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Crucial to distinguish between
a) the Right claiming the Kirk murder is akin to the 1933 Reichstag fire (and demanding drastic state repression in response)
and
b) an actual comparison between the situation in the United States today and Germany in early 1933.
A few thoughts on both:
Thomas Zimmer@thomaszimmer.bsky.social
I had a great conversation with @lincolnsquare.media about where we are today: About political violence and the Right’s desire for escalation. But also about how we got here: About the recent history of the GOP and the rise of Trumpism. And, finally, about where America might go from here:
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I’m fascinated by the fact that the argument that people on the left have been “celebrating” Kirk’s death is based almost solely on what is purportedly on social media.
Because of course social media represents real society, is completely authentic, and can’t be manipulated
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Within hours of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk last week, social media users misidentified a Seattle trans woman as a suspect in Kirk’s death. She was forced to lock herself inside her apartment as her social media inboxes were flooded with death threats and homophobic and transphobic slurs.
www.seattletimes.com
How the internet mistook a trans woman in Seattle as Charlie Kirk's killer
Michaela watched from nearly 900 miles away in disbelief — then terror — as a photo of her went viral, attached to posts accusing her of shooting Charlie Kirk.
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Within hours of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk last week, social media users misidentified a Seattle trans woman as a suspect in Kirk’s death. She was forced to lock herself inside her apartment as her social media inboxes were flooded with death threats and homophobic and transphobic slurs.
www.seattletimes.com
How the internet mistook a trans woman in Seattle as Charlie Kirk's killer
Michaela watched from nearly 900 miles away in disbelief — then terror — as a photo of her went viral, attached to posts accusing her of shooting Charlie Kirk.
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In interests of historical accuracy, as Trump's regime plans crackdown on progressive movements in wake of Kirk murder, my Nation column recaps times in recent past when rightwingers, led by Trump, have goaded people to violence and/or supported it after the fact.
www.thenation.com/article….
www.thenation.com
Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence.
A brief catalogue of the times Republicans have called for brutal repression makes clear that Trump, not the left, is tearing apart the country.
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How does the recent spate of political violence fit in the nation's history?
The assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk is the latest in a list of acts that targeted political figures, or had ties to political or governmental institutions.
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"Charlie Kirk and what happened to him is irrelevant to this project except as a symbol. Conservative influencers would burn his body in a trash bin if by doing so they could get one more viral video or deport one more immigrant." prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org
Republicans Leverage Charlie Kirk’s Death to Declare War on Free Speech
A cruel troll is being canonized so liberals and leftists can be silenced.
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In 2019, I interviewed Charlie Kirk. I asked him about TPUSAs funding and he got mad and ended the interview. lyz.substack.com/p/the-da….
lyz.substack.com
The day I met Charlie Kirk
I sat down with the MAGA influencer in 2019 looking for answers. It didn’t go as I had planned.
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"the most telling detail in Klein’s column was that, for all his praise, there was not a single word in the piece from Kirk himself." www.vanityfair.com/news/s….
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Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
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Was Charlie Kirk’s murder a trump-orchestrated distraction? Conspiracy theories fuel his authoritarian playbook.
My latest Substack dives into the chaos and how we fight back. Read it now to stay ahead of the lies:https://brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/did-trumps-team-stage-the-kirk-killing
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Let me say this very loudly:
There is a VERY CLEAR COUNTER-NARRATIVE STILL that we can use to push back against far right weaponization of the Kirk story.
That narrative is, MAGA armed & indoctrinated this guy into believing that gun violence was the answer to perceived sociopolitical injustice.
Gwen Snyder is uncivil@gwensnyder.bsky.social
It really does us no favors to wishcast around motives here. And honestly if they were going to fake something to set up a left slaughter narrative, why do it like this? Why not just manufacture evidence he was secretly trans?
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Watching the press hagiography of Charlie Kirk is the first time I viscerally felt like they were in all respects the enemy of truth and democracy
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🧵 Statement From Cassandra’s Children in Support of Johnathan Perkins, JD.
UCLA Director of Race and Equity, Mr. Johnathan Perkins, JD, has recently been placed on Investigative Leave due to far-right supporters of Charlie Kirk conducting a targeted harassment campaign against Perkins.
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Elie Honig shredded Patel and Bondi’s blundering response to Kirk’s murder, branding it a clown show. He slammed Bondi’s fantasy of indicting hecklers as mobsters, exposing the Trump-era DOJ as incompetent theater dressed up as law.
www.rawstory.com
Ex-prosecutor sticks knife in current Kash Patel and Pam Bondi 'clown show'
Appearing on MSNBC to promote his book on the investigation into American presidents starting with Richard Nixon, a former prosecutor and current CNN legal analyst managed to fit in a shot at Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel over their recent antics.Speaking with the hosts on “...
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McDonald’s lowers flags to honor Charlie Kirk.
Have it your way next time you go for fast food.
#RadioFreeAmerica
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The NJ Project (offshoot of Moms for Liberty) is on a mission to report teachers for not sufficiently grieving Kirk.
www.nj.com
N.J. teachers are being reported to their schools for what they said about Charlie Kirk
At least three school districts say they are investigating teachers' comments after the New Jersey Project, a conservative group, began highlighting educators' social media posts.
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Kirk has repeatedly called for the Epstein list to be released, saying it would be "one of the surest ways to rid our billionaire class of the corruption and cowardice that currently plagues it." He also called on voters to pick Trump ahead of the election to ensure its release.
Yet it got hidden.
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If any MAGA/GOP continue to spew their lies & vile hate speech as they desperately weaponize the murder of Charlie Kirk for their political gain?
Remind them:
Their Lord & Savior chose to play GOLF & couldn't be bothered to attend the Prayer Vigil Sunday night
Trump only cares about 1 thing: HIMSELF
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The liberals and normies are striking back at this Charlie Kirk nonsense and it’s funny
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Charlie Kirk was the co-founder of Turning Point USA, the MAGA equivalent to the Hitler Youth, and I will not mourn him.
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1/ let's talk about how the western (especially american) far right uses eastern europe for their gross agenda and fantasies. we live rent-free in their heads, but it's all built on largely imagined and projected nonsense. yes, charlie kirk will be mentioned. tell the christian nationalists.
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NEWS: There is no evidence tying left leaning groups to Kirk's murder, the DOJ is deleting studies suggesting white supremacist violence leads domestic terrorism, FBI launches manhunt in Pennsylvania, and more.
The DOJ is trying to use Kirk's murder to rewrite history. I won't let it happen.
open.substack.com
NEWS: No Evidence Tying Left Leaning Groups to Kirk Murder Despite Trump Claim
There is no evidence tying left leaning groups to Kirk's murder, the DOJ is deleting studies suggesting white supremacist violence leads domestic terrorism, FBI launches manhunt in Pennsylvania
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