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Welcome to the September 18th New Newsletter
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Our Main Story: Rockin' in the Free World*
What to Know About ‘Hate Speech’ and the First Amendment
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause (By Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Trump versus the media: Print stands firm while ABC suspends host Jimmy Kimmel
Why free speech can be so contentious
Pam Bondi Provokes MAGA Backlash With Threat to Prosecute ‘Hate Speech’
Sinclair’s ABC Stations Will Air Charlie Kirk Tribute During ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Time Slot
Soldiers Are Being Disciplined for Charlie Kirk Social Media Posts
Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled
The Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: A Huge Step Down the Authoritarian Road
Stephen Colbert Celebrates Emmys Win: ‘Donald Trump Doesn’t Have One’
Reactions to ABC’s Pulling of ‘Kimmel’ Reflect America’s Partisan Divide
Is the Right Embracing 'Cancel Culture' After Charlie Kirk's Assassination? (Yes)
Jeffries, Democratic leadership condemns Kimmel shutdown, demands FCC chair ‘resign immediately’
Pentagon’s crackdown on Kirk comments stirs fears among troops
Student who mocked Charlie Kirk’s death “no longer” at Texas State University as clampdowns continue
After Kirk’s killing a growing chorus of conservatives wants his critics ostracized or fired
This Week’s Links
What to know about the Fed’s rate cut and mortgage rates
Autopsy results awaited for Black student found hanged on Mississippi campus
Workers across France strike over budget cut plans
So You Want a Civil War? Let’s Pause to Remember What One Looks Like.
Venezuela begins military drills after lethal US strikes on ‘drug trafficking’ boats
A shooting in Pennsylvania has left 3 officers dead and 2 injured
Dem Senator Introduces Bill to End Profiteering by Trump and Lawmakers
Edison details how much it plans to pay Eaton fire victims
Trump Explodes in Rage at Journos as Shock Poll Exposes a Key Weakness
Donald Trump's approval rating
Trump says he’ll designate antifa as a terrorist group but offers few details
Trump Boat Bombing Takes Darker Turn as Damning New Info Emerges
Katty Kay: Why America is at a dangerous crossroads following the Charlie Kirk shooting
U.S. Education Dept. unites conservative groups to create 'patriotic' civics content
The ousted CDC director testifies she was fired for resisting pressure from RFK Jr.
Photos of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Projected Onto Windsor Castle During State Visit
Brigitte Macron to provide ‘scientific proof’ she is a woman in Candace Owens defamation battle
Authorities say missing 15-year-old girl found dead in singer D4vd’s impounded Tesla
Watch: Mexico and Canada are meeting without Trump - here's why
2 shot in head, 5 others injured at Minneapolis homeless encampment
Kamala Harris reveals Pete Buttigieg was her first choice but was 'too risky'
Many U.S. Colleges May Close Without Immigrants And International Students, Report Finds
Artificial intelligence is not your friend
That DEA agent’s ‘credit card’ could be secretly eavesdropping on you
ICE Just Spent Millions On Surveillance Tech Banned By Facebook
Jaden Smith named artistic director of Louboutin's menswear line
Blindspot Stories
Trump moves to scrub national parks sites of signs that cast America in a 'negative light'
Stone-skimming championship in Scotland gets rocked by cheating scandal
Under Reported Stories
More Americans say Israel has ‘gone too far’ in the Gaza conflict, according to new AP-NORC polling
Israeli minister touts Gaza 'real estate bonanza', defying international backlash
A DHS Data Hub Exposed Sensitive Intel to Thousands of Unauthorized Users
This Is Texas News
Dallas approves budget amendment to cut lobbyists funding to lower property tax rate
Inside the Fight for Texas’s Most Precious Resource
News organizations fight to unseal Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce records
Democratic Wake Up Call
Republican Plan Would Make It Easier to Revoke US Passports From Israel Critics: What to Know
Gen Z and Millennials Prefer Socialism to Capitalism, New Poll Says
Hakeem Jeffries Is the Kind of Democrat Voters Have Lost Faith In
World Cup 2026 News
Spain threatens to BOYCOTT the World Cup next summer if Israel qualify
FIFA to distribute record $355 million to clubs for 2026 World Cup
That’s it for this week! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together. xo, Jalon
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