Wednesday, September 9, 2026

I watched my friend die. Forgiveness came instantly.

I met Charlie Kirk in the summer of 2016. I watched him become a man. Then I watched that man die. Here's why I choose forgiveness. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Sep 9 2026

 
A banner featuring assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk drapes over the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2026. Kirk, 31, was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025.

I met Charlie Kirk in the summer of 2016. I watched him become a man. Then I watched that man die. Here's why I choose forgiveness.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office on Sept. 4, 2026.
 

Canada, Carney are exposing Trump's childishness, not excusing it

Sorry, but I'm rooting for Canada in this insipid trade war our president started. At least they know how to treat a petulant child like Donald Trump.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, escorts British King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they pay their respects at the 9/11 Memorial during a state visit to the United States on April 29, 2026.
 

I led NYC after 9/11. Lower Manhattan's revival is proof we won.

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg reflects on rebuilding Lower Manhattan, and what it and the 9/11 Memorial says about New York's resilience.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks at the HHS headquarters on Aug. 10, 2026, in Washington, DC.
 

Washington claims to #NeverForget 9/11, but RFK Jr. ignores us

#NeverForget in 2026, under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., keeps looking like intentional disrespect to a community whose needs keep growing.

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Aug. 27, 2026, at the White House in Washington, DC.
 

GOP midterm convention will be a who's who of 'Who's failed us?'

A proper title for the Republican Party's two-day midterm convention in Dallas is: 'We've performed terribly and made your lives worse. Please clap!'

Texas lawmaker James Talarico, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, campaigns on July 11, 2026, in El Paso.
 

Talarico can't hide his record beneath a Christian campaign

Rep. James Talarico's true progressive beliefs keep surfacing, slowly shifting voter sentiment and leaving Texans wondering what he actually believes.

Conversely, jobs in healthcare, like nurse practitioner, are expected to grow by 2035.
 

Most Republicans want ACA subsidies. Our polling proves it.

Drug pricing. Medicaid. Medicare. The ACA. Substance use treatment. On every one of these fronts, bipartisan majorities want government to do more.

Thorn's most recent national survey of young people, published in July 2026, found that more than 1 in 4 minors ages 9 to 17 reported experiencing a sexual interaction online. One in 5 who had an online sexual interaction told no one at all.
 

1 in 4 kids have had a sexual encounter online. Why most tell no one.

If you feel bombarded by conflicting parenting advice right now, you're not imagining it. But one easy to follow rule keeps surfacing.

Cornbread Hemp co-founder Jim Higdon holds some of the raw hemp plants that they use to produce CBD gummies and other products at their new Louisville, Ky., location. Jan. 16, 2025.
 

Feds give CBD out with one hand and take it away with the other

CBD use for medicinal purposes is not a fringe movement. It is a nationwide phenomenon of informed adults seeking more choice in health care.

From left, Meta and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former TV journalist Lauren Sánchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend President Donald Trump's second inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025.
 

The real target of data center protests? The ultra-rich.

It's not just the environment or the plight of the community that hears an overnight hum. Something else is driving data center backlash: Politics.

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