Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, met Monday with podcaster Candace Owens amid an intensifying public feud over Owens’ promotion of conspiracy theories surrounding Kirk’s death. Both women described the meeting as “productive” in social media posts Monday night. Owens wrote that their conversation lasted 4.5 hours and she promised to…
The alleged Charlie Kirk shooter, Tyler Robinson, appeared calm during his first in-person court hearing. However, lip-reading suggests he reflected darkly on the shooting and even referenced Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk. The 22-year-old is said to have described his mental struggles behind bars, saying that he thinks about the shooting “every day.” Tyler Robinson faces…
Some ultra-conservative Republicans have veered so far to the right that they are starting to eat their own. MAGA conspiracy theorists have frequently claimed that athletes and celebrities are secretly trans, but now they are transvestigating Charlie Kirk and his widow, Erika Kirk. If you’re not chronically online, you may be unaware that “transvestigation” is…
The phrase “kids will be kids” has long been used to excuse bad behavior. It grew out of a centuries-old idea that youth itself should confer some form of immunity — that immaturity, carelessness or even cruelty are simply part of growing up. What began as a forgiving nod to childhood mischief has evolved into…
It looks like Jamie Lee Curtis‘s feelings about Charlie Kirk have changed! The actress did a complete 180 from her initial sympathetic stance towards the social commentator’s death and clarified that there is a bigger picture. Last month, Jamie Lee Curtis could not hold back her tears while reacting to Charlie Kirk’s assassination during an…
A judge ruled Monday that the 22-year-old Utah man charged in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk will be allowed to wear regular clothes at all pretrial hearings but must be physically restrained due to security concerns. Attorneys for Tyler Robinson argued that images of him shackled and in jail clothing would spread widely…
Joe Rogan said on his podcast Friday that he disagrees with President Donald Trump’s approach to talking about his adversaries, referencing Trump’s remarks at Charlie Kirk’s memorial, when the president said, “I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them.” “I don’t agree with any of that,” Rogan told guest Mariana van…
US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in an undersea tunnel connecting the American state of Alaska with Russia – a project floated earlier by a senior Russian official to billionaire Elon Musk. “A tunnel from Russia to Alaska. That’s … interesting,” Trump said on Friday, when asked about the idea by White House reporters…
The State Department said Tuesday it has revoked the visas of six people for making incendiary social media comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The six people — none of whom were named — hailed from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and Paraguay, the department said in a series of X…
Alana*, 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…