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Charlie Kirk confirmed dead.

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 178 points 6 days ago (15 children)
[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 157 points 6 days ago (13 children)

It's honestly been a while since a breaking news story put a massive grin on my face

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 148 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

These guys think they can talk all day about how they are going to make other's lives worse, often those with lesser means, and they think they should enjoy safety themselves at all times. This while caring so little for others who are victims of gun violence, offering up weak thoughts and prayers and no action. Well, today he got to live the life he always wanted, he just wanted it for others.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 83 points 6 days ago (6 children)

He was literally in the middle of defending his stance on why trans people are bad, and dodging questions on gun violence, when this happened. Bizarre.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Couldn't have happened to a nicer dude

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 88 points 6 days ago (29 children)

Bruh... We are in for an explosion of political violence... Only difference between now and the past is white wealthy men are the targets. Watching them freak out when they are gunned down on a random Wednesday is laughable. Welcome to your average black Americans reality. Police killings are political violence but no one with actual power ever gave a shit.

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[–] xodoh74984@lemmy.world 109 points 6 days ago (5 children)
[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't feel bad when evil people die, but I also don't chuckle this much. The irony is very much alive, unlike Kirk.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 114 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (9 children)

Why the fuck is Donald Trump the one announcing his death?

Does that stink of this being a false flag and Kirk was chosen as an expendable to anyone else??

I am not at all convinced the shooter was a leftist or liberal.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 81 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (14 children)

It was a truly wildly impressive shot. One single shot taken over 200 yards away through a very limited angle that made an instant-kill hit, and no suspect in custody? Hmm...

It is extremely convenient that this happened immediately after the publication of the Epstein birthday book.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 70 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I'd say it was convenient if there wasn't a major Trump scandal each week in the past ten years at least.

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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 71 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There’s no way they would shut down a propaganda powerhouse like that. It’s tempting to go down the conspiracy rabbit hole, but the vast majority of times it’s really the simple explanations that count.

It honestly could be as simple as “a school shooting victim’s relative wants revenge against the speaker who ridiculed their tragedy.”

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 37 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Occam's Razor.

The USA probably has a million (literally) gun owners capable of making that shot.

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[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@lemmy.world 88 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Sad they will never identify the vaccine that caused this.

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 63 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They say you should only speak good of the dead. He's dead. Good.

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 5 days ago (7 children)

I'm completely apathetic to this news. I'm not going to celebrate his death. But I think there's a lesson hidden somewhere in here, we'll probably lots of lessons.

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.

- Clarence Darrow

there's a lesson hidden somewhere in here

“People should be careful what they wish for.”

Particularly, his own admission that the deaths of innocents should be perfectly acceptable for 2nd amendment rights to be upheld.

Well, he sure set an example, now, didn’t he?

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[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 58 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Bravo. Practice what you preach. It's about time these people started putting money where their mouth is, eh.

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[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 36 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

One reason why we don’t kill is because we are not used to it. I never killed anybody, but I have done just the same thing. I have had a great deal of satisfaction over many obituary notices that I have read. I never got into the habit of killing. I could mention the names of many that it would please me if I could read their obituaries in the paper in the morning,

~ Clarence Darrow

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Trump and his cult created this environment. His hate mongering and baiting brought us here.

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[–] WilloftheWest@feddit.uk 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

31?! Hate really ages you.

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[–] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Thoughts and prayers 🙏

Oh also "Now is not the time".

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Was it his gay lover that killed him?

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 56 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I am unironically concerned about the motives of his assassin. Every time we see something like this, I get this sinking feeling like we've just seen the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

But then, we keep discovering that they're right-wing nutjobs, and so the people who are praying for a civil war have to gnash their teeth and pretend like they're not just looking for any reason to go on a killing spree.

Nothing would please me more than if it was some personal reason, like a jilted gay lover.

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 35 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

They've already decided what they want to do. The military has invaded our nations capitol and our second largest city, Trump is threatening Chicago too, and we're giving a quarter of a trillion dollars to ICE etc. They were already using that Ukrainian woman's death to push their racist narrative. They will find something regardless. They will happily manufacture a controversy from anything. See Cracker Barrel.

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[–] BoloMKXXVIII@piefed.social 30 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I wonder if Tucker Carlson is sh!tting his pants right about now.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 37 points 6 days ago

We know Trump is. But that was before he heard the news.

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[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (4 children)
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[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Today I dance to P Funk, alive, and smoke weed to celebrate, alive.

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