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Antifa, that organization of radical extremists that pushes for leftist causes, already has been blamed for riots, vandalism, arson and mayhem across America.
It calls itself Antifa, for anti-fascist, under the odd political positioning that claims conservatives such as President Donald Trump are, in fact, fascists. It's part of the extremist agenda fabricated by leftists that calls conservatives "Nazis" and Trump "Hitler."
Antifa appeared shortly after Trump was elected in 2016, and subsequent damage from riots related to Antifa has been costly for American cities and states.
It primarily fights Trump's agenda to restore America's security, economy and influence, and more
Already, Trump has designated the group members as domestic terrorists.
"Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law," he said in his signed order. "It uses illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide to accomplish these goals. This campaign involves coordinated efforts to obstruct enforcement of Federal laws through armed standoffs with law enforcement, organized riots, violent assaults on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement officers, and routine doxing of and other threats against political figures and activists."
And it could be getting much worse for the leftists and their agenda very soon.
A report in the Washington Examiner reveals that American Antifa cells actively have been receiving funds from an international antifascist network, and U.S. national security officials reportedly are moving toward a foreign terrorism classification for Antifa abroad.
"Antifa International, an antifascist cohort helping far-left militants connect to local Antifa cells or operate their own, is one of the international networks providing material support to Antifa operatives in the U.S. by way of its bail fund," the report said.
It confirmed, "The International Anti-Fascist Defense Fund, a project of Antifa International, effectively serving as its funding arm, pays for the legal defense of arrested antifascists 'anywhere in the world,' including the United States."
Members of an Antifa group in Texas are accused of attempted murder, terrorism and organized crime for an incident in which an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility was shot up in July. The report confirmed Antifa International allocated $5,000 for the suspects' legal defense.
A blog posting by the international organization said, "The stakes could not be higher for our friends." And it describes such funding as "money well-spent."
The international group boasts, in scorecard-type announcements, about results, such as "Anti-Fascists 2, Authorities 0."
The report documented the international organization assembles its cash through online campaigns and promotes them with merchandise like hoodies and flags.
"The organization's online store sells 'KILL FASCISTS' shirts and clothing specific to member chapters, such as Central Oregon Anti-Fascist Action; the Atlanta Antifascists; and the John Brown Gun Club's Texas-based Elm Fork branch, which reveres a radical pre-Civil War abolitionist who raided a federal armory in a violent slave revolt," the report said.
And Antifa International was endorsed by Torch Anti-Fascist Network, which has regional chapters all over the U.S.
The current "domestic terror" designation from Trump allows federal law enforcement to investigate, and "disrupt and dismantle" illegal operations by Antifa-related operations, including action against the funders. But the criminal cases would have to involve other allegations, such as arson, vandalism and such.
The additional designation would actually criminalize "involvement in terrorist activity. U.S. persons caught knowingly providing material support to foreign terrorists could face criminal liability, including up to 20 years in prison. Among other consequences for sponsors of foreign terrorism, the U.S. government can freeze assets, cutting off the funding flow and thereby financially crippling operations," the report said.
The report said now the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is looking at Antifa's transnational links, according to sources for investigating journalist Andy Ngo.
The Examiner said, "A framework already exists for the State Department to target a decentralized transnational network, even one connected mainly through social media."
That's courtesy of Joe Biden, who labeled Terrorgram, a collection of neo-Nazis operating primarily online, as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists."
Subsequently, Terrorgram leaders in California were charged, and pleaded guilty, to federal criminal charges.
In his earlier designation, Trump charged, "Antifa recruits, trains, and radicalizes young Americans to engage in this violence and suppression of political activity, then employs elaborate means and mechanisms to shield the identities of its operatives, conceal its funding sources and operations in an effort to frustrate law enforcement, and recruit additional members. Individuals associated with and acting on behalf of Antifa further coordinate with other organizations and entities for the purpose of spreading, fomenting, and advancing political violence and suppressing lawful political speech. This organized effort designed to achieve policy objectives by coercion and intimidation is domestic terrorism."
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The Muslim mayor of Dearborn, Michigan recently put his city in an unwelcome spotlight when he told a Christian resident and taxpayer, who was objecting to promotions of violence, to go away.
Literally, Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud scolded resident Edward "Ted" Barham, telling him, "Although you live here, you are not welcome here."
The dispute had arisen over the naming of streets in honor of a business operator who publicly has promoted Hezbollah and Hamas terrorism.
Now an investigation by the Federalist has revealed that the Muslim leaders of the Muslim-influenced city are making it a "hostile place" for Christians and Jews.
Jewish leaders already call the city "America's Jihad Capital" and it is under the dominating influence of Islam.
The Federalist said Dearborn "has been extremely accommodating to Muslims, but not so much to minority Christians and Jews — particularly when it comes to the city's involvement in celebrating religious holidays."
Civil rights lawyers Robert J. Muise and David Yerushalmi have written to the city about concerns over its discrimination, and they told Hammoud, "The bottom line is that the City of Dearborn has become a hostile place for Christians and Jews.
City lawyer Jeremy Romer also was copied on the letter, and he "should be familiar with Muise and Yerushalmi," because they already have won high-profile cases and huge judgments against Dearborn for religious rights discrimination.
The Federalist added, "For now, the attorneys' American Freedom Law Center, a nonprofit Judeo-Christian law firm 'Fighting for Faith & Freedom,' is reminding the mayor and the city that the Arab-majority city can't play favorites with religious displays."
"While all of the residents of the City do not share the same faith, they do share the same rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution," the attorneys' letter warned.
The legal team has documented multiple instances where city officials, specifically Hammoud, have publicly exhibited a "preference" for Islam over any other faith.
Banners have been flown in the city for weeks for Ramadan, but the city refused to present any religious displays for Christian or Jewish holidays other than "secular' components, the Federalist reported.
"Documents obtained by The Federalist show taxpayers paid thousands of dollars for the Ramadan displays and other items. One double-sided banner cost $1,512. The city paid $825 for another sign, according to city invoices. A Dec. 26 email from Jonathan Golich of Dearborn's Parks and Recreation Department notes festive lights and displays would be left up 'through Ramadan,'" the report said.
And city emails include the crescent moon design, honored by Muslims, and a greeting, "Ramadan Kareem' (Generous Ramadan) Downtown Dearborn," in Arabic and English.
Then there are the fundraising drives by the city police and fire departments that sold shirts showing Islamic religious messages.
"They did not provide similar opportunities for Christians and Jews to purchase clothing 'with messages appropriate to their faith traditions,'" the attorneys told Hammoud.
The recent pro-Islam scandal was sparked by Hammoud's attack on a taxpayer.
Barham had objected to renaming some intersections in Dearborn after Osama Siblani, Arab American News publisher who has promoted Hezbollah and Hamas, both Middle East organizations that have inflicted death, destruction and terror on Americans.
Hammoud issued a dangerous suggestion for Barham to not see the signs.
"The best suggestion I have for you is to not drive on Warren Avenue or close your eyes while you're doing it. His name is up there and I spoke at a ceremony celebrating it because he's done a lot for his community," Hammoud claimed.
He then turned to a personal attack on his city's resident, accusing Barham of being "a bigot, and you are racist, and you're an Islamophobe. Although you live here, I want you to know as mayor, you are not welcome here. And the day you move out of the city will be the day that I launch a parade celebrating the fact that you moved out of this city."
Barham had explained Siblani is "a promoter of Hezbollah and Hamas. … He talks about how the blood of the martyrs irrigates the land of Palestine … whether we are in Michigan and whether we are in Yemen. Believe me, everyone should fight within his means. They will fight with stones, others will fight with guns, others fight with planes, drones, and rockets."
WND also reported only days ago that adjacent Dearborn Heights was forced into an embarrassing backtrack when officials announced a badge for police officers that said "Dearborn Heights Police" in Arabic.
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Most Americans assume that when a company posts a job opening, it actually wants someone to apply. That's how the labor market is supposed to work.
But in the world of immigration sponsorship, job postings sometimes serve a very different purpose: checking a box for the government, while keeping American workers in the dark.
Under the Department of Labor's PERM process (Program Electronic Review Management), employers seeking to sponsor foreign workers for green cards must first prove they tried to hire Americans. The law requires them to place ads, review resumes and certify that no qualified U.S. worker was available before moving forward with sponsorship.
Yet most Americans have never seen these ads – because employers often place them where no one is likely to look. They thus satisfy the letter of the law while ensuring the jobs are already earmarked for someone else. That's where Jobs.Now, a U.S. worker advocacy group, stepped in. By republishing these hidden ads online, Jobs.Now gave them the visibility the law intended, visibility that many employers have quietly worked to avoid.
Instacart's heavy hand
When Jobs.Now reposted one of Instacart's PERM ads to make it visible to the public, the publicly traded San Francisco-based company didn't thank the website for the free advertising. Instead, Instacart sent a trademark complaint letter.
The letter, transmitted by a third-party enforcement firm, accused Jobs.Now of "infringing Instacart's intellectual property rights" and even suggested the group suspend their web domain. The company reserved the right to pursue monetary damages, all because an advocacy group had posted a job listing that Instacart itself was legally required to advertise.
The real issue – and what Instacart's ads expose
Why such a heavy-handed response? The answer may lie in Instacart's job advertisements and recruitment practices tied to the PERM program. Federal rules, written decades ago, force employers to place notices in old-school newspapers and state workforce sites. But the intent of the law is clear and companies must make a "good faith" effort to recruit Americans before turning to foreign workers. That means actually trying to reach U.S. applicants, not burying ads where no one will look, or setting up recruitment processes designed to avoid finding U.S. candidates.
How Instacart blocked Americans
Jobs.Now's reposting exposed the truth: Instacart's job ads were nowhere to be found on the company's career page, LinkedIn, or any platform where real applicants look for work. Instead, the posting was buried in a classified newspaper, directing candidates to mail paper resumes to "Global Mobility," a department that does not hire Americans but oversees visa processing for foreign workers.
That distinction is critical. In 2025, almost no one applies for a tech job by mailing in a paper resume. And even if an American did, his or her application would never reach a hiring manager. It would be funneled straight to the immigration team whose role is not to recruit talent, but to record why no U.S. worker was deemed "qualified."
The two-track system
The Department of Justice has already gone after companies for similar practices. Facebook paid $14 million and Apple paid $25 million in settlements for requiring mailed resumes and reserving jobs for foreign workers through the PERM process.
Like Facebook, Apple forced applicants for PERM positions to submit paper resumes by mail instead of through its online portal, and it left those jobs off its public-facing career site. Investigators found that Apple's practices weren't consistent with the way it usually hired, which was overwhelmingly through digital systems designed to attract a wide pool of candidates.
In both cases, the DOJ made clear the issue wasn't that companies were using the PERM process; that's allowed by law. The issue was that they intentionally set up a two-track system: one for normal jobs where Americans could apply easily and another for PERM jobs where the process itself made it virtually impossible for Americans to compete.
Why Instacart's response matters
The key question now is why Instacart chose to file a trademark complaint when Jobs.Now was, in effect, providing free visibility for a job posting Instacart was already legally required to advertise?
If the postings are legitimate, wider visibility should mean more qualified Americans applying. But the company's legal maneuver suggests something else: that these ads may not truly be about recruiting U.S. workers at all, but about protecting a visa pipeline while keeping the door closed to the very people the law was designed to protect.
Turning the tables on corporate abuse
At its core, the PERM system was designed to test the U.S. labor market. Sharing those job ads publicly and encouraging qualified Americans to apply isn't just lawful, it's exactly what the process requires. When companies or their attorneys try to suppress that visibility with trademark claims or intimidation tactics, they may be crossing a legal line of their own.
Federal law, under INA §1324b, makes it an unfair immigration-related employment practice to intimidate, threaten, coerce or retaliate against anyone for exercising or helping others exercise their rights under the statute. That protection extends to advocates who assist U.S. workers in seeing or applying for jobs. Trying to prevent circulation of these ads could be interpreted as obstruction of compliance evidence. And suppressing access to recruitment ads could make the labor market test fraudulent, since U.S. workers cannot reasonably find and apply.
What began as a trademark threat could end up flipping the script on Instacart. By trying to muzzle the lawful sharing of job ads, it may have invited even sharper scrutiny, not only of how the company recruits, but of how it responds when Americans shine a light on the very system meant to protect them.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has condemned the Bible verses it doesn't like. According to a new video, apparently its members believe God made some mistakes along the way.
They have to do with women, verses a spokeswoman in a video protests have to do with "power, privilege, prejudice" "within a patriarchy." The video was at the 2025 ELCA churchwide assembly.
She condemns the contemporary "Christian church" for being "complicit in the sins of sexism and patriarchy," and she lists Genesis 3:16, Judges 19, 1st Corinthians 11:3-16 as among those that God must not have really meant to be included in the Bible.
She explains that Lutherans "don't have to accept literally" the words of the Bible, which she alleges arose in a society that no longer exists.
Those verses are responsible, she said, for "gender-based violence," "restricted access" to health care and economics, and more.
Listen to the stunner:
One social media commenter was unsurprise, as this was "another reminder that the ELCA is not a Lutheran or a Christian organization."
The new statement isn't the first time ELCA leaders have openly condemned the Bible:
A report at Not the Bee turned blunt about the public repudiation of the Scriptures on which the Christian church worldwide has been based for millennia.
"I think if Luther had seen this video, it's entirely possible that he might have kept his 99 problems with the Catholic church to himself," it commented.
It quoted the narrator:
"In the … ELCA, we believe all people are created equally in the image of God. God intends for everyone to flourish. But because of the sin of sexism, women are often deprived of that right … we are called to seek equity and justice for all … The Lutheran commitment to neighbor justice compels us to expose how patriarchy and sexism cause harm to all of creation … This has roots in patterns of power, privilege, and prejudice within a patriarchy …"
The report said, "Blah blah blah, boilerplate feminism and wokeness shoehorned into a Christian worldview. We've seen it all before."
The narrator charges that the Bible says things "about women and girls that we now recognized as harmful."
For example, her Genesis 3:16 citation says: "To the woman He said, 'I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.'"
Said Not the Bee, "These are the words of God, describing the curse of the fall on the woman. What Adam and Eve incurred in the curse is apparently 'harmful' to women."
Corinthians says, "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ."
Explained Not the Bee, "The Bible says man should submit to Christ in the same way Christ submits to the Father, then says wives should submit to husbands in the same way, as a model of sacrificial love that reflects God's design for the world, His love for us, and the relationship of the Trinity."
"Give yourselves a hand, Lutherans. This may be the most creative use of 'Did God really say?' since the serpent in the garden," advised Not the Bee.
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A video has been released of PragerU founder Dennis Prager discussing the impact of the life of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated by an alleged leftist gunman, during a fee speech event in Utah.
It is his first videotaped interview since suffering an injury in a fall at his home in late 2024:
Due to his recovery, Prager did not attend the memorial service for Kirk last Sunday.
He has stated his intention of returning to his position as a nationally syndicated radio host.
The columnist founded the Prager University Foundation in 2010 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit media organization promoting life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through free educational content for all ages, according to PragerU's website. The organization produces podcasts, videos, and interviews on history, politics, and current events.
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A leftist professor who promoted her pro-abortion ideology on campus, posting a sign on her Notre Dame office door to that effect, now apparently must pay $244,000 to a local student publication after she filed a failed lawsuit against it.
Word about the possible penalty for attacking the publication comes from James Bopp Jr., who founded the Bopp Law Firm that represented the Irish Rover, an independent, nonprofit, student publication at the school.
It advertises that it is "devoted to preserve the Catholic identity of Notre Dame."
It published articles about Tamara Kay, who teaches at the school, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling that overturned the faulty Roe v. Wade precedent that fabricated a federal "right" to abortion.
Kay posted a sign on her door that said, "This is a SAFE SPACE to get help and information on ALL Healthcare issues and access – confidentially with care and compassion."
Her social media account also often shared information supporting her abortion ideology, including details about "Plan C Pills," which is used to reference pills that induce abortion, the legal team explained.
The Irish Rover published two articles about her, each of which accurately reported on her pro-abortion access public statements and actions following the Roe ruling, and subsequent state law regarding abortion.
The court ruled "healthcare" referred to access to abortion services and found the reporting was accurate and lawful.
She lost her case in state court in South Bend, where it was dismissed. A state appeals court affirmed that and the state Supreme Court denied further appeal.
Now, because of a state law protecting those who exercising their right of free speech against frivolous lawsuits, the state statute calls for her to compensate the publication for its legal costs.
"Indiana's Anti-SLAPP law deters meritless cases attacking speech in connection with a public issue by allowing the accused to recoup their attorney fees from the people bringing these types of cases," explained Bopp. "It shocked me that a pro-abortion professor would bring a frivolous defamation law suit against a student-run newspaper, just to try to shut them up. My firm concentrates on defending First Amendment rights, and we were happy to defend The Irish Rover's right to free speech in this case."
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When the Trump White House issued its recent proclamation attaching a $100,000 fee to H-1B petitions, it was billed as a measure to protect American workers. Indeed, the proclamation itself spelled out its pro-American intent in plain terms.
But only days later, federal agencies issued clarifications that narrowed its reach, with the new fee applying only to fresh petitions, leaving existing H-1B holders untouched.
That subtle change, in turn, sparked a reaction overseas most wouldn't expect.
India's Economic Times trumpeted the headline "As White House issues clarification, door opens for laid-off H-1B techies," celebrating the clarifications as a practical win for thousands of foreign workers recently caught up in U.S. tech layoffs.
The article noted that more than 145,000 workers have already been laid off this year by major U.S. tech firms, a wave of cuts they claim hit H-1B visa holders especially hard. For those workers, the clarification offers an easier path to latch onto a new employer, sparing them both the $100,000 fee and the risk of having to enter another visa lottery.
By casting the White House clarifications as a lifeline, they boasted that employers now had every reason to tap into this "ready pool of talent" at minimal cost – and free from any new restrictions.
Meanwhile, Americans who have seen their jobs shipped overseas or handed to contractors and visa holders view the situation very differently. The issue isn't the proclamation's stated intent, but the way its implementation preserves business as usual. The administration openly admitted that H-1B workers have displaced Americans, yet the carve-out exempts those very workers from the penalty meant to stop the abuse.
Instead of deterring corporations from gaming the system, the clarification shields the existing crop of H-1Bs, allowing them to maintain their foothold in the labor market while U.S. citizens remain sidelined.
Since the new rules punish only future entrants, the problem of massive foreign workers depressing Americans' wages and hollowing out the nation's middle class continues.
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Officials in the Orange County, Florida, public school system have ordered the managers of West Orange High School to discontinue a "Witchy Wednesday" series of indoctrination videos that they had launched to students.
It was described as providing "religious instruction" on spells, magic, moon worship and other rituals.
However, Liberty Counsel's legal team raised objections, cautioning the district against making such lessons mandatory and warning that some students with sincere Christian religious beliefs would not be able to endorse the witchcraft teachings.
Further, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled just weeks ago, in Mahmoud v. Taylor, that parents have the right to opt their children out of instruction that undermines their religious beliefs.
As a result, the district acknowledged that having certain speech on the school's morning announcements could violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, and it did not want anyone to feel like "outsiders."
The district's instructions were that, "We cannot constitutionally allow such a segment to continue to take place in the future."
Liberty Counsel chairman Mat Staver said, "We commend Orange County Public Schools for taking action to discontinue the 'Witchy Wednesday' video segments. Witchcraft and teaching students how to cast occultic spells have no place in government schools."
WND had reported when the dispute arose that the series was being created by students providing "religious instruction."
Liberty Counsel's letter asked for school confirmation of plans to let students and staff opt out. And confirmation that students may express their own religious perspectives in the same manner.
The organization reported the "Witchy Wednesday" episodes were aired starting Sept. 10.
"Good morning, witches and [SCHOOL MASCOT NAME]. I'm [NAME REDACTED]. Today is Wednesday, September 10th, and this is our first episode of 'Witchy Wednesday.' I am here to guide you through your magical midweek journey every Wednesday. To start, there was a new moon yesterday on September 9th, normally regarded as a blank slate and a new start. This phase invites introspection and intention setting. Simple things to honor this phase could be to write your intentions and bury them or just meditate for an energy reset and healing," the promotion of witchcraft began.
"There is a full moon coming up on September 18th where the energy is at its highest peak. Creating simple things like moon water and releasing rituals are good ways to cleanse and recharge yourself during this period. In other news, our first ever 'Witch Tip Spotlight' is a spell for enlightenment that I call 'Light of Insight.' Its purpose is all about inviting clarity, wisdom, and light into your life. You will need a white candle, paper, pen, and incense. You can burn your incense around your area of practice to clear your surrounding energy for a start.
"You write your intuition down on your paper. Fold it three times. Burn your paper into your white candle. Burn it completely and entirely to have your intention released into the universe. That itself is your 'Light of Insight' at work. You then cleanse the space around you once more to finalize your spell. That's all for today, [SCHOOL MASCOT NAME]. Have a Wicked Wednesday."
The legal team had warned the school's actions could set up some interesting arguments, as the Bible specifically undermines the "Witchy" claims.
For example, the letter explains, "The Bible warns of real spiritual beings who seek to destroy lives: 'put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places' (Ephesians 6:11-12). • The Bible states that there 'shall not be found among you anyone…who practices witchcraft… or one who conjures spells…or one who calls up the dead' and that these things are a great sin. (Deuteronomy 18:9-12a) • The Bible warns against astrology. (Jeremiah 10:2; 27:9-10; Daniel 2:1-4; 4:7; 5:7-9) • The Bible condemns worship of the sun, moon and stars. (Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:2-5; 2 Kings 21:3, 5; Zephaniah 1:5; Job 31:26-28; Jeremiah 8:1-2). • The Bible instructs people to inquire of God (Isaiah 8:19), not mediums and spiritists (Deuteronomy 18:9-14; Isaiah 44:25; Jeremiah 27:9; 2 Kings 21:6; 23:24; Ezekiel 21:21; Isaiah 19:3; 1 Samuel 28). • God warns that those who practice 'witchcraft…will not inherit the kingdom of God.' (Galatians 5:20-21; (Revelation 21:8)."
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Television show entertainer Jimmy Kimmel returned to some of the stations that used to carry his show Tuesday might but offered no apology, only an "explanation" for his false claim that MAGA members were trying to "score political points" over the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
The co-founder of Turning Point USA was gunned down by a sniper during a free speech event at a Utah college. The suspect, Tyler Robinson, is known to have been radicalized by leftist ideologies in recent months. He was living with a roommate who was a male who claimed to be female, and the shooter had engraved radical slogans on the bullets he loaded into the rifle that was used.
Kimmel's jokes about the Kirk murder included his statement, "The MAGA gang is desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
He was suspended by ABC and other station ownership organizations, only to be allowed back on the air on Tuesday by ABC. The other ownership groups, Sinclair and Nexstar, still have him banned.
A report at Washington Examiner revealed that after Kimmel's return, Andrew Kolvet, who worked as a producer for Kirk, said Kimmel's refusal to offer an apology, just a claim that "it was never my intention to blame any specific group," failed.
"Not good enough," Kolvet wrote on social media.
He explained, "Jimmy, it's simple. Here's what you need to say: 'I'm sorry for saying the shooter was MAGA. He was not. He was of the left. I apologize to the Kirk family for lying. Please accept my sincere apology. I will do better. I was wrong.'"
Kimmel's claim that it was "important to me as a human" that people believed his claim that it never was intention "to make light of the murder of a young man," was met with loads of skepticism.
From online social media commenters: "It was precisely his intention to make light of it, which explains his recklessly inaccurate depiction of the killer's ideology and then cutting away to that edited South Lawn clip, which was designed EXCLUSIVELY for comedic effect. And no apology, inflaming it all further."
And, "He didn't just make light of the murder of a young man he and his staff mulled it over first. Someone said 'hey, let's make a joke about Trumps response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, while implying he was MAGA'. No one said it's too soon or disrespectful, they ran with it"
And, "Sounded to me like a lot of dancing around the subject. Half hearted, and weak at best. In the end, it doesn't really matter. 70 affiliates aren't airing his show, and his ratings will probably continue to tank. Good luck Jimmy. Maybe it's time to bring back the trampoline"
The Washington Examiner also cited other criticisms of Kimmel, whose show ratings have been plunging.
Piers Morgan said, of Kimmel's call for understanding of his lack of intent to "make light of the murder," "Yet that is exactly what he did."
Morgan added, "Hard to feel sympathy for Jimmy Kimmel and his crocodile tears given how gleefully he has always gorged on the career entrails of conservative stars who lost their jobs like Tucker, Roseanne etc. He's become a partisan political activist, not a comedic host."
Kimmel also, the Washington Examiner reported, brought in religion as his defense, citing a statement from Erika Kirk, Charlie's widow, who publicly forgave her husband's accused killer, recalling the example of Jesus.
Kimmel claimed, "That is an example we should follow. If you believe in the teachings of Jesus as I do, there it was. That's it. A selfless act of grace, forgiveness from a grieving widow. It touched me deeply, and I hope it touches many, and if there's anything we should take from this tragedy to carry forward, I hope it can be that and not this."
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Leftist politicians and their supporting media corporations have been unleashing inflammatory rhetoric about President Donald Trump's agenda for border security and the deportation of illegal alien criminals since before he took office.
And leftist violence against those enforcing the nation's laws, the officers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been surging.
Now it's left two detainees dead, the victims of a sniper who was firing indiscriminately at an ICE facility in Dallas.
Reports have identified the shooting suspect at Joshua Jahn, 29, who was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound near the scene of Wednesday's shooting.
Authorities reported one of the bullet casings left behind in the attack was inscribed "anti-ICE."
"The shooter fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, including at a van in the sallyport where the victims were shot," a statement from the Department of Homeland Security explained.
Another detainee was injured.
Reports revealed Jahn had a record, for a felony marijuana case in Texas in 2016, for which he pleaded guilty and served probation.
No law enforcement officers were injured.
The same location had been hit with a bomb threat in August, and other shootings happened at ICE operations in Alvaredo on July 4 and a Border Patrol location in McAllen days later.
"This vile attack was motivated by hatred for ICE," charged Kristi Noem, Homeland Security secretary. "For months, we've been warning politicians and the media to tone down their rhetoric about ICE law enforcement before someone was killed.
"This shooting must serve as a wake-up call to the far-left that their rhetoric about ICE has consequences," Noem said.
In fact, on Rumble was posted a video of leftist California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasting ICE just hours earlier:
The FBI confirmed, "This morning just before 7am local time, an individual fired multiple rounds at a Dallas, Texas ICE facility, killing one, wounding several others, before taking his own life. FBI, DHS, ATF are on the ground with Dallas PD and state authorities. While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an idealogical motive behind this attack (see photo below). One of the unspent shell casings recovered was engraved with the phrase "ANTI ICE." More updates will be forthcoming. These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off. We are only miles from Prarieland, Texas where just two months ago an individual ambushed a separate ICE facility targeting their officers. It has to end and the FBI and our partners will lead these investigative efforts to see to it that those who target our law enforcement are pursued and brought to the fullest extent of justice. Thankfully, no law enforcement personnel were injured. Please pray for the injured and deceased."
Fox reported Jahn fired "indiscriminately" at the ICE facility and van parked adjacent.
Dallas police statements suggested that Jahn may have been living in Durant, Oklahoma, prior to his death.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state supports border security and deportation efforts and the shooting "will NOT slow our arrest, detention, & deportation of illegal immigrants. We will work with ICE & the Dallas Police Department to get to the bottom of the assassin's motive."
Noem chided those in leftist campaigns who demonize immigration authorities.
"Comparing ICE day in and day out to the Nazi Gestapo, the Secret Police, and slave patrols has consequences," she added. "The men and women of ICE are fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. They get up every morning to try and make our communities safer. Like everyone else, they just want to go home to their families at night."
Newsom's state actually launched a campaign to ban ICE agents from wearing masks to conceal their identities – to prevent attacks on their families.
Federal authorities said since state officials have no authority over federal officers, Newsom's campaign means little.
Activist Laura Loomer confirmed, "I did a background check on Joshua Jahn, the ICE shooter in Dallas, Texas. Joshua Jahn's profile picture from his now-wiped Facebook page per the background check results reveals ANTIFA and communist imagery. The profile photo is of an armed communist with the hammer and sickle. The text reads GLORIOUS EXPOSITION, COMRADE. He also has a previous conviction for selling Marijuana. Proof this was Leftist political violence against ICE officers.":
The link between leftists advocating for actions against ICE and the shooting, however, was noted over and over.