USA MAGA activist Charlie Kirk shot dead during Utah rally

[Gethelred]

Okay. We've probably had enough of a free for all.

There are still forum and site posting guidelines, and you will abide by them.

A few seem to be of the opinion that now is a good time to have a crack at moderators or moderation. I'd rather like to discourage that impulse so I'm going to make it explicit: a moderator on this forum is a poster like any other, and can share their views and have free use of the forum like any other. If you feel a post breaches the rules report it; attacking a mod for their posting or objecting to a post purely because a moderator said it is grounds for an infraction and some time off.

From here, if you cannot speak civilly, you will not be allowed to participate.

Thanks all.

 

[Elroo]

Jimmy Kimmel rips Trump with receipts;

Jimmy Kimmel Tears Into Trump's Claim About 'Rhetoric' With The Ugliest Of Receipts

The late night host delivered a blunt reminder about the president's own history of inflammatory comments.

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Jimmy Kimmel said every living former president delivered a message of unity after this week’s shocking public killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event in Utah.

But not President Donald Trump.

Kimmel gave Trump a blunt reminder of his own rhetoric.

“The man who told a crowd of supporters that maybe the ‘Second Amendment people’ should do something about Hillary Clinton. The man who said he wouldn’t mind if someone shot through the fake news media. The man who unleashed a mob on the Capitol and said Liz Cheney should face nine barrels shooting at her for supporting his opponent, blames the radical left for their ‘rhetoric,’” Kimmel said.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Tea Pain (@teapainusa.bsky.social)

We now know Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson followed Laura Loomer on X. Is this the tweet that pushed him over the edge?

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Absolute gold .... Laura Looney .... igniting the

 

[Saint Shags]

I'm glad he is in custody and we can have a trial and find out his motivations

If he confessed and is guilty then lock him up forever or due to Utahs laws he finds himself fried then so be it

He wont have access to makeup and glitter in prison

Wait till he is killed before that can happen...

 

[Cap]

Reporter pushes back on Mace blaming Democrats for Kirk’s killing

Video: Assassination of Charlie Kirk Sends Shock Waves Through Washington Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) tangled with NBC reporter Ryan Nobles when he pressed the lawmaker Wednesday after she s…

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has anyone asked nancy mace what she thinks of these recent developments

 

[cartwright]

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Is this another case of “born in the USA”, or ‘fortunate son’ where the dumbo Americans have no idea what a song is about?

 

[Anzacpaul]

So good to see 4chan slandering someone's name all over the internet again, only to be wrong.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Looks like Trump lost 2 supporters this week

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

So a 4chan shitposter killed another 4chan shitposter.

Pretty dull in the end of the day.

 

[Gough]

So a 4chan shitposter killed another 4chan shitposter.

Pretty dull in the end of the day.

Just another pinhead Trump supporter.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Conservatives will tell you Kirk was murdered because of his dedication to free speech. Next day:

Authorities have meanwhile moved to punish government agents and public service workers who have expressed negative opinions about Mr Kirk online.

A Secret Service agent was placed on leave and had his security clearance revoked after writing on Facebook that Mr Kirk "spewed hate and racism on his show", according to Fox News.

A Florida teacher was suspended and three more were being investigated over comments they made about Mr Kirk on their personal social media accounts, Florida public radio reported.

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect identified as 22yo Tyler Robinson

US authorities arrest a man who they say confessed or "implied" to a family friend that he killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

www.abc.net.au

No issue if they were using government accounts to express their opinions but this was their personal accounts. Charlie Kirk wasn't a member of the US government. He was simply a private citizen. Isn't this government over-reach exactly what Kirk was supposedly against? So much for free speech.

 

[kalex6251]

No issue if they were using government accounts to express their opinions but this was their personal accounts. Charlie Kirk wasn't a member of the US government. He was simply a private citizen. Isn't this government over-reach exactly what Kirk was supposedly against? So much for free speech.

charlie kirk was the son bone spurs never had

 

[Cooldude]

These US political hit jobs are almost always done by right wingers, whether it's GOP killing a democrat or a right wing civil war hit job because they happen to dislike the guy

 

[Vitriol]

People need to be careful about making judgement based on emotions.The simple statistical truth is that the vast majority of political violence in the USA is conducted by right wing gun nuts and it was always logical that it would be one of these folks despite Kirk's personal views.

Kind of wild to see the same people who jumped to conclusions about Trump's would be assassin's beliefs were so quick to fall for the same mistake.

 

[pjcrows]

The only conclusion is this is just another step in the drain-circling journey of a failing empire.

 

[schneebly111]

These US political hit jobs are almost always done by right wingers, whether it's GOP killing a democrat or a right wing civil war hit job because they happen to dislike the guy

They’re mostly done by the right as they’re the one who are obsessed with guns. It takes skill and a lot of practice to make an almost head shot at long range with one round.

His parents were letting him fire military grade weapons at 12.

 

[E Shed]

I am continually amused at those who decry the Antifa tag

I mean it is literally anti fascism/ists

Do you who hate antifa support a fascist government?

It’s another word that has lost all meaning and just become a catch all insult for anything you disagree with. Like woke. The people that use it as an insult probably can’t even tell you the original definition.

 

[pjcrows]

In the US, people on both sides label the other side fascist.

 

[GreyCrow]

Who hated Charlie Kirk and engraved his cartridges with an anti fascism statement. Yeah I don’t buy it yet…. More info needed before anyone can claim his ideological leaning.

But you were happy to go off when told the bullets had Trans messages - snortle - that you gleefully posted

 

[kalex6251]

But you were happy to go off when told the bullets had Trans messages - snortle - that you gleefully posted

righties of all shapes, sizes and hues have gone quiet ..... very quiet

 

[Gavin Excell]

Conservatives will tell you Kirk was murdered because of his dedication to free speech. Next day:

Authorities have meanwhile moved to punish government agents and public service workers who have expressed negative opinions about Mr Kirk online.

A Secret Service agent was placed on leave and had his security clearance revoked after writing on Facebook that Mr Kirk "spewed hate and racism on his show", according to Fox News.

A Florida teacher was suspended and three more were being investigated over comments they made about Mr Kirk on their personal social media accounts, Florida public radio reported.

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect identified as 22yo Tyler Robinson

US authorities arrest a man who they say confessed or "implied" to a family friend that he killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

www.abc.net.au

No issue if they were using government accounts to express their opinions but this was their personal accounts. Charlie Kirk wasn't a member of the US government. He was simply a private citizen. Isn't this government over-reach exactly what Kirk was supposedly against? So much for free speech.

That same rule applies here actually to Australian Public servants re personal accounts
A woman lost her job for making comments critical of the then government's immigration policy

 

[Dazzler9]

That same rule applies here actually to Australian Public servants re personal accounts
A woman lost her job for making comments critical of the then government's immigration policy

Charlie Kirk was not the government though.

 

[100action]

Who hated Charlie Kirk and engraved his cartridges with an anti fascism statement. Yeah I don’t buy it yet…. More info needed before anyone can claim his ideological leaning.

Surely you don't expect people on here to give you information that doesn't favour their views?

The guy was a radicalised LWNJ indoctrinated by modern misguided leftist diatribe and rhetoric in high school/college.

from a left leaning media outlet:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...suspect-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-utah

“pretty left on everything” and was “the only member of his family that was really leftist”.

“The rest of his family was very hard Republican,” the friend said.

Around sophomore year, the friend said, Robinson became more extreme in his political views and would “always just be ranting and arguing about them”.

 

[Kram]

It’s another word that has lost all meaning and just become a catch all insult for anything you disagree with. Like woke. The people that use it as an insult probably can’t even tell you the original definition.

The meaning has changed to now being phoney far left people that are almost religious like.

It's not overly difficult to understand.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Interesting reaction at the start of this clip and good discussion.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Killed by a meme...

Charlie Kirk was killed by a meme

Making sense of our dark new era of extremely online political violence

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