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Heather Elowe's avatar

I like that analogy. Not radical left, but ‘cannibalism.’ There are many conservatives who no longer feel they have a party that represents them and abhor the MAGA mindset. The fact that issues based polls show overwhelming support for Democratic positions but give actual ‘Democrats’ low ratings, and that many GOP voters sat out the race when the choice was Trump or ANY Democrat, reflects the effective media demonization of Democrats in the last decades. I wonder if this man voted. It is so sad that his Republican father turned him in; that might explain a few things in further investigation.

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AK's avatar

It’s so sad that his father turned him in after he admitted to him that he murdered someone in cold blood in front of his family? Are you serious?!

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Terrie's avatar

He is not the shooter. The real shooter, to be sure, will end up dead - but we will never know about it.

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Angie's avatar

False. Flag.

Distraction.

Putin. Netanyahu. Trump.

Gaza. Ukraine. Qatar. Poland.

EPSTEIN.

It's all connected.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES. It's what Charlie Kirk would have wanted. Literally.

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GW B's avatar
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This post is pointing out that Kirk was outspoken about releasing the Epstein files, which the Don was against. Is it that weird that someone with views like Loomer, who thought that Kirk had betrayed the Don by preaching “Release the Epstein Files” to his massive youth congregation, would be the shooter? Either way, it will be interesting to see how they connect the pictures of him walking around to that long gun in the woods. Hope he makes it to trial.

https://substack.com/@krassenstein/note/c-154832143?r=5a5n7z&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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Joanne Steacie's avatar

Terrie. My first thought also. Skeptical.

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Mary Therése's avatar

What are your reasons for saying that “He is not the shooter”?

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Terrie's avatar

Because a Republican said he was.

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Yvonne McCarthy's avatar

The right is running scared because now it's occurred to their lizard brains that they, too, can be targets. Their fascist lumping of people into groups to hate and ignoring individuals is coming back to bite them. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

All deciples, including Kirk, are riding on Tempertantrump’s shoulders. Message is unambiguous. There should be a totem pole with Tempertantrump riding on Putina’s shoulders. The top person is holding the AR-15. Makes Tempertantrump and Putin look innocent. Not.

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Jean M Mazza's avatar

One of the best and most clever nicknames I've seen yet. I actually laughed out loud.

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Karen Baker's avatar

The messages scrawled on the bullet casings found with the gun also included “if you are reading this you are gay lmao” and “ciao Bella” an Italian antifascist slogan from WWII , and others. Kind of a mixed bag.

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Donna's avatar

Tyler Robinson must have empathy. Something Kirk spoke strongly against.

You get what you pay for. I feel for Tyler because sometimes I feel so helpless against this regime. Maybe he dd too.

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AG's avatar

He is a patsy, manipulated by very rich, powerful men.

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Merry's avatar

And CK said without hesitation that collateral damage is necessary to protect 2nd amendment gun rights. So….

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Merry's avatar

Agree. This shooting didn’t pass the smell test. Similar to the “Trump assassination” event. Too many inexplicable details. But absolutely no explanation.

Someone sent me the following video on Wednesday, and then yesterday I saw other videos on Twitter that explained what was happening when CK was shot, and also claiming it was a very skilled, collaborative shooting. Like I said, something “fishy “ here. You decide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjyRyOfq1RM

https://x.com/its_the_dr/status/1966214142265573425?s=43

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Patricia Reed's avatar

I can't believe the average 22 year old can take a shot with the success rate of a skilled sniper. I'm sure there are people out there who have the skill which they've perfected over the years, but not this kid.

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Merry's avatar

Absolutely right. That distance with a single shot would have taken years of training. Whoever shot CK was a hired gun. And he didn’t act alone.

Will we ever know what really happened? Not likely.

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MJoT's avatar

an investigation would help understand how he was radicalized...don't see that happening without weaponization

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Chuck Dickens's avatar

Laura Loomer spent the last few weeks in a very nasty, public fight with Kirk over the Epstein scandal. Her whole bag is to fling over heated accusations at foes and inspire others to make threats or commit acts of violence. Of course now she’s the president’s “adviser”.

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Sara G's avatar

He is a Groyper. The Left Hook & Danielle Moddy did a great Substack on him this morning.

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Francesca Cee's avatar

Hold on. I'm not quite understanding. If he was against fascism why are we assuming that he's on the right? Lots of people raised by republican parents are not Republicans. I'm one of them. My politics are the polar opposite of theirs. I'm not sure I'm making the connection from this article to him being right wing. 2017 was 8 years ago. He was 14. A lot of people switch allegiance as they grow up. I'm not saying this guy is definitely a leftist. I don't want him to be a leftist. I'm just not understanding how you came to the conclusion that he's right wing. I'm not buying that he's the shooter, but if he is, and they're telling the truth that Bella ciao was engraved on one of his bullets, wouldn't that make him anti fascist?

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Carol Ann Power's avatar

Savages

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Diane Wyzga's avatar

The Snake has eaten its tail. Now what?

It's up to us to call on our greater good, empathy, compassion, & keep on with that. It's a warrior's calling to rise above hate.

Remember Bishop Mariann Budde calling out 47 - in the Nation's Cathedral: Have mercy! Have mercy on the people in this country. Have mercy on the people who are scared. Have mercy on the children who fear their parents will be taken away.... was January 22nd so very far away?

And, there are limits.....

"I would say that the boundaries are around behavior—acceptable manners of speech, the ways that we treat one another—not opinions and beliefs. We are all sinners in the sight of God. None of us is perfect, we all have our capacities for harm. But where the boundaries need to be drawn are in our actions. We are all guilty of that—you can be a really obnoxious liberal and say very harmful things, so it’s not a partisan thing, it’s a human thing. We all need to be reminded of some basic practices of decency and kindness." [Bishop Budde - The Washingtonian 04-01-25]

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Jstn Green's avatar

"...now accused of turning his rifle on one of Trump’s loudest disciples."

More importantly, now one of his loudest critics over Epstein.

One that Loomer wanted gone. You remember Loomer, right? The Rapist in Chief's mushroom-sucking side squeeze, who decides which Congress people are allowed to do oversight?

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Sara G's avatar

Danielle Moody, sorry!

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Linda Palmer's avatar

He fits just like every other radical shooter

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