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Vogon_Glory

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56. I knew who he was, but I was not only surprised that he got shot, but
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:42 PM
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that he was mortally wounded. I’d come to the bitter conclusion that only the Good Guys got shot in 21st Century America and that Charlie Kirk was going to live as long as Methuselah.

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Who? Mz Pip Yesterday #1
Exactly edhopper Yesterday #3
Same reason almost no one talked about him while he was alive. Scrivener7 Yesterday #2
Inconvenient... SheltieLover Yesterday #7
Okay MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #17
Right? They kept that one under wraps, didn't they! Scrivener7 Yesterday #42
Here: sop Yesterday #43
Thank you MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #47
I didn't know that either canetoad Yesterday #69
I do t know why... JPK Yesterday #4
Mr. Diamond got one of those last week too. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #11
Oh I did..,, SallyHemmings Yesterday #16
Where I live there are still signs asking us to remember Charlie Kirk n/t Alpeduez21 Yesterday #5
Why even bring him up? BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #6
Personally, I hate NAZIs. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #8
I didn't like him either MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #22
I was going to mention him , but dweller Yesterday #9
No idea to whom you refer NewHendoLib Yesterday #10
He makes a shitty martyr figure EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #12
same reason as rush limpballs RT Atlanta Yesterday #13
Rush who? sop Yesterday #36
Obviously, I didn't agree with him at all, but I'll give Limbaugh his due - he was one of the greats of radio Midwestern Democrat Yesterday #45
eh. marble falls Yesterday #81
Only Regret modrepub Yesterday #60
Because you can only force so much shit on people malaise Yesterday #14
I did find this update ...... H2O Man Yesterday #19
LOL malaise Yesterday #21
On the day that H2O Man Yesterday #24
Re on the day he was killed ....As we say here malaise Yesterday #25
Much like yourself, H2O Man Yesterday #32
You have me cracking up here😀 malaise Yesterday #37
We will get rain H2O Man Yesterday #50
Bwaaaaah!😀 malaise Yesterday #65
Lucky I checked. H2O Man Yesterday #71
Two disasters malaise Yesterday #73
Many people do not recognize H2O Man Yesterday #75
You're in fine form malaise Yesterday #76
I spent half the day thinking he was Ben Shapiro until my youngest corrected me and told me who he was Quiet Em Yesterday #40
Wait!!!!!! H2O Man Yesterday #48
hahahaha Quiet Em Yesterday #51
If one goes on H2O Man Yesterday #53
They are. CivicGrief Yesterday #15
That shouldn't be allowed in schools MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #18
He's dead, still HAB911 Yesterday #20
Confirmation #2 H2O Man Yesterday #26
LOL, many people are also saying HAB911 Yesterday #31
Exactly! H2O Man Yesterday #35
This thread is malaise Yesterday #38
I agree. H2O Man Yesterday #52
Because nobody needs to remember a racist POS after he's dead? struggle4progress Yesterday #23
That's what he was. RandySF Yesterday #27
Is that the guy who was shot by a young republican? Emile Yesterday #28
The canonization of Charlie Kirk, GarColga Yesterday #29
Who? Sailingdiver Yesterday #30
Because he got reincarnated into his odious wife mr715 Yesterday #33
Well, he hasn't done anything lately. MineralMan Yesterday #34
We're Too Busy Carving His Likeness From Carrara Marble..... ColoringFool Yesterday #39
Well, shithead appointed his wife to host his bullshit fight. Initech Yesterday #41
Being a widow can be lucrative! struggle4progress Yesterday #84
Same reason as Jeffrey Epstein. usonian Yesterday #44
We're all just waitng for his wife to start her OF page Johnny2X2X Yesterday #46
Just eww Aviation Pro Yesterday #78
Not much BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #49
Because he was a filthy, disgusting bigoted misogynist. Aristus Yesterday #54
I didn't know who he was until he died The Blue Flower Yesterday #55
I knew who he was, but I was not only surprised that he got shot, but Vogon_Glory Yesterday #56
I thought he looked like buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #58
Same with me Kaleva Yesterday #63
Who's MW67 Yesterday #57
Never heard of him. AverageOldGuy Yesterday #59
I would guess that most people had no idea who he was until he was killed. LoisB Yesterday #61
They are in Iowa.... JT45242 Yesterday #62
He was an unknown to most people Kaleva Yesterday #64
He's dead ZDU Yesterday #66
I had never heard of him when he died. CozyMystery Yesterday #67
Most people learned the name of Charlie Kirk after he was killed jmowreader Yesterday #68
Isn't his face going on the new $86.47 denomination currency? Thunderbeast Yesterday #70
Yes, it is. H2O Man Yesterday #72
Recommended. H2O Man Yesterday #74
Because he's a corpse Aviation Pro Yesterday #77
Because he was a piece of shit? louis-t Yesterday #79
Chalkie Birk? Who's that????? marble falls Yesterday #80
Charlie Kirk's wife remembers him very fondly. Norrrm Yesterday #82
Because the public has an attention span of a gnat and he is not longer here making news. There is so much Pisces Yesterday #83
He's not useful to either side now that he's dead. OC375 Yesterday #85
The less the better purr-rat beauty Yesterday #86
I never cared about this asshole LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #87
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