Trump hails Charlie Kirk as martyr to thousands at memorial service

US President Donald Trump hailed the conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” during a speech to tens of thousands of mourners at a memorial service in Arizona.

Trump was the headline speaker at the packed event on Sunday, which saw top officials from his administration, including Vice-President JD Vance, praise Kirk’s political legacy after he was shot dead on 10 September.

Kirk’s wife, Erika, delivered a tearful speech at the State Farm Stadium near Phoenix, in which she said she had forgiven her husband’s alleged killer.

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How Israel could retaliate against the growing push for recognition of a Palestinian state

France and Saudi Arabia hope to use this year’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and the increasingly horrific war in the Gaza Strip to inject new urgency into the quest for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Those efforts include a new road map for eventual Palestinian statehood in territories Israel seized in the 1967 Mideast war, and moves by several Western countries to join a global majority in recognizing such a state before it has been established.


This should be fun.

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WTF?

OH No!

h/t Auntie Polly and XC

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Clergy lament co-opting of Cross at Tommy Robinson protest

Church leaders are deeply concerned about supporters of the far-right agitator Tommy Robinson co-opting the Christian faith and symbols including the Cross.

In an open letter, senior figures representing a spread of denominations warned against the “misuse of Christianity”.

The signatories include Lord Williams of Oystermouth, a former Archbishop of Canterbury; the Right Rev Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester; Gavin Calver, chief executive of the Evangelical Alliance, and Bishop Mike Royal, general secretary of Churches Together in England.


Oh Brother. It’s not as if these woke “Christians” were doing anything useful with it.

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Spiking food bank usage is yet another indicator of Canada’s weakening economy

This week, Food Banks Canada graded the federal government a “D” for its efforts at addressing skyrocketing food insecurity and poverty among Canadians amidst a weakening economy. The 2025 Poverty Report Card indicates a growing number of employed Canadians are impoverished, and provides data that further suggests Canada may be veering into a recession, or already experiencing one.

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Navy still struggling to fill recruitment gaps throughout the service: vice-admiral

OTTAWA – Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says the Royal Canadian Navy is “not out of the woods” yet on its recruitment crisis and the next four to five years are going to be “really hard.”

It’s been two years since Topshee, commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, posted a video online warning that recruitment was in a “critical state” and the service was facing “very serious challenges” that “could mean we fail to meet our force posture and readiness commitments.”

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When Trump came to town

Not even the twactivists of Led By Donkeys or the Stop Trump coalition could ruin the president’s state visit.

Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to enjoy a second full state visit to the UK. And by comparison with his first, way back in 2019, this time around was considerably less marred or, if you prefer, enlivened, by activist interventions.

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What do we do with a generation that refuses to marry?

What will this country look like in twenty years?  Let’s take a look at a new poll of Gen Z explained by David Strom:

Gen Z voters who went for Harris, regardless of sex, value a fulfilling career as the most important thing they can achieve. That, and having enough money to have fun, are their top priorities. Marriage and family barely merit a mention.

Gen Z voters who went for Trump? They care more about families and financial security. And, in an interesting twist, it is men who voted for Trump who care most about having kids.

Gen Z men who voted for Trump placed having children as their most important marker for a good life; Gen Z women who voted for Harris placed it at #12. 

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Jimmy Kimmel Martyr Brigades Carries Out First Attack on TV Station

Politics is changing all the time. If you don’t pay attention, you’ll need a guide to explain why a retired teachers’ union legislative director is shooting up an ABC TV affiliate.

The short version is leftist politics is not only a mental illness, it’s a terrorist training pipeline. A month ago, the gentleman in question presumably would not have been thinking about shooting up his local ABC TV affiliate.

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MORGAN: We can’t afford government-built housing

Mark Carney’s $13 billion housing initiative highlights everything that’s wrong with the Canadian system and why things won’t be improving under the Carney government.

To begin with, it proves Carney’s claims that he will streamline the government and reduce the bureaucracy to be hollow. The Trudeau government nearly doubled the civil service over 10 years. Carney has implied the growth was unsustainable and that he will get the bloat under control. Then he announces a new agency which will employ hundreds if not thousands of new civil servants. Not one of which will swing a hammer to help build a home.

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