Monday, February 23, 2026

Soros Foundation Hands $80M to Groups Linked to Extremist Activities.

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WHAT HAPPENED: A report from Capital Research Center reveals over $80 million in funding from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations to groups linked to domestic terrorism or extremist violence.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: George Soros, Open Society Foundations, domestic extremist groups, and President Donald J.  Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The report was released in the context of recent violent uprisings and President Trump’s August 15 Oval Office announcement regarding Antifa’s designation as a domestic terror organization.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These aren’t protests. These are crimes. What they’re doing, where they’re throwing bricks at cars of the of ICE and border patrol.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The report raises questions about tax exemptions for Open Society Foundations and highlights connections between left-wing violence and extremist funding.

IN FULL

A Capital Research Center report has revealed that liberal plutocrat George Soros’s Open Society Foundations (OSF) organization has allocated over $80 million to organizations linked to terrorism or extremist violence, including more than $23 million to groups directly involved in domestic terrorism and criminal activities in the U.S. The report, written by Ryan Mauro, details how these groups engage in acts like property destruction, economic sabotage, and harassment, which align with the definition of domestic terrorism.

It also identifies ties between domestic terror activities and international terrorism, including connections to Hamas and communist sympathizers. One funded group, the Sunrise Movement, which received at least $2 million from Open Society, has supported Antifa-linked groups like Stop Cop City, implicated in violent acts such as arson and attacks on police. The Sunrise Movement has encouraged donations to the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which prosecutors claim supplies resources like ammunition, surveillance equipment, and camping gear for Stop Cop City’s activities.

Additionally, the Center for Third World Organizing and its militant partner, the Ruckus Society, have received $400,000 since 2020. These groups have claimed involvement in the George Floyd riots and other destructive protests. The BlackOUT Collective, another Open Society-funded group, has reportedly created materials praising the October 7 terror attacks in Israel and offering guidance on illegal activities like property destruction and evading law enforcement. InfluenceWatch reports that the Ruckus Society’s training materials promote both legal and illegal tactics.

President Donald J. Trump suggested Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges against groups and donors backing extremist activities, highlighting Soros by name, after the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that U.S. attorneys are now opening investigations into Soros-linked groups.

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Trump Directs Feds to Tackle Far-Left Domestic Extremists and Their Funders.

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WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced on Thursday that he is signing an Executive Order directing federal law enforcement and counter-terrorism agencies to coordinate against rising threats posed by domestic political extremists.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, federal law enforcement, federal counter-terrorism agencies, and far-left organizations like Antifa.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, September 25, 2025, in the Oval Office.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These are professional agitators, these are bad people, and they’re paid a lot of money by rich people, some of whom we know,” President Trump said after signing the order, adding: “[George] Soros is a name that I hear… Maybe I hear about a guy named Reid Hoffman.”

🎯IMPACT: The directive aims to dismantle the funding and recruiting apparatuses behind anarchist and far-left groups like Antifa, which have fueled a deadly escalation in political violence over recent months.

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President Donald J. Trump announced on Thursday that he is signing an Executive Order directing federal law enforcement and counter-terrorism agencies to coordinate against rising threats posed by domestic political extremists. The directive aims to dismantle the funding and recruiting apparatuses behind anarchist and far-left groups like Antifa, which have fueled a deadly escalation in political violence over recent months.

These are professional agitators, these are bad people, and they’re paid a lot of money by rich people, some of whom we know,” President Trump said after signing the order, adding: “[George] Soros is a name that I hear… Maybe I hear about a guy named Reid Hoffman.” 

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller hailed the move as bringing the “entire force of the federal government to uproot these organizations root and branch,” while Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel emphasized federal law enforcement will “follow the money.”

Addressing both violent crime and political violence has emerged as a top priority of the Trump administration following months of violent riots targeting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducting enforcement actions. The violence, however, escalated in recent weeks with the targeted assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk, allegedly by 22-year-old Utah leftist Tyler Robinson. That act was followed by 29-year-old leftist Joshua Jahns opening fire on an ICE field office in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday.

For several months, Antifa members and other far-left activists—with the backing of local Democrat lawmakers—have essentially laid siege to an ICE detention facility in Portland, Oregon, with local police being directed not to intervene. In response to Antifa’s increasingly violent acts, President Trump declared the far-left group a domestic terrorist organization.

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FBI: Dallas Sniper Researched Charlie Kirk Assassination, Wanted to Strike ‘Real Terror’ Into ICE Agents.

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WHAT HAPPENED: A sniper who opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday researched the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk and apps that track ICE agents, and left notes outlining his desire to strike “real terror” into immigration enforcement personnel.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The sniper, who fatally shot himself, has been identified as Joshua Jahns; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel updated the public on the case on Thursday.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The shooting occurred on September 24 at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas; Patel updated the public on X (formerly Twitter) the following morning.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Hopefully this will give ICE agents real terror, to think, ‘is there a sniper with AP rounds on that roof?'” – Handwritten note by the perpetrator.

🎯IMPACT: The details revealed by Patel indicate a high degree of pre-attack planning and raise concerns about the ongoing safety of ICE agents.

IN FULL

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel has updated the public on Joshua Jahns, the sniper who opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Patel detailed how Jahns, who fatally shot himself after the attack, “downloaded a document titled ‘Dallas County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management’ containing a list of DHS facilities,” and “searched apps that tracked the presence of ICE agents.”

The sniper, who scrawled “Anti-ICE” on his ammunition but only managed to hit migrants detained by ICE rather than ICE personnel, likely in error, also made “multiple searches” for videos of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk being shot and killed at Utah Valley University, allegedly by radical leftist Tyler Robinosn.

Patel also revealed that a “handwritten note found at the scene read, ‘Hopefully this will give ICE agents real terror, to think, ‘is there a sniper with AP rounds on that roof?'” He added: “This evidence suggests a significant level of pre-attack planning.”

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‘John Brown Club’ Recruiting Students Using Slogan Scrawled on Charlie Kirk Assassin’s Ammunition.

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WHAT HAPPENED: “Hey, Fascist! Catch!” flyers recruiting for the “John Brown Club” have appeared on Georgetown University campus, under a slogan scrawled on the ammunition used by Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk’s assassin.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The “John Brown Club,” Georgetown University students, and Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson.

📍WHEN & WHERE: September 24, 2025, at Georgetown University.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The John Brown Gun Club is the Antifa militia group that the 2019 Tacoma ICE Antifa gunman was a member of.” – Andy Ngo

🎯IMPACT: The flyers have raised concerns about potential violence and prompted calls for an FBI investigation due to Antifa ties.

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Flyers recruiting for the “John Brown Club” have appeared on Georgetown University’s campus, featuring the slogans “Hey, Fascist! Catch!”—a phrase scrawled on the ammunition used by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s assassin—and “The only political group that celebrates when Nazis die.”

The John Brown Club poster includes a QR code leading to a sign-up page, stating, “We’re building a community that’s done with ceremonial resistance and strongly worded letters. If you want to make a real change in your community, let us know below.”

This appears to be a barely concealed allusion to political violence, given the association of the “Hey, Fascist! Catch!” slogan with Kirk’s assassination and the terroristic activities of the historical John Brown.

John Brown, a white slavery abolitionist, was involved in the Pottawatomie Massacre targeting pro-slavery civilians in Kansas in 1856, and led a failed raid on a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. Notably, Brown’s first victim during the Harpers Ferry raid was black freeman Heyward Shepherd, who was shot in the back. Brown was captured alive by U.S. Marines led by Robert E. Lee and hanged as a traitor, murderer, and insurrectionist after a trial.

The John Brown Club is likely linked to the John Brown Gun Club, noted to have ties to Antifa and an anti-ICE shooting in Tacoma, Washington, by journalist Andy Ngo. This has resulted in calls for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to take action over the flyers, as President Donald J. Trump has designated Antifa as a terrorist organization.

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These European Nations Want to Join Trump In Declaring Antifa a Terrorist Group.

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WHAT HAPPENED: Both the Netherlands and Hungary want to join President Donald J. Trump in declaring Antifa a terrorist organisation.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, President Donald J. Trump, and Antifa.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The Netherlands passed a motion to declare Antifa a terror group on September 18, with the Hungarians announcing they would be pursuing similar measures the following day.

💬KEY QUOTE: “ANTIFA TERRORIST ORGANIZATION! FVD/PVV MOTION ADOPTED!” – Geert Wilders.

🎯IMPACT: Designating Antifa a terrorist group could allow enhanced police surveillance and prosecution of members of the group for crimes, including political violence.

IN FULL

Lawmakers in the Netherlands and Hungary are pushing forward efforts to classify the violent far-left extremist group Antifa as a terrorist organization. The moves mirror a recent declaration by President Donald J. Trump, who cited political violence and the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk as grounds for the designation.

In the Dutch parliament, a motion proposed by Geert Wilders, leader of the populist, anti-Islamist Party for Freedom (PVV), was passed. Wilders argued that Antifa groups are already active in the Netherlands, pointing to incidents of harassment and violence against conservative politicians, students, and journalists.

“ANTIFA TERRORIST ORGANIZATION! FVD/PVV MOTION ADOPTED!” Wilders wrote on X shortly after the motion passed in the parliament.

Wilders stated that Antifa’s actions are “aimed at silencing dissenting voices,” and not merely protesting. The adopted motion urges the Dutch government to formally respond and consider the classification, which would expand law enforcement powers for surveillance and criminal prosecution.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed his government’s intent to follow the same course in Hungary. He referenced the case of Ilaria Salis, an Italian woman linked to Antifa who allegedly took part in violent attacks in Budapest but later secured a seat in the European Parliament. “They now lecture Hungary from Brussels. This is unacceptable,” Orbán said, adding that legal measures must be strengthened against extremist activism.

The effort comes after President Trump’s announcement in Washington earlier this week that Antifa would be designated a “major terrorist organization” in the U.S. The America First leader said the step was essential to address “years of unchecked violence and intimidation against conservative citizens.”

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, also reportedly engraved Antifa slogans on the ammunition used in Kirk’s murder, with multiple people close to him saying he was heavily influenced by far-left ideology.

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Portland Officials Join Fight Against ICE Facility Besieged by Antifa.

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WHAT HAPPENED: The City of Portland issued a land use violation notice to its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, citing alleged violations of a 2011 permit agreement and ongoing Antifa riots.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Portland Mayor Keith Wilson (D), ICE officials, Antifa rioters, and federal agents under the Trump administration.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The ICE facility on Macadam Avenue in Portland, Oregon, with events spanning from June 2024 to the present day.

💬KEY QUOTE: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and we believe they broke those policies more than two dozen times,” alleged Mayor Wilson.

🎯IMPACT: The notice could lead to fines or hearings, while Antifa continue to target federal agents and infrastructure nightly.

IN FULL

The City of Portland, Oregon, has issued a land use violation notice to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility located on the city’s southwest waterfront. The notice, posted on Thursday, alleges that ICE is violating a 2011 land use permit that prohibits holding detainees overnight or for more than 12 hours. The Deportation Data Project, a Portland-based progressive nonprofit, claims that the facility breached these terms at least 25 times between October 2024 and July 2025, based on data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Notably, the ICE facility has been the site of ongoing protests, many of which have escalated into violence due to the actions of far-left groups like Antifa. A second notice is expected to be filed regarding the facility’s boarded-up windows, which were put in place following multiple attempts by rioters to breach the building. Democrat Portland Mayor Keith Wilson alleged, “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made clear detention limitation commitments to our community, and we believe they broke those policies more than two dozen times.”

Rioters have targeted the facility nightly for months, with over 27 people facing federal charges under the Trump administration for crimes such as assault on federal officers, arson, and property damage. More than 100 citations have been issued, and local police have arrested over 20 people. The facility itself has been defaced with graffiti calling for the death of ICE agents.

Portland Police have been restricted in their response to the protests following an August court ruling by Multnomah County Judge Ellen Rosenblum. The decision stated that police are not required to enforce noise ordinances against demonstrators, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a local resident. This ruling appears to have emboldened rioters, who continue their occupation outside the facility.

The Trump administration has taken notice of the situation, with President Donald J. Trump threatening to deploy the National Guard to Portland. Border Czar Tom Homan has visited the city, announcing plans to increase immigration enforcement operations.

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WATCH: Bannon Questions Lone Gunman Narrative in Charlie Kirk Assassination.

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WHAT HAPPENED: Utah prosecutors released text messages implicating Tyler Robinson in the murder of Charlie Kirk. WarRoom host Stephen K. Bannon raised concerns about the official narrative.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tyler Robinson, Robinson’s transgender lover Lance Twiggs, Charlie Kirk, Stephen K. Bannon, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Kirk’s assassination was carried out last Wednesday at Utah Valley University; Robinson was charged on Tuesday, September 17, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I’m particularly not buying those text messages, it just seems too stilted, too much like a script—actually, like a bad script. So we got to get to the bottom of it.” – Stephen K. Bannon

🎯IMPACT: Media figures and officials are calling for a broader investigation into potential conspiracies surrounding Kirk’s assassination.

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Former Trump chief strategist and WarRoom host Stephen K. Bannon is voicing skepticism over the authenticity of the text messages between Charlie Kirk‘s alleged assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, and his transgender lover, Lance Twiggs, in which Robinson admits to murdering Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last week. In the text exchange, Robinson claimed his motive was that he “had enough of [Kirk’s] hatred.”

“I’m particularly not buying those text messages, it just seems too stilted, too much like a script—actually, like a bad script,” Bannon said during WarRoom on Tuesday, adding: “You just murdered the most important young person in the conservative movement… and you’re telling me you’re texting, ‘Dad’s going to be very upset I lost grandpa’s rifle.’ Are you kidding me?”


The WarRoom host called for a deeper investigation into potential connections to groups like Antifa or other conspiracies, referencing the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump in Pennsylvania in 2024. Notably, a number of conservative commentators have called into question the nature of Robinson’s communications with Twiggs and members of a Discord server, with some suggesting the messages appear to be an attempt by the assassin to provide alibis for Twiggs and the others.

President Trump and other senior officials have blamed the “radical left” for Kirk’s assassination. Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) stated that Robinson was motivated by his “leftist ideology.”

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel has confirmed the agency is reviewing a Discord group chat where Robinson reportedly admitted to the crime, and all members of the chat are under investigation.

Bannon also revealed that the Trump administration is considering executive actions, including labeling Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. “The biggest thing is to broaden the assassination investigation from a single murder to the broader conspiracy,” he said, adding: “If we are going to go to war, let’s go to war.”

Robinson, who has been charged with Kirk’s murder, faces the death penalty, potentially by firing squad, if he is convicted.

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Trump: I Will Designate Antifa a Terror Org ‘If I Have Support’ From Bondi, Cabinet.

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WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump signalled he is inclined to declare Antifa a domestic terrorist group in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but only if the move is supported by his Attorney General Pam Bondi and his Cabinet.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump’s Cabinet, and Antifa.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Monday, September 15, 2025, in the Oval Office.

💬KEY QUOTE: “If I have support from the people back here, I think we could start with Pam [Bondi], I think, but if you give me, I would do that 100 percent, and others also.” — President Trump

🎯IMPACT: Trump said designating Antifa as a terror organization is “something he would do,” and then later, when asked about the violent actions of “transtifa,” insinuated it could be grounds to ban the Transgender Pride flag.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump signalled he is inclined to declare the violent Antifa organization a domestic terrorist group in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but only if the move is supported by his Attorney General Pam Bondi and his Cabinet. Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, Trump later suggested the violent actions of so-called “transtifa” actvists could be grounds to ban the Transgender Pride flag.

“It’s something I would do, yeah,” President Trump said when asked about applying a domestic terrorism designation to Antifa, adding in reference to Cabinet members accompanying him: “If I have support from the people back here, I think we could start with [Attorney Genera] Pam [Bondi], I think, but if you give me, I would do that 100 percent, and others also.”

“Antifa is terrible. There are other groups; we have some pretty radical groups, and they got away with murder. And also, I’ve been speaking to the Attorney General about bringing RICO against some of the people you’ve been reading about that have been putting up millions and millions of dollars for agitation,” Trump added. “These aren’t protests, these are crimes, what they’re doing. They’re throwing bricks at cars of ICE and Border Patrol.”

Later, President Trump was asked if labeling Antifa and their cohorts, including “Transtifa,” as domestic terror organizations would allow for the taking down of the Transgender Pride flag. Trump responded, “I think you could. Again, you’ll probably be sued. It’s OK. I’ve been sued before—a couple of times, I’m sure you’ve seen it.”

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Trump Floats RICO Charges for Soros After Charlie Kirk Assassination.

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WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced potential federal charges against billionaire plutocrat and far-left financier George Soros, suggesting a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act case.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, George Soros, and Trump administration officials.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Trump’s remarks were made on Friday, September 12, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We’re going to look into Soros because I think it’s a RICO case against him and other people, because this is more than protests. This is real agitation; this is riots on the street—and we’re going to look into that.” — President Trump

🎯IMPACT: The President’s remarks signal a possible federal crackdown on far-left organizations like Antifa and their financial backers.

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President Donald J. Trump signalled his administration may soon begin investigations into far-left organizations like Antifa and their financial backers, including infamous Hungarian billionaire George Soros and his son Alex. Speaking during a television interview on Friday, President Trump stated, “We’re going to look into Soros because I think it’s a RICO case against him and other people because this is more than protests. This is real agitation; this is riots on the street—and we’re going to look into that.”

Trump’s comments follow previous suggestions of charging the Soros family under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, particularly for alleged involvement in funding violent opposition to federal immigration enforcement actions and National Guard deployments assisting in crime crackdowns.

Soros’s Open Society Foundation (OSF) responded by denying any support for violent protests, calling the prosecution threats “outrageous.” The foundation claims it has consistently maintained a stance against violence.

This is not the first time President Trump has singled out George and Alex Soros as possible subjects of a RICO investigation. In an August post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “George Soros, and his Wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America. We’re not going to allow these lunatics to rip apart America any more, never giving it so much as a chance to ‘BREATHE,’ and be FREE.”

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the federal RICO statute—established in 1970—aims to eliminate organized crime’s infiltration into legitimate organizations. It is broad enough to address illegal activities impacting interstate or foreign commerce. Notably, Soros’s Open Society Foundations have financially supported groups involved in contentious protests and rallies, including one advocating for an accused MS-13 gang member.

Soros’s network has provided millions in funding to organizations such as CASA and Human Rights First, which have been involved in pro-illegal immigrant advocacy and lawsuits against Trump administration policies. Open Society Foundations also allegedly funneled significant funds to groups linked to anti-Israel protests, including those justifying Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terror attacks on Israel.

Soros’s foundations have reportedly funneled over $15 million to groups behind anti-Israel protests since 2016, including $13.7 million through the Tides Center.

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Ammo Linked to Charlie Kirk Assassination Engraved With Trans and Antifa Slogans: Report.

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WHAT HAPPENED: A rifle believed to have been used to assassinate Charlie Kirk was found with ammunition engraved with transgender and so-called anti-fascist slogans, according to law enforcement sources.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Charlie Kirk, an unidentified assassin, and law enforcement sources.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday at Utah Valley University.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The older-model .30 caliber hunting rifle was discovered in the woods near the scene.” – Source familiar with the investigation

🎯IMPACT: If confirmed to be linked to gender ideology, Kirk’s slaying would be the second such high-profile attack in a matter of weeks, with Catholic schoolchildren having been targeted at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minnesota by transgender gunman Robin Westman on August 26.

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A rifle believed to be linked to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination was found with ammunition engraved with transgender and so-called anti-fascist slogans, according to sources. The Wall Street Journal, revealing the new details, cited an internal law enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation. Conservative personality Steven Crowder had previously published similar information, said to have been provided by a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) source.

The rifle, reportedly an older-model .30 caliber hunting rifle, was found in woodland near the Utah Valley University shooting scene. It is said to have been discovered wrapped in a towel, with a spent cartridge still in the chamber and three unspent rounds in the magazine, all marked with similar expressions.

Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, was engaged in a discussion with a student about mass shootings involving transgenders when he was shot.

If Kirk’s slaying is confirmed to be linked to transgender ideology, it would be the second such high-profile attack in a matter of weeks. On August 26, Catholic schoolchildren were targeted at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minnesota by transgender gunman Robin Westman, formerly Robert, killing two and wounding many more.

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