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The FBI has released images of a person of interest sought in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

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Given what corrupt Kash Patel is corruptly releasing about this case:

The assassination was a set up by a right-wing accelerationist to set off that oft dreamed off civil war.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 12:31 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

www.youtube.com

about 2.5 mins in there's video of the shooter laying on the roof

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 01:03 PM | Reply

No way that noodle armed pencil neck could make that shot.

#3 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-09-11 01:32 PM | Reply

Apparently his exit was 'spitting distance' from the expressway and he could have been long gone in minutes.

They'll find him and his American Flag/Eagle sweatshirt sooner or later.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 01:40 PM | Reply

No way that noodle armed pencil neck could make that shot.

#3 | POSTED BY LEE_THE_AGENT

Kash is saying that the shooter jumped from the roof after firing his shot.

How many stories above ground was that roof? Three? Four?

Give me a break.

Less than twenty-four hours later and the stench is heavy.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 01:41 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

"Apparently his exit was 'spitting distance' from the expressway and he could have been long gone in minutes"

But thy're saying he ran into a woods and then left elaborate evidence fingering some trans person, including shell casing engraved with some sort of trans sloganeering.

Give me a break,

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 01:43 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Kash canned the local FBI Chief just weeks ago, and let go much of his Staff, who are now overwhelmed.

Smells fishy, eh?

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 01:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I bet they find this patsy dead and close the case by the end of the week,

#8 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-09-11 01:56 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

I bet they find this patsy dead and close the case by the end of the week,

#8 | POSTED BY LEE_THE_AGENT A

The guy who left that rifle for police to find, after pulling off a sophisticated assassination and complete getaway, thoughtfully left A FULL PALM PRINT on that same rifle.

Make an sense to anyone?

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 01:59 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Wow, the conspiracies are ripe in this channel. Basically, everything is possible except for anything that could be considered left leaning. You guys are in such a rush to find ways to distance yourselves that you can't even have basic empathy (something liberals claim is missing from Reps but this channel is illustrating it's liberals too beyond any doubt) or allow all of the facts to come out before making crazy insane conspiracies.

In fact, if I were shown these comments without any branding, I'd swear they were coming straight from a right leaning forum. Congratulations on being no different from Reps.

#10 | Posted by humtake at 2025-09-11 02:05 PM | Reply

Kirk was very successful in brining young people to the Right - - wonder which party did not want that.

#11 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-09-11 02:06 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

-Kirk was very successful in brining young people to the Right

Very true. My son showed me clips of Kirk engaging with college student liberals who could barely form a sentence and it was easy to make them look completely stupid.

That's the Kirk he saw. Not the legit criticism about his messaging

#12 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 02:11 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Zeds working on a script to send to Oliver Stone.

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 02:12 PM | Reply

FBI offering $100K reward in Charlie Kirk death

"The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk," the bureau wrote on the social platform X.

thehill.com

This is brilliant! If the shooter is a disappointed MAGAite, upset about his Pedo Pres, he'll be dumb enough to turn himself in for the Reward.

#14 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 02:12 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

-Smells fishy?

No

www.usatoday.com

Admit it ... ..you're just ------ with zed.

#15 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 02:15 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

That linked article doesn't make it smell less fishy... but you pretending it does is kinda cute.

In a cute puppy sort of way.

#16 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 02:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

-That linked article doesn't make it smell less fishy.

You smell what you want.

Do we have a picture of the recently fired local FBI chief?

And ... ..how many people like this did Kash fire?

#17 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 02:21 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#17

Have a 5 year old read the article to you... and if you don't have a 5 year old, ask Trump for one.

#18 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 02:23 PM | Reply | Funny: 3

18

Okay ... .that was funny.

And maybe you're right.

Trump decided to kill Kirk.

Orchestrated the plan, fired local FBI boss.

So ... ... what happens next?

Don't tell me you don't know. You've got it all figured out up to this point.

#19 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 02:26 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Next Trump will be seen falling asleep at the 911 Ceremony while dreaming about his days as Jeffrey's Wingman... which happened today.

btw, 'fishy' is merely a possible indicator that something stinks; we'll find out soon enough if this shooter is the same kind of Republican as the one who (supposedly) shot at Trump.

#20 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 02:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

You guys are in such a rush to find ways to distance yourselves that you can't even have basic empathy (something liberals claim is missing from Reps but this channel is illustrating it's liberals too beyond any doubt) or allow all of the facts to come out before making crazy insane conspiracies.
In fact, if I were shown these comments without any branding, I'd swear they were coming straight from a right leaning forum. Congratulations on being no different from Reps.

#10 | Posted by humtake

Oh f(*& off with your evidence free broad brushing bulls(*&.

#21 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-11 02:59 PM | Reply

So ... ... what happens next?

#19 | POSTED BY EBERLY

We have more assassinations because Kash Patel is inept and Trump's DOJ is corrupt.

#22 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 03:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I love this rush to pin it on the other "party," as if someone willing to do this is representative of said party.

I'm starting to think it is time to GTFOOH and take my family somewhere safer and less keen on self-destructing.

#23 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-11 03:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

-I love this rush to pin it on the other "party,"

I had a professor in college for several classes who always said "I don't know if this is true, but it ought to be..."

It was in jest because his point was that people tend leave logic and objectivity aside in favor of bias and what they want to happen often times.

That bias has a strong presence here but it's a political blog so it's to be expected. I poke jabs at the folks who display that bias completely unaware of it.

#24 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 03:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

I poke jabs at the folks who display that bias completely unaware of it.

#24 | POSTED BY EBERLY

While completely ignoring the plank in your own eye.

Which gets you a lot of funny flags.

#25 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-11 03:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

-a lot of funny flags.

That's merely evidence you have nothing else to argue with. a funny flag.

what frustrates you is that I don't have the kind of bias people like Boaz have that makes it easier to attack.

You can argue I'm a fence sitter all day and it's true.

#26 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 03:24 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

-We have more assassinations because Kash Patel is inept and Trump's DOJ is corrupt.

and because Trump is hiring them.......don't tell me you're running from that narrative already.

Trump hired the one who allegedly shot at him. and killed the others and killed himself, really.

then he hired this guy for Kirk.

He has to be dead.......dead like....less than hour after he did the deed.

suicide, of course.

#27 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 03:29 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#27 | POSTED BY EBERLY

If Trump and his people weren't so utterly corrupt, it would be a lot harder to form conspiracies involving them.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

That will either put one Trump conspiracy to rest or provide fuel for all of them.

#28 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 03:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Or the actual shooter was on the first plane out.

x.com

www.dailymail.co.uk

#29 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-09-11 03:40 PM | Reply

#29 | POSTED BY LEE_THE_AGENT

"Private jet"?

Well, I guess it's not impossible for trans person to have a private jet.

#30 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 03:49 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

how does a jet just "disappear" from radar?

#31 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-11 03:54 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

how does a jet just "disappear" from radar?

#31 | POSTED BY JPW

When it goes below radar coverage and or lands?

#32 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-11 04:05 PM | Reply

"You can argue I'm a fence sitter all day and it's true."

I thought you hadn't decided on that.

#33 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-09-11 04:20 PM | Reply | Funny: 2 | Newsworthy 1

I hope he's on a flight to another country now.

#34 | Posted by Tor at 2025-09-11 04:22 PM | Reply

When it goes below radar coverage and or lands?

#32 | Posted by donnerboy

Landing I assumed, in which case you would likely know where they landed. Unless they landed randomly in the desert...

A quick Google says planes at 300 ft or lower altitude can be hard to track by radar. That would certainly get people's attention on the ground.

#35 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-11 04:27 PM | Reply

#34: img.freepik.com

#36 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-09-11 04:39 PM | Reply

how does a jet just "disappear" from radar?

It doesn't disappear from radar, just from the public tracking sites like Flightaware and Flightradar24. Those use data from a transponder mounted in the aircraft that broadcasts plane information by radio. It's possible to turn those off, then the flight track will not show on public tracking sites.

#37 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-09-11 05:00 PM | Reply

All signs point to whoever the shooter was being hired by Trump to distract from the Epstein files and accelerate his desire to declare martial law in America.

There's a clip of Charlie just recently connecting Israel to Epstein. Who else did the Israelis kill? JFK. For speaking out against Israel.

Whoever is gonna get blamed for this is just a Patsy.

The real assassin has been rewarded for their actions.

#38 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-09-11 05:15 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Trump probably had him killed so he couldn't keep calling for the release of the epstein files.

#39 | Posted by Tor at 2025-09-11 05:42 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Why does ol' Beverly have such a ------ for Charlie Kirk?

#40 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-09-11 07:15 PM | Reply

I think it's safe to assume by now the shooter is not a student or a local.

#41 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-09-11 07:25 PM | Reply


When it goes below radar coverage and or lands?
#32 | POSTED BY DONNERBOY

Its not radar, ADSB is a transmitter on the plane. Receivers on the ground and satellites pick it up, and distribute it. On planes they have ADSB in and so you can observe traffic in your vicinity.


Those use data from a transponder mounted in the aircraft that broadcasts plane information by radio.

Typically the ADSBfor the flightaware and flightradar is crowdsourced. Many airports also have it and just record tracking info without distributing it, and bill planes for landing fees etc..

It's possible to turn those off, then the flight track will not show on public tracking sites.

I haven't seen this except for military. But within 30miles of Class Bravo, or Class A (ifr) > 17,999ft, you must have it turned on, unless Military.

Not all planes need ADSB though (electricity/power), you just need to notify ATC your intentions before the flight.

#42 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-11 07:37 PM | Reply


I think it's safe to assume by now the shooter is not a student or a local.

#41 | POSTED BY HORSTNGRABEN

Seems like the individual had local knowledge, maybe a former student??

#43 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-11 07:38 PM | Reply

It's possible to turn those off, then the flight track will not show on public tracking sites.

Its possible to have your ADSB data not transmitted through the federal networks. But in the air it is still broadcasted, for collision avoidance. Any local receiver could pick it up.

The plane in Lee's link, is low for the type and terrain; and thus loses ADSB signal, not many people out in that neck of the woods I expect.

There are areas near me that aren't covered either, its not uncommon.

#44 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-11 07:42 PM | Reply

Seems like the individual had local knowledge, maybe a former student??

I'm surprised nobody has recognized this former student.

#45 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-09-11 08:03 PM | Reply

It is tough to imagine they weren't familiar with the location, accessing the roof overlooking the correct spot, where to escape...

#46 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-09-11 08:06 PM | Reply


I'm surprised nobody has recognized this former student.
#45 | POSTED BY HORSTNGRABEN

It think he's pretty generic looking? No?


It is tough to imagine they weren't familiar with the location, accessing the roof overlooking the correct spot, where to escape...

#46 | POSTED BY HORSTNGRABEN

Yeah going to that creek, and then escaping you have to have some intimate knowledge of the neighborhood.

Did you see that video? See if I can find it.

#47 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-11 08:11 PM | Reply

Israel. Is. Behind. This.

Connect the Dots...

The Shooter will Not be Found.

He's likely already leaving or left the Country.

Israel has no Loyalties and No Honor.

#48 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-09-11 08:18 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Salt Lake is big enough, but I'm less sure about Utah Valley.

I'm sure everyone there is trying to figure out if they can recognize the person in the picture.

Unless the police already know and everyone is keeping quiet...

#49 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-09-11 08:24 PM | Reply

This is all BS.

This was a professional hit.

Whoever financed it has gotten their money's worth.

#50 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-09-11 08:35 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

This is all BS.

This was a professional hit.

Whoever financed it has gotten their money's worth.

#50 | Posted by Angrydad

LOL - maybe.

Just because you couldn't make that 200 yard shot doesn't mean someone who goes to the range every weekend and loads their own ammo couldn't.

The lone wolf assassin is the one thing the old FBI knew they couldn't defend against.

But that may be all too complicated for angy-boy.

#51 | Posted by billy_boy at 2025-09-11 09:24 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

#51 | Posted by billy_boy

Clearly, you are as stupid as your alias implies.

#52 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-09-11 09:29 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

here you go Horst ... TMZ some how received this video. This person walks behind the houses afterwards, so had local knowledge.
x.com

What I don't understand is the limp enroute, is it the rifle in his pants??

#53 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-11 09:33 PM | Reply


Israel. Is. Behind. This.
~ Effete

Why? Give evidence?

#54 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-11 09:34 PM | Reply

We have assassinations because the FBI was trained to only look for right wing people and ignore left wing lunatics like the 2 turds that tried to assassinate Trump, Luigi, Tim Waltz' buddy killing people in Minnesota, and this newest trans/antifa activist.

We see this same behavior here where guys like LegallyRetarded routinely calls for violence against the right and encourage people to kill themselves without A SINGLE LEFT WING poster saying word about it. The FA stage is over, we are entering the FO stage now unfortunately.

#55 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-09-11 09:44 PM | Reply

We have assassinations because the FBI was trained to only look for right wing people and ignore left wing lunatics like the 2 turds that tried to assassinate Trump, Luigi, Tim Waltz' buddy killing people in Minnesota, and this newest trans/antifa activist.

We see this same behavior here where guys like LegallyRetarded routinely calls for violence against the right and encourage people to kill themselves without A SINGLE LEFT WING poster saying word about it. The FA stage is over, we are entering the FO stage now unfortunately.

#55 | Posted by ScottS

So. ---- stupid. You're serious, or at least as serious your Russian handlers want you to be.

#56 | Posted by billy_boy at 2025-09-11 09:58 PM | Reply

Clearly, you are as stupid as your alias implies.

#52 | Posted by Angrydad

Possibly angy boy...possibly.

Still smarter than you on my worst day.

#57 | Posted by billy_boy at 2025-09-11 10:00 PM | Reply

SCOTTS has a high tolerance for personal humiliation.

#58 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 10:01 PM | Reply

If he's familiar with the area, someone in the area is familiar with him.

Just a matter of time before they catch him if this is true.

#59 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-09-11 10:02 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

We have assasinations because Trump assigned 20 percent of the FBI to immigration.

Profoundly stupid.

Expect more successful terror attacks.

#60 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 10:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

If he's familiar with the area, someone in the area is familiar with him.

Just a matter of time before they catch him if this is true.

#59 | Posted by horstngraben

OK. Sure. Wishful thinking, but sure.

It's honestly not that hard to go unnoticed if you want to.

#61 | Posted by billy_boy at 2025-09-11 10:06 PM | Reply

"We have assasinations because Trump assigned 20 percent of the FBI to immigration.
#60 | Posted by Zed"

Yes, that explains Luigi and the 2 libturds that tried to assassinate Trump - the FBI had been reassigned to immigration so they were distracted. Nothing to do with Biden instructing them to focus on right wing extremists and ignore left wing lunatics.

#62 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-09-11 10:08 PM | Reply

That's right SCOTTS. Nothing to do with it.

#63 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 10:10 PM | Reply

At this point it's just as likely some QANON killed Kirk. For the obvious reasons reason.

#64 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 10:12 PM | Reply

You don't get into obvious reasons, do you SCOTTS?

#65 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 10:14 PM | Reply

Release the Epstein Files. It may save lives.

#66 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-11 10:21 PM | Reply

"At this point it's just as likely some QANON killed Kirk. For the obvious reasons reason.
#64 | Posted by Zed"

Sure it is dipshit - just like how it could have been celebratory gunfire like MSNBC tried to spin.

Nope, it is mentally ill trans/antifa activists incited by the rhetoric coming out the left. This blood is on your hands dipshit.

#67 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-09-11 10:38 PM | Reply

We have assassinations because the FBI was trained to only look for right wing people ...

Probably the appropriate place to look in this instance. www.denverpost.com

#68 | Posted by et_al at 2025-09-11 11:20 PM | Reply

"#68 | Posted by et_al"

In this day and age, you are more likely to find antisemitic views on the left than on the right.

#69 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-09-11 11:22 PM | Reply

#69

Just ignored the radicalized and white supremacist parts of the article.

#70 | Posted by et_al at 2025-09-11 11:31 PM | Reply

VIDEO of the Suspect jumping down from the roof and fleeing the scene...

www.youtube.com

#71 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 11:38 PM | Reply

Opps! Wrong video... here's the shooting suspect leaving the scene:

www.youtube.com

#72 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-11 11:40 PM | Reply

how does a jet just "disappear" from radar?

I just looked up the track from that flight and it looks fairly normal. Took off from Provo, got up to 31,000 feet, then landed in Page, AZ. 37 minute flight.

#73 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-09-11 11:41 PM | Reply

Nope, it is mentally ill trans/antifa activists incited by the rhetoric coming out the left. This blood is on your hands dipshit.
#67 | Posted by ScottS

I hope you're not basing that "trans/antifa activists" comment on the so-called trans/antifa markings on the bullets, which were actually manufacturer's markings:

bsky.app

#74 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-09-11 11:48 PM | Reply

which were actually manufacturer's markings

LOL. I was wondering how, or why, someone would "engrave" markings on a cartridge.

#75 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-09-11 11:51 PM | Reply

Kash Patel has crazy eyes, like he just stepped in wet carpet with only his socks on.

#76 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-09-12 12:14 AM | Reply

"#74 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday"

I am not clicking a link to pedophile-Twitter so I won't read the nonsense from some bluesky user spouting to their 10 followers.

But, I would bet dollars to donuts a dipshit on pedophile-Twitter has no idea what they are talking about and even their attempt to spin it completely ignores the 'anti-fascist' piece of the report.

#77 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-09-12 12:20 AM | Reply

"#75 | Posted by REDIAL"

I was wondering if anyone would be dumb enough to accept an unsourced post on pedophile-Twitter to try to explain away an assassination clearly done by a mentally ill liberal loser. Guess that one was answered quick. When the bluesky bit is debunked, will you come back and admit that you got duped?

#78 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-09-12 12:23 AM | Reply

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