Well, Hell’s Bells. It’s An Assassination.

I wish peace and comfort to those who love him, and I hope his workplaces treat his family right financially.

Trump Ally Charlie Kirk Shot and Killed Shortly After Discussing Trans Mass Shooters

The co-founder of Turning Point USA was launching a tour with a stop at Utah Valley University.

Charlie Kirk, a far-right agitator and political activist, was shot and killed on Wednesday according to video of the incident and confirmation by Andrew Kolvet, Kirk’s spokesman.

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie.”

Kirk, who has built a following engaging in debates on college campuses around various political and social issues, was shot at Utah Valley University. Kirk, who is the executive director of Turning Point USA, was there to launch The American Comeback Tour at the school.

“Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” an audience member asked Kirk, who was sitting under a tent, according to a video of the event. Kirk often hosts his events under a tent in the campus quad.

“Too many,” Kirk responded. Though the conversation continued, moments later a gunshot can be heard in video footage and Kirk slumps in his seat. The exchange occurred about two minutes into the event, according to Deseret News.

No suspect is in custody according to a spokesperson from the university. Following the shooting, UVU advised students on campus to “secure in place until police officers can escort you safely off campus.” The roads to the campus were also closed. (snip-MORE)

https://www.them.us/story/charlie-kirk-shot-killed-trans-turning-point-trump

Well, Really.

In the face of all the news of the day, here is also this. Too. May they be happy and all that.

Together at Last …

Former Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, 81, and his one-time secretary Fawn Hall, 65 — of Iran-contra fame in the 1980s — have married, Michael Isikoff reports.

They reportedly renewed their acquaintance in November at the funeral of North’s wife of 56 years.

North’s adult children were apparently unaware of their father’s Aug. 27 marriage to Hall.

“We were not at the wedding because we didn’t know it was happening,” his daughter Sarah Katz told the NYT on Tuesday night. “And mostly we hope it won’t impact our relationship with our dad because we do love him and we’re still in the process of mourning our mother.”

https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/i/173273572/together-at-last

Is It Me, Or Is This Creepy? I Don’t

get why this exists. If you don’t care to read the story, you can also listen, just click on through.

ON EDIT: As I read through, posted, then digested this, I still don’t like it, and am not sure how truly useful this could be. That said, someone somewhere may be able to help it learn to fulfill a need they have, and that would be a reason for this tech to exist, so my apologies for being that strident about it.

I Hate My Friend

The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy.

The AI-powered Friend pendant is now out in the world. If you live in the US or Canada, you can buy one for $129.

The smooth plastic disc is just under 2 inches in diameter; it looks and feels a little like a beefy Apple AirTag. Inside are some LEDs and a Bluetooth radio that connects you (through your iPhone) to a chatbot in the cloud that’s powered by Google’s Gemini 2.5 model. You can tap on the disc to ask your Friend questions as it dangles around your neck, and it responds to your voice prompts by sending you text messages through the companion app. You can reply to these messages with your voice or via text to keep the conversation going.

It also listens to whatever you’re doing as you move through the world, no tap required, and offers a running commentary on the interactions you have throughout your day. To perform that trick, the device has microphones that are always activated.

If the idea of a microphone-packed wearable that’s always listening to your conversations raises privacy concerns for you, just know that you’re not alone. If your experience is anything like ours, wearing the Friend will likely earn you the ire of everyone around you. Curiously, you might even end up being bullied by the chatbot itself. (snip-see the page for MORE, or to listen.)

Let’s talk about grocery loans for middle income Americans….

Trump Slump So Bad Fox Host Turns To Communism

Dem Leadership Can’t Stop Sabotaging Its Chances To Win

16-year-old Florida boy held in Israeli prison

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Catching Up With Open Windows & Clay Jones

Another Trump drawing by Ann Telnaes
Read on Substack

When I first saw Trump’s drawing for Epstein’s birthday book, something immediately caught my eye. Putting aside the horrible context for the sketch, the fact he drew a female body with no head or arms was really disturbing to me.

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Leavitt To Beaver by Clay Jones

The White House says it’s not Trump’s signature on the birthday card Read on Substack

When The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump sent his best friend and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein a card and drawing for his 50th birthday in 2003, Trump said it didn’t exist. It was reported that the drawing was lewd.

Yesterday, we found out that it does exist, as the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the “birthday book” from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. The drawing and note are lewd…and really weird.

The sketch is an outline of a woman’s body with text of an imaginary conversation between Trump and Epstein. At the bottom, Trump’s signature of just his first name appears to be the drawn woman’s pubic hair. (snip-MORE)

DJTJ Invades Boca Raton by Clay Jones

He should stay in the sewer Read on Substack

This cartoon was drawn for the Boca Raton Tribune. Apparently, Donald Trump Jr’s new real estate firm has plans for Boca Raton, which is already struggling with other tasteless capitalist groups.

Corrections: Please email all typos, boo-boos, and any other mistakes to clayjonz@gmail.com. If you put it in the comments, I may not see it until hours or days later. Thanks.

Creative note: I don’t like the way my trees turned out. I’ll do a better job the next time I have to draw Banyan trees for Boca. (snip-MORE)

Citizenship Blues by Clay Jones

The citizenship test is going to become more difficult Read on Substack

Republicans don’t just hate illegal immigration. They hate most immigration, even legal.

During his first term, Trump complained about people immigrating to the United States from “shithole” countries, and wondered why we couldn’t get more people from nations like Norway. You know, majority White nations.

During the campaign last year, Trump held a fundraiser in Palm Beach with millionaires and bemoaned the lack of immigrants from “nice” countries.

Trump said to the millionaires, “And when I said, you know, ‘Why can’t we allow people to come in from nice countries,’ I’m trying to be nice. Nice countries, you know, like Denmark, Switzerland? Do we have any people coming in from Denmark? How about Switzerland? How about Norway?” You know, White countries.

Except, people from the “nice” countries, like Denmark, Switzerland, and Norway, don’t want to come to an asshole country. These nations are ranked as some of the happiest in the world. Why would they want to come to the angriest? They know we have an ugly orange garden gnome as our leader. Guess what nation they’re talking about when they complain about immigrants from shithole countries.

Trump also complained of criticism over his “shithole countries” comment, saying, “And you know, they took that as a very terrible comment, but I felt it was fine.” Of course, he felt it was fine. It was racist. (snip-MORE)