Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Valley University Event
time.com
Kirk, 31, was shot as he spoke to a crowd at a Turning Point USA event. He leaves behind a wife and two children.
  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    My water heater started leaking over the weekend. It was only seven years old, but I suppose since the warranty was six years, I shouldn’t complain? Anyway, I installed my new water heater today, so I can shower again. This one has a 12-year warranty, it might out live me.

    I just took a shower, I feel great. I’ll be going for a walk around sunset. It’s been a good day.

  • Twig@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    11 months ago

    “I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights” - Charlie Kirk, 2023

    • Sal@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Ironically, this assassin literally justified the 2nd Amendment. You use it to off tyrants. And boy they sure did.

      • Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        But this guy wasn’t even a tyrant. He was just a fucking pawn. And there’s going to be somebody else ready to step in and take his place.

        This doesn’t solve anything. It just gives the right a much needed distraction and the illusion of having an excuse to crackdown hard on the left. They would have done it either way, but this basically buys them cover.

        • Throbbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Right? They’ve been treating the left so fairly this whole time and now we went and made them mad

          *Edit - I misread OP’s comment, and jumped on the wrong part.

          • Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.works
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            11 months ago

            Literally the opposite of what I said but sure. Would love to hear what the fuck you believe this accomplishes to stop fascism or even right wing propaganda? If the administration actually dials it back after this, I guess I’ll buy you a fucking drink and we’ll have a good laugh about how right you were the whole time.

            Every time something like this happens, I honestly wonder how many people are actually this clueless and how many are just astroturfing/trolls working on behalf of the right and this administration to spread disinformation and outrage propaganda. I would like to believe it’s a ratio of about 15:85, but I’m also an optimist.

            • Throbbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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              11 months ago

              I just re-read your comment and didn’t see the words “illusion of,” so I actually did misunderstand you and apologize.

              I’ll edit my comment to acknowledge that, but I’m still going to celebrate the dead fascist because it’s the news we need right now

  • PugJesus@piefed.socialEnglish
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    11 months ago

    An autopsy may finally determine the true size of his face. Praying for the integrity of his facial features postmortem, for science.

  • blattrules@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Trump ordered flags at half mast until Sunday. So this piece of shit got what he quite literally asked for and it’s a national tragedy, but innocent children killed in schools on a weekly basis get “nothing we can do about it, thoughts an prayers 🤷‍♂️.” Fucking clownshow.

  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    He was sitting at what he calls the “prove me wrong” table, answering questions about gun violence.

    I think someone managed it.