{
    "title": "Kirk Courtyard",
    "modified_at": "2026-09-28 12:30:31",
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    "subtitle": "TPUSA Picked the Venue, but UVU got Blamed for the Security Failures",
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    "body": "<p>The newly released Utah Valley University after-action report is raising serious questions about the established narrative surrounding the security failures before Charlie Kirk was assassinated. <strong>Dave Hodges, the longtime podcaster and host of the Common Sense Show</strong>, has closely followed the assassination and subsequent investigations. He can break down the report&rsquo;s findings and the contradictions they reveal.</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>UVU report challenges the established narrative surrounding Kirk&rsquo;s assassination</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>TPUSA specifically requested the courtyard despite UVU security concerns</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>UVU was told 600 attendees; more than 3,000 ultimately arrived</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>TPUSA declined an ambulance, checking &ldquo;No&rdquo; for EMS. UVU still provided two paramedics with trauma packs</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Key TPUSA security officials declined requests to participate in investigation</strong></span></li></ul><p><strong>ABOUT DAVE HODGES&hellip;</strong></p><p>Dave Hodges is a Christian conservative Journalist. He is also the host of The Common Sense Show Podcast. Hodges is a former college basketball coach, teacher and professor of psychology as well as a mental health practitioner. He believes nothing we&#039;ve been told about the Charlie Kirk murder is factual.</p><p> Read the full report here: <a href=\"https://www.uvu.edu/externalreview/docs/after-action-report.pdf\">https://www.uvu.edu/externalreview/docs/after-action-report.pdf</a></p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https://specialguests.com/charlie-kirk-investigation-uvu-report-security/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE</strong></a></p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW, CALL OR TEXT 512-966-0983 OR EMAIL </strong><a href=\"mailto:BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM\"><strong>BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM</strong></a></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n    >\n        <a class=\"release-content-image__link\"\n           id=\"image-8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           href=\"https://specialguests.com/guests-topics/\"\n           data-id=\"8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           data-track=\"Story Image View\"\n           data-placement=\"content\"\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n                       style=\"width: 13.89%\"\n        >\n            <img\n                class=\"release-content-image__image\"\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\" \"\n                            >\n        </a>\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"> </figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">260 Union Square NW, Suite #208</p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Hickory, NC 28601 </p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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