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Lawmakers in the state of Michigan introduced legislation last week that would adopt a total ban on pornography within the state.

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The assassination of Charlie Kirk presages a new, deadly stage in the disintegration of a fractious and highly polarized United States. While toxic rhetoric and threats are lobbed across cultural divides like hand grenades, sometimes spilling over into actual violence — including the murder of Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband and the two assassination attempts against Donald Trump — Kirk’s killing is a harbinger of full-scale social disintegration.

His murder has given the movement he represented — grounded in Christian nationalism — a martyr. Martyrs are the lifeblood of violent movements. Any flinching over the use of violence, any talk of compassion or understanding, any effort to mediate or discuss, is a betrayal of the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.

Martyrs sacralize violence. They are used to turn the moral order upside down. Depravity becomes morality. Atrocities become heroism. Crime becomes justice. Hate becomes virtue. Greed and nepotism become civic virtues. Murder becomes good. War is the final aesthetic. This is what is coming.

The author of this piece, Chris Hedges, was recently interviewed on Democracy Now!.

“The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk”: Journalist Chris Hedges on the Weaponization of Kirk’s Killing

Journalist Chris Hedges warns that President Trump and his allies are “weaponizing” the shocking assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk to crush dissent. “We’ve reached a very frightening turning point,” says Hedges.

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Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, lived with a romantic partner who os transgender and cooperating with authorities, Utah Governor Spencer Cox has said.

"The roommate was a romantic partner, a male transitioning to female," Cox said during an appearance on CNN on Sunday. "This partner has been very cooperative, had no idea that this was happening."

Who Is Tyler Robinson's Roommate? Alleged Trans Partner Helping Police

Governor Spencer Cox said the roommate of accused Charlie Kirk assassin was "a romantic partner, a male transitioning to female."

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Jeffrey Epstein's estate has turned over additional documents to the House Oversight Committee, including a previously redacted name from the late sex offender's now-notorious 50th birthday book, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.

The name that was unredacted was not immediately publicly released.

The attorneys said in a letter to the committee dated last week that it had "redacted the names of specified categories of individuals out of an abundance of caution to ensure no potential victims are publicly identifiable" when it turned over the book last week but that after "further review, we identified one redacted name that does not appear to fit within those categories."

The estate also turned over what it described as "another of Mr. Epstein's address/contact books."

"In an abundance of caution, we have redacted names and contact information of women who appear in the sections of the book titled 'Massage — New York (a)', “Massage — New York (b)' and 'Massage — UK' to ensure that no potential victims are publicly identifiable," says the letter, which was first reported by CNN.

Jeffrey Epstein estate turns over more documents to House committee

WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein's estate has turned over additional documents to the House Oversight Committee, including a previously redacted name from the late sex offender's now-notorious 50th birthday book, according to a letter obtained by NBC New…

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