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The New York Post reports: Kyle Rittenhouse announced the release of a new video game Thursday in which you can shoot “fake news turkeys” — and proceeds will go to his ongoing effort to sue media outlets for defamation. Rittenhouse, who was acquitted last year after fatally shooting two men and injuring a third during a 2020 protest in Kenosha, …

The Dallas Morning News reports: During a radio appearance last week, Kyle Rittenhouse did his best impression of a high school athlete announcing his college choice on National Signing Day — placing a Texas A&M hat he pulled from under a table on his head. “I’m going to be going there, and it’s going to be awesome,” said Rittenhouse, who …

“I just wanna introduce Kyle by saying this, we talk a lot about the kind of man you should want be attracted to. Men, your number one goal is to protect your family and to stand strong in the face of opposition from culture and evil. And Kyle Rittenhouse is a man who does that. God bless Kyle Rittenhouse.” That’s …

Milwaukee’s ABC News affiliate reports: Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois man acquitted of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during street protests in Kenosha in 2020, is seeking the return of the gun and other property that police seized after his arrest. Rittenhouse’s attorney Mark Richards filed paperwork with the Kenosha County Circuit Court on Wednesday seeking the return …

“I see a lot of good news. I see a lot of people waking up. For example, we brought Kyle Rittenhouse to front stage. “That’s a win. It’s a win for due process. It’s a win for constitutional order. It’s a win for presumption of innocence, all biblical values, by the way. “Plenty of people were wrongfully accused all throughout …

Mediaite reports: Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted in charges related to deadly shootings during violent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is confirmed as a speaker at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Pete Hegseth, Greg Gutfeld, Kayleigh McEnany, Jesse Watters, and Judge Jeanine Pirro will join the likes of Donald Trump Jr., Sarah Palin, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) …

The Guardian reports: A small but vocal alliance of left-leaning students at Arizona State University (ASU) is demanding Kyle Rittenhouse be removed from online classes, despite the teen’s acquittal this month on charges of murdering two men and injuring another during protests for racial justice in Wisconsin last year. The 18-year-old has been celebrated in rightwing circles after a jury …

Raw Story reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said on Thursday that he would introduce a “National Stand Your Ground Law” as a reaction to Kyle Rittenhouse’s prosecution. Gaetz made the announcement on his Firebrand podcast. “I do not believe in imposing on Americans a duty to retreat when someone else attempts to commit a felony against a victim,” the lawmaker …

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has introduced a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal — the legislative branch’s highest honor — to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who last week was found not guilty of homicide and other charges related to his fatal shooting of two men during a protest against police violence last year. Greene …

Mediaite reports: Republican Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance said Kyle Rittenhouse “made good decisions” and extolled the 18-year-old’s “manly virtue.” Speaking with Seb Gorka on Tuesday night, the Hillbilly Elegy author said Rittenhouse “saw no one protecting the businesses, the people, the community. So he went down there and did it.” “And instead of rewarding him,” said Vance, “Instead of …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump said he was recently visited at his Palm Beach, Florida, resort by Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who was acquitted last week on all charges after fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. “He called. He wanted to know if he could come over, say hello, because …

The Chicago Tribune reports: With the ink barely dry on his acquittals, Kyle Rittenhouse is expected to face another legal battle soon over the $2 million bail posted after his arrest. Rittenhouse’s attorneys filed a motion shortly after the verdict, arguing that the money should be given to the teenager because it was raised on his behalf. Another party, however, …

The New York Daily News reports: Kyle Rittenhouse, who walked free on Friday after killing two people and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisc., last year, said he supports Black Lives Matter and that he’s not racist. “This case has nothing to do with race,” Rittenhouse told Fox’s Tucker Carlson in an interview that will air Monday night. …

Raw Story reports: Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi tweeted about an analysis of the tweets from the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse came largely from outside of the United States. Figliuzzi noted that this is more of the “divide and conquer” approach that Americans saw around the Black Lives Matter movement to pit different races against each other. “Throughout the campaign, …

The New York Daily News reports: “Lovable scamp” Kyle Rittenhouse was the real victim, according to the fake Jeannine Pirro on this week’s “Saturday Night Live.” The 18-year-old acquitted Friday of killing two people in Kenosha, Wisc., last summer and injuring another was “put through a nightmare of a trial just for doing the bravest thing any American can do: …

The Hill reports: Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense attorney Mark Richards said Friday that he threw Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s crew “out of the room several times” while they were filming footage for a documentary about the teen during his trial. “I don’t think a film crew is appropriate for something like this but the people raising the money to pay …

The New York Daily News reports: To the surprise of no one, Fox News host Tucker Carlson announced the booking of Kyle Rittenhouse almost immediately after the teen gunman was cleared in the killing of two Black Lives Matter protesters and the shooting of a third. Carlson, who has been accused of white supremacy messaging, will welcome Rittenhouse to his …

Posted this afternoon to GoFundMe’s corporate blog: GoFundMe’s Terms of Service prohibit raising money for the legal defense of an alleged violent crime. In light of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, we want to clarify when and why we removed certain fundraisers in the past. Once charges for a violent crime were brought against Kyle Rittenhouse in 2020, GoFundMe removed fundraisers …

Kristen Doerer reports at Right Wing Watch: “God is on our side,” Lauren Witzke—a flat-Earth, QAnon-believing conspiracy theorist with ties to white nationalists and antisemites—wrote on Gab. “The world needs more model young men like him that keep their communities safe from the mob.” “Cheers everyone and congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for his freedom,” she added. The white supremacist outlet …

Via press release from the White House: While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken. I ran on a promise to bring Americans together, because I believe that what unites us is far greater than what divides us. I know that we’re not going to …