Mystery of hit on Tren de Aragua leader: is US making Venezuela safe for mining?

Experts suspect the strike in Venezuela also had the parallel purpose of preparing the area for investment by mining companies. 

The Orinoco Mining Arc holds not just gold, but rare earths and critical minerals such as nickel, copper, bauxite and coltan that are vital for industrial and military production. 

Since January, the Venezuelan regime has passed a mining reform to open the sector to foreign private capital, while the US has issued licenses allowing US companies to carry out transactions involving Venezuelan-origin gold...

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/23/venezuela-tren-de-aragua-assassination-mining

Trump-pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Jeffries - POLITICO

Christopher Moynihan, who was among a small group of Jan. 6 rioters convicted for breaching the Senate floor and rifling through senators' desks, was arrested by New York State Police after a "thorough investigation," which authorities say began with an anonymous tip to the FBI. 

Court records reflect that the FBI's tipster told the bureau that on Oct. 17, Moynihan "made statements regarding the assassination of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries" and that he planned to carry out the attack "in a few days," while the Democratic House leader was in New York. The person told the FBI that Moynihan described the motivation for the plot as "the future" and voiced concern that the man given clemency by Trump had been abusing drugs and expressing increasing "homicidal ideations."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/21/jan-6-rioter-charged-hakeem-jeffries-00616481

 

Atheist Debates - Charlie 12:23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao68OsGIksU

 

US college students voice concern over Charlie Kirk’s idolization

"I do feel a level of sympathy for [Kirk's] family. But when I ask my close friends, we all agree that he was horrible; we don't agree with anything he stood for," John said. "It's hard to juxtapose. On one hand, obviously political violence is not something we should support. On the other hand, how can I feel sympathy for him when he had no sympathy for me?"… 

"America just isn't a good place to be in any more."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/charlie-kirk-killing-colleges

 

Rightwing podcasters run rampant with Charlie Kirk conspiracies: ‘It’s craven opportunism’ | Charlie Kirk shooting | The Guardian

After the Turning Point USA CEO's killing, Candace Owens and other far-right stars are trying to persuade listeners of unfounded theories about Israel and federal involvement…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/24/charlie-kirk-conspiracies-rightwing-podcasters 

 

Charlie Kirk was a divisive far-right podcaster. Why is he being rebranded as a national hero? | Saida Grundy | The Guardian

The valorization of Kirk by his far-right defenders is an insult to millions of the most marginalized Americans who lived every day in the crosshairs of his rhetoric. Kirk's memorialization by his supporters and apologists is but a new opportunity to announce an old message about whose country this is and whose it isn't.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/23/charlie-kirk-bigoted-far-right-podcaster 

 

At Kirk memorial, Republicans call activist ‘martyr’ for conservative cause - The Washington Post

Many of Trump's political opponents have criticized the level of resources and time that the administration has devoted to Kirk, who made polarizing and offensive remarks in his podcasts and college campus debates about Black people, women and transgender individuals...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/21/charlie-kirk-memorial-gop/

 

BREAKING: ABC announces Jimmy Kimmel will return to TV tomorrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y3pNMV5acU

 

‘Censoring you in real time’: suspension of Jimmy Kimmel show sparks shock and fears for free speech

ABC decision over Kimmel comments about Charlie Kirk's killing comes hours after Trump-appointed chair of US media regulator threatened broadcaster's license…

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-sparks-shock-fears-for-free-speech-censoring-realtime

 

What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk’s killing?

In his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel had suggested Kirk's alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, might have been a pro-Trump Republican…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/what-did-jimmy-kimmel-say-said-comments-about-charlie-kirk

 

Trump and his allies use Kirk’s killing to punish speech - The Washington Post

Administration officials promise actions against critics in break with past GOP rhetoric defending free speech, probably drawing legal challenges...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/18/trump-free-speech-charlie-kirk/

 

 

House Democrats call for FCC chair to quit over Jimmy Kimmel suspension | US news | The Guardian

Hakeem Jeffries and five other leaders accuse Brendan Carr of 'corrupt abuse of power' after late-night show suspended …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-fired-fcc-brendan-carr 

 

Pam Bondi faces rightwing backlash for saying she’ll target ‘hate speech’ after Kirk killing

Commentators also pointed to Kirk's own comments from 2024 concerning the idea of hate speech. 

"Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There's ugly speech. There's gross speech. There's evil speech," Kirk wrote. "And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment. Keep America free."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/17/pam-bondi-hate-speech-charlie-kirk

 

Utah prosecutors’ evidence indicates suspected motives of Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter

"Some hate can't be negotiated out," Robinson said to his partner of Kirk, who was killed during an event at Utah Valley University (UVU) within moments of asserting that "too many" people who are trans had committed mass shootings in the US. In reality, according to the nonpartisan Gun Violence Archive, only about 0.1% of such shootings over the previous decade had allegedly been carried out by people who are trans...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/charlie-kirk-suspect-texts-evidence

The Right's Weaponization of Charlie Kirk's Death - YouTube

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, one crucial fact remains: we still do not know the shooter's motive. And yet, conservative leaders and media outlets have wasted no time launching a full-blown campaign to blame the left. In this episode of Find Out, we dig into how dangerous and reckless this rush to judgment is — not just for political discourse, but for the safety of our democracy. We break down the narratives the right is pushing, why they resonate with their base, and what progressives can do to push back against this kind of weaponized misinformation before it hardens into accepted truth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmvqDl8u1yI

Obama Exposes INSANE Charlie Kirk VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HnYJ2Zkic

 

Obama says Trump deepened US divide in rush to ‘identify enemy’ after Charlie Kirk shooting | Barack Obama | The Guardian

Ex-president says US in ‘dangerous moment’, after White House response to killings of Kirk and Melissa Hortman

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/17/obama-charlie-kirk-political-violence 

 

Trump says he is ‘not familiar’ with Democrat’s assassination

The exchange began when the reporter asked about the tributes paid by the White House to Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist group Turning Point USA and a close ally of the president and his family. 

"Do you think it would have been fitting to lower the flags to half-staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota house speaker, was gunned down by an assassin as well?" asked Nancy Cordes, the chief White House correspondent for CBS News. 

"I'm not familiar. The who?" Trump replied, leaning in across the Resolute Desk. 

 "The Minnesota house speaker, a Democrat, who was assassinated this summer," she said. 

 "Oh," Trump replied. "Well, if the governor had asked me to do that, I would have done that."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/trump-melissa-hortman-charlie-kirk-flags

 

🚨 Charlie Kirk Shooter TEXTS REVEALED... WHOA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP1YaqiB7-c

After Kirk’s killing, a growing conservative campaign seeks to get his critics ostracized or fired | PBS News

After years of complaints from the right about "cancel culture" from the left, some conservatives are seeking to upend the lives and careers of those who disparaged Charlie Kirk after his death. They're going after companies, educators, news outlets, political rivals and others they judge as promoting hate speech. 

A campaign by public officials and others on the right has led just days after the conservative activist's death to the firing or punishment of teachers, an Office Depot employee, government workers, a TV pundit and the expectation of more dismissals coming…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/after-kirks-killing-a-growing-conservative-campaign-seeks-to-get-his-critics-ostracized-or-fired