GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would host an event honoring Kirk. I would invite all those who knew Kirk to speak at that event. If I was still an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, I would urge that organization to host a similar event. While I did not know Kirk, I know/knew many who knew Kirk Anti-conservatives would not have been able to destroy TAPROOT in 2012 if I had been able to recruit a conservative slate of officers to run with me, but my fellow conservatives declined. Anti-conservatives would not have been able to destroy ICRC in 2007 if more ICRC members had voted to keep me on ICRC’s Steering Committee. Anti-conservative Republican leaders in Illinois ever-increasingly blamed TAPROOT and George Ryan’s problems and then TAPROOT and ICRC for Jim Ryan’s problems. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CHARLIE KIRK ARTICLES
CBS2
— Hundreds attend vigil held for Charlie Kirk in Arlington Heights
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/hundreds-attend-vigil-held-for-charlie-kirk-in-arlington-heights/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iks5GQkt0M
WGN9
— Vigils held across Illinois to honor slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk
https://wgntv.com/news/north-suburbs/vigils-held-across-illinois-to-honor-slain-conservative-activist-charlie-kirk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24JMfXbVYds
FOX32
— Hundreds gathered in Arlington Heights for a memorial honoring political activist Charlie Kirk
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/arlington-heights-native-charlie-kirk-remembered-community-memorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiwQmgIuvNY
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: ‘Someone from our hometown’: North School Park packed for vigil for Charlie Kirk in Arlington Heights
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250914/news/someone-from-our-hometown-north-school-park-packed-for-vigil-for-charlie-kirk-in-arlington-height/
— Aurora mayor orders flags restored to full staff despite Trump order to honor Charlie Kirk
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250914/news/aurora-mayor-orders-flags-restored-to-full-staff-after-lowering-them-for-9-11/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250914/news/man-fatally-shot-by-ice-in-franklin-park-had-just-dropped-off-his-child-at-school-rep-delia-ramire/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford area Republicans hold vigil in honor of slain activist Charlie Kirk
https://www.rrstar.com/picture-gallery/news/2025/09/14/rockford-area-republicans-hold-vigil-in-honor-of-charlie-kirk-photos/86158512007/
WIFR
— Charlie Kirk vigil draws in hundreds to Belvidere.
https://www.wifr.com/2025/09/15/charlie-kirk-vigil-draws-hundreds-belvidere/
WCSJ
— Vigils To Honor & Remember Charlie Kirk Held on Sunday
https://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/vigils-to-honor-remember-charlie-kirk-held-on-sunday/article_75b9f98e-01be-4b80-b1b6-c133b2cf5a44.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Buffalo Grove Middle School Teacher Sparks Outrage With ‘Karma’ Remark on Charlie Kirk Killing
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/09/buffalo-grove-middle-school-teacher-sparks-outrage-with-karma-remark-on-charlie-kirk-killing.html
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— FBI Investigating Social Media Accounts That Appeared To Indicate Foreknowledge of Kirk Assassination
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/exclusive-fbi-investigating-social
NEW YORK POST
— Speaker Johnson, RFK Jr., other GOPers mourn loss of Charlie Kirk at touching DC vigil: ‘Leaders of the nation have been shaken’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/speaker-johnson-rfk-jr-other-gopers-mourn-loss-of-charlie-kirk-at-dc-vigil-leaders-of-the-nation-have-been-shaken/
— Vance hosting ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ days after assassination: ‘Tribute to my friend’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/jd-vance-hosting-the-charlie-kirk-show-days-after-assassination-tribute-to-my-friend/
— Trump blasts ‘the left’ and announces ‘major investigations’ underway after Charlie Kirk assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/trump-blasts-the-left-and-announces-major-investigations-underway-after-charlie-kirk-assassination/
— The real meaning behind trans sex, furry meme on rifle round that killed Charlie Kirk: ‘Notices bulge OwO what’s this?’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/rifle-round-that-killed-charlie-kirk-engraved-with-trans-sex-furry-meme-notices-bulge-owo-whats-this/
BREITBART
— Vance to Host the Charlie Kirk Show After Assassination of Charlie Kirk
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/14/jd-vance-host-charlie-kirk-show-assassination/
— Charlie Kirk’s Assassin Joked on Discord that a ‘Doppelganger’ Committed Murder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-alleged-assassin-joked-doppelganger-committed-murder/
CHRISTIAN POST
— To Charlie Kirk’s critics: The most fascist act is silencing speech with violence
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/to-charlie-kirks-critics-violently-silencing-speech-is-fascist.html
COLLEGE FIX
— TikTok removes video honoring Charlie Kirk: violates ‘community guidelines’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/tiktok-removes-video-honoring-charlie-kirk-violates-community-guidelines/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to Noem Before Assassination Called for Accountability Over Urban Crime
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/14/charlie-kirks-final-message-noem-before-assassination-called-accountability-over-urban-crime/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s assassin’s transgender roommate ‘hates conservatives and Christians.’ Family member says individual became ‘radicalized’ and influenced Tyler Robinson’s politics over past year.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/charlie-kirk-assassins-transgender-roommate-hates-conservatives-christians-relative-says?lid=8rp5t0k1hxd6
— Charlie Kirk’s movement is only going to grow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NmGKYamEeQ
— TPUSA sees MASSIVE surge in chapter requests after Kirk’s assassination. If I had been involved with Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uestpVV4d_E
— Man arrested for vandalizing Charlie Kirk memorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqucbePqxts
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379431896112
— Multiple NFL teams hold Charlie Kirk tributes prior to their games and fans welcome the moments. Bengals, Ravens, Lions decided against pregame tribute.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/multiple-nfl-teams-hold-charlie-kirk-tributes-prior-games-fans-welcome-moments
HOT AIR
— Democrat Assassination Culture Killed Charlie Kirk
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/09/14/democrat-assassination-culture-killed-charlie-kirk-n3806788
NEWS BUSTERS
— Atlantic Show On PBS TRASHES Charlie Kirk As Racist Symbol of ‘Toxic Culture’
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/09/14/atlantic-show-pbs-trashes-charlie-kirk-racist-symbol-toxic-culture
NEWSMAX
— Vance to Guest Host Charlie Kirk Show
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-podcast/2025/09/14/id/1226389/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Charlie Kirk Assassination Did Not Occur in a Vacuum
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/14/victor_davis_hanson_charlie_kirk_assassination_did_not_occur_in_a_vacuum.html
THE HILL
— Trump warns left groups will be investigated after Kirk’s death
https://thehill.com/homenews/5503269-trump-charlie-kirk-left-investigation/
— Vance will take the mic for ‘Charlie Kirk Show’ on Monday
https://thehill.com/homenews/5503236-charlie-kirk-show-jd-vance/
C-SPAN
— Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at Charlie Kirk Memorial Service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8rTKTkThKc
CNN
— Charlie Kirk’s killing reverberates through Washington as investigation unfolds
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-charlie-kirk-news-09-14-25
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYziNWYD2y4
REUTERS
— Trump attacks left-wing ‘agitators’ and ‘scum’ after Kirk shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8dwhVgL-MQ
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-adopts-messenger-in-chief-role-after-charlie-kirks-death-2025-09-14/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://apnews.com/article/kirk-trump-cancel-culture-assassination-4d69649e382ea46d8dcf794150a1d3c9
MSN
— Vance To Host ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ In His Honor On Monday
https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/wnba/vice-president-jd-vance-to-host-the-charlie-kirk-show-in-his-honour-on-monday-check-timings/ar-AA1My6Wh
— Charlie Kirk killer made jokes online hours after shooting
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/charlie-kirk-killer-made-jokes-online-hours-after-shooting/ss-AA1MwfQA
— According to Democrats, Trump is too old to be President. Starting when I was 25 years old in 1974, according to my Democrat IRS superiors, I was too old to be a GS-13. I finally made GS-13 12 years later when I was 38 years old in 1986. But that was not until after I had a) earned an MBA fin 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) transferred to GAO in 1980, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and f) became a licensed CPA in 1981. The Democrats who run the federal government use up-or-out to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male. older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/americans-finally-admit-trump-is-too-old-to-be-president/ss-AA1Myzou
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s avoiding the Vietnam War draft against him.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/donald-trump-s-warrior-image-hides-draft-dodge-past/ar-AA1My55G
YAHOO
— Bill Maher Issues Blunt Warning About Comparing Donald Trump to Hitler. Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly call Trump Hitler. They will ever-increasingly negatively stress that Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and that his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/bill-maher-issues-blunt-warning-123731695.html
ABC NEWS
— White House officials hold prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates?id=125354324&entryId=125378231&rand=245
— Charlie Kirk’s family: What to know about his wife Erika, 2 kids
https://abcnews.go.com/News/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-two-kids/story?id=125460687
— Republicans blame ‘radical left’ for Kirk shooting, Democrats reject that claim. On what do Democrats blame the shooting?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-blame-radical-left-kirk-shooting-democrats-reject/story?id=125562180
ABC DC
— White House officials hold prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkIMB5Xp3dI
ANI NEWS
— Tulsi Gabbard, Johnson, Leavitt, RFK Jr remember Charlie Kirk at Kennedy Centre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzkyMnTkEpI
FOX NEW YORK
— Vigil held in remembrance of Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=039ePwzERSY
FOX LOS ANGELES
— Crowds gather in honor of Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QP0H0zdpg
FOX PHOENIX
— Charlie Kirk memorial at Turning Point USA HQ in Phoenix destroyed, suspect arrested
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/charlie-kirk-memorial-turning-point-212958372.html
HOUSTON NEWS
— Ted Cruz paints over profane Charlie Kirk graffiti on Highway 59
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/09/14/ted-cruz-paints-over-profane-charlie-kirk-graffiti-on-highway-59/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— 32,000 Students Step Up to Carry On Kirk’s TPUSA Vision
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/09/32000-students-step-up-to-carry-on-kirks-tpusa-vision/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders decry that Grieving in Public, Erika Kirk Melds the Personal and Political. Ms. Kirk has played a key role in her husband’s movement. Speaking at Turning Point USA headquarters and on social media, she pledged his work would continue.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/style/erika-kirk-charlie-kirk-marriage.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Kirk shooting suspect had leftist ideology. My critics/opponents have leftist ideology.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-motive/
LOS ANGELES
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-09-14/after-charlie-kirks-death-workers-learn-the-limits-of-free-speech-in-and-out-of-their-jobs
— ‘Really hit me hard’: Supporters remember Charlie Kirk at Kennedy Center prayer vigil
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-kennedy-center-vigil/86156026007/
USA TODAY
— Charlie Kirk vigil held at Kennedy Center in Washington, DC
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-vigil-held-at-kennedy-center-in-washington-dc/86156338007/
— Man arrested for vandalizing Kirk memorial at Turning Point USA HQ
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-memorial-vandalized-phoenix-man-arrested/86155139007/
— According to Democrat leaders, Trump’s approval rating in Illinois is 41% and his disapproval rating is 55%, making Illinois the 11th-worst state for Trump. What are Trump’s approval/disapproval ratings in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? What are the demographics of the aforesaid?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/14/donald-trump-approval-rating/86110183007/
— Your health insurance costs are rising at the highest level since 2010. Since I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have held it against me that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance because of my federal employment. Since I was 29 in 1978, my critics/opponents have held it against me that the federal government has also paid 72% of my wife’s health insurance because of my federal employment. My critics/opponent make it clear that they a) despise/hate federal employees and retirees and b) that they would never stoop to take a federal job.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/09/11/health-insurance-costs-rise-highest-level-why/85955601007/
ARIZONA FAMILY
— Man accused of damaging Charlie Kirk memorial in Phoenix arrested
https://www.azfamily.com/video/2025/09/15/man-accused-damaging-charlie-kirk-memorial-phoenix-arrested/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Investigators Learn More About Suspect in Kirk Shooting. Friends and family of Tyler Robinson have been speaking with authorities.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/suspect-in-charlie-kirk-shooting-isnt-cooperating-utah-governor-says-3a0f3d9a
— Tyler Robinson and America’s Lost Boys. What causes a young man to spiral from success toward loneliness, self-destruction and violence?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tyler-robinson-and-americas-lost-boys-16e1a64f
— ‘It Will Scar This Generation.’ Charlie Kirk’s Death Ignites a Campus Reckoning
The senseless killing of the influential youth activist is setting off a wave of conversation at polarized colleges nationwide
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/charlie-kirk-shot-college-campuses-students-debate-a15ce232
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Pregnant Women Are Turning to Cannabis to Ease Pain and Anxiety
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/pregnant-women-mothers-cannabis-use-2ed7b144
FORBES
— Karoline Leavitt Delivers Moving Tribute To Charlie Kirk At Memorial Service In D.C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7rURlsW8oM
DAILY PRINCETONIAN
— Charlie Kirk’s death shows why conservatives fight for free speech
https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-opinion-opguest-charlie-kirk-free-speech-conservatism
POLITICO
— Governor Cox: ‘Social media is a cancer’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/14/governor-cox-social-media-is-a-cancer-00563437
HUFFINGTON POST
— Eric Trump Fuels Rhetoric Blaming The Left For Charlie Kirk’s Murder. President Donald Trump’s son also blamed the left for trying to “take down” his father.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eric-trump-fuels-rhetoric-blame-for-charlie-kirk-murder_n_68c6ff28e4b0539d2b98e151
RAW STORY
— ‘Horrific’: Kari Lake blames ‘indoctrination camps’ for Charlie Kirk’s assassination
https://www.rawstory.com/kari-lake-2673993519/
— Trump blames ‘incompetent’ Biden for ‘terrible’ Dallas-area murder during Kirk memorial
https://www.rawstory.com/tk-trump-blames-biden-for-terrible-dallas-area-beheading/
INDEPENDENT
— FBI director claims Charlie Kirk assassin left DNA evidence at scene as Vance set to host podcast in tribute
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-shooting-motive-funeral-utah-live-b2826497.html
SKY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk suspect ‘in romantic relationship with transgender roommate’ says Utah governor
https://news.sky.com/video/charlie-kirk-suspect-in-romantic-relationship-with-transgender-roommate-says-utah-governor-13431263
— Investigation into Charlie Kirk’s murder widens to include far left and pro-trans online groups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgiSFAyJG6g
GUARDIAN
— Trump officials reportedly ask Congress for $58m in security after Kirk shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/14/trump-administration-congress-security-funds
— Iowa official defies governor’s order to fly flags at half-staff for Charlie Kirk
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/14/charlie-kirk-iowa-governor-order-flags-half-staff
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Why is Tyler Robinson under special watch? Charlie Kirk suspect to undergo mental health screening.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-is-tyler-robinson-under-special-watch-in-jail-charlie-kirk-suspect-to-undergo-mental-health-screening-101757912878647.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/15/editorial-pope-leo-xiv-catholics-catholic-church-chicago/
— Democrats and RINOs a) love the Supreme Court when it votes liberal and b) hate the Supreme Court when it votes conservative.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/15/opinion-why-does-supreme-court-back-donald-trump/
QUAD CITY TIMES
— Two groups claim leadership of Rock Island County Republicans. Anti-conservatives would not have been able to destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 if I had been able to recruit a conservative slate of officers to run with me, but my fellow conservatives declined. Anti-conservatives would not have been able to destroy Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 if more ICRC members had voted to keep me on ICRC’s Steering Committee. Anti-conservative Republican leaders in Illinois ever-increasingly blamed TAPROOT and then ICRC for George Ryan’s problems and then for Jim Ryan’s problems.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-politics/article_bbca30e7-39cb-40c8-8ee1-dda34beb00a2.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly use Edgar to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/15/throwback-republican-gov-jim-edgar-has-died-00563520
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A throwback to a time when Illinois Republicans could still win statewide by embracing moderation…)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-590/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DAILY SIGNAL
— Disguising DEI: Schools Keep Trying to Push a Discredited Ideology
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/15/disguising-dei-schools-keep-trying-to-push-a-discredited-ideology/
TOWNHALL
— Kamikaze Democrats
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2025/09/15/kamikaze-democrats-n2663314
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
BLOOMBERG
— DOJ Makes “Final Push” To Convince Court To Let Trump Fire Cook Ahead Of Fed Interest Rate Vote. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 if they had not been assured that DOJ would back them.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-14/trump-makes-new-push-for-court-approval-to-fire-fed-s-lisa-cook
WION
— “Being Soft On Illegal Aliens Over”: Trump After Indian Man Beheaded In US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNF902se7Ak
