Teachers Across the U.S. Get Suspended or Fired Over Posts Linked to Charlie Kirk

In the two days since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, social media reactions have ranged from the sorrowful—grief, condemnation, and offering prayers—to the crassest expressions of celebration from online critics. Teachers have been among those who are alleged to have posted controversial and inflammatory comments about Kirk—prompting widespread doxxing, disciplinary actions in several states, […]
Customer orders Charlie Kirk’s Starbucks drink, finds disturbing hate message

An Ohio woman ordered Charlie Kirk’s go-to Starbucks drink on Sunday evening — and was startled to find a hateful message written on the cup. Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys. When she received her order, she was […]
Kamala Harris tries to unburn the bridges

After excerpts of her memoir angered fellow Democrats in recent weeks, she downplayed the tension in her first broadcast interview. Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a keynote address during the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala at the Palace Hotel on April 30, 2025, in San Francisco, California. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Gregory Svirnovskiy09/23/2025 11:13 AM […]
Matthew Dowd and More Public Figures Who Have Lost Jobs Over Charlie Kirk Comments

The shooting death of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk sparked a heated social media debate. The Turning Point USA cofounder was shot during a speaking engagement on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10, and died at age 31 a short time later after being rushed to a local hospital. A two-day long search […]
The Jimmy Kimmel battle is far from over- and it’s exposing a deep fracture in broadcast TV

Jimmy Kimmel will be back on ABC tonight — but not in every market. With Sinclair refusing to air Kimmel’s show on its ABC-affiliated stations, and Nexstar continuing to preempt the late-night show, this free speech tug-of-war is far from over. And as CNN’s Jake Tapper told Seth Meyers on Monday night, “it doesn’t end” […]