Charlie Kirk Is Dead—But Black America Remembers His Racism
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by Nehemiah Frank and Ezekiel J. Walker
Sep 11, 2025
He also attacked civil rights leaders and the laws that reshaped the nation. “Clarence Thomas was a far better black role model to celebrate than Martin Luther King. Period. End of story. This guy is not worthy of a national holiday,” Kirk said.At Turning Point USA’s America Fest in 2023, he went further: “MLK was awful. … We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.”
Charlie Kirk Is Dead—But Black America Remembers His Racism
by Nehemiah Frank and Ezekiel J. Walker
Sep 11, 2025He also attacked civil rights leaders and the laws that reshaped the nation. “Clarence Thomas was a far better black role model to celebrate than Martin Luther King. Period. End of story. This guy is not worthy of a national holiday,” Kirk said.At Turning Point USA’s America Fest in 2023, he went further: “MLK was awful. … We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.”
Charlie Kirk Is Dead—But Black America Remembers His Racism
Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah event; Black America recalls his racist words as nation confronts violence and division.Nehemiah Frank (The Black Wall Street Times)
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No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination a turning point for conservative movement
His death is already sparking comparisons on the right to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
“This is a War,” Turning Point Action COO Tyler Bowyer posted on X, later adding on Bannon’s War Room: “The anger you feel right now must turn into activism.”
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), who previously worked for Turning Point USA, posted: “We are not murdering people. Leftists are. We are re-living the 60s. The tides have turned. Examples need to be made. Their hate will be their downfall.”
U.S Senators call on ICE to halt use of facial recognition as surveillance powers grow
Markey, Wyden, and Merkley Demand ICE Stop Using Mobile Facial Recognition App | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts
Senators raise concerns about harm to privacy and free speech Letter Text (PDF) Washington...www.markey.senate.gov
More Thoughts on the Kirk Murder
More Thoughts on the Kirk Murder
I wanted to share two-and-a-half follow-on thoughts about the murder of Charlie Kirk and everything that is coming in its wake. We are now seeing an escalating…Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
AI propaganda has arrived; Experts call for action
The GoLaxy Documents
The GoLaxy Documents: Inside One Chinese Company’s AI-Driven Influence Machine A Vanderbilt Institute of National Security archive detailing how state-aligned firm GoLaxy harvests data, builds precision profiles, and deploys AI-driven propaganda at s…James Fields (Vanderbilt University)
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'Not medically well': Trump's health questioned after his face seen drooping at 9/11 event
'Not medically well': Trump's health questioned after his face seen drooping at 9/11 event
President Donald Trump spoke at the Pentagon for the annual Sept. 11 event, but some of his expressions are prompting questions about his health.Sarah K. Burris (Raw Story)
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Why the video of Charlie Kirk being shot was kept on social media platforms
Why the video of Charlie Kirk being shot was kept on social media platforms
Video of the political activist being shot and killed was available online hours after his death on Wednesday.Erin Kayata (Northeastern Global News)
Charlie Kirk Sniper’s Ammo Has ‘Trans Ideology and Anti-Fascist’ Engravings: Cops
Charlie Kirk Sniper’s Ammo Has ‘Trans Ideology and Anti-Fascist’ Engravings: Cops
The bullets were recovered from a rifle found abandoned in a wooded area near Utah Valley University, The Wall Street Journal reported.Josh Fiallo (The Daily Beast)
China penalises social media app Xiaohongshu(RedNote) over negative posts
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China penalises social media app Xiaohongshu(RedNote) over negative posts
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Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype: The obstacles to scaling up humanoids that nobody is talking about
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Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype: The obstacles to scaling up humanoids that nobody is talking about
Humanoid Robots: The Scaling Challenge
It takes more than building a humanoid robot to build a humanoid robot product.Evan Ackerman (IEEE Spectrum)
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French lawmakers urged a social media ban for under-15s and "digital curfew" for older minors
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Source: Commission of inquiry into the psychological effects of TikTok on minors.Recommended reads in french:
- TikTok Commission of Inquiry: Report recommends banning social media for under-15s;
- TikTok Commission of Inquiry: "We saw an ocean of harmful content," says rapporteur Laure Miller.
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Imposing the ban and a 10 pm to 8 am curfew for 15- to 18-year-olds would "send a signal both to children and parents" that social media "is not harmless" for the young, Laure Miller, the MP who compiled a parliamentary inquiry's report, told AFP.With more than 1.5 billion users worldwide, TikTok -- owned by China-based ByteDance -- has been especially under fire from Western governments in Europe and the US in recent years.
Concerns raised over the platform have included content encouraging suicide, self harm or an unhealthy body image as well as its potential use for foreign political interference.
French President Emmanuel Macron has already backed a social media ban for children and young adolescents, following in the footsteps of Australia which started drafting its own landmark ban for under-16s last year.
Meanwhile TikTok is in legal limbo in America, as President Donald Trump has permitted the platform to continue operating there despite a law requiring its sale.
The service was also singled out as a vector for Russian influence when Romania's presidential election was controversially annulled last year by the country's supreme court.
Launched in March, the French parliamentary committee set out to examine TikTok and its psychological effects on minors after a 2024 lawsuit against the platform by seven families accusing it of exposing their children to content pushing them towards suicide.
Members put forward Thursday's recommendations -- welcomed by Laure Boutron-Marmion, a lawyer representing the families -- after months of testimony from families, social media executives and influencers.
French lawmakers urged a social media ban for under-15s and "digital curfew" for older minors
::: spoiler Dive Deeper
Source: Commission of inquiry into the psychological effects of TikTok on minors.Recommended reads in french:
- TikTok Commission of Inquiry: Report recommends banning social media for under-15s;
- TikTok Commission of Inquiry: "We saw an ocean of harmful content," says rapporteur Laure Miller.
:::Imposing the ban and a 10 pm to 8 am curfew for 15- to 18-year-olds would "send a signal both to children and parents" that social media "is not harmless" for the young, Laure Miller, the MP who compiled a parliamentary inquiry's report, told AFP.With more than 1.5 billion users worldwide, TikTok -- owned by China-based ByteDance -- has been especially under fire from Western governments in Europe and the US in recent years.
Concerns raised over the platform have included content encouraging suicide, self harm or an unhealthy body image as well as its potential use for foreign political interference.
French President Emmanuel Macron has already backed a social media ban for children and young adolescents, following in the footsteps of Australia which started drafting its own landmark ban for under-16s last year.
Meanwhile TikTok is in legal limbo in America, as President Donald Trump has permitted the platform to continue operating there despite a law requiring its sale.
The service was also singled out as a vector for Russian influence when Romania's presidential election was controversially annulled last year by the country's supreme court.
Launched in March, the French parliamentary committee set out to examine TikTok and its psychological effects on minors after a 2024 lawsuit against the platform by seven families accusing it of exposing their children to content pushing them towards suicide.
Members put forward Thursday's recommendations -- welcomed by Laure Boutron-Marmion, a lawyer representing the families -- after months of testimony from families, social media executives and influencers.
Commission d'enquête TikTok : "On a vu un océan de contenus néfastes", témoigne la rapporteure, Laure Miller
Laure Miller (Ensemble pour la République) et Arthur Delaporte (Socialistes) ont présenté les conclusions de la commission d'enquête sur TikTok, lors d'une conférence de presse à l'Assemblée nationale, ce jeudi 11 septembre.Raphaël Marchal (LCP - Assemblée nationale)
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Walmart's bet on AI depends on getting employees to use it: The technology isn't the hard part, says enterprise business services SVP, it's managing people
Walmart's bet on AI depends on getting employees to use it
: The technology isn't the hard part, says enterprise business services SVP, it's managing peopleThomas Claburn (The Register)
Senator demands to know status of 'duplicate' Social Security database 'immediately'
Crapo Requests Information on Social Security Data Protections | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Crapo Requests Information on Social Security Data Protectionswww.finance.senate.gov
i found this website that has linux native games is it safe?
EDIT: seems the website is malicious I guess I'm forced to leech or use proton with steamrip games
Free Linux PC Games »Full Native Linux Game Downloads
Free Linux PC Games is the easiest way to download any full native linux games you want with wide collection of different categories and more!Freelinuxpcgames
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The Drugs Are Coming From Inside the Military Base
Seth Harp’s best-selling The Fort Bragg Cartel exposes the degree to which America’s drug trade and attendant violent crime are connected to its foreign wars. It’s a timely read as Donald Trump uses both to justify radical new expansions of military power.
The House Just Passed a Bill Punishing “Politically Motivated” Boycotts of Israel
Far-right Rep. Lauren Boeberg added an amendment to the Pentagon budget that targets the BDS boycott movement against Israel.
'Time to Make Polluters Pay': Study Ties Fossil Fuel Pollution Directly to Deadly Heatwaves
A study establishing how carbon majors "contributed substantially to the occurrence of heatwaves" is fueling fresh calls for fossil fuel giants to pay for the deadly impacts of their products.
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'Time to Make Polluters Pay': Study Ties Fossil Fuel Pollution Directly to Deadly Heatwaves
"We're talking about real people who died, real crops that failed, and real communities that suffered, all because of decisions made in corporate boardrooms," said one campaigner.jessica-corbett (Common Dreams)
Shouting erupts amid moment of silence for Kirk
With every lawmaker standing up in quiet observance, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) demanded a spoken prayer.“Silent prayers get silent results,” she said, leading to jeers from Democrats, with some shouting about a school shooting that also happened Wednesday.
Someone hasn't read their Bible.
Matthew 6:5-6“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Even the Bible says Boebert should shut her mouth.
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Mexico | Navy seizes 1,600 kilos of cocaine off the coast of Guerrero
The Mexican Navy this week announced the seizure of 1.6 metric tons of cocaine in a maritime operation offshore of Guerrero.
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US federal court upholds California social media youth protection law
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld a California law aimed to protect minors online.
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US federal court upholds California social media youth protection law
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld a California law aimed to protect minors online. The case, NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, saw a three-judge panel affirm most of the d...Ben Golin | U. Nevada School of Law, US (- JURIST - News)
Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities Go Into Lockdown Amid Wave of Threats
Historically Black colleges and universities on lockdown due to threats. Alabama State, Hampton, Virginia State, Southern University affected.
Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities Go Into Lockdown Amid Wave of Threats
"My heart aches for the constant trauma that students consistently experience simply because some lack the courage to do better!" said Rep. Jasmine Crockett.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
Qatari PM says Netanyahu must be 'brought to justice' after Israeli strikes on Doha
Al-Thani said Netanyahu was a 'narcissist' who had no right to lecture others after he 'broke every international law'
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Qatari PM says Netanyahu must be 'brought to justice' after Israeli strikes on Doha
The Qatari prime minister said Israel’s strikes on Qatari soil on Monday constituted “state terror” and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be "brought to justice", in an interview with CNN on Wednesday.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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“Immagina essere nel team di Teams e ricevere una chiamata di team su Teams che il tuo team deve lavorare a Teams sul posto perché lavorare a Teams su Teams non è un buon modo per lavorare in team”
Ma Microsoft si rende per caso conto dei colmi e dei paradossi di cui è causa in questo mondo? Stavolta sembra una scemenza, ma giuro che non trovo veramente le parole giuste… Invece che ammettere che quella merda di Microsoft Teams (non che i loro altri software siano meglio eh, lo sappiamo, che siano essi […]
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“Immagina essere nel team di Teams e ricevere una chiamata di team su Teams che il tuo team deve lavorare a Teams sul posto perché lavorare a Teams su Teams non è un buon modo per lavorare in team”
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Ma Microsoft si rende per caso conto dei colmi e dei paradossi di cui è causa in questo mondo? Stavolta sembra una scemenza, ma giuro che non trovo veramente le parole giuste… Invece che ammettere che quella merda di Microsoft Teams (non che i loro altri software siano meglio eh, lo sappiamo, che siano essi indirizzati a consumatori o aziende) non funziona bene, fa schifo, è incoerente ovunque dentro, lagga, è troppo pesante, ha la UX peggiore di sempre, ha una UI che a lungo andare causa disturbi depressivi, manca di funzioni necessarie ma è pieno di quelle inutili (avranno preso ispirazione da Durov?), e non dico sistemarla così che anche gli altri possano smettere di soffrire, ma almeno usare qualcosa di meglio internamente… cacciano fuori la scusa che è meglio tornare in ufficio in presenza! 🤯Non serve nemmeno una situazione buffa ipotetica come quella in questo esempio per capire quanto la situazione sia grave. Per fortuna, io non mi trovo ancora a dover usare abitualmente Sciordeams (solo qualche volta per l’università), ma è una magra consolazione, perché ho come il presentimento che ciò non sarà più vero nel momento in cui ahimè smetterò di fare la disoccupata… e poi, Microsoft ha deprecato Skype in favore di Teams da un po’, quindi veramente vogliono spingerlo anche sulla popolazione normale, non solo sugli stronzi che lavorano (o studiano) nell’informatica; nonostante il fatto che, anche se lo attivi con un account personale, volendolo usare per comunicazioni informali, ti spamma tasti di LinkedIn ovunque. (Vabbè che anche Skype negli ultimi anni, con Microsoft che ci ha tenuto le mani sopra, era diventato un troiaio spaccato con problemi di usabilità simili a Teams, credo, ma porca di quella troia, semmai cedetelo ad un’azienda terza o rendetelo open source!) 💣
A questo punto, ho una teoria; complottista, ma perfetta: Microsoft ha fatto apposta Teams tutto merdoso, così da essere pronta per il momento in cui avrebbe fatto questo studio interno come descritto nell’articolo sopra, per determinare che da remoto con strumenti come Teams si lavora male — perché tutte le più grandi aziende hanno questa smania intrinseca di riportare il lavoro in ufficio, e sfavorire quello remoto, per nessuna precisa ragione se non i dati ricavati da questi studi che sono sempre condotti secondo punti discutibili, e Microsoft è una grandissima azienda. Ma vabbè oh, per me ci sta pure l’andare in ufficio 3 giorni a settimana, non è questo il problema… IL PROBLEMA È CHE TEAMS È UN SOFTWARE DI MERDA, MAMMA MIA, BASTA, DEPRECATELO, LEVATELO DA MEZZO! (Ripeto, io non lo uso ancora abbastanza da soffrire direttamente così tanto a causa sua, ma sento di continuo storielle riguardo quanto faccia schifo… e già quelle mi bastano.) 🔪
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Microsoft mandates return to office — claims Teams and all remote work solutions are inferior
By 2026, staff near Microsoft offices must work onsite 3 days a week.Sean Endicott (Windows Central)
Every lens leaves a blur signature—a hidden fingerprint in every photo; With it, we can tell apart ‘identical’ phones by their optics, deblur images, and render realistic blurs.
Optical blur is an inherent property of any lens system and is challenging to model in modern cameras because of their complex optical elements. To tackle this challenge, we introduce a high‑dimensional neural representation of blur—the lens blur field—and a practical method for acquisition.
The lens blur field is a multilayer perceptron (MLP) designed to (1) accurately capture variations of the lens 2‑D point spread function over image‑plane location, focus setting, and optionally depth; and (2) represent these variations parametrically as a single, sensor‑specific function. The representation models the combined effects of defocus, diffraction, aberration, and accounts for sensor features such as pixel color filters and pixel‑specific micro‑lenses.
We provide a first‑of‑its‑kind dataset of 5‑D blur fields—for smartphone cameras, camera bodies equipped with a variety of lenses, etc. Finally, we show that acquired 5‑D blur fields are expressive and accurate enough to reveal, for the first time, differences in optical behavior of smartphone devices of the same make and model.
Learning Lens Blur Fields
The lens blur field is a neural representation for modelling optical blur.blur-fields.github.io
Senators say US is complicit in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza
Democrats Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley reach ‘inescapable conclusion’ after fact-finding trip to region
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Netanyahu signs off on controversial settlement plan, says 'there will be no Palestinian state'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that there would be no Palestinian state, speaking at a signing ceremony for the expansion of a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp swears in his daughter as a state trooper
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp now has a state trooper in the family
France to send warplanes to protect Polish airspace
President Emmanuel Macron will send three Rafale jets to NATO’s eastern flank following a Russian drone incursion.
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Jair Bolsonaro found guilty by Brazilian Supreme Court
For the first time in Brazil's history, high-ranking military officers are held accountable for attacking democracy
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US Senator Wyden: FTC should investigate Microsoft for the serious harm it caused by delivering dangerous, insecure software to the U.S. government and to critical infrastructure entities
Wyden Reveals New Details about Ransomware Hack of Major Healthcare Provider; Urges Consequences for Insecure Microsoft CybersecurityU.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation of Microsoft for contributing to ransomware attacks against critical U.S. infrastructure, including the hack of millions of patient records from Ascension, the major hospital system, in 2024.
Wyden Calls for FTC Investigation of Microsoft for Enabling Ascension Hospital Ransomware Hack with Insecure Software | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregonwww.wyden.senate.gov
Tesla's robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit
Tesla can now test its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada, but it still has steps to take if it wants to offer paid rides like in Austin, Texas.
Four HBCUs On Lockdown For Terroristic Threats: Report
Photo: AFP Four HBCUs have gone into lockdown due to “terroristic threats” targeting the campuses, per USA Today. As of Thursday (September 11) morning, Clark University, Alabama State University, Hampton University, and Virginia State University were on lockdown after unspecified threats were made against all three HBCUs. Virginia State issued an “urgent alert” at around … Continued
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President Barack Obama condemns 'despicable violence' in the shooting of Charlie Kirk
Barack Obama condemns 'despicable violence' in the shooting of Charlie Kirk
Former President Barack Obama denounces the political violence that killed conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, Sept. 10., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
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So back to my original comment, why does this feature exist in this horrible implementation?
I don't much care for microblogging, but it seems that eveyone would be better without this useless addition.
Petersson
in reply to artiman • • •virustotal.com/gui/url/8a9d35d… (Clean)
safeweb.norton.com/report?url=… (Suspicious, maybe due to piracy)
Exists since 4 years, a long time for most malicious websites (as far as I know).
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in reply to artiman • • •While not full proof, but you can always sandbox it with firejail or bubblewrap.
But make sure to read the documentation thoroughly.
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kolorafa
in reply to artiman • • •I would say this website is very suspicious.
If you download anything, try to find the same game from different sources and do a binary comparison if the game binary code is the same.
Website is totally fine as a page listing native games, but you should avoid downloading binaries from unknown sources.
Why? Example:
World of Goo 2
Is not a "free" game. Suggesting to download the game from torrenta is very sus. At least it is a pirated copy, unless this game have some hidden git repo where you can compile the game for free for yourself and it it used. At worse it is a infected copy with some virus/backdor/data stealer.
Commiunism
in reply to artiman • • •The domain name is a red flag in itself, but looking through steam underground I did find someone with plenty of comments under their belt saying how they got files for some game they shared from that site and 0 mentions of it being malware, so it's probably okay.
That being said, I'd personally recommend just using bottles for piracy, don't even bother with native linux ports given how they're usually worse than windows versions running through DXVK/Vulkan (except maybe Factorio given it's Linux unique optimizations) using Bottles or something for added security - it's safer to download them too given how many trustworthy repackers package them.
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in reply to artiman • • •jc141 release on 1337x are the best, no install, minimal space used and you can keep seeding without wasting space on a useless-after-first-use installer.
For instance jc141 release of Silksong is 1.9Gb\
while fitgirl version is 1.6Gb installer + 7.6Gb installed.