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imanamerican63

(15,430 posts)
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:11 PM Sep 10

Charlie Kirk has been shot!

Just breaking on MSMBC!

No other details were released.

I don’t like this but nobody is safe!


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Charlie Kirk has been shot! (Original Post) imanamerican63 Sep 10 OP
Thoughts and prayers... regnaD kciN Sep 10 #1
Shot in the neck, not a graze. Bev54 Sep 10 #2
The video shows decorticate posturing, so pretty ominous. Maru Kitteh Sep 10 #9
Agree, no political violence is good, but this is today's America. Bev54 Sep 10 #11
AgendaFree channel about to go live at 3:15 pm eastern "CHARLIE KIRK SHOT" eShirl Sep 10 #3
High-5 to Our Creator for hitting PAYDIRT! SoFlaBro Sep 10 #4
Faking your own assassination - it's what the cool kids do HelpImSurrounded Sep 10 #5
Have you seen the video? Maru Kitteh Sep 10 #12
Not yet HelpImSurrounded Sep 10 #14
EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CLIP here: Maru Kitteh Sep 10 #16
Doesn't look like he's going to recover from that. LuckyCharms Sep 10 #17
Yeah no. Maru Kitteh Sep 10 #18
He's in critical condition. HelpImSurrounded Sep 10 #20
Well, looks like it got his carotid artery. LuckyCharms Sep 10 #23
He may survive as a brain stem for a period of time, little more. Maru Kitteh Sep 10 #24
Thanks. Informative if unsettling. HelpImSurrounded Sep 10 #21
A bad harbinger. LuckyCharms Sep 10 #6
yeah, feels a bit sparky. MissB Sep 10 #7
I have been watching the arrest on bluesky and the fellow they arrested is not a young student Bev54 Sep 10 #10
Pretty sure when they ask, "Who might have a motive?" there will be a long silence. PurgedVoter Sep 10 #8
The people who are already blaming us for this can go fuck all the way off. Initech Sep 10 #13
Where can we Traildogbob Sep 10 #15
IDK, isn't it "too soon" to speculate on a motive? durablend Sep 10 #19
FAFO: Gun-humper Edition. intheflow Sep 10 #22

Bev54

(12,888 posts)
2. Shot in the neck, not a graze.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:13 PM
Sep 10

there is some social media stating he passed but not confirmed

Maru Kitteh

(30,657 posts)
9. The video shows decorticate posturing, so pretty ominous.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:21 PM
Sep 10

Bye Charles.

To be clear: Violence is bad. Republicans and misgynist white nationalist Christians should stop fomenting it.

Also, he was surrounded by ‘good’ white MEN with guns. Huh. How ‘bout that?

Also also: Guess we better send the National Guard to UTAH now? But prolly not, right? Yeah. I doubt it.




HelpImSurrounded

(558 posts)
14. Not yet
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:30 PM
Sep 10

I'd like to. I seriously want to compare it to the trump shooting and see if it looks similar.

Maru Kitteh

(30,657 posts)
16. EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CLIP here:
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:46 PM
Sep 10

I cannot over-emphasize - DO NOT WATCH THIS CLIP if you are not prepared for extremely GRAPHIC content.


Maru Kitteh

(30,657 posts)
18. Yeah no.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:50 PM
Sep 10

Let’s just say that was a great illustration of how much blood is constantly being circulated to the brain.

LuckyCharms

(20,542 posts)
23. Well, looks like it got his carotid artery.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 04:04 PM
Sep 10

I guess it would depend on if they can repair it quickly enough, and whether it hit his spine or not.

Maru Kitteh

(30,657 posts)
24. He may survive as a brain stem for a period of time, little more.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 04:07 PM
Sep 10

That’s what I would guess. The upper brain does not tolerate or survive hypoxia.

LuckyCharms

(20,542 posts)
6. A bad harbinger.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:16 PM
Sep 10

I've been chastised here since the beginning by saying that this whole fucked up situation will culminate in mass violence, and this is just the beginning.

Bev54

(12,888 posts)
10. I have been watching the arrest on bluesky and the fellow they arrested is not a young student
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:21 PM
Sep 10

Older bald man wearing glasses.

PurgedVoter

(2,603 posts)
8. Pretty sure when they ask, "Who might have a motive?" there will be a long silence.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:21 PM
Sep 10

I can't imagine that the people who know him, work with him or deal with him, have a lot of reasons to love him. I expect that those close to him despise him way more that we do.
Pretty sure whoever did this has an (R) beside their name.

Initech

(106,351 posts)
13. The people who are already blaming us for this can go fuck all the way off.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:28 PM
Sep 10

Holy shit, we don't know what happened yet. We know nothing about the shooter. But this is absolute madness.

Yes, I've said some shit about Charlie Kirk and my feelings about him and his wretched organization are well known. But this is neither the time nor the place to make such wild accusations without knowing the facts first. Browsing my social media feed the last hour, you can see the worst in humanity has been brought out.

Traildogbob

(11,835 posts)
15. Where can we
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:37 PM
Sep 10

Get the Melania coat with large print on the back????
I need a couple of colors to match multiple outfits.
Remember his follower at a campus rage event, that Shouted, “when does the shooting start”?
Sorry, he and his cult have been itching to shoot libs, so my thoughts and prayers are private.
I will send Kotex with magical healing powers.

durablend

(8,513 posts)
19. IDK, isn't it "too soon" to speculate on a motive?
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:58 PM
Sep 10

I mean that's what the keep saying about school shootings

intheflow

(29,728 posts)
22. FAFO: Gun-humper Edition.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 04:02 PM
Sep 10

Watching the video, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. At the same time, when you play with matches you're gonna get burnt.

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