Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
A newly unveiled memorial to Charlie Kirk was vandalized overnight outside Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix - and TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet says the attack went beyond ordinary graffiti.
On Fox News' America's Newsroom, Kolvet described the damage as "awful, disgusting" and "completely beyond the pale."
Vandals hit an 8-foot bronze statue of Kirk, installed days earlier on the first anniversary of his assassination, with red spray paint.
Paint marked his face with an X, his neck (where he was shot on Sept. 10, 2025), his torso with a frowning face, and his hand.
A nearby memorial sign reading "May Charlie be received into the merciful arms of Jesus, our loving Savior" had Kirk's photo crossed out and the word "Jesus" overwritten with "Satan."
Police later said two people also tried to set a poster on fire before fleeing around 1 a.m. on Sept. 13.
Truly demonic.
TPUSA's Andrew Kolvet explains how Charlie Kirk's memorial wasn't only "vandalized."
It was mocked in a way that was downright satanic.
The person, or people, who did this are sick.
Kolvet then revealed that he's not willing to let this go.
He's already been... pic.twitter.com/g0QEeWMG1W
Kolvet said the statue had only just been placed in a temporary spot and was slated to move to a permanent location within days.
"For this to happen overnight and for them to obviously mock Charlie's death, the way he died... it was just so dark and it is kind of a gut punch," he said.
Even people who disagreed with Kirk's politics, he added, should see that "this doesn't need to happen."
TPUSA staff cleaned the statue the same day. Signs can be replaced, Kolvet said. Accountability is the next step. The group is working with Phoenix police and collecting video from nearby buildings.
"People that do this kind of thing, it's not funny," he said.
"You should be held accountable and we're going to work really hard to make sure that's the case."
Police have not publicly identified suspects. The investigation remains open.
Tyler Durden Tue, 09/15/2026 - 10:00Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
The judge in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy ordered that the jurors' names be sealed indefinitely due to concerns about their privacy.
Judge William Sullivan said on Sept. 14 that the jury list will remain impounded until a new order is issued, citing "a real and present" risk of personal harm to the jurors and to the integrity of their work if the list is made public.
Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.
She admitted to strangling her children with exercise bands in the basement of her Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023, while her then-husband was running errands. She then cut her wrists and neck and jumped out of a second-story window in a failed suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.
Sullivan said on Monday that the case continues to draw "divisive attention" in Massachusetts and beyond, noting that the flood of social media posts garnering public reactions to the case's deliberations raises issues.
"There have been identifications of jurors and their personal information without their permission, through other sources. At least one juror has requested that the order be extended indefinitely," Sullivan said of the impoundment order.
The judge said that one individual had been arrested and charged with secretly recording jurors as they left Plymouth Superior Court. He did not provide details about the arrest.
The order does not prohibit jurors from identifying themselves or speaking publicly if they choose to.
Sullivan acknowledged that some jurors have spoken to the media since the case ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4, but noted that most have chosen to remain anonymous.
On Sept. 4, the judge declared a mistrial in Clancy's murder trial after the jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Eleven of the 12 jurors favored finding Clancy not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility for the murder of her three children in 2023.
The defense team asked the judge to remove the holdout juror, but the judge rejected the request.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a Sept. 11 post on X that the holdout juror's identity should be protected and accused the media of trying to smear the juror.
DeSantis also said the state of Florida would be willing to provide asylum if the juror is being harassed.
Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington had urged jurors to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity, saying she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings.
Prosecutors argued that Clancy intentionally planned and executed the deaths of her children.
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz said on Sept. 4 that his team had not yet decided whether to pursue a second trial. The next hearing is set for Sept. 29.
If found guilty of first-degree murder, Clancy would face life in prison without the possibility of parole. If found not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, she could be committed to a state psychiatric hospital.
Tyler Durden Tue, 09/15/2026 - 09:30He's 84-years-young and the poster child for term limits - Mitch McConnell has been a thorn in the side of the Trump Administration for years. A classic Neo-Con, McConnell has continued to oppose voter identification under the Save Act and Trump's tariff policies. He blames Trump for the events of January 6th and criticized Trump's sweeping pardons of J6 political prisoners.
The Kentucky Senator has also been a primary proponent of US intervention in Ukraine, and much like the late John McCain and late Lindsay Graham, he has clamored for more military spending and aid which places the US at odds with Russia.
Mitch McConnell has remained largely out of public view from mid-June to mid-September after "a fall" at his Washington home that led to hospitalization. He last voted in person on June 11th. His office gave few details for weeks which fueled speculation about his health and fitness to serve.
This is not the first time the Senator's physical and cognitive health have come into question. In 2023, McConnell seemed to break down into a daze on several occasions, leaving everyone to question who is actually deciding how he votes in the Senate.
Well, it would appear that "the turtle" is back in action, though not as triumphantly as some hoped.
During the roughly 92-day absence he missed about 60 Senate floor votes. He returned to the Capitol this week in a wheelchair, looking frail and speaking slowly. He cast a vote that evening for a judicial nominee (Matthew Byrne) and told reporters it was “time to get back to work.”
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Mitch McConnell has resurfaced, 3 months after disappearing from public view. https://t.co/WBeMp32VeM
🎥: @hicharliecotton pic.twitter.com/fHVhJ89DFe
He said he is “not quite back to 100%” but would try to be present for tough votes. Priorities he mentioned: finishing the farm bill, supporting NATO, and backing Ukraine against Russia. He did not take questions about whether he would serve out his term, which ends in January 2027.
He is not running for reelection.
McConnell's disappearance and limited updates from his office led Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and others to publicly question his capacity to serve. Questions have also been raised over the lack of cognitive testing in the US government in light of McConnell's condition. Similar to Joe Biden during his Administration, the public is concerned that unelected actors behind the scenes are dictating policy using elderly and dementia addled politicians as proxies.
Tyler Durden Tue, 09/15/2026 - 09:15