An 18-year-old man ate 40 pieces of sashimi thinly sliced raw fish and seafood at a family lunch to celebrate his acceptance into law school as an undergraduate, only to have his mother say he embarrassed her and made it appear she didn't feed him enough."I recently got into law school and am now an LLB [bachelor of law] student," the man wrote in a Reddit forum. "My parents decided to take me to a special lunch at a buffet as a reward."Aunts, uncles and cousins attended the lunch, he said.IS IT 'RUDE' TO BOX UP LEFTOVERS WHEN SOMEONE ELSE PAYS? FATHER-SON FEUD SPARKS DEBATEThe man said he didn't usually eat much for lunch because he'd been saving money to buy textbooks. At the buffet, however, he decided to indulge, especially in sashimi, a Japanese delicacy."This was a buffet, and they had some really nice dishes," he wrote. "I sampled many things and ended up wolfing down 40 pieces of sashimi. I know because I went to the counter five times and got eight pieces each time.""My dad didn't say anything, but my mom later told me I embarrassed her by eating like a starving kid that the amount I ate made it look like she didn't feed me enough," the son continued. "She was very upset about it."Many commenters jumped in to say that eating a lot is the point of a buffet.AUNT BLAMES NIECE AFTER ACCIDENTALLY EATING DOG FOOD DURING VISIT, SPARKING FAMILY DRAMA"You're an 18-year-old male," one Reddit user wrote. "Isn't it common knowledge that your type can eat staggering amounts in one sitting?"Another person said his mom's reaction was like "taking a kid to an amusement park and then scolding them for having too much fun."Others said they would be cheering on the student for getting his money's worth."I doubt anyone except your mom noticed or cared that you were eating a lot," another commenter noted.Parents often tie their child's behavior back to themselves, said Sandra Kushnir, a licensed marriage and family therapist and CEO of Meridian Counseling in Los Angeles."Food is deeply tied to notions of care," Kushnir told Fox News Digital. "Many parents see it as an expression of love and responsibility. If a child eats like they're starving, it can feel to a parent like an unspoken criticism of their caregiving."FAMILY VACATION DRAMA ERUPTS OVER GRANDMOTHER'S REQUEST FOR DINNER WITH HER GROWN KIDS ONLYShe suggested the son acknowledge his mom's feelings without taking blame and saying, "I see that it upset you because of how it looked, but I wasn't trying to send that message. I was just excited and enjoying the food."Kushnir added, "By validating her feelings while clarifying his intention, he opens space for understanding rather than defensiveness."While most Redditors sided with the original poster, some felt otherwise."Forty pieces of sashimi sounds like quite a lot," one person said. "But I don't see why it couldn't be eaten in a polite, civilized manner. Then again, your mom's reaction suggests that perhaps it wasn't."Another person sympathized with the mother, writing, "I'd be slightly uncomfortable, too, in such a situation. That's totally not your fault, though."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERAnnalisa Nash Fernandez, an intercultural strategist at Connecticut-based Because Culture, said buffets come with a kind of social contract."The person piling their plate high breaks an unspoken covenant," Fernandez told Fox News Digital. "Not because of food scarcity in most contexts, but because they've violated the kind of restraint that makes communal abundance possible."Other etiquette experts, however, said there is no such thing as having "too much" at a buffet.MORE FROM FOX NEWS LIFESTYLE"As long as you're following whatever rules the buffet has set and are using your best table manners, then you're probably in the clear, etiquette-wise," said Nick Leighton, a New York-based co-host of the podcast "Were You Raised By Wolves?"He added, "Etiquette cares about pacing, and it looks far less gluttonous to go back for seconds or thirds on [a] fresh plate."Fox News Digital reached out to the original poster for comment.

A federal judge rejected former FBI agent Peter Strzok's claims that his termination from the federal law enforcement agency ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution.Strzok was fired during President Donald Trump's first term.He sent anti-Trump text messages while leading the Crossfire Hurricane investigation into Trump's campaign and Russia.DOJ SETTLES WITH FORMER FBI OFFICIALS OVER RELEASE OF ANTI-TRUMP TEXTS"At this point, only two issues remain to be resolved: did plaintiffs termination violate the First Amendment, and did his termination violate the Fifth Amendment guarantee against the deprivation of property without due process of law?" an order signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson explained.Berman was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by President Barack Obama.The court found that Strzok's "interest in expressing his opinions about political candidates on his FBI phone at that time was outweighed by the FBIs interest in avoiding the appearance of bias in its ongoing investigations of those very people, and in protecting against the disruption of its law enforcement operations under then-Director Wrays leadership."TRUMP SAYS BRENNAN, COMEY CROOKED AS HELL AMID FBI PROBE, MAY HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE"As to Count Two, the due process claim is predicated on a misrepresentation of the facts and distortion of the chronology," the document declares."Once one gets past the rhetoric and considers the undisputed factual record, it becomes clear that there is no evidence to support a finding that plaintiff entered into a contract that gave him a property interest in his tenure before the Deputy Director exercised his authority to terminate him, or that plaintiff lacked notice and an opportunity to be heard before his fate was decided," the document notes.PATEL FOUND THOUSANDS OF SENSITIVE TRUMPRUSSIA PROBE DOCS INSIDE BURN BAGS IN SECRET ROOM AT FBICLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"The full Memorandum Opinion has been docketed under seal," the order notes, adding that in the court's perspective, "nothing in the Memorandum Opinion needs to remain sealed, and therefore, the parties must inform the Court by September 30, 2025 of whether they have any objection to the Courts unsealing the Memorandum Opinion in its entirety, and if so, specifying what portions they believe should remain under seal and why."

A 24-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela who allegedly posed as a teenager and enrolled in an Ohio high school pleaded guilty on Monday to lying on immigration forms and applications to purchase a firearm.Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra is accused of usingfraudulent documentsto pose as a 16-year-old student and enroll in Perrysburg High School, the US Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Ohio said in a news release on Tuesday. Prosecutors say he could face up to 30 years behind bars.Labrador-Sierra submitted a false date of birth to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on federal applications for Temporary Protective Status and Employment Authorization Documents in 2024 and 2025, according to the indictment.He also allegedly possessed a Taurus G3C 9mm semiautomatic pistol, which he was not allowed to have since he was in the U.S. illegally. The Justice Department alleges that Labrador-Sierra submitted false information to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to purchase the firearm.ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED WITH REPEATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL: FLORIDA SHERIFFPerrysburg Schoolssaid in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital in May that Labrador-Sierra had been enrolled at Perrysburg High School under the name and age of a 16-year-old unaccompanied minor on Jan. 11, 2024, in accordance with federal and state requirements for enrolling students experiencing homelessness or without a legal guardian.Between Jan. 11, 2024, and May 14, 2025, the school system said Labrador-Sierra obtained documentation and support, further complicating the situation.Labrador-Sierra "worked with immigration attorneys to file for Temporary Protective Status, which was granted by the U.S. Immigration Service," the school system said. "This provided him with an Ohio drivers license, a Social Security card, and a work permit."The school also said that Labrador-Sierra had completed an application for a visa with help from Advocating Opportunities, which provides free legal assistance.Labrador-Sierra had been a member of the junior varsity soccer and swim teams, according to school officials.VENEZUELAN SUSPECT 'SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES,' POLICE CHIEF SAYS AFTER DEADLY SHOOTINGLabrador-Sierra had been living with a local family who believed they were helping a homeless teen after the Wood County Juvenile Court granted them guardianship. The guardians contacted the school on May 14 to report they had received information indicating Labrador-Sierra was not a minor, but rather a 24-year-old man.Labrador Sierra reportedly denied the allegation when district administrators met with him on May 15. He was ultimately taken into custody during a traffic stop on Interstate 75 about a month later.Labrador-Sierra pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by an alien, making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm and using false documents.Labrador-Sierra is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 23, 2026.Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this report.

Senate Republicans and Democrats alike are concerned over the Trump administrations overtures that critics, political enemies and people engaging in hate speech will be targeted.Last week, President Donald Trump and top officials in his administration sparked a wave of criticism and concern over the fate of free speech in remarks that suggested possibly targeting people for hate speech, revoking broadcasting licenses and prosecuting political enemies.The sidelining of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel from his show by ABC over comments he made related to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk further stoked fears on Capitol Hill.CNN REPORTER SAYS LIBERALS SHOULD 'ACTIVELY ACKNOWLEDGE' THEIR ROLE IN CANCEL CULTUREWhite House allies in the Senate argued that under former President Joe Biden, Democrats engaged in the same behavior. But some in the GOP believe that it may be the return of cancel culture, this time pushed by the Right."What I've told my Democrat friends, I said, guys, this is act two of cancel culture," Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told Fox News Digital. "I mean, we are here because you made people rightfully very angry by doing the same thing, you just didn't take it to this level.""But if we don't get it under control, this becomes the floor for how government overreaches, and this just becomes a more empowered, imperial president," he continued. "And again, as a lifelong conservative, it never occurred to me, even if it was for an end that you agree with, it never occurred to me that any true conservative would consider this a justifiable means."Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., argued that Democrats had already taken censorship that far.During his tenure as Missouri attorney general, he filed a lawsuit, Missouri v. Biden, that alleged a "vast censorship enterprise" between the federal government and social media companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in the administrations favor.CRUZ WARNS CONSERVATIVES 'WILL REGRET' FCC CENSORSHIP PUSH AGAINST ABC, OTHER MEDIA OUTLETSHe contended that the administration officials were talking directly about violent conduct and not targeting the First Amendment."I believe in free speech, people have a right to have their opinion, but I do think the Left has to do some self-reflection, when 85% of Democrats think President Trump is a fascist, and 55% of the Left believe that assassinating Trump would be at least somewhat justified," he said. "I think it's time to look in the mirror."While Kimmel was reinstated by ABC on Monday, his dismissal still struck a chord on Capitol Hill.Some of the concern among lawmakers stemmed from Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr, who said last week: "Frankly, when you see stuff like this, I mean, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way."Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called his comments "dangerous as hell," and likened them to tactics ripped from a mob movie.Carr has since clarified his comments, and panned criticisms as "distortion" and "projection" by Democrats.Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told Fox News Digital that the Trump administration was using FCC "license revocation to pressure broadcast companies to take in effect censoring.""What we're seeing is in effect, the censorship that is the mark of the authoritarian regime, and that's very different from anything in recent history, maybe in any history of the United States," he said.SCHUMER ACCUSES TRUMP OF EXPLOITING CHARLIE KIRK'S DEATH TO LAUNCH POLITICAL 'WITCH HUNT'Attorney General Pam Bondi also said last week that the administration would "go after you if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."She has since clarified her remarks, too, and instead noted that her remarks were geared toward violent conduct, and that "when you cross the line from First Amendment to a crime we will prosecute you."Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, countered that Democratic lawmakers were being hypocritical and had "zero credibility even having a First Amendment conversation.""This has nothing to do with silencing free speech, and the fact that the Democrats are even talking about it is literally the most laughable thing I've seen in D.C. since Ive been here," he said.And Trump weighed in on the issue last week, pushing back against the press and suggesting that government-controlled airwaves arent free."Theyll take a great story, and theyll make it bad," he said. "See, I think thats really illegal."Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., introduced the "No Political Enemies Act" last week to counter the administrations overtures. He told Fox News Digital: "Why would we not take the president seriously?""He literally is using his communication channels to make clear he's going to lock up his political enemies."White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson fired back directly at Murphy in a statement, where she asked: "Where was Chris Murphy when Joe Biden was demanding Meta censor average Americans for sharing facts about COVID? Or when Joe Bidens FBI investigated parents for expressing concerns at school board meetings.""The Fake News Media has spent years attacking the President and lying about his tremendous record of success," Jackson said. "As someone who actually knows what its like to be censored, President Trump is a strong supporter of free speech, and he is right FCC licensed stations have long been required to follow basic standards."

Left-wing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders reportedly urged then-Vice President Kamala Harris to focus on the "working class" instead of abortion as she took the mantle of the Democratic Party during the unprecedented 2024 election cycle, according to Harris' highly anticipated book, "107 Days.""I supported Joe because he was the strongest voice for the working class. Please focus on the working class, not just on abortion," Sanders told Harris, according to her notes of their conversation following then-President Joe Biden dropping out of the race July 21, 2024.Sanders was among a lengthy list of top Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who initially resisted endorsing Harris immediately after Biden dropped out, instead offering her advice to focus on the working class.Harris ultimately lost all seven of the battleground states to President Donald Trump at the ballot box Nov. 4, 2024, with Democrats, media pundits and others offering a handful of reasons explaining the loss, with many pointing to how the party embraced left-wing policies such as transgender issues in children and sports versus supporting the working and middle class.BERNIE SANDERS CALLS OUT KAMALA HARRIS' CAMPAIGN FOR BEING 'HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY WEALTHY PEOPLE'"It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change," Sanders posted to X in November 2024, accompanied by a press release on the election results. "And theyre right."Other top pundits, including James Carville, have said the party "betrayed" working-class voters in favor of building a "too-cool-for-school group" that bled White male voters, while party leaders in 2025 have returned to the drawing board to map out how to attract White male votes who threw their votes to Trump.REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS 'CAPTURED' THE WORKING-CLASS VOTE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, SAYS FORMER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALDuring the campaign cycle, Harris did focus a handful of events and speeches on abortion, and also came under fire for mocking pro-life protesters at an event in Wisconsin just hours before she skipped the Al Smith Catholic charity dinner that same day.CARVILLE SAYS DEMS 'BETRAYED' WORKING-CLASS VOTERS BY NOT INCLUDING THEM IN 'TOO-COOL-FOR-SCHOOL' COALITIONThe Vermont senator ultimately endorsed Harris July 27, 2024 just days after Biden dropped out and declared on X that "We must defeat Trump, elect VP @KamalaHarris, and create a government that works for all, not just the 1%."Harris continued in her book that postmortem data on the election cycle found voters, most notably the youth, did not cast votes based on abortion, the war in Israel or climate change, but for economic reasons, bolstering Sanders' initial advice that she focus her attention on the working class."Polling revealed that many of these young voters didnt feel they knew me. And contrary to some predictions, they did not vote primarily on reproductive rights, or Gaza, or climate change," she wrote in her book. "They voted on their perceived economic interests. In a postelection study conducted by Tufts University, 40 percent put the economy and jobs as their top issue."The former vice president released her highly anticipated memoir Tuesday, which will be followed by her launching of a book tour in cities across the nation, and in London, in the coming weeks.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital reached out to Sanders' office for comment Tuesday morning but did not immediately receive a reply.

EXCLUSIVE: A new hospital watchdog and evaluator will be launched Wednesday by the medical policy group Do No Harm (DNH), which pledged to strip wokeness and divisive politics from American medicine.Instead of including all typical considerations in ranking medical centers and hospitals for their quality of care, the center will also announce its inaugural rankings based on apolitical, statistically-driven criteria with the University of South Floridas Morsani College of Medicine receiving its only perfect score of 100.The launch of the Center for Accountability in Medicine is a "major step forward" in DNHs mission to "restor[e] integrity to medicine," Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, DNHs founder, told Fox News Digital.The rest of the top five medical schools, according to the breaking rankings, are NYUs Grossman School of Medicine, UPenns Perelman School of Medicine, University of Michigans medical school and the University of Central Florida College of Medicine.CONSERVATIVE, LIBERAL SCHOLARS UNITE AGAINST 'WOKENESS' IN NEW MANIFESTODr. Ian Kingsbury, the director of the new center, told Fox News Digital that its "Medical School Excellence Index" rankings are urgently needed to "combat the tide of wokeness in healthcare.""To eliminate DEI's divisive influence in medicine, we must recognize medical schools that focus on excellence and expose those that promote political activism," Kingsbury said.TRUMP DEI CRACKDOWNS LAUDED FOR BRINGING MERIT BACK TO MEDICINE: 'MAKE HEALTHCARE GREAT AGAIN'"The Center advances Do No Harms mission of ensuring patients, not politics, remain the top priority of the institutions training our future medical professionals."Referencing the indexs criteria, Goldfarb said the center will seek to expose medical schools with "racially-based admissions practices" as well as college accreditors DEI mandates on those schools.MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SAY SCHOOLS HAVE GOTTEN TOO POLITICAL, CITING UNSCIENTIFIC MODES OF THINKING'Goldfarb said DNHs past activity bringing suits against institutions over programs that discriminate against any group or class of people and its own work in being an accreditor watchdog have led to "unprecedented success in rooting out divisive identity politics from healthcare.""The new Center, under Ian Kingsburys leadership, will continue and expand this work to ensure our nations medical institutions are held accountable and prioritize merit and expertise, not an ideological agenda," he added.The index evaluates every U.S. medical school that grants M.D. degreesexcluding Puerto Ricoacross three pillars: academic excellence, transparency, and rejection of DEI.A school is awarded 25 out of 100 points if it does not take DEI into account, while earning zero points and putting it at an overall disadvantage in the rankings if it does incorporate DEI into its own academic calculus.The academic excellence section analyzes average undergraduate GPAs and those schools in the top quintile of such statistics earn 30 points the maximum under that particular rubric.A school is also graded on public transparency of grading with zero points awarded for pass/fail rubrics and 10 points if tiers like "honors" are incorporated into grades."Historically, it has been important for medical schools to clearly differentiate performance among enrolled students," the center wrote in its results reviewed by Fox News Digital."Unfortunately, the ascendancy of DEI has largely derailed this tradition. Instead, schools attempt to obscure differences in student performance, making it easier to advance students who may not meet rigorous academic standards."An institution also earns a few points if it has an active chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, the medical iteration of Greek life.Select schools in California, New Mexico, Oregon and Michigan ranked near the bottom, by contrast.In its rankings, DNH writes that proponents of DEI wrongfully argue that it "enhances cultural competence and addresses health disparities."Do No Harm views DEI as essentially lowering academic standards in exchange for nonmedical criteria, as well as that it inserts politics into medicine.Other similar organizations support or do not demerit schools who enforce DEI considerations.

Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, performed a heartfelt duet of Luke Bryan's song "Drink a Beer" in honor of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.On Tuesday, the 48-year-old country star and the 37-year-old former "American Idol" contestant shared a joint Instagram post that featured a black-and-white video in which they sang Bryan's 2013 ballad about the unexpected loss of a loved one. Jason was seen seated on a counter as he played a guitar while Brittany stood beside him."For Charlie," they wrote in the caption with a red heart emoji.CHARLIE KIRK REMEMBERED BY COUNTRY MUSIC STARS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST YOUNG PATRIOTSThe video began with an image of the couple that was taken during Kirk's memorial service Sunday. Jason and Brittany were seen from behind as they stood with their arms around each other and faced the stage at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.The pair were among the nearly 100,000 attendees who gathered to mourn the loss of the Turning Point USA founder after he was shot and killed while speaking outside of Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.On Monday, Brittany took to Instagram to detail the service for her followers. She admitted that the day "was overwhelming," but said that she was inspired by how Kirk "impacted people.""Yesterday we went to Charlie's funeral service in Arizona, and it was vastly different than what I anticipated in the sense that it was just so faith-based," Brittany began. "I knew it was going to be, but everyone was worshiping everybody. There was just something different in the room."President Donald Trump, Erika Kirk, Vice President J.D. Vance, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of State Marco were just a few of the speakers to eulogize Kirk during the service.SAVANNAH CHRISLEY SAYS OUR LIVES ARE ON THE LINE FOLLOWING CHARLIE KIRK'S DEATH, VOWS TO FIGHT ON"This man's legacy that he has left, the impact that he's had on so many people Like, I knew he had impacted a ton of people, but this feels different," Brittany said. "His death does feel like everyone said in the services a revival. It's putting more people in touch with their faith, and just making such a difference in so many different lives, and it was very apparent yesterday."She noted, "It was overwhelming. I expected to go in there and cry the whole time. I brought this big thing of tissues, and instead, it was weirdly positive and extremely sad, but it was awesome to hear stories about him personally and how he's impacted people, and how he's going to be so missed, but that his legacy was so large.""He had a different purpose in life, and it was just so good to hear people say that. There was just a different plan that was greater for him that God knew," Brittany added. "It left me feeling more positive after the service, and he's obviously so missed. Something's different about this."Brittany left her followers with the note, "They keep saying live like Charlie, so I'm going to really try to do that daily."On Sept. 11, Jason paid tribute to Kirk during a concert in Detroit, Michigan.At one point during the show, he took a moment to speak about Kirk and the impact he had on his life and career."An amazing person by the name of Charlie Kirk was murdered yesterday in Utah," he told fans, as seen in video captured by an audience member.Cheers erupted at the mention of Kirk's name, and Jason continued to explain that he knew Kirk personally and had the opportunity to meet with him multiple times over the past few years."One of the best people ever," he said of the late Turning Point USA founder. "This is not the guy you go after, is what I'm trying to say."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSHe continued, "And it's a weird country that we live in when you start taking people out because you disagree with their opinions. That's not what we're about here."Jason went on to talk about his 2023 single, "Try That in a Small Town." At the time of its release, the song and its accompanying music video were met with backlash and the video was pulled from the Country Music Television (CMT) network's rotation."I remember when we put this song out, people like Charlie Kirk were some of the first people to come up and go, Thats what it's about. This country coming together, calling out the bulls--- when we see it, trying to get everything back on track,'" he said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"This guy wanted nothing more than what was best for all of us, and for our kids moving forward," he continued."Charlie is a guy that's going to be very, very much missed, and this is something that his legacy is going to live on forever with Turning Point [USA] and what he's done with only 31 years on this planet, it's amazing."He went on to perform "Try That in a Small Town" in honor of Kirk.Authorities identified Kirk's murder suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22. He was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm and obstruction of justice charges, according to a court affidavit. A judge ordered that he be held without bail.Robinson was later charged with aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice for hiding the rifle and discarding his clothing, two counts of witness tampering for instructing a roommate to delete texts and stay silent and one count of committing a violent offense in front of children.Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright and Emily Trainham contributed to this report.

Conservatives are rallying around a message of "revival" in the wake of Charlie Kirks assassination, with two commentators telling Fox News Digital that the rights response to Kirks death stands in stark contrast to how the left reacted to the deaths of George Floyd, Michael Brown, and other high-profile cases involving police."After Charlie's assassination, we didn't see violence. We didn't see rioting," Charlie Kirks widow Erika told a packed arena gathered to celebrate her late husbands life in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday."We didn't see revolution. Instead, we saw what my husband always prayed he would see in this country," she continued. "We saw revival."In the wake of Kirks assassination, conservatives on social media havepointed out the contrast between the conservative response to the Kirk assassination and the response from Democrats in the aftermath of George Floyds death and other controversial political events.CHARLIE KIRK HONORED BY 90K IN ONE OF THE LARGEST MEMORIALS FOR A PRIVATE CITIZENFloyds death in 2020 set off a chain reaction of violent protests causing at least hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in cities like Minneapolis, Portland, and Seattle, many of which were egged on by elected Democrats preaching a message of defunding the police.What was left after the violent 2020 summer was a massive increase in the number of murders, dealing a disproportionate blow to Black Americans, Fox News Digitalpreviously reported."Lets be blunt: when Charlie Kirk was assassinated, conservatives didnt riot, loot, or torch cities," RNC surrogate and attorney Mehek Cooke told Fox News Digital. "As Erika said we gathered, we prayed, and we embraced revival. Thats the difference between the Right and the Left and its clear as day. Conservatives dont respond with destruction, because our movement is fueled by faith, not rage.""Contrast that with the lefts response to George Floyd in 2020: riots tore through cities, billions in damage, businesses burned, and neighborhoods never recovered. From Baltimore to Portland, justice is weaponized as a twisted justification for violence."CHARLIE KIRK'S BOLD LEGACY LIVES ON AND WILL SHAPE AMERICA FOR YEARS TO COMEBrilyn Hollyhand, a 19-year-old political commentator who was a friend of Kirks, told Fox News Digital that when he received the text that his mentor had been assassinated, "my first thought wasnt to go burn down a Wendys or loot a CVS.""My first thought was prayer. Prayer for his soul, his family, and his team," Hollyhand said. "Then, during the stages of grief, when I grew frustrated that my friend was murdered just for his political beliefs, I didnt dye my hair blue, get a nose ring, and grab a bull horn - I wanted to do something effective with that frustration."Hollyhand says that going forward he will be partnering with TPUSA, the organization Kirk founded, to speak on 10 campuses this upcoming semester in an effort to "continue Charlies legacy of championing civil discourse."Cooke called it "profoundly significant" that conservatives "chose peace in the face of tragedy" and that "our actions spoke louder than their riots."Since Kirk's death, conservatives have held vigils across the country and put up memorials, some of them vandalized by Kirk's opponents, honoring the political commentator and rejecting calls for violence.Over the past few years since the Floyd riots, liberal activists have taken to the streets on several occasions to oppose Republican policies, including earlier this year when violent protests erupted in Los Angeles in response to President Trump sending in federal resources to carry out his immigration agenda and deport illegal immigrants.Those riots, which several elected Democrats referred to as "peaceful", will cost taxpayers at least $32 million, Fox News Digital previously reported.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPTyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect charged in Charlie Kirk's murder, was much like the other young men that her husband encountered, Erika Kirk said at thememorial service.Charlie Kirk "wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life," she told the massive crowd at State Farm Stadium."Our Savior said, 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.' That young man I forgive him," Erika Kirk said, drawing a standing ovation. "I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it's what Charlie would do."Fox News Digitals Emma Colton and Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report

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While Israels war in Gaza and Russias war in Ukraine are dominating headlines at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), quiet but urgent concerns about North Korea and its nuclear program are being discussed behind closed doors.Its an issue that is being "continuously brought up," according to a senior State Department official. It was a particular concern in Secretary of State Marco Rubios meetings with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts and in President Donald Trumps recent meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.And while the lead-up to two Trump-Kim summits dominated the presidents first term, no such meeting is on the books for his second term, according to the official. Trump will travel to South Korea in October, but he currently has no plans to stop at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un."Our policy remains a complete denuclearization of North Korea," the official said. Kim has said hes only open to talks if the U.S. drops the denuclearization demand.TRUMP TOUTS KIM JONG UN RELATIONSHIP AMID SOUTH KOREA SUMMIT"If the United States drops the absurd obsession with denuclearizing us and accepts reality, and wants genuine peaceful coexistence, there is no reason for us not to sit down with the United States," Kim was quoted as saying by state news agency KCNA.Trump has also signaled an intent to sit down with Russian and Chinese leaders to come to an agreement on scaling back nuclear weapons arsenals. Its a top priority for the administration, according to the official, but the ball is in Chinas court to start being honest about its nuclear arsenal."The first thing that would need to happen is for the Chinese to acknowledge and be more transparent about its own programs, in order to understand what direction within the discussion, what objectives, could be obtained."The Defense Department has assessed that China has around 600 nuclear warheads as of mid-2024, but is rapidly increasing its supplies and may have over 1,000 by 2030.WHITE HOUSE RESPONDS TO 'ROCKET MAN' AND NORTH KOREA'S THREATS OVER DENUCLEARIZATIONOpen source estimates place North Koreas arsenal at about 50 warheads, with fissile material for 7090 warheads total.The official also confirmed that reviews of the AUKUS (Australia-United Kingdom-U.S.) submarine pact are under way across all partner governments, with updates expected this fall. Those talks, along with the October summits President Trump plans to attend in Asia, are expected to set the tone for the next phase of U.S. engagement in the region.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWith North Korea showing no sign of returning to talks and China stonewalling on transparency, U.S. officials say the administration is leaning on allies and doubling down on deterrence.