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Justice Brandeis

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31. I assure you I have gone about my life very normally these last few days

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 05:25 PM

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it's a tragedy for Kirk and his family and it was an atrocious crime, warranting a life sentence in prison, but it is not a national tragedy.

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This is NOT a national tragedy! [View all] edhopper Friday OP

I'd sure like to know what's behind it n/t leftstreet Friday #1

It's a RW influencer tragedy! And personal tragedy for his family. LeftInTX Friday #2

Well, since his children are 1 and 3, TNNurse Friday #21

Yikes. They'll be tramatized by it over time MadameButterfly Friday #25

They'd be equally traumatized if he lived. paleotn Friday #35

and they'd be reallly lousy human beings MadameButterfly Friday #36

Exactly. paleotn Friday #45

Not necessarily. Trump is a Grade A prick. 3Hotdogs Friday #59

I share that sentiment. yellow dahlia Friday #77

Post removed Post removed Friday #81

I was 10 when my father died. TNNurse Friday #57

Their mother is no less bigoted Random Boomer 22 hrs ago #93

He said if his daughter was raped at 10 JenniferJuniper Friday #37

I hope, when she is of age, she learns that. intrepidity Friday #79

Absolutely! Bayard Friday #3

Our media is broken. spanone Friday #4

As is our country, in large part because of the media. Eliot Rosewater Friday #6

Most who voted for thr Felon in Chief Dark n Stormy Knight 21 hrs ago #96

Excellent way of putting it, and even though it's been shown to them Eliot Rosewater 20 hrs ago #102

That is what will forever blow my mind. Dark n Stormy Knight 16 hrs ago #112

How would you go about fixing it? (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Friday #49

I have no clue. Journalism appears dead. spanone Friday #51

As separate statements, those coroborate each other. (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Friday #62

I don't think political killings are good for nation, no matter how you cut it. Whether it's an incel, trumspter, Antifa Silent Type Friday #5

Political killings may not be good for the country, PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #13

That is definitely a good outcome, especially if it doesn't hurt us in elections. Silent Type Friday #17

It might. hurts us in elections MadameButterfly Friday #26

If it's a true that this was Right-on-Right violence, I am not sure how it hurts us at the ballot box. nt Gore1FL Friday #71

if that message gets through to the MAGAs MadameButterfly Friday #76

I totally agree. Khrushchev said, and we are seeing it. phxjurist Friday #18

What in the OP says it's good? dpibel Friday #20

OP says it ranks low on assassination meter, I disagree. I think trumpsters take it seriously and Silent Type Friday #24

But treating Kirk like a Kennedy MadameButterfly Friday #28

Not a POTUS or Senator etc leftstreet Friday #29

It does. edhopper Friday #42

It ranks high because most everyone viewed it instead of just reading about it womanofthehills Yesterday #87

Did I say it was good edhopper Friday #41

Pretty much said it ranked low on totem pole. But it's not that big a deal. If I remember, WW2 started with Silent Type Friday #44

That was WWI not WWII MLWR Friday #48

Who was heir to the throne Nasruddin Friday #72

Nah, it wasn't lonely bird 23 hrs ago #92

That was WWI edhopper Friday #54

Not quite accurate. Torchlight 21 hrs ago #97

He was not a small figure womanofthehills Yesterday #88

It wasn't a "political killing" or a political assassination. It was an internecine battle between cults. erronis Friday #56

But it's looking like this wasn't even a political killing . . . markpkessinger Friday #63

Thank you. COL Mustard Yesterday #90

There once was a time where people generally agreed that all ideas should be tested with 'exposure to sunlight' ClaudetteCC 21 hrs ago #95

Agree, although certainly the gun culture as a whole... ananda Friday #7

Our media is gone AStern Friday #8

The only national tragedy I see here is that ... pat_k Friday #9

I like your "perhaps every governor..." argument. calimary Friday #52

I'm writing a message to WA Gov Bob Ferguson's office pat_k Friday #60

I'd guess every outlet in the political online universe has somebody keeping an eye out. calimary Friday #66

I'm waiting for tsf to have his casket interred on the WH lawn. rubbersole Friday #10

We'll do a Cromwell on him once we take that house back. paleotn Friday #38

How 'bout the front gate... rubbersole Friday #80

They made it a huge deal because they thought it would be a good StarryNite Friday #11

They are looking for excuses to MadameButterfly Friday #30

Hell, they were desperate for him to be that! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #89

My mom and dad voted for John Kennedy. That asshat was no John Kennedy Bengus81 Friday #12

The media mentions the trauma of his brutal murder Mtnmama Friday #14

"Why haven't we done anything to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction?" Dulcinea Friday #32

None of my family, neighbors or friends knew who he was before this week wishstar Friday #15

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about politics in general. llmart Friday #64

time to spend the evening with a book NJCher Friday #16

I only saw it channel surfing edhopper Friday #19

I'm done with MSNBC and CNN AverageOldGuy Friday #22

I'm clinging to MSNBC with all its faults MadameButterfly Friday #33

AFAIAC, charlie kirk is already buried. lastlib Friday #23

Way over the top coverage for just one killing. Emile Friday #27

Well he was a big fish in the right wing sewer. Conjuay Friday #67

I assure you I have gone about my life very normally these last few days Justice Brandeis Friday #31

Um. Any relation? MadameButterfly Friday #34

I just saw a clip where Charlie Kirk said we need to bring back public executions, and they should be televised.. crimycarny Friday #39

YEP. Where was all this mourning and martyring when the two Dems and their dog ... CousinIT Friday #40

Well, the world lost an irreplaceable giant dalton99a Friday #43

CK is the victim of a MAGA civil war. Sneederbunk Friday #46

And there is certainly more coverage of this bullshit than there EVER is with mass school shootings. BigDemVoter Friday #47

Since the right wing controls most media now Diraven Friday #50

While it's true that in both cases there was zero chance of survival from the type of wounds... Montauk6 Friday #53

I can't even watch msnbc anymore kimbutgar Friday #55

I turned it off after the election too BlueSpot Friday #83

Ah grasshopper, it is a tragedy that they call it a tragedy. twodogsbarking Friday #58

It's nauseating. nt mcar Friday #61

The tragedy EnergizedLib Friday #65

How is Kirk's death any different than the daily deaths, in America, from gun violence? dlk Friday #68

I tuned into the Bears-Pack game Hassler Friday #69

It's the sudden canonization of Kirk that I find nauseating. That he died tragically does not change that. SunSeeker Friday #70

40000 gun deaths a year and this was the BIG ONE? Give me a fucking break. NoMoreRepugs Friday #73

The first time that Republicans have responded to a school shooting RainCaster Friday #74

I'm genuinely pissed off at all the businesses, etc., flying the flag bullwinkle428 Friday #75

I don't know if I'd agree with that assessment. I can see the argument that it's a national tragedy in a couple ways. Jedi Guy Friday #78

Nope, not a national tragedy. Just another gun nut killing, and the person killed supported gun nuts. Martin68 Friday #82

It may well turn out to be a national tragedy soldierant Yesterday #84

Yes. I just pleaded my spouse to turn off KCAL 9. C Moon Yesterday #85

It is a national tragedy. Aussie105 Yesterday #86

No Not In The Least - and let me just point out one minor detail - Lokee11 23 hrs ago #91

Agreed. I remember much less outcry when Squeaky Fromme shot at Gerald Ford. no_hypocrisy 22 hrs ago #94

Kirk's death is absolutely simply one among thousands. BobTheSubgenius 21 hrs ago #98

I think... SickOfTheOnePct 20 hrs ago #99

Do you know think it warrants edhopper 19 hrs ago #103

No SickOfTheOnePct 15 hrs ago #113

Melissa Hortman. Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #100

It's Just the Unremarkable Death Of Yet Another Hatemonger MrWowWow 20 hrs ago #101

I never heard of him before this week. milestogo 19 hrs ago #104

This is part of the national tragedy... returnee 19 hrs ago #105

Except edhopper 18 hrs ago #107

That's the story... returnee 17 hrs ago #111

My neighbor, three doors down, has his American flag at half mast. Turbineguy 18 hrs ago #106

It is a litmus test. edhopper 18 hrs ago #108

There are 188 houses in our subdivision. Turbineguy 18 hrs ago #109

I'm glad to say I didn't waste one second watching any M$M coverage of any of it Blue Owl 18 hrs ago #110