Under Trump, Criticism Is Now Criminal
After the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, Trump escalated his war on free speech, calling for criminalizing criticism of himself.
Top Pro-Israel TPUSA Donor Terminated Support for Kirk in Days Before Death, Sources Say
Ultra-Zionist billionaire Robert Shillman was one of Charlie Kirk’s most committed donors. But as Kirk fell under attack for his increasingly critical Israel views during his final weeks, sources say…
Trump Expands ‘Authoritarian’ Free Speech Crackdown, Calls Negative Media ‘Illegal’: Jameel Jaffer
“The president really is using every lever at his disposal to silence, suppress and even imprison his political enemies.”
Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Is Shocking, But the Worst Could Be Yet to Come
The ouster of comedian Jimmy Kimmel signals a broader crackdown on media. Let’s double down, not back off in response.
Patrick Lawrence: To Whom Goes the Good?
We find ourselves plunging well beyond the apple-pie authoritarianism that threatened a few years ago. No apple pie this time.
Conservatives Are Using Charlie Kirk’s Death to Enact Sweeping Speech Crackdown
The US has entered a new era of McCarthyism as the Trump administration equates leftist critique with “terrorism.”
Billionaire Bill Ackman Convened Stormy Israel ‘Intervention’ With Charlie Kirk, Sources Say
A month before Charlie Kirk’s killing, billionaire pro-Israel moneyman Bill Ackman arranged an intervention in the Hamptons during which sources say he and others “hammered” Kirk for the conservative leader’s…
White House Working to Criminalize Left-Wing Dissent as ‘Domestic Terror’ in Wake of Kirk Murder
“We must end any form of political violence—and reject those who try to exploit it,” one Democratic congresswoman asserted.
‘The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk’: Journalist Chris Hedges on the Weaponization of Kirk’s Killing
“We’ve already seen an assault on civil liberties, on institutions, universities, the media, that are tasked with maintaining an open society. That will now be accelerated.”
Israel, Charlie Kirk, and the Weaponization of Murder (w/ Max Blumenthal) | The Chris Hedges Report
Max Blumenthal details the tension between Charlie Kirk and Israel in his final months, and what to expect from a new era of right-wing repression in response to his killing
Miller Says He and Trump Will Use Law Enforcement to ‘Dismantle’ the Left After Kirk Shooting
“Trump explicitly threatened to use the state to target anyone he and MAGA scapegoat for Kirk’s murder,” said New Republic writer Greg Sargeant.
Charlie Kirk’s Assassination: Glenn Greenwald Reacts
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
FBI Names 22-Year-Old Tyler Robinson as Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect
Law enforcement sources subsequently told CNN that “the suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk confessed to his father that he was the shooter.”
Charlie Kirk Refused Netanyahu Funding Offer, Was ‘Frightened’ by Pro-Israel Forces Before Death, Friend Reveals
A Trump insider and longtime friend of Charlie Kirk tells The Grayzone how the assassinated conservative leader’s turning point on Israeli influence provoked a private backlash from Netanyahu’s allies that…
Chris Hedges: The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.