Five months after the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, a wave of lawsuits reveals how Americans were investigated, fired, and in one case, arrested for their online reactions to his death. The most dramatic case involves Larry Bushart, a retired police officer in Lexington, Tenn. A self-described progressive and "keyboard warrior," he'd been posting memes that mocked Republican officials' mourning over Kirk. Then local police came to his door. "They were very vague. I don't think they understood why they were there, but that it involved a Facebook post," Bushart recalls. read more
Agent Charles Exum is at the wheel, and he can be seen turning sharply left towards the woman's car. The SUV creases the passenger side of the woman's car in what would barely qualify as a fender bender in other circumstances. Be advised, we've been struck! We've been struck!" one of the agents announces over the air. Exum pulls over and, in one smooth move, he slid from behind the steering wheel in his combat attire and drew his handgun. He was not so much enforcing the law as following a script that began with the Trump administration's fiction that its immigration agencies are defending the homeland against an invading horde of murderers, rapists, and pedophiles. He does not appear to have said anything as he fired five times. Here was cosplay for real, involving actual bullets. "Shots fired! Shots fired! We need backup!" one of the agents announces. read more
President Donald Trump has embarked on a bizarre posting spree touting his friendship with Black celebrities following his racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama. read more
President Donald Trump blatantly threatened congressional members of his party on Wednesday, warning that "any Republican" who voted against his tariffs would "seriously suffer the consequences."
The president appeared to experience a system malfunction during a self-indulgent speech at the White House on Wednesday.
Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and party balloon shoot-down, sources say
The unexpected but brief airspace closure in the Texas border city of El Paso stemmed from disagreements between the Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon officials over drone-related tests, multiple sources close to the matter told CBS News.
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