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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 56m

Years ago I was teaching my gun history class and at the end of the quarter one of the students said that he was in the campus TPUSA chapter and they put him up to taking the class to spy on me but he felt bad about that because he loved the class and learned a lot and had a great time

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 9h

Self-proclaimed "Second Amendment auditors" seen walking #Florida roads with AR-15 and body armor, testing cops' reactions
www.bradenton.com/news/state/f... via @bradenton.com

‘Second Amendment auditors’ walking roads with AR-15 and body armor, FL cops say

“Let’s make something clear — if you’re walking around in body armor and carrying an AR-15, our deputies are going to do what they have to do to keep our citizens safe.”

www.bradenton.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 2h

Northwestern faculty are purchasing additional professional liability insurance to protect themselves from complaints and lawsuits, according to president of NU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

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Several Northwestern professors turn to AFT liability insurance

Northwestern faculty are purchasing additional professional liability insurance to protect themselves from complaints and lawsuits, according to political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens, president o...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 2h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 10d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 11h

They shut-up-and-dribbled the pope

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’
Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 9h

Hello dear friends--My book just can’t seem to get traction outside a narrow subset. I’m humbly/humiliatingly asking for some people power on my behalf. Thanks for any help you can offer. Details in this post.
open.substack.com/pub/hollyber...

Ain't too proud to beg

sorry/not sorry

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Christina(Tina) Hendriks @renissance1.bsky.social · 3h

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4h

Will accreditators block this?

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 7d

2/ They say that Congress should also consider “Stipulating that all other federal funding for colleges and universities is premised on schools…reversing the [supposed] erasure of conservative thought in academic hiring and teaching…”

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4h

Martyrdom rhetoric powerful indeed

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 7d

In the “wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination,” the Center for Renewing America (founded by Russ Vought) says that “Congress should consider:

Fully privatizing the financing of higher education, terminating all federal programs, including subsidies for student loans and grants, like Pell.” 1/

Policy Proposals in the Wake of the Charlie Kirk Assassination

The assassination of Charlie Kirk made clear that the radical Left’s long march through America’s institutions is no longer a matter of quiet subversion; it is a clear and present threat to the Republ...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 10d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4h

Something something the mountain of entertainment bsky.app/profile/matt...

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 10d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4h

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 4h

Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show to rival the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 10d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 5h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 10d

Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

This pretty much captures the contradictions of the politics of Kirk and Turning Point: Of course we oppose doxxing and violence, but we will absolutely use inflammatory language, false claims, and enemies list that fuels threats and intimidation.

Several days after publishing the petition calling for Dr. Bray’s dismissal from Rutgers, the Turning Point USA chapter added an update saying that it did not support harassment or the doxxing of him or anyone else.

“I think that all death threats and doxxing are unjustified and not how political disputes should be resolved in civilized society,” Ava Kwan, a Turning Point USA chapter member, said in an email on Wednesday.
But she defended the broader point of the petition, saying, “I think Dr. Antifa, who believes in violence as a political tool, should be fired, of course. Taxpayer money should not fund the salaries of terrorists.”

For years, Turning Point USA has maintained a watch-list of hundreds of professors whom the group accuses of advancing leftist propaganda in the classroom. Dr. Bray is on the list.

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 8h

It's happening. Turning Point USA is doing its own Super Bowl Halftime show. All it has right now is a website, but it won't be long before they have performers.... www.americanhalftimeshow.com

THE ALL-AMERICAN HALFTIME SHOW

Yes, the rumors are true... Turning Point USA is thrilled to announce The All American Halftime Show. Performers and event details coming soon.

www.americanhalftimeshow.com

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 8h

I also saw the links quickly

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 9h

I went ahead and did the starting work for someone who wants to chase this angle. Most right-wing influencers who participated in the "Antifa" roundtable at the White House yesterday have easily provable ties to TPUSA (8 of 12). The other four need a closer look I don't have time for right now.

right-wing influencers standing for a photo together at the white house

(Left to Right)

Jack Posobiec - TPUSA employee
Seamus Bruner - Government Accountability Institute (GAI)
James Klug - TPUSA Ambassador
Jonathan Cho - TPUSA employee
Nick Sortor - Influencer
Julio Rosas - Former TPUSA, Blaze Media
Nick Shirley - Influencer
Andy Ngo - Human Events Media Group*
Brandi Kruse - Influencer
Savannah Hernandez - TPUSA employee
Katie Daviscourt - Former TPUSA, Human Events Media Group*
Cam Higby - TPUSA employee

(Human Events Media Group is closely tied to TPUSA. https://humanevents.com/about-human-events )

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WJK Books @wjkbooks.com · 8h

Designed to accompany the book The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy, these videos walk you through what’s happening, why it matters, and what can still be done to protect democracy.

The Seven Mountains Mandate Explained | Christian Nationalism’s Plan to Control America- Small Group Videos - YouTube

They’ve been planning this for decades—and they’re closer than ever to winning. The Seven Mountains Mandate is not just a theory—it’s a strategy to seize con...

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 11h

“Not since Billy Graham has anybody rocked the world like Charlie (Kirk), when it comes to just pure amount of how many schools he went to and how ferocious and fearless (he was).”

www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Journey keyboardist honors slain activist Charlie Kirk with new song

Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain is paying tribute to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk with a new solo single to honor Kirk’s legacy of “righteousness, truth and the gospel.”

www.sfchronicle.com

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 11h

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 11h

“Not since Billy Graham has anybody rocked the world like Charlie (Kirk), when it comes to just pure amount of how many schools he went to and how ferocious and fearless (he was).”

www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Journey keyboardist honors slain activist Charlie Kirk with new song

Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain is paying tribute to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk with a new solo single to honor Kirk’s legacy of “righteousness, truth and the gospel.”

www.sfchronicle.com