Sunday, September 14, 2025

Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska’s look of horror after she was fatally stabbed on train — as her final moments are revealed

NY Post  "Slaughtered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska looked up at her killer with terror in her eyes after he repeatedly stabbed her with a pocket knife, as no light-rail passengers came immediately to her aid, according to disturbing, newly released surveillance footage.

"The new extended clip from the Aug. 22 attack on the Lynx Blue Line train in Charlotte, North Carolina, shows the 23-year-old cowering in fear and covering her face with her hands after the shocking, unprovoked attack, allegedly carried out by homeless repeat felon Decarlos Brown Jr.

"Zarutska, who had come to the US in 2022 seeking safety after Russia invaded her country, pulls up her legs, which can be seen spattered with blood in the video." . . .

If a Daniel Penny stopped the stabbing and hurt the attacker, would he have been called a "Jim Crow" racist?

No one rushed to help Iryna Zarutska: Have we lost our humanity?
. . . What we saw was indifference from fellow passengers as Zarutska — randomly attacked by a mentally deranged career criminal — lay dying." . 
. . . ". .Even much of the media coverage of Zarutska’s murder was just as passive as the people on her train.
. .  ."Axios reported not on the murder but on the MAGA influencers’ reactions to it. The New York Times did the same, writing, “A Gruesome Murder in North Carolina Ignites a Firestorm on the Right.” . . .  Do we not have better people that this in our press? 

From the comments: I saw the video and it absolutely broke my heart. What broke my heart was the complete and absolute indifference of the people in the car. She died alone and terrified. What happened to us? We should all be there for each other when in distress. If we are not, we are done as a society.

Heartbreaking moment bystanders run away from bleeding Iryna Zarutska after watching refugee be stabbed in neck 3 times . . ." One man immediately got up from his seat, seemingly chasing Brown down. 

"Zarutska was left crying and holding her neck, looking around for help from other passengers.  

"However, the other people on the train didn’t bother to check on her or offer help. 

"Two passengers got up from their seats and calmly headed towards the exit without acknowledging the victim." . . . 

Gavin Newsom and Zohran Mamdani can bring about the ruin of California and New York

 Douglas Murray   

"Take Governor Gavin Newsom of California. In recent days, he has been trying to “win” the internet. That’s because, having failed at his job of governing an actual state, he seems to have decided to become chief troll online. Democrat pundits are “LOLing” all over the place at Newsom’s alleged brilliance in aping the internet manners of President Trump."

. . . "It would be a lot more fun if the situation in Gavin’s own state were sunnier.

"As it is, while Newsom plays cute online, California is in a disastrous state. Just this year, it has suffered ruinous wildfires, causing billions of dollars worth of damage. And even if the areas of Los Angeles that burned to the ground are rebuilt, good luck to anyone trying to get home insurance.

"Then there are the riots — stoked along by Democrat politicians, who seem to think that it is the natural-born right of every illegal alien to riot against ICE and other law-enforcement officers and wave the flags of Mexico and other countries to demonstrate just how many rights they think they should get in America.

"All this comes as the state of California still struggles to recover from the disastrous COVID-19 lockdown policies that Newsom tried to install in his state. For everyone but himself, naturally.

"Perhaps Newsom and the sycophants in his party think that some winsome online behavior will bring back the 2.1 million registered Democrats who seem to have been lost by the party in the years between 2020 and 2024.

"But the reality is that Newsom’s policies — from taxation to homelessness and law and order — have seen a great exodus of the people the state needs most. In recent years, California has lost even more wealthy millennials than New York has. Some 10,000 millennial households bringing in more than $200,000 a year fled California in a single year. A figure almost twice the size of the exodus from New York of the same demographic in the same year.

"Of course, in part, that is because of the genius of the federal system in this country that makes moving between states so relatively easy." . . .

RIP, Charlie Kirk (UPDATED)

 ‘Men Have Forgotten God, That’s Why All This Has Happened’   "As Americans, we are witnesses in just the past few weeks to a vicious pattern of political and social disorder. At Annunciation Catholic Parish in Minneapolis, the killings of Harper Moyski and Fletcher Merkel, two innocent children. In Charlotte, the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. And now the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, known for his commitment to civil and rational discourse. We entrust each of these victims to God, our Heavenly Father and author of every human life, and his son Jesus Christ, the reason for our supernatural hope.

"What we see unfolding in our nation is a vicious pattern of hatreds rooted in the rejection of God, of the dignity of the human person, and the sanctity of the family. We can eradicate these ills only through a firm reliance on God, through a deeper devotion to Christ and the Gospel, through a sincere love for persons reflected in law, and through a renewed commitment to justice and public order.

"We are living through a perilous moment. Our challenge is not only one of partisan disagreement, law, and policy, but in a deeper way our challenge is to uphold the central goods of American political life: of faith, of families, and of a national commitment to live together in harmony as brothers and sisters."  . . .

Don Surber  

The media blew Charlie off as a right-wing activist. He wasn’t. He was a patriot. His values were those of our Founding Fathers. I do not know who his parents were but I do know he was raised right. They gave him a sense of purpose and he made the most of his 31 years here.

The Left Exposes Their Own Ugliness Week at Legal Insurrection  "Charlie Kirk was gunned down and people on the left couldn’t keep themselves in check for one minute before showing themselves for who they are.

"They even tried to claim the shooter was MAGA.

"Omar is a disgrace." . . . Many more links here...

Daily Signal  Silencing Dissent: The Chilling Implications of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination 

. . . "Brian Thompson, a man of the middle class who worked up the chain of command to be the CEO of UnitedHealth, which offered health insurance that was needed by millions of people. And he’s what? Gunned down and assassinated by Luigi Mangione.

"What I’m getting at is the reaction as well.

"What was the reaction to Steve Scalise and the Republicans? Was there outrage from the Left? No." . . .


“His Millions of conservatives across the globe are peacefully mourning the loss of the great 31-year-old conservative icon and, as Glenn Beck accurately put it, civil rights leader, who played a major role in saving freedom of speech and open dialogue. This is why they killed him.
"But this woman wants us all dead.
"The illiterate woman in a TikTok video was seen actively encouraging violence against Charlie Kirk’s wife, two young children, parents, and grandparents. “Y’all keep on talking about his wife and kids. They need to go too, because they’re carrying on that mentality and that lineage, like get rid of the whole family… Why did you stop with him?” she says.
" 'Go get his grandma because who raised you? Like your mom ought to be ashamed for birthing a scum like you. Get rid of the whole family.”Wife and Kids Need to Go Too… Get Rid of the Whole Family” (VIDEO)" . . . Apparently nothing yet on this from Jasmine Crockett or The Squad. How about you, MSNBC? TDTD   

Welcome to NostrilVision; Has Adam Schiff never heard of the selfie stick?

 Diann Russell 

 Can someone explain to me why Adam Schiff insists on filming videos of himself in extreme close-up? Are his arms only eight inches long?

Has he never heard of the selfie stick?

. . . "It startles me whenever his videos appear on my Twitter feed. Sixty percent of the image that accompanies the "PLAY" button is occupied by Adam's jowls. Good heavens. Has he been collecting nuts for winter?

"And I don't know about you, but I'm not particularly interested in being close enough to count Adam Schiff's nose hairs.

"Who thought this was a good idea?" . . .

It didn't take long before every showboating theater kid in Congress was copying AOC, no doubt on the advice of a gormless political consultant.

"But here's the thing. Adam Schiff is not Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. For one thing, he's about as "photogenic" as a lumpy potato. Nobody, even those with a strong stomach, wants to watch a 2-minute video of Adam Schiff's nostrils.

"If Adam insists on filming himself, can't he enlist an aide to hold the damn iPhone?

"Why isn't he content with being a guest on cable news and the Sunday network news shows? He is one of the most over-exposed politicians in Washington, and has been since 2017." . . .

Kash Patel's Bold Move Cracked the Case of Charlie Kirk's Assassin

 PJ Media  

"Kash Patel just showed the country what real leadership in law enforcement looks like. Earlier this year, Democrats tried desperately to thwart his confirmation, but Patel didn’t just survive their political attacks—he proved that he was the leader the FBI desperately need." . . .


"The conservative movement lost one of its brightest voices with the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, but FBI Director Kash Patel's swift and decisive response delivered justice in a remarkable 33 hours that should serve as a blueprint for law enforcement nationwide.

Unlike the bureaucratic foot-dragging we've grown accustomed to from federal agencies, Patel personally flew to Utah and took command of the investigation with the kind of hands-on leadership that actually gets results. While career FBI officials likely cringed at his unconventional approach, Patel understood something his predecessors never grasped: When American patriots are under attack, you move heaven and earth to catch the killers.

"I am very proud of the FBI," Trump told Fox News Digital. "Kash—and everyone else—they have done a great job."

The timeline tells the story. On Sept. 10, surveillance cameras captured 22-year-old Tyler Robinson casing the Utah Valley University campus that morning before returning with deadly intent. He positioned himself on a rooftop with a high-powered bolt-action rifle and waited for Kirk to take the stage. After firing the fatal shot, Robinson fled into nearby woods, likely believing he had pulled off the perfect political assassination.

He was wrong.

Patel immediately marshaled the full resources of the federal government, shipping DNA evidence, fingerprints, and the recovered murder weapon to FBI Quantico and partner labs for overnight analysis.

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A Cliff Note Guide to Russiagate: The Hillary Coverup

 The American Spectator  

"Behold the inner workings of the Deep State! See how the spooks create the big lie, the politicos amplify it, and the hacks spread it around."


"When I first read that Donald Trump was a Russian asset back in 2016, I had two thoughts: 1. This is the most serious security breach in American history, or 2. This is the biggest hoax in American history.

"Given the gravity of the charge, there was no middle ground: either Trump should be shot for treason, or somebody just told the mother of all whoppers.

"The country has gyrated between these two poles for the past nine years, with Democrats flogging the first and Republicans scrambling to prove the second.\

"The Democrats used the allegation to launch the Mueller investigation, which crippled the first Trump administration. The investigation, which found no conspiracy between Trump and Russia, nevertheless begot an impeachment of Trump and likely cost the Republicans the House in 2018. All big wins for the Democrats. Republicans struggled against a shadowy intelligence community to prove a negative.

"But the stakes here go well beyond partisan politics and are nothing less than epochal. If Trump was working for Russia, the country was compromised by a foreign despot for years. If the Democrats made the whole thing up, the country was fooled by a cabal that nearly overthrew a sitting president — an attempted coup based on a nothing burger. High stakes indeed.

"New documents vindicate Trump and confirm the origins of the Russia Hoax, including the role of the intelligence community, the media, and Barack Obama himself.

"Here’s what happened.

"June 2016. During her time as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton uses an unsecure private e-mail server to conduct official business, a practice that becomes an issue during the 2016 campaign.

"July 2016. Clinton and associates create and finances the Steele dossier, a false story about, most salaciously, Trump frolicking with hookers in a Moscow hotel room. Supposedly, the room was bugged by Russian spies, which gave Putin leverage over Trump.

"August 2016. John Brennan, head of the CIA, briefs President Obama on Clinton’s plan to tie candidate Trump to Russia as “a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server.” Newly Declassified Appendix to Durham Report Sheds Additional Light on Clinton Campaign Plan to Falsely Tie Trump to Russia and FBI’s Failure to Investigate

"October 2016. The New York Times reviews the Steele dossier, decides the story lacks credibility and refuses to publish it. The press versus the president, part one — Columbia Journalism Review

"October 2016. FBI offers Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier, $1 million if he can corroborate any of the claims in his dossier. Steele cannot and walks away from the money. “FBI offered Christopher Steele $1 million to prove dossier claims, senior FBI analyst testifies” | CNN Politics" . . .More...