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any hints of possible violence are ginned up by what he calls left-wing groups and the liberal media.

flare up----to suddenly begin to burn, or to burn more brightly for a short time

Girl gorillas go ape for French pinup hunk

Finally there's 10-year-old Mjukuu, or "Jookie." Dan Simmonds, a keeper at the zoo's Gorilla Kingdom, says she "has this 'butter wouldn't melt look' to her, and she gets away with murder."

pinup---A picture, especially of a sexually attractive person, that is displayed on a wall. A person considered a suitable model for such a picture.
Something intended to be affixed to a wall.
get away with murder informal
to do anything you want, even things that are wrong, without being punished