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Monday, September 15, 2025

Jennifer Rubin: We are grateful that Charlie Kirk's suspected assassin is in custody. We unreservedly denounce political violence and underscore that speakers, no matter their viewpoint, should never fear for their lives. Nevertheless, we refuse to pull our punches when it comes to Donald Trump, MAGA rhetoric, and the billionaire-owned media's coverage of both.

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Too many journalists seem to find it impossible to acknowledge that Kirks's extremist views, conspiratorial rhetoric, overt racism, and election denial undermined democracy and that his assassination is abhorrent. (Creating a "watch list" to target certain professors hardly provides a model for civil debate.) We should not be cowed into silence about Kirk's views and reprehensible comments because we fear MAGA provocateurs' retribution or mischaracterization. Our democracy requires we defend all speakers, not that we ignore the difference between admirable and malignant messages.

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As long as there are "Toxic speeches and Toxic sound bites, there will be problems"

#1 | Posted by bat4255 at 2025-09-15 10:03 AM | Reply

We unreservedly denounce political violence and underscore that speakers, no matter their viewpoint, should never fear for their lives. Nevertheless, we refuse to pull our punches when it comes to Donald Trump, MAGA rhetoric, and the billionaire-owned media's coverage of both.

Amen!

#2 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-09-15 10:09 AM | Reply

We Cannot Excuse Political Violence

Should go without saying. Only goes to show how degraded our politics have become.

Let's also not whitewash who and what people are.

People have the right to be vicious, bigoted, hateful people up until it becomes action against people.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-15 10:14 AM | Reply

People have the right to "defend themselves".

Ask Israel. They get a total blank check on Murders and theft. All for their "Security".

Kirk was threatening whole demographic groups. He had political weight behind him.

The Regime is now Persecuting anyone who isn't heartbroken by his untimely death.

This will Escalate.

Prison Camps or Rendition of Citizens for Thoughtcrime or Unacceptable opinions?

I Wish that was Hyperbole.

SCOTUS will bless it.

Congress will differ to the Executive, as Usual.

Nobody's coming to stop this.

Buckle up and get ready for the Ride of your life.

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-09-15 10:37 AM | Reply

Funny how all of you are coming up to and right at saying what is actually doing the violence and that's YOUR ideology.

A bunch of -------- from leftwing sources.

Do something about YOUR people and the violence will stop.

#5 | Posted by boaz at 2025-09-15 10:45 AM | Reply

Kirk called for the execution of Joe Biden.

Dotard reposted a photo of a pickup truck graphic that looked like Biden tied up in the back.

Magats tried to run Kamala's bus off the road in 2020.

F off Bozo and your projection.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-09-15 10:54 AM | Reply

Hey boaz,

You're too terarded to know there was a school shooting the same day.

By this kid

www.theguardian.com

So f^*% off you stupid piece of s^*%.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-15 11:13 AM | Reply

Even if what you assert is true Boaz.

People react violently at times to being Threatened.

Kirk was spouting Violent Rhetoric. He had credibility given his close ties to the Administration.

Trump is equally Stupid about his language.

Talk about hurting people long enough and loudly enough and people start to get the Message.

Some Crazies get the Message to "Shoot First, Shoot Straight, No Mercy".

MAGA is threatening everyone not completely with them.

Now they CRY when someone shoots back?

WTF.

They want this... Only the Wrong dude got Capped.

#8 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-09-15 11:26 AM | Reply

I say this with great sincerity. Bo@ss is an imbecile.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-15 11:33 AM | Reply

Getting free speech and access to guns was a little trick the founders played on us. Lawyers are the main beneficiaries. Somewhere, Madison is having a good laugh.

#10 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-09-15 11:37 AM | Reply

Do something about YOUR people and the violence will stop.

#5 | Posted by boaz

We're just getting started you quivering cowardly bitch.

Apparently our aim is a lot better, too.

LIVE IN FEAR

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-15 03:07 PM | Reply

Boaz is among the worst of what mankind has to offer.

#12 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-09-15 05:17 PM | Reply

#12: Boaz is among the worst of what mankind has to offer.

*Killfile* safeguards Coriolanus from this abhorrent virus. Pray inoculate yourselves in similar fashion from this abomination: f4.bcbits.com

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-09-15 06:58 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

We Cannot Excuse Political Violence

We've been doing a fantastic job of ignoring political violence.

Melissa Hortman, John Hoffman, Josh Shapiro ...

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-09-15 07:22 PM | Reply

Eric Coomer, an executive at Dominion Voting systems was forced into hiding after false accusations that Dominion had switched votes in favor of Bidon. His home address had been published.

Untold number of election officials have received threats over the election and many have left their duties over those threats, coming from rightwing threats.

There was a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, a democrat.

There was 1/6/2021, where the US Capitol was under threat.

President Trump later pardoned those that participated in it, meaning that violence was ok as long as it was for him. He was also the one who told the Proud Boys to back away and stand by.

With the assassination of Kirk, one after another has called for 'getting even' to the left, who have called for violence not being the answer.

Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barack Obama have all made speeches where they condemned violence, yet Trump claims to care less about it.

Melissa Hortman (D Minnesota) and her husband were both murdered in June by a right wing nut, who also managed to wound another D. lawmaker.

An arson attack was made on the home of Josh Shapiro in April, the Dem governor of Pennsylvania.

Yet none of this is recognized when the Republican claim all the violence is coming from the left.

#15 | Posted by BBQ at 2025-09-15 11:09 PM | Reply

Video of a guy who went to high school with the shooter. It doesn't soundlike he is saying shooter was a groyper to be, but what he does say about the shooter living online is interesting:

TiGWolf
@greymuzzle.dog

This was taken down from Reddit, but it is starting to sound like that shooter may be a groyper.

bsky.app

#16 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-09-15 11:20 PM | Reply

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