WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🎙️ Erika Kirk vows to carry on Charlie’s mission. In her first public remarks since her husband’s assassination, Erika Kirk promised that his work will continue. She called her husband a martyr, praised his faith, and warned that his killer “unleashed” a movement stronger than before. Turning Point USA leaders announced the organization has received a staggering 18,000 new chapter requests in the past several days.
🖼️ Musk funds murals for slain Ukrainian refugee. After the stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte train, billionaire Elon Musk pledged $1 million to support murals in her honor across US cities. This came after Eoghan McCabe, the CEO and founder of Intercom, committed $500,000 to commission murals.
🎬 Paramount Skydance eyes Warner Bros. takeover. Backed by the Ellison family, the company is preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN and HBO. The deal would consolidate two major studios and streaming platforms, with politicians like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) already raising antitrust concerns.
🚘 Jaguar doubles down on controversial rebrand. Jaguar angered conservatives last year with a bizarre advertisement featuring androgynous models to modernize its classic luxury brand. Now, executives admit they expect to lose and alienate most of their longtime buyers, but say exclusivity is the goal.
INSIDER RADAR
Stephen Miller’s warning to radical Left groups
Insiders behind the paywall: Stephen Miller, Charlie Kirk, Chris Rufo, Kash Patel, Donald Trump Jr., and Michael Knowles.
THE MAIN STORY
The Left’s sickening celebration of Kirk’s death
_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd said Kirk was “constantly pushing hate speech” and linked his rhetoric to violent outcomes. Dowd was promptly fired.
The reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination shows how far political dehumanization has gone…
Exclusive analysis and uncensored facts behind the paywall: Numerous examples of the Left celebrating Kirk’s death, War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s crackdown, leftists announcing their next targets, and how this dehumanization happened.
_JOIN THE DISCUSSION_
Should the federal government crack down on the celebration and encouragement of violence?
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
How left and right outlets frame the mass firings over celebrating Kirk’s death
Mentioned behind the paywall: The Los Angeles Times, NBC News, The Daily Wire, and RedState.
_THE DAILY DEBATE_
POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
If Russia starts a war with NATO, the United States should…
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️ 🪖 Join NATO in its fight (554)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💸 Support NATO, but not join in (589)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ❌ Stay completely out (182)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (81)
🪖 Join NATO: “That is our commitment. The sooner we get involved the quicker the war will end.” — Anonymous
💸 Support NATO: “We should support NATO only to the extent our membership requires. I'm opposed to sending Americans, for a third time in just over a century, to die for what amount to European territorial disputes.” — AJ
❌ Stay out: We should not be worried about others when we can’t fix our own stuff!” — Drew
_POP QUIZ_
Who is Elon Musk funding murals for?
Today’s newsletter was written by Brandon Goldman, Anthony Constantini, and Ariel David. We scoured 100s of sources to bring you stories and insights you won’t find in the mainstream media.
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