This is a Ta Nehisi-Coates story about Charlie Kirk: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Today: 🍦The New York Times publishes a front-page scoop about overlapping deals involving the Trump family and the national interest ⚖️ President Trump sues the paper and its journalists for $15 billion Same day

Are you confused about Discord, the platform the alleged Charlie Kirk assassin communicated on? Check out our explainer: www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...

I was interviewed live by @tmziive.bsky.social about Discord and the Charlie Kirk suspected shooter. Nothing like doing an interview from the back of an Uber! www.tmz.com/categories/t...

RIP, RR

Breaking News: A judge dismissed two state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, who is accused in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive.

Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against @nytimes.com and several reporters for articles exposing his finances. The suit is part of the Trump admin's broader and rapidly accelerating assault on press freedoms. www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/m...

Thomas Rousseau, leader of white nationalist Patriot Front, spoke at a vigil for Charlie Kirk in Fort Worth, Texas over the weekend. This is the first time I'm aware of that Rousseau and his loyalists did not attend a rally wearing Patriot Front's trademark uniform. They feel emboldened. 1/3

Producer Lamar Salter and I are at Eradicate Hate in Pittsburgh where we are screening episode one of Extremely Normal! Come and join us if you’re here!

Excellent, troubling work from my colleagues on the USA TODAY graphics team here: “The first six months of 2025 saw an 85.5% increase in terrorist attacks within the United States compared to the same time period last year” www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...

For days, rumors circulated, perpetuated by certain media figures, that the Charlie Kirk assassin was transgender. He isn't. It's part of an effort to vilify the trans community, who are *far more likely to be victims than perpetrators of violence: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

'm here at #ONA25 in New Orleans, where we will be screening the first episode of Extremely Normal at 2p.m. in Empire B at 2 p.m. Come and watch with us and join for a Q&A afterwards! www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Here's what we know about Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk's murder www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

I’m sure there will be a very thorough investigation into why an ATF agent apparently leaked a document full of falsities to right-wing media personalities claiming the Charlie Kirk shooter had expressed “transgender ideology”

We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was. But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...

Are you the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk? Do you know them? Have an idea who they are? My DMs are open. Talk to me.

As we build up Extremely Normal, please follow me on Instagram for updates from my beat I'm examining how political extremism, including individuals, movements and ideologies, has become increasingly mainstream What was extreme is increasingly normal: www.instagram.com/will_carless...

Just to offer some context here: We don't know what the Charlie Kirk shooter's motives were. He may well have been a radical Leftist. He may also have been a neo-Nazi accelerationist. Or a narcissist. We simply don't know yet. Maybe we will some day, but we don't now.

We were told the press conference had been delayed because of rapid developments in the case. That appears ... to not be the case. Again.

#BREAKING: Suspect in #CharlieKirk shooting is still at large. FBI director @FBIDirectorKash & deputy director are en route to Salt Lake City & will hold a press conference this evening. Per Utah DPS spokesman

In which I reflect on Charlie Kirk's legacy: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...

Here's a video of a (very sleep-deprived) me breaking down a chaotic crime scene at the university where Charlie Kirk was shot & killed. I was able to follow the suspect's apparent trail, past FBI evidence markers, until the cops finally blocked it off: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...

In 20 years of journalism on several continents I’ve never seen authorities leave an active crime scene open like this. Wild Especially since there are hundreds of cops nearby

#BREAKING: I spoke w construction workers whose colleague says he spoke w the suspected #CharlieKirk shooter yesterday. I also watched FBI agents collecting evidence and viewed a track the gunman appears to have taken through some trees: www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

Pretty unbelievable. Almost 24 hours after the #CharlieKirk shooting atnd the apparent area where the gunman escaped was wide open with journalists like me walking all around. They *just put up some tape closing off the area

At the press conference for the #CharlieKirk shooting, big news: 1. They found a high-powered rifle in a wooded area; 2. Shooter was college-age, "blended in" 3. They have video of shooter but aren't releasing it 4. They have footprints/handprints. No suspect named yet

Not to be too cliche, but whoever killed #CharlieKirk could literally be anywhere on the planet by now

They kicked me out

They have not kicked me out yet

I’m at the makeshift command center at Utah Valley University, where dozens of officers from several different agencies including FBI, Utah DPS and local police are milling about, presumably waiting for leads/action/orders.

If anyone has any intel on the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, I’m on the ground in Utah. DM me We can talk on or off the record.

En route to Utah to report on the Charlie Kirk shooting for @usatoday.com /Extremely Normal. Extreme political violence is increasingly becoming the norm in this country.

My reaction to the statement Andre Tate sent @usatoday.com for our documentary on the #manosphere usatoday.com/story/news/nat… I’m still willing to sit down for an interview, Andrew — one British American to another 🇬🇧🇺🇸

Per (utterly context-free) reporting in the Daily Wire, the DOJ is considering banning transgender Americans from owning firearms: That’s despite no evidence that trans people commit a disproportionate number of shootings, as I reported last week: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Many young men in America are emotionally lost, desperate for mentors and role models and are turning to the "manosphere" for advice. I spoke about this concerning issue on @USATODAY.com’s The Excerpt:  art19.com/shows/5-thin...

I'm LIVE on @usatoday.com Connecting America momentarily to discuss my project on the Manosphere. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... WATCH LIVE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAN...

The National Guard is, in some ways, a distraction. What's going to happen in Chicago is going to be a massive ICE enforcement blitz.

Yesterday, @usatoday.com launched the first episode of EXTREMELY NORMAL, focused on the Manosphere. I’m extremely proud of this short documentary and hope you will give it 17 mins of your time. (Especially if you’re a parent!)

Watch EXTREMELY NORMAL here. Young men who follow influencer Andrew Tate say his videos help them build confidence, discipline & motivation Experts warn the content mixes self-help with toxic masculinity and can expose vulnerable youth to extremist ideas www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoC7...

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this fantastic reporting by @willcarless.bsky.social! He looks at loneliness among young men and why it's prompted some of them to turn to the Manosphere. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoC7... @usatoday.com

Terrific investigative work on the manosphere from @willcarless.bsky.social Must read! www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Tate has amassed millions of followers across social platforms despite bans on Instagram and TikTok, and is associated with the “Manosphere,” a network of online influencers. Experts warn his content can influence vulnerable youth, sometimes exposing them to misogyny & other extremist ideas:

‘It's like dopamine.’ Looking for role models, troubled young men find Andrew Tate. My latest with @khjelmgaard.bsky.social looks at the world of the Manosphere and online toxic masculinity and how it is impacting a whole generation of boys and men: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

‘It's like dopamine.’ Looking for role models, troubled young men find Andrew Tate. The first in a series, EXTREMELY NORMAL, which examines & investigates how extremist movements, ideas and influencers are increasingly becoming mainstreamed: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

LIVE: USA TODAY reporter @willcarless.bsky.social is live now in the Q&A and here to answer all your questions:' bit.ly/4p97WPs In Extremely Normal: The Manosphere, we explores why young men follow Andrew Tate and other influencers — and what experts say about the risks for vulnerable youth.

Watch EXTREMELY NORMAL here. Young men who follow influencer Andrew Tate say his videos help them build confidence, discipline & motivation Experts warn the content mixes self-help with toxic masculinity and can expose vulnerable youth to extremist ideas www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoC7...

A project I have been working on for months, and that I am extremely proud of, launches in 10 minutes! WATCH THIS SPACE

Weird that these posts are getting significant play on here yet not on the blue bird site? 🤔

Jensen’s research has identified more than 1,000 mass casualty plots — where the perpetrator clearly intended to kill or injure as many people as possible — since the start of 2023. “You can count on less than one hand how many of those were perpetrated by a transgender individual,” he said.

Excellent work by @willcarless.bsky.social for USA Today (@usatoday.com) debunking far-right claims that transgender people are likely to commit acts of violence or mass shootings. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...