💔 Thursday. We can’t continue this way.
🗞️ In today’s edition. Conservative activist Charlie Kirk murdered. Garrity looks on the rotation of the anti -abortion past. Flight 93 Memorial helps to show “there is a beauty that comes out of the tragedy.” 3000% return on Pokémon cards.
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The best story
1. Conservative activist Charlie Kirk murdered at the University of Utah; The shooter is still at the wild
“Charlie Kirkconservative activist and close ally President Donald Trump who played an influential role in gathering teenage republican voters, he was shot and killed at the event in Utah College in what the governor called political murder.
The authorities claim that Kirk was killed with one shot from the roof on Wednesday. Whoever fired a gun, then slipped among the chaos of screams and students escaping from the campus of the University of Utah. Federal, state and local authorities were still looking for an unidentified shooter at the beginning of Thursday and worked on “many active criminal scenes”. “(AP)
Elsewhere
PA selected leaders react to the murder of Charlie Kirk. “Charlie Kirk, the founder and general director of Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action, was murdered on Wednesday afternoon while speaking at the Utah Valley University University at Orem, Utah. The reaction of selected Pennsylvania leaders was fast.” (Policy)
What to know about Turning Point Charlie Kirk. “Voting of young people within decades before the return of President Trump in the 2024 election, and the turning point was recognized as help in securing the wave of young people who provided him with victory.” Nobody understood or had the heart of teenage people in the United States of America better than Charlie ” – President Trump wrote about Truth Social.” (Axios)
Congress is in the face of the escalation of political violence – and does not know how to stop it. “The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday meant that the legislators were going on and once again forced them to confront with the very real danger of political violence in the United States. They don’t know what to do about it.” (Known)
Country
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“Republican Garrita Stacy She quickly moved to her campaign with abortion after starting the offer against the popular, well -financed Pennsylvania Governor Josh ShapiroDemocrat.
This is an early window in the way GOP watches the controversial problem before 2026, with the control of the congress to get. “(Politico)
Elsewhere
Taxpayers settled USD 6 million for repairs related to the setting of the governor’s residence, but the Shapiro administrator suspends full details. “Private donors separately contributed to the fund managed by a non-profit organization based in Harrisburg, to help restore the residence. So far, the organization or administration revealed the identity of donors, or the amount they contributed to the private fund, nor did they provide a general description of what the money has or will be used.” (Spotlight Pa)
The best Republican claims that the PA budget agreement may be close, but Democrat Costa is not so sure. “The main negotiator of the Republican Senate based on the state budget for 2025–26, which is currently 72 days late, said on Wednesday that accelerated negotiations may end in the contract over the next few days, but the highest democrat was not so sure.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
PA legislators claim that the budget plan is inevitable, without details – again. “Finger indication is in state capitol because the legislators are plunged in the third month without a plan of expenses. Democrats and Republicans insisted-in this week that the potential contract is close, although the details remain rare.” (WITF)
PA-10: Douglas joins the democratic fight to Perry’s place. “Commissioner of Dauphin, Douglas, formally announced his candidacy for the Congress with SMS for residents of the tenth congress district earlier.” (Policy)
PA judges hear arguments about the constitutionality of the requirement, as well as make an appointment for post voting. “The latest case results from the special elections of the State Chamber, when 69 voters from Philadelphia were deprived of civil rights.” (Penn Capital-Star)
Around the community of nations
3. 24 years after September 11, Flight 93 Memorial helps show “the beauty that comes out of the tragedy”
“On Thursday is 24th place on September 11 during the National Memorial Flight 93.
“This is our mission and our passion for telling stories,” National Memorial Superintendent Flight 93 Stephen Clark He told Gazette this week. “To unite and respect their heroism.” “(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Elsewhere
Almanac of American Politics: Pennsylvania. “Below are fragments of new chapters in Almanac 2026 on Pennsylvania and Governor Josh Shapiro” (PoliticSpa)
The popularity of Trump is sank in the swing of Pennsylvania. “Fifty -three percent of probable voters in Bucks in Pennsylvania think Trump adversely, compared to 42 percent, which perceive him positively, in accordance with the study of the democratic company Upswing Research & Strategy.” (Politico)
Zach Cole-Borghi says that he will not give up, calls the accusations of drugs “clearly political”. “Commissioner of Lehigh, Zach Cole-Borghi, announced his innocence on Wednesday and said that he would not give up in his first public comments since the arrest of drug allegations at the end of last month.” (LHIGHVALLIAEN)
Scranton Mayoral Race is intensifying as the questions of the mayor’s double campaign. “Republican candidate Trish Beynon stood today on the stairs of the town hall, criticizing the mayor of Paige Cognetti for conducting two campaigns at the same time, one to re -election as a mayor and the other for Congress in the 8th district in Pennsylvania.” (WOLF)
Editorial
4. What do you think?
- Political violence has broken America. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Political extremism can change American priorities. (John Baer)
- If we keep it up, Charlie Kirk will not be the last to die. (David French)
- What was carved on September 11. (Triblis)
- Shanksville memories and the future of emergency communication. (Lieutenant Gregory S. Kunselman)
- The support of William Penn Foundation for democracy gives an example. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Americans turn to the treatment of Trump immigrants and democratic cities. (Clarence website)
- Red Herring Transport financing. (Colin McNICLE)
- The Act on false claims will fight for fraud and saves taxpayers’ money. (Ross M. Wolfe)
1 thing
5. Hot investment with a refund of 3000%? Pokémon cards
“The best investment you have ever made can sit in a dusty binder in the basement of parents. Wall Street Journal reports that Pokémon cards are crushing S & P 500, and even some technological supplies with highly flying years when it comes to roi:
Collector cards have recorded a monthly cumulative refund of ~ 3821% since 2004 on a card ladder that follows the values of trade cards. During this period, the S&P 500 increased by 483%, while the finish increased by 1,844% since the publication in 2012. “(Morning Brew)
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