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September 14, 2025
Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London
Elon Musk has called for a “dissolution of parliament” and a “change of government” in the UK while addressing a crowd attending a “unite the kingdom” rally in London, organised by the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson. Musk, the owner of X, who dialled in via a video link and spoke to Robinson while thousands watched and listened, also railed against the “woke mind virus” and told the crowd that “violence is coming” and that “you either fight back or you die”. H ...
Go to discussionUS official says personnel from Navy ship inspected Venezuelan fishing boat for drugs
September 13, 2025, 7:57 PM The Venezuelan government accused U.S. personnel of boarding and occupying a civilian fishing boat on Friday, in the latest example of tensions as the U.S. carries out "counter narco-terror operations" in the Caribbean. A U.S. official told ABC News that Coast Guard personnel stationed aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Jason Dunham searched the fishing boat for drugs following a tip but did not locate any contraband. Venezuela's Foreign Ministry office ...
Go to discussionAfter Kirk's Killing, Suspect Joked That His 'Doppelganger' Did It
Sept. 13, 2025, 8:20 p.m. ET The day after Charlie Kirk was killed, an acquaintance of Tyler Robinson's posed a question to him in a group chat. The F.B.I. had just released two grainy surveillance images of a skinny young man in a cap and sunglasses walking in a stairwell on the Utah Valley University campus, and had asked for the public's help in identifying the suspect. Tagging Mr. Robinson's username on Discord, a messaging platform, the acquaintance attached the images and wrote "wy ...
Go to discussionTrump shares call for media 'accountability' with 'Charlie Kirk Act' after shooting
Saturday 13 September 2025 18:27 EDT Donald Trump has shared a video calling for the president to reinstate a Cold War-era media “accountability” law in response to the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, with a petition calling for its revival gathering more than 5,000 signatures within 13 hours. Following the 31-year-old Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University and the arrest of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, TikTok user Ellie May called for the president to reintroduce the Smit ...
Go to discussionOfficial Defies GOP Governor's Order To Fly Flags At Half Staff For Charlie Kirk
Sep 13, 2025, 04:34 PM EDT | Updated 8 hours ago A local official in Iowa defied the governor’s orders to fly flags at half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk, saying he did not want to honor a man “who did so much to harm not only the marginalized, but also to degrade the fabric of our body politic.” Jon Green, chair of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, shared a screenshot on Facebook of a note he had sent to elected officials in the county, which includes Iowa City. In the note, he order ...
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