Charlie Kirk shot and killed while speaking at Utah college

31?! Hate really ages you.

Karma comes for us all.

is this the mythical "good guy with a gun" that republicans promised?

I hope this inspires copycats.

“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

Well, I hope he enjoys burning 🔥 in hell.

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

cause <-> effect, then you're cooking

Relevant user avatar lmao

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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I think we've been in one. After Trump got shot, I predicted that political assassination would be the "cool thing" among the stochastic terrorism types, and that seems to have been true, between Luigi, That guy who killed those legislators in MN, and now this.
- I would like to note that Luigi Mangione has not been convicted of anything and it has not been proven that he was the one who killed the UnitedHealthCare CEO, there was also a lot of improper police conduct in relation to his arrest.
- If we've been in one...
No, we are the targets now. This was the perfect excuse to increase militarization against the citizenry and distract from the Epstein Files. Whoever did this is a short-sighted idiot.
- You sound like when an abused child tells his baby sister not to do anything to make dad mad
- They were going to do that regardless of what happened today. At least they're one raging Nazi short.
- I mean they invaded dc. Likely this doesn't change anyone's plans
- This was the perfect excuse to increase militarization against the citizenry and distract from the Epstein Files. Whoever did this is a short-sighted idiot.
  For all we know, Kirk was a sacrificial lamb, and this is all part of the plan.
- Ps willing to bet it was the neo Nazies he was arguing with on Twitter with the week before. He he was figuratively telling them that their obvert racism was bad for business and the conservative agenda. And they said he's a jew simp and threatened him.

I enjoyed a nice day of being alive today.

Conservative religious nazi killed while attempting to kill as many people as possible without putting himself in danger in any way, while preaching religious hate and nazi ideals.

Whoever killed this nazi is my hero. Please do more.

The guy was a fuckwit, but that looked like a rough way to go. Has to be hard for relatives, knowing that the video is out there.

He will become the Horst Wessel of MAGA.

Not if it keeps happening

“Prove ___ wrong.” Well now folks, how do we want to approach this angle?

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

Fuck around and find out.

Video of Charlie's callous attitude toward the victims of gun violence + him finding out (NSFW NSFL)

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.
https://lemmy.ml/c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
fuck I guess at least it was worth it
The way the mic just falls out of his hand 🤣

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

We know Trump is. But that was before he heard the news.
Assuming he was was wearing pants and not tanning his balls.
- Not sure he has any.

Hollow Point USA

Are there hollow point rifle rounds?
- Yes
Naw, looked more like a jacketed round.
Is there anyone even left of substance at turning point?
- I'm sure his neck turned hollow at one point

I think that's Steven Crowder, Charlie Kirk also did the 'change my mind' thing, but be had a much smaller face.

Sad they will never identify the vaccine that caused this.

That's because it wasn't a vaccine!
It was the LiBeRaL mInD vIrUs!!!!1!! 😯
sucks that a trans person/drag queen did this /jk

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.

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.
- Couldn't have happened to a nicer dude
- I was curious what the topic of his speech was but I didn't want to watch the video. What was he talking about?
Look at some of the bastards talking about him. I'm sure inside they're fucking scared, trying to guess how much they'll have to spend for security and start having coffee with Erik Prince or some thuggery.
https://archive.is/3N4JR
- "America has lost one of its greatest champions," White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller wrote on X. "All of us must now dedicate ourselves to defeating the evil that stole Charlie from this world."
  Laura Loomer, a MAGA loyalist who has Trump's ear, called for "cracking down on the Left with the full force of the government. Every single Left wing group that funds violent protests needs to be shut down and prosecuted. No mercy."
  Elon Musk, the X platform’s billionaire owner, was even more blunt. “The Left is the party of murder,” he wrote.
  Jesus fucking Christ, these people are capable massive cognitive dissonance. It's not surprising as it's right out of the fascist playbook.

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

After the attempt on Trump, I thought these guys had force fields around them. One shot, 200 yards, and a great day.
Schadenfreude moment.
- Nope. You don't get schadenfreude when you are defending yourself from someone determined to kill you, your family, and everyone who isn't openly nazi.
  More "Whew, that nazi almost killed Indiana Jones before tripping and getting run over by a tank!" and Less "I'm glad you got hurt by the door you refuse to fix."
  Calibrate your enthusiasm.

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.

I'm betting the shooter is a pizza gater and got upset Charlie stopped talking about the Epstein files or something like that
The golden rule of fascism: always first accuse others of the conspiracies you're going to engage in.
probably wasn't a drag queen either.
Does that stink of this being a false flag and Kirk was chosen as an expendable to anyone else??
Absolutely zero chance it's a false flag. Turning Point USA is a huge boon to the Trump admin.
I am not at all convinced the shooter was a leftist or liberal.
IMO we just need to wait and see. I see no evidence that the shooter was a leftist or liberal... because I've seen no evidence about the perp at all.
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.”
- Occam's Razor.
  The USA probably has a million (literally) gun owners capable of making that shot.
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.
- Yeah I'd say it was convenient if there wasn't a major Trump scandal each week in the past ten years at least.
- Like Trump needs distraction. He could breathe slightly funny or his hands could turn a different shade of purple and the news circus would move on from the birthday book tomorrow, which doesn't even confirm anything we didn't already know.
  Killer was well-prepared and a good shot, unlike the weirdo who tried to take out Trump. The only unusual thing is that people who have the mental acumen to actually pull something like this off and not get caught immediately tend to be mentally stable enough not to attempt something like that.
  But times are a-changing and political violence in the US is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. People forgot that the Rule of Law and Social Contract were meant not just as ways to prevent conservatives from implementing ethnic/religious fundamentalism, but also to prevent this exact kind of thing happening. Trump is at the helm of a government he seemingly distrusts, whose own rules he constantly breaks or ignores, whose institutions he actively sabotages, whose fundamental principles he spits on. As a consequence trust in all three branches of government is crumbling, which inevitably legitimizes political violence as a last resort vector of change.
- 200 yards is a very novice distance with a rifle.
- the official story says the shot was 200 yards from a building, but the videos (the ones being wiped right now) are showing the shot coming from inside the crowd.
  edit: cant find the videos anymore, sorry guys.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was someone just more right wing than him who took issue with "softer" stances, like not murdering trans people in the streets and only criminalising them.
Ain't no solidarity like fascist solidarity.
Or the Whitehouse kept an open line with the hospital and Trump lacks the decency to let the family make the announcement on their own terms.
- Toilet Paper US tells Trumpie that Charlie Kirk is dead. Trumpie can't resist telling everyone. Family finds out through a Truth Social post.

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

Or stick their necks out.

Was it his gay lover that killed him?

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.
- 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.
- My money is on right wing accelerationist
Supposedly it was an older white dude, and the alt-right has been rumbling about him (apparently he’s not conservative enough) for a while now. So I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that this is just another case of conservatives consuming each other.
- You hate to see them fighting each other.
Was this to silence anyone with firsthand Epstein knowledge?

I guess we'll never get a live action prison school if he isn't around to be andre

These memes are the only legacy of his that I will miss. The magical feeling of not knowing if any given image has his face photoshopped or not has been a consistent joy for such a long time. All good things must come to an end.

Any video of the shooting? I'd like to see it

There's a partial one in this comment section
You sure fam? They very graphic.
- They really arent. Jve seen way worse
- Eh, saw it, RE4 original dying to chainsaw dude was way more traumatizing than this shit

Anyone have the transcript of what he was talking about right before he was shot?

From Snopes:
ATTENDEE: Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?
KIRK: Too many. [Applause]
ATTENDEE: In America, it's five. Now, five is a lot, right, I'm going to give you — I'm going to give you some credit. Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?
KIRK: Counting or not counting gang violence?
——
Bang.
Gotta love that casual bigotry throughout.
Their entire speeches are christian nazi propaganda. So, he was talking about religion taking over the government, women having no rights, taking benefits from the children, disabled, and elderly, a police state responsible to no-one, forcing religious ideals on non-christian children, etc....
They're nazis. They talk about nazi goals. Openly and unabashedly. They will tell you they will hurt you if you're not a nazi, christian, or have the wrong color skin. That's their goal, and they're quite clear about it.

RIP bozo, it’s jover!

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

You outlived Charlie Kirk. You're doing pretty good, I'd say.
ajj
I love the parade march from Phantom Menace so much

RIP…… now about those Epstein files.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Fuck face got what he deserved.

Finally, a good guy with a gun.

Well, this isn't the front page obituary that I was looking for, but I'm not complaining.

The day the democrats forced a vote and got shot down..

Rest in piss.

I’m pretty sure he wasn’t shot in the face.

Utah Saints! Utah Saints! U U U Utah saints!

Absolute banger.

Oh no! Thoughts and prayers.

Anyway.

AAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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

In the dumbest of time lines do you think this is a misdirection to make the news cycle stop talking about the epstein list and all the ties to him and his pedophilia?

Meh, some two-bit hack talking head isn't much of a distraction. It'd take a lot of luigis to distract from all the other the pedophiles in power.

They say there’s never anything good in the news!

Posted about this yesterday. Get ready for more to come. I said things will likely go back to how it was in the 1900-1910’s with political murders.

Man, there’s a little bit too much celebration over this. Is this what the MAGA forums were like when those Minnesotans were killed? If so, then we are no better than they are. If not, then we are no better than they are, either. Violence, especially necessary violence (which this was not) should always be deplored and despised. Didn’t I read about those guys in Kathmandu apologizing before burning that Hilton to the ground? Violence is ONLY for the prevention of GREATER VIOLENCE.

I mean, if you utterly lack nuance or a sense of irony.
The man in question quite famously, quite publicly, and quite repetitively argued the exact kind of violence exercised on him today is a necessary and acceptable consequence of the second amendment. Charlie Kirk has REPEATEDLY called for political violence against a multitude of other groups. The deceased is quite litterally an advocate for political violence.
So miss me with this cowardice, shit lib take.
"Were those Americans happy when Hitler killed himself? Unbelievable! Is this how those nazis felt murdering millions? We're just as bad as they are!" - OP is hidden nazi in community. Fuck you.