsible for what happened here, and that person is now in custody and will be charged soon and will be held accountable," Cox said.  Cox said a roommate of Robinson shared with investigators, "messages affiliated with the contact Tyler stating a need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush." Police had announced earlier this week that a bolt-action rifle was recovered in the wake of Wednesday's shooting at Utah Valley University.  "Messag...
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Colorado Political and Civic Leaders Denounce Assassination of Charlie Kirk
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State, Approved, The Gazette

Colorado Political and Civic Leaders Denounce Assassination of Charlie Kirk

By Ernest Luning | The Gazette Colorado elected officials and political groups expressed grief, outrage and resolve against political violence in reaction to the fatal shooting of conservative organizer and nonprofit leader Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at Utah Valley University. “Today is a really hard day,” said U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Windsor Republican who described Kirk as her friend in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington. “I do not believe that Charlie’s life being stolen in this manner is in vain. Charlie is a pioneer,” Boebert said, adding that the word carries a weighty meaning for Christians. Kirk “personified this word,” she said. “It is one who pioneers a way, who makes a way for others to follow — maybe not the originator of the thin...
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Students Nationwide Wear Coats and Ties to Honor Charlie Kirk
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Washington Examiner, Approved, Commentary, National

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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The Left’s Pattern of Political Violence Cannot Be Overlooked
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National, Approved, Commentary, The Federalist

The Left’s Pattern of Political Violence Cannot Be Overlooked

By Mark Hemingway | Commentary, The Federalist Violence has long been weaved into the fabric of the American left, and until we honestly reckon with that, a bleak political future awaits. Yesterday, I was writing a piece on the tragic killing of Iryna Zarutska down in Charlotte that has captured national attention. Before I could finish, news came down the beloved conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been shot at a university in Utah. I’ve been covering politics for a long time, and I can’t say I’ve ever had a story about politically charged violence pre-empted by even more political violence. Nor do I ever want this to happen again. But I was doing my best to Kubler-Ross my way through this — I’ve met Kirk and generally thought highly of him — but I didn’t really snap until I s...
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A Nation Mourns: The Unthinkable Murder of Charlie Kirk and the Politics of Silence
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, National, Top Stories

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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Fox News, Approved, National

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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