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Congress approves October 14, Charlie Kirk’s birthday, as National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk (infosec.pub)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by CubitOom to c/usa@midwest.social

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https://www.wtrf.com/news/senate-approves-october-14-charlie-kirks-birthday-as-national-day-of-remembrance-for-charlie-kirk/

Here's a list of every democrat that voted to make the birthday of a white surpremisist a national holiday:

Aguilar

Ansari

Auchincloss

Balint

Bera

Boyle

Budzinski

Case

Chu

Cisneros

Clark

Crow

Cuellar

Davids (KS)

Dean (PA) DeLauro DelBene

Deluzio

Dingell

Edwards

Fletcher

Foster

Golden (ME)

Goldman (TX)

Gottheimer

Harder (CA)

Himes

Houlahan

Hoyer

Huffman

Jeffries

Kamlager-Dove

Keating

Landsman

McGuire Meeks

Menendez

Meng

Mfume

Schrier

Scott, David Sewell

Sherman

Sherrill

Smith (WA)

Min

Morelle

Sorensen

Morrison

Soto

Larsen (WA)

Moskowitz. Stanton

Larson (CT)

Lee (NV)

Murphy

Stevens

Nadler

Suozzi

Levin

Takano

Titus

Tran

Liccardo

Lieu

Lofgren

Lynch

Mackenzie

Magaziner

Mannion

Neal

Panetta

Pappas

Perez

Pou

Raskin

Vargas

Wasserman Schultz

Riley (NY)

Rivas

McBath

Ross

McBride

Ryan

McClellan

Salinas

McCollum

Sánchez

McDonald Rivet

Scanlon

McGarvey

McGovern

Scholten

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[–] omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 211 points 6 days ago (5 children)

George Floyd's birthday is the same day, the memes are going to be intense

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 87 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

wait really? holy shit. How are they running the country and yet this incompetent??

edit: lmao you guys replying are the best!

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 61 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You misspelled “ruining”

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh they are very competent at ruining it

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[–] viking 15 points 6 days ago

Incompetent? That's by design.

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[–] QuantumTickle@lemmy.zip 160 points 6 days ago (5 children)

[–] DizzoMyNizzo@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago

Yeah, I'd rather do this.

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[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 94 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

Meanwhile, my previous professor received death threats that they "need to be lynched" for refusing to mourn him. They were also fired for stating they won't mourn him.

edit for clarity

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[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 63 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh they want me to remember Charlie Kirk? Oh... okay, I got you, fam. I'm going to dedicate my one annual Facebook post to remembering classic Charlie quotes.

I'm going to need to collect some real bangers. I want to share the entirety of the man I know him to be.

[–] CubitOom 28 points 6 days ago

Don't forget to include the vids of when he accidentally "debates" people that were actually prepared

[–] Dionysus@leminal.space 63 points 6 days ago

That's cool, we'll rename it to Fascist Fountain day later on.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 50 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Remember kids, the midterms are only a year away. If your Democrat is on this list, you need to find a new one!

We will once again be faced with (a) More Trump or (b) ???

Third-partiers, clock is running out!

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 24 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Third parties are irrelevant. They have failed continuously for over a hundred years. How is someone going to build an effective 50 state organization, find and vet candidates that won't betray us in office, raise awareness with absolutely no old media coverage and social media that buries them, then win an election in 14 months? There are some solid progressives running in Democratic primaries, and they are the ones that need resources.

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[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 33 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Haha they picked his birthday becuase it's right around the corner because they knew no one is gonna remember that piece of dirt next year.

[–] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They want a spark date in October to take another shot at starting the war. They may hype it up and encourage big maga gatherings, to powder the keg, as it were.

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 46 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The left has been remembering Charlie Kirk for the past week and a half - the right hasn't seemed to enjoy it very much.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No one should forget his literal quotes. He should be remembered for the christofascist he is. Women shouldn't be allowed to attend his funeral because they should be barefoot and pregnant at home.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 21 points 6 days ago

Some of that hateful bigots choice opinions:

-Gay people should be stoned to death

-Most people are scared when they see a black pilot flying a plane

-Taylor Swift should reject feminism and submit to her husband

-No one should be allowed to retire

-Leftists should not be allowed to move to red states

-British Colonialism was what “made the world decent"

-The guy who assaulted the Pelosi's should be bailed out

-Multiple black politicians “stole white people's spots"

-MLK Jr was “an awful person”

-The Great Replacement Theory is reality

-Hydroxychloroquine cures COVID

-Vaccine requirements are “medical apartheid”

-Guns deaths are acceptable in order to have a 2nd amendment

-Women's natural place is under their husband's control

-Parents should prevent their daughters from taking birth control

-George Floyd had it coming, the Jan 6th protestors didn't

-The 1964 Civil Rights Act was a “huge mistake”

-Encouraged parents to protest mask mandates

-Mamdani winning in NY is a travesty because Muslims did 9/11

-Muslims only come to America to destabilize Western Civilization

-Palestine "doesn't exist" and those who support it are like the KKK

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 49 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (6 children)

I don’t understand why any Dem would even bother voting on this. Just abstain or don’t show up for the vote. What could they possibly gain from a yes vote?

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 19 points 6 days ago

Showing their trues Colors

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 16 points 6 days ago

I would understand not wanting to bother to vote because dumb but i prefer they go and vote against.

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[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago

A whole day to remember the Epstein files? Seems like overkill when they could just release them.

October 14 as "release the Epstein Files day" seems like an odd alternative to simply releasing them.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

But I thought it was in remembrance of what would have been George Floyd’s 47th birthday on October 14th. I think they messed up and should fix it.

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[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 42 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So they want the memes every year, loud and clear!

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I figure they intentionally picked a day that is coming up soon, instead of using the day he died to ensure everyone still has their feathers ruffled and see if they can instigate another murder they can capitalize on

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago

I think I just discovered a way to make more holidays

[–] troybot@midwest.social 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh hell yeah we are getting Charlie Day

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm actually down for this. Dead Nazi Day!!

Who wants to play a round of shoot-the-neck-off-the-piñazi?!

I'll bring drinks.

[–] f1error@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Yeah! Oct 14 ~~kill~~ punch a Nazi day!

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (2 children)

wow I didn't expect them to make it a whole celebration but ok if you ask for it

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[–] Deathgl0be@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

I plan to celebrate George Floyd’s birthday instead since it’s on the same day.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'll remember that bitch getting shot in the neck.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago

More like national day of celebrating his death, hopefully.

Start organizing protests and building effigies to burn.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 5 days ago

Sherrill

The Democratic candidate for Governor of New Jersey if anyone was wondering.

Here's the contact email for her campaign: info@mikiesherrill.com

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This means paid time off for US workers…. Right… right?

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 days ago

Lol, no.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe tie it to 50% off rifle scopes and a free marksmanship lesson. In memory of why we celebrate this day.

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[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is going to backfire on the GOP in spectacular fashion.

The DNC... well that depends on if Americans keep voting them back in.

Please Americans, run for office or support someone new to politics running for office!!

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[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

in response, I propose September 10th as a day of celebration

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Appropriately celebrated by shooting Nazis?

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[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 days ago

This is a day off protest against Nazi correct? Right!

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago

"But we're not the same guys. Our billionaires are not like their billionaires. They will save us."

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Why do we need a whole day just to be reminded of this piece of shit?

[–] Zier@fedia.io 21 points 6 days ago

It's a reminder that republicans are racist sexist christian nationalist nazi hypocrite traitors.

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[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Pathetic. America is a pathetic and cowardly nation. Get fucked yanks.

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[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Old Jesus was too woke and empathetic. Remember new Jesus, and not the Epstein files He demanded be released.

[–] sniggleboots@europe.pub 16 points 6 days ago

release the epstein files though

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 days ago

If I get off work, cool. But fuck this piece of shit and the pedos that worship him.

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