SC lawmaker wants to pull funding from major college over three faculty members’ alleged Charlie Kirk commentsIn a letter published on Facebook on Monday, state House of Representatives member Jordan Pace asked House and Senate leaders to call a special session in order to punish Clemson University for allegedly “failing to act”.”Such behavior is intolerable at any public institution funded by South Carolina taxpayers,” Pace wrote. “We, as a body, should be clear on what accountability looks like: immediate termination of those faculty members.”If Clemson persists in this failure we must act. If Clemson refuses to hold these faculty members accountable then the taxpayers deserve a refund.”Josh Marcus16 September 2025 01:30Trump, Miller outline crackdown on left-wing groups following Kirk killingThe Trump administration is preparing to crack down on unspecified left-wing groups it alleges had a hand in the Charlie Kirk assassination and other recent political violence, officials said on Monday.“We are going to channel all the anger we have over the organized campaign to led to this assassination to uproot and dismantle these terrorist networks,” White House deputy chief of staff said Monday during a memorial taping of Kirk’s podcast at the White House, hosted by Vice President JD Vance. Officials have not described suspect Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson as receiving help from any group or even being a member of any organized political movement or party, though they have said he held a general “leftist” ideology. They have also not determined a full motive for the shooting. Later that day, taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he supported designating antifa as a domestic terror organization and wanted to use a so-called RICO statute, criminal conspiracy laws usually used against organized crime figures, to prosecute people he claimed without evidence were spending “millions and millions” of dollars to pay violent agitators at recent protests.Antifa is a broad category of anti-fascist activists, not a single group with a leader or common organizational structure, which would likely frustrate efforts to classify it as an organized terror cell. Josh Marcus16 September 2025 01:15Tennessee professor facing firing over Charlie Kirk commentsAn assistant professor at the University of Tennessee may be fired over alleged social posts celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death.“The university has taken swift action against a faculty member who has failed to meet our expectations for civil engagement,” the university told WVLT in a statement. “The faculty member is out of the classroom, placed on administrative leave, and termination proceedings have begun.”Tamar Shirinian, an assistant professor in the anthropology department, allegedly commented on Facebook “the world is better off without him in it” and claimed the late activist’s wife was “sick” for marrying him.The professors alleged comments were flagged online by conservatives and Republican members of Congress, quickly making their way to university and Trump administration officials.Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon praised the university’s action, writing, “Well done,” on X, and suggested elsewhere on Monday universities could face federal funding issues for faculty expressing similar views.“Federal funding for higher education is a privilege, NOT a right,” she wrote. “The government is not obligated to fund vile garbage with our tax dollars.”Josh Marcus16 September 2025 01:00Charlie Kirk’s sister has drastically different political views: reportCharlie Kirk Shot Education Free SpeechCharlie Kirk’s sister reportedly appears to have very different political views than her late brother, one of the country’s most prominent young conservative activists.Mary Kirk, 29, supported Bernie Sanders and urged followers online to donate to a museum on slavery that had its funding cut by the Trump administration, The Daily Beast reports.“#Tbt to when I met Bernie a year ago and had no idea who he was and now he is the light of my life,” she wrote on social media in 2016, according to the outlet.Josh Marcus16 September 2025 00:45Teachers suspended for post on Charlie Kirk for post that ‘justified violence’A Southern California teacher has been suspended for social media comments that allegedly celebrated violence after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.”We are shocked and deeply dismayed by the vile and completely inappropriate sentiments displayed in a social media post made by one of our employees regarding the recent horrific murder of Charlie Kirk,” Las Virgenes Unified School District in Calabasas said in a statement to KABC. “At a time when our world feels so divided, educators carry a special responsibility: to help young people learn how to handle conflict, respect different points of view, and engage in civil discourse, regardless of where one lies on the political spectrum.”The school district, which did not name the educator in question, said the social media material “violates Board policy.””It is never appropriate for any LVUSD employee to justify violence,” the district statement reads.Josh Marcus16 September 2025 00:27Tyler Robinson’s roomate/partner ‘hates conservatives and Christians’The roommate and romantic partner of Tyler Robinson, the man arrested for allegedly shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, had aggressive views towards Christians and those on the political right, according to a family member.The individual “hates conservatives and Christians,” a relative of Robinson’s told Fox News. The family member said Robinson came to share their views during the year they were dating.”He has obviously gotten progressively worse the last year or two,” the relative said, describing Robinson as “very angry.”Officials have said the roommate, whom they described as in the midst of a transition from male to female, is cooperating with officials and was “shocked” by the assassination.Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday there is “not a solid understanding” whether there was a connection between the gender identity of the roommate and the killing of Kirk, an outspoken conservative who denied the legitimacy of transgender people. Josh Marcus16 September 2025 00:15Nancy Mace seeks to strip Ilhan Omar of committee assignments over Charlie Kirk comments(Getty)Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota should be stripped of her committee assignments over recent comments about Charlie Kirk, according to Rep. Nancy Mace.The South Carolina Republican posted a copy of a censure resolution against Omar on X, alleging she made recent “disgraceful” remarks about Kirk’s assassination. The resolution referred to a recent interview between Omar and the news site Zeteo, in which the Minnesota accused conservatives of weaponizing Kirk’s death to attack the left. The resolution also cites a video Omar allegedly reposted that suggested Kirk’s divisive views helped create the political conditions that led to his death. Earlier in the day, Omar appeared to weigh in on widespread conservative anger about those being critical or even celebrating after Kirk’s death.“To those claiming they’re for free speech while punishing and silencing those for exercising that right: You’re not pro-free speech,” she wrote.Josh Marcus16 September 2025 00:00Watch: JD Vance On Why He Owes His Political Career To Charlie KirkJD Vance On Why He Owes His Political Career To Charlie KirkAriana Baio15 September 2025 23:30Young conservatives reflect on Kirk’s massive impact(via REUTERS)Charlie Kirk is being remembered as a singular figure in U.S. politics, perhaps the single most influential figure in attracting young people into conservative politics, despite decades of the youth leaning left.“I thought it was supercool that there’s someone younger who was going to all these universities, and who did believe in God and really made that known,” Grand Canyon University student Olivia Hubbard told The Wall Street Journal.Kirk, who became a fixture on college campuses with “debate me”-style public conversations with students, proved instrumental in helping erode the Democratic Party’s hold on young voters.In 2024, Kamala Harris failed to clear the 60 percent or more youth support that every Democrat has achieved since 2008, according to exit polls.Josh Marcus15 September 2025 23:15
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