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A Year After Kirk: Is the Rate Actually Up, or Is the Coverage Just Louder?

A year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the numbers show a genuine rise in threats and targeted violence. What they don’t show is an unprecedented era of political bloodshed—or that every high-profile death belongs in the same statistical bucket.

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Minnesota Lawmakers Targeted in Coordinated Shootings: Impersonation Raises Concerns About Democratic Safety

In Minnesota, two shootings this morning targeted state legislators, believed to be politically motivated acts by the same gunman impersonating law enforcement. Senator Hoffmann and his wife survived, while former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband died. Authorities are conducting an active manhunt and reviewing security protocols for public officials.

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