For anyone eagerly awaiting an “alternative” to the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny, the “All-American Halftime Show” appears to be on, and for the same day, Feb. 8. But contrary to what you may have seen on social media, Joan Baez and Neil Young, at the very least, …
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 set off a chain of events that has rocked the nation’s political and cultural landscape. President Donald Trump blamed Kirk’s death on “the radical left”; conservative activists warned of “civil war”; journalists, publicists, and college faculty have …
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The assassination of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk at a college campus in Utah has ignited a firestorm of anger on the right, with many politicians and influencers excoriating “the left” and others appearing to call for retribution and even warning of “civil war.” Shortly after Kirk’s death was confirmed Wednesday, …
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Turning Point USA founder and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed today during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. A spokesperson for Kirk confirmed to The New York Times that the conservative influencer died shortly after being shot in the neck while speaking at the …
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White House “border czar” Tom Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem played good cop, bad cop at a right-wing conference on Saturday. Both continued to push President Donald Trump administration’s agenda to ramp up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and raids as it attacks undocumented migrants across the U.S. …
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Authoritarian movements don’t spring up out of nowhere. They require a certain set of conditions on the ground, like a growing class of people who feel frustrated, disempowered, and out of place. They require major investment, above all in the disinformation and distraction that keeps supporters in line with a …
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An Arizona state legislator, 2020 election denier, and prominent leader with Turning Point Action resigned from the organization and withdrew his campaign after allegations surfaced that he forged signatures in his re-election efforts. Austin Smith has represented Arizona House District 29 since 2023 and is a member of the Arizona …
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Christian nationalists are joining forces to recruit swing-state, MAGA-leaning churches to help elect Donald Trump in 2024. It’s a brazen effort to transform religious congregations — which are technically supposed to keep electoral politics out of the pulpit — into a campaign powerhouse for the former president. During a weekend …
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The MAGA offensive against Donald Trump challenger Nikki Haley took a profane twist at AmericaFest, the annual political convention hosted by the Christian nationalist group Turning Point USA, billed as “the biggest freedom party of the year!” Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, in a speech to the all-ages …
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Turning Point USA — the far-right, Christian nationalist group run by Charlie Kirk — is kicking off its annual AmericaFest in Phoenix on Saturday. TPUSA bills AmericaFest as a bash for “like-minded” conservatives to celebrate “the greatest country in the world, America.” But in addition to patriotism, many of the …
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