{"id":2633706,"date":"2026-07-22T14:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-call-for-direct-action-training-with-hammers-after-conservative-leader-bludgeoned-to-death\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:32:54","slug":"leftists-call-for-direct-action-training-with-hammers-after-conservative-leader-bludgeoned-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-call-for-direct-action-training-with-hammers-after-conservative-leader-bludgeoned-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftists Call for &#8216;Direct Action&#8217; Training With Hammers After Conservative Leader Bludgeoned to Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftists-call-for-direct-action-training-with-hammers-after-conservative-leader-bludgeoned-to-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633706&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the tragic death of 78-year-old Ann Widdecombe, who was found murdered in her home in devon, England, after being beaten with a hammer. The suspect, a 28-year-old man named Joshua Kerry, was arrested shortly after the incident. Investigators discovered communist literature and newspaper clippings about Nigel Farage, the politician Widdecombe represented, at Kerry\u2019s residence. Widdecombe was known for her conservative views, including opposition to abortion and LGBT propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>The piece highlights a disturbing connection: after her death, a flyer from Palestine Action-an activist group promoting militant direct action tactics-was shared on social media. The flyer encouraged the use of hammers in activism, suggesting \u201cWorkout with a hammer!\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >offering \u201cdirect action\u201d training aimed<\/a> at disrupting and dismantling corporations linked to Israel\u2019s alleged apartheid regime. Palestine Action claims to undertake actions that bypass government institutions, pursuing change through direct intervention rather than policy reform.<\/p>\n<p>The article suggests that such messaging from militant groups fosters radicalism and violence,warning that it could escalate into more widespread harm.It also notes a disparity in media coverage, arguing that evidence shows violence on the political left, exemplified by Widdecombe\u2019s murder, is frequently enough dismissed or overlooked, contrasting with narratives that portray the right as more violent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The death of 78-year-old Ann Widdecombe should cause both ends of the political spectrum to recoil in horror and sadness. Instead, leftists are taking the alleged killer\u2019s means of committing the act as a page to add to their playbook.<\/p>\n<p>Widdecombe was discovered in her home in Devon, England, on July 9 by a gardener after an assistant became concerned when she did not make a media appearance, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/news\/ann-widdecombe-cause-of-death-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GB News.<\/a> Police took 28-year-old Joshua Kerry into custody on suspicion of murder on July 11, tracing Widdecombe\u2019s death to midday on July 8.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged killer\u2019s method was beating Widdecombe 21 times with a hammer. According to the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15974983\/Ann-Widdecombe-murder-suspect-communist-literature-home-Terror.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=social-twitter_mailonline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, investigators found communist literature in Kerry\u2019s home along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15989201\/Ann-Widdecombe-murder-suspect-newspaper-clippings-Nigel-Farage-Reform.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newspaper clippings<\/a> about Reform U.K.\u2019s leader Nigel Farage. This was the party Widdecombe had been serving as an immigration spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<p>When noting that Widdecombe was an outspoken defender of conservatism \u2014 denouncing abortion and LGBT propaganda \u2014 the picture becomes clear as to the motivations behind the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Post Millennial\u2019s Andy Ngo found a flyer from Palestine Action that he posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X after the killing, in which the group was seemingly encouraging the use of hammers to harm conservatives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">78-year-old Ann Widdecombe was bashed on the head repeatedly with a hammer until she died.<\/p>\n<p>Palestine Action is advertising \u201cdirect action\u201d training for people who want to take up militant action using hammers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JOIQrZYiBj\">pic.twitter.com\/JOIQrZYiBj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/2079650757251375615?\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The flyer reads, \u201cArms tired from waving flags? Workout with a hammer!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirection Action training available!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.K.-based group <a href=\"https:\/\/global.palestineaction.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">describes<\/a> themselves as \u201ca direct action movement committed to ending global participation in Israel\u2019s genocidal and apartheid regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing disruptive tactics, Palestine Action targets corporate enablers of the Israeli military-industrial complex and seeks to make it impossible for these companies to profit from the oppression of Palestinians,\u201d the website continued.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly is \u201cdirect action\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>The group <a href=\"https:\/\/global.palestineaction.org\/strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explains<\/a>, \u201cDirect action means targeting the source of the problem and intervening ourselves. It means rather than appeal to institutions, politicians or any others to create the necessary changes, we create the change using our own power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means imagining the future we want and bringing it to the present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palestine Action clarifies this is not civil disobedience. They are not seeking policy changes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCivil disobedience often involves breaking the law in order to force a government or institution to create policy changes,\u201d the website continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirect action, which we employ, bypasses our complicit governments and forces the necessary change ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Signing up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/global.palestineaction.org\/workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> brings visitors to the group\u2019s site and a page with a man swinging a sledgehammer.<\/p>\n<p>Palestine Action does not leave room for interpretation. This violence will only become worse and more normalized until authorities step in.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve gone beyond freedom of expression. This is just radicalism and violence being allowed to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>Messaging like this, along with Widdecombe\u2019s passing, will shockingly be ignored by media pundits still insistent on the ridiculous notion that the right is more violent than the left.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence continues to prove the contrary.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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