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The Irish Times

Daily newspaper in Ireland

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Dec 12, 2025
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Which guests and influencers were present at tucker carlson's 2025 holiday event?

Photos and reporting show Tucker Carlson attended a December 2025 Christmas/holiday event in Nashville that included a mix of right‑wing commentators, activists and at least one international figure; ...

Dec 16, 2025
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attendance at trump rally in the poconos

Attendance at President Trump’s Dec. 9, 2025 Mount Airy Casino Resort event in Mount Pocono drew a packed ballroom but not a stadium-sized crowd; multiple local and national outlets describe a “packed...

Jan 13, 2026
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What was the context of Charlie Kirk's comment about black pilots?

Charlie Kirk's remark—"If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified.'"—was made during a January 18, 2024 episode of a segment called "Thoughtcrime" on The Charlie Kirk Show ...

Nov 20, 2025

What exact comments did Charlie Kirk make about African American women and when were they said?

Reporting shows multiple outlets quote or summarize Charlie Kirk saying that “several prominent Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken really seriously,” and characterizations ...

Dec 11, 2025

was the luas greeen line hacked in ireland

There is no credible reporting in the provided sources that the Luas Green Line in Dublin was "hacked." Multiple outlets report a major power fault that left the Green Line out of service across the w...

Dec 13, 2025

Did Charlie Kirk actually make a statement about refusing medical treatment from a Black lesbian?

Charlie Kirk publicly made comments implying he would question or prefer not to receive medical care from certain people described by race, gender and sexual orientation — including lines reported as ...

Jan 15, 2026

Which administrations or foreign leaders reported Trump sleeping in meetings and when did incidents occur?

Multiple U.S. news outlets and domestic political figures reported episodes in late 2025 where President Donald Trump appeared to nod off or close his eyes during public White House meetings and cerem...

Jan 11, 2026

the full quote from the guardian that charlie kirk used in the phrase "prowling blacks"

Charlie Kirk uttered an explicitly racialized sentence that multiple news outlets transcribed: “Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, th...

Dec 20, 2025

What recent comments has Charlie Kirk made about Black people and when were they said?

Charlie Kirk repeatedly made public comments over 2022–2025 that singled out Black people and Black culture, including a December 2022 remark about “WNBA, pot‑smoking, Black lesbian[s],” a 2023 podcas...

Dec 14, 2025

Is there an exact transcript or video clip of Charlie Kirk's comment about African Americans?

There is extensive reporting compiling Charlie Kirk’s past remarks about Black people — including phrases like “prowling Blacks” and comments about Black pilots — but available sources do not point to...

Jan 19, 2026

What exact words did Charlie Kirk say about African Americans and the 1940s and when were they said?

Charlie Kirk said, in a widely circulated clip, “They were actually better in the 1940s. It was bad. It was evil. But what happened? Something changed. They committed less crimes,” a remark attributed...

Jan 17, 2026

What does the 1905 Bavarian royal decree ordering Friedrich Trump's expulsion actually say, and where is it archived?

A royal Bavarian decree from February 1905 ordered “the American citizen and pensioner Friedrich Trump” to leave the Kingdom of Bavaria — specifying he must depart by 1 May or face deportation — on th...

Jan 16, 2026

What fact-checking organizations have evaluated the £350 million NHS claim and what did they find?

Multiple reputable fact‑checking organisations — including Full Fact, the BBC/major news fact‑checkers, Channel 4 News’ FactCheck and international outlets such as Reuters and AP acting in a fact‑chec...

Jan 12, 2026

What was the context of Charlie Kirk's comments on black intelligence?

Charlie Kirk repeatedly made public remarks disparaging Black people’s intelligence and safety in urban areas — comments compiled by reporters and watchdog groups and amplified at rallies, on his show...

Jan 6, 2026

What context or full transcript exists for Charlie Kirk’s quoted remarks about Black people?

Charlie Kirk’s most widely circulated remarks about Black people — including phrases like “prowling Blacks” and questions about “WNBA, pot‑smoking, Black lesbian[s]” — come from audio and video excerp...

Jan 4, 2026

What did Charlie Kirk say about black pilots and in what context?

Charlie Kirk publicly said, “If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, ‘Boy, I hope he’s qualified,’” a line that was uttered during a January 2024 episode of his show and later circulated widely ...

Dec 31, 2025

Are there any obituaries for Virginia Giuffre (also known as Virginia Roberts) in major newspapers?

Major newspapers and established outlets published obituaries and death notices for Virginia Giuffre (also known as Virginia Roberts) after her April 2025 death, including The New York Times, The Iris...

Dec 17, 2025

Which social media influencers attended tucker carlson's 2025 holiday gathering and posted about it?

A small set of right-wing social-media figures publicly linked themselves to Tucker Carlson’s December 2025 “Cowboy Christmas” gathering: Laura Loomer tweeted that Candace Owens attended, and extremis...

Dec 16, 2025

How did Charlie Kirk and his organization respond after the 'moronic black woman' remark surfaced?

Charlie Kirk’s “moronic Black woman” remark — first reported from a January 2024 episode of The Charlie Kirk Show — resurfaced widely after his September 2025 shooting and fueled both condemnation and...

Dec 13, 2025

What is the full transcript and video source of Charlie Kirk's remarks about African American women?

Multiple news outlets and fact‑checkers report that Charlie Kirk made repeated public comments questioning the qualifications of prominent Black women — including Joy Reid, Michelle Obama, Ketanji Bro...