An individual, identified as Drew Pavlou on X, stated on September 16th that the murder of Charlie Kirk "is like October 7 all over again" for them, describing it as a celebration of "open butchery, terrorism, mass murder." The same post, from a user who identifies as having shifted from leftist/liberal politics to one focused on preventing societal collapse, also discussed a philosophical shift away from beliefs in innate human decency towards a fear of total collapse. Separately, an X user commented that "The second highest office in the United States just proclaimed the Nicene Creed to millions," characterizing it as "Christian Nationalism." Pavlov's statement on X, posted at 1:16 AM UTC on September 16th, details a personal political transformation, influenced by reading "Why Liberalism Failed" and favoring Edmund Burke over John Rawls. This shift, according to the post, is oriented towards maintaining stability to stave off civil war and violence. Previous reports from September 16th indicate that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to remove Lisa Cook from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. This decision, made between 12:01 AM and 12:31 AM UTC, allows Cook to continue her role. Judge Garcia issued a concurring opinion, while Judge Katsas dissented, as reported by Anna Bower. In other related news from previous reports, FBI Director Kash Patel's X account allegedly stated that over 5,000 public servants have been purged from the FBI, and former President Donald Trump claimed that "300 million people (Americans) died last year from drugs." Pam Bondi was quoted in a previous report stating, "If you want to go and print posters with Charlie's picture for a vigil, you have to let them do that. We can prosecute you for that. We have right now our civil rights unit looking at that." Additionally, a policy paper on the use of drone technologies in human smuggling operations along the US-Mexico border was published by the Gordon Institute, according to an account on X. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer previously stated that Bondi has "some explaining to do" regarding her handling of Epstein files, citing an "odd series of events."
