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Sasha Stone's avatar

I'm sorry for the typos. I was and am wrecked by this news. It feels surreal to me. The reason I am cautious about blame is that I've seen too many times when we jump to conclusions about who might have done it and we don't know. Like it could be someone whose wife left him and he was suicidal. I think it's 95% an angry Democrat but I hold out for that 5%.

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BradK (Afuera!)'s avatar

I'm shocked that I'm so shocked by this. I had thought myself numb, if not comfortably so.

Where do we go from here?

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Nicola's avatar

Like REO Speedwagon said, "keep pushin on"

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Faith's avatar

Can we class action sue the media for ginning up this type of hatred?

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Litr8r's avatar

Great idea! Charlie & Iryna are our side’s George Floyds. Say their names!

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TWC's avatar

Dw about any irrelevant typos. Take care of yourself, and process as you need. Tough time.

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Jim I's avatar

We understand completely.

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Debby's avatar

Sasha you are a comfort to me specifically and also others with your clear message of love of country. The Left didn’t deserve you, they have nothing but hate in their hearts. Your talents are in a better environment here in MAGA country!! Anyone here who read those prayers were praying with you!! Thank you for posting your thought and prayers.

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Cabogirl's avatar

Sasha .. you don’t need to have a formal prayer.. all you need to do is say what you want to say or ask what you want to ask and Jesus, God & the universe (depending on your beliefs) will hear your words.

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Eric Sowers's avatar

And you don’t even have to say them aloud. He knows what’s in our hearts.

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Keith Wallin's avatar

Charlie is now both a Christian and political martyr. I am also wrecked by this news. The United States is going to change in many ways after this... some ways we expect and some ways we don't expect. It is clear the cult of the left has many acolytes willing to act on the calls from their leaders and members for violence against conservatives... no one should ever discount that fact going forward (frankly, it was obvious before Charlie's martyrdom, but NO ONE can ignore it now). Anyone swimming against that tide of left cult evil has to be prepared to confront it in ways appropriate for any/all the many ways that evil might present itself.

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Ruth Knight's avatar

When people say there is violence on the right, can those examples be provided? I can’t recall recent instances of those.

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NickO.'s avatar

You really got me with the prayer bit. Regardless of faith or who anyone prays to, there is at a minimum internal healing and comfort as a result. I haven’t spent much time in a church in my adult life, but I’ve prayed daily for 25+years. There’s comfort and strength in that regardless of who grants it. I hope someone is listening on the other side, but if nobody is, I’m not hurting anyone by doing it. This has been a hard day, but the sun will rise tomorrow, and I pray as a nation, a world, and more importantly as fellow humans we can stop the hate from flowing.

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Sasha Stone's avatar

I meant Not this level of hatred on the Right. I left out the word. Sorry.

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BradK (Afuera!)'s avatar

Pretty sure we all know what you meant.

This couldn't have been an easy piece to write.

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Mac Thompson's avatar

No worries. Intelligent people can read thru typos. Carry on, Miss Stone.

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Amusings's avatar

I agree with this totally, but the spin is already starting tgat says it's on both sides. Btw...I think they do have someone in custody, but no news about them.

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Jen Todd's avatar

"That doesn’t mean there isn’t violence on the Right, but there is this level of pathological hatred on the Right."

WRONG!

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Jim I's avatar
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We have not killed any children at Mass.

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Jen Todd's avatar

Nor have we attempted to assassinate a political candidate for president or a political pundit.

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Jim I's avatar
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Or a Supreme Court justice.

Or a U.S. Senator.

Or a U.S. Congressman.

Or a 21-year old woman on a train.

Or a Jewish couple in D.C. from the Israeli Embassy.

Or the CEO of an insurance corporation.

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Jen Todd's avatar

Or a president.

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Jen Todd's avatar

100% yes!

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Jen Todd's avatar

Maxine Waters should be proud that her shrewish calls for public harassment have been met with the execution of an innocent man.

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Cabogirl's avatar

Nor killed any presidents.

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Fleecer's avatar

The left and those on my street corner last weekend screaming facist and nazi need to look in the mirror. So indoctinated and full of hate. The foment and are responsible for the violence. And they won't learn.

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BradK (Afuera!)'s avatar

They won't ever learn because they don't want to. They are too invested, too far down the road of psychotic, murderous jihad to turn back or even pause and reflect.

This is the new permanent America.

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Paul Scofield's avatar

New, yes. Permanent, no.

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KARYN TRUITT's avatar

From your pen to Gods ear

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Paul Scofield's avatar

The Almighty keeps his own set of books. He likely doesn't need my help! :-) Thanks for the kind thought, though.

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Terry Tucker's avatar

I know that quote and let’s hope God chooses to ignore the permanent part

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B2bdna's avatar

It takes a nothing-to-lose psycho to do this. The right is lacking nothing-to-losers. Sadly, the left has, to quote Ezra Klein, an Abundance of them.

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Terry Tucker's avatar

No not permanent- yet. Lots revisit this thought after 2026 mid terms and 2028 General Elections.

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John Sirko's avatar

You give them to much credit, they are all mentally ill psychopaths.

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They are possessed by Demons. They arrested a guy, "their Lee Harvey Oswald". This was a deep state action. That old dude they arrested couldn't have placed a shot that precisely. After seeing the video I knew Charlie wasn't going to live.

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Lynette's avatar

professional sniper

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Nicola's avatar

Van Jones said some negative shit about him yesterday.

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ScottyG's avatar

I’ve said this since before 2020, they don’t own mirrors

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BradK (Afuera!)'s avatar

They do own mirrors, they just can't see their reflections.

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Nicola's avatar

touché

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Cabogirl's avatar

We know why. LOL. YEP

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Fleecer's avatar

Nice metaphor. Can I use this in the future?

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James David's avatar

Slaughter them.

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fuzzi's avatar

No. Then we become just like them.

Enforce the laws.

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Terry Tucker's avatar

Agreed

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Brent Nyitray's avatar

Well this gives universities the excuse to prevent all conservative speakers from ever holding events on campus, because of security.

Which was probably the point, although the shooter's motives will remain a Scooby Doo Mystery for the mainstream media.

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BradK (Afuera!)'s avatar

"We can no longer host conservative or even moderate speakers on campus who only wish to establish a dialog, because we cannot guarantee their safety from the psychopathic death squads which comprise our student body and faculty."

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Deb DiPietro's avatar

Remember what happened to Riley Gaines?

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Bob Cousins's avatar

Let them try

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Amy J.'s avatar

Sasha, I'm just heartsick. My God. What have we come to? How long before the rest of us are targets? I don't know . Maybe it's too late. I don't know. I sit here typing with tears streaming down my face. I'm just sick. These people are sick. It's too much.

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Jim M's avatar

Thanks for posting this; I'm also crying...and I felt like an asshole for it. Now? Well I ain't alone am I?

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Brandy's avatar

Been crying for 2 hours.

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Jim M's avatar

Then we shed tears together. Doesn't help the pain one bit, but we are.

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MC's avatar

Me too. Obviously didn’t know him but we lost such a great person.

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BradK (Afuera!)'s avatar

This is going to go hard for a lot of people for a very long time. Don't underestimate the impact, it won't just go away.

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Heyjude's avatar

The Yankees had a moment of silence before their game, and put Charlie’s picture on the scoreboard. Class.

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Connect The Dots's avatar

It made me cry too, and I never followed him too closely … although I never heard him say anything unkind or rude. He disagreed, but he was respectful from what I saw.

I feel sick and discouraged.

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Deb DiPietro's avatar

You are definitely not alone 💔

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Jim M's avatar

I grew up in NYC a zillion years ago. I really don't know if this is the time or place, but I'm compelled to say it:

Now I know the rage black people felt when Dr. King was assassinated. I get that now.

I ain't saying light up the ghetto like they did (no lie- NYPD in Harlem literally ran out of bullets)

I understand the helpless, helpless rage.

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TWC's avatar

Its not helpless. Hopefully, we take our Society back.

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Jim M's avatar

"I listened when Walter Kirn gave an ominous warning after so many celebrated Luigi Mangione. That doesn’t mean there isn’t violence on the Right, but there is this level of pathological hatred on the Right. "

Sasha, I think you meant the last word to be 'Left'.

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Amy J.'s avatar

You are so right. And the press is completely complicit. Just look at the reaction to Iryna's stabbing. The reaction to Trump's attempted assasinations and the kids that were shot at the Catholic church. My God.

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Roger Sterling's avatar

Yeah I saw this and thought the same

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Connect The Dots's avatar

I think the typo was using the word "is" when she meant "isn't"

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Mac Thompson's avatar

Another shining example of the ignorant leftist. Take a long look, folks. These midwits are why we are where we are at in society, today. They are why Charlie is no longer with us today and why President Trump almost wasn't last year.

They are why we are divided and will likely be in a civil war within the next decade.

Take a good long look.

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Lynette's avatar

I used the block function today.

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Mac Thompson's avatar

Me too.

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Bob's avatar

Someone get rid of this Putin troll. Please. Now.

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Deb DiPietro's avatar

I think he’s gone now

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Bob's avatar

Thank you.

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TWC's avatar

Why be such an idiot? Do u try, or is it just natural?

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TWC's avatar

So you are retarded. And def part of the problem.

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Bob's avatar

Piece of shit.

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Fuck you, Putin bot. You have never even met an American, much less been in the United States. No literate American would post this on this day. Just not our way. But you would not know that.

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Jim I's avatar

Yet you W Adams cannot objectively tell us how Trump made you life worse.

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Bob's avatar

Rot in Hell.

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Jim M's avatar

W Adams is already in hell right this very moment. He might not even realize it, Bob.

Think about it...

He gets his cookies off by throwing grenades over the fence, scuttles away, and giggles to himself at the reaction he gets.

What an empty fucking life to be that way, huh? I'm serious. This guy, once you think about him...he's pathetic at best. Can you imagine being him?

Can you imagine being his mother? Looking at the caliber of man he is?

I usually hit them w/a drive by, but then I ignore them.

Unless, of course, I let them know exactly what they are... :D

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Jim I's avatar

Tell us Adams, how did Trump make your life worse?

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Fuck you, Putin troll bot. No American, of any Party, would post what you are posting. Not on this day. Fucking asshole troll. Americans do come together when attacked. You have likely never met an American. Fuck you.

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Putin bot. Fuck you.

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Jim M's avatar

She's gotta be one clever hackster, bubba! You paid her! LOL

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Jim M's avatar

Oh...so YOU'RE one of those scavengers Shapiro's talking about! Got it. Now run along and get a job; you mommy will be happy.

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Putin troll alert.

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Putin troll alert.

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Steve Pequigney's avatar

Sasha, I know you have not been a person of faith, but saw your spirit stirring on the podcast where you mentioned giving advice to your daughter to believe in something since living just to ultimately die is a heavy burden. I am uplifted by you posting these prayers.

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Double Mc's avatar

I am so very sad about this. He was so young. His poor wife, his poor children who won't remember him.

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Lynette's avatar

I called my AZ friend who volunteers at Turning Point, and she was working on a project for Charlie. We cried.

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Steve G's avatar

Sasha, you pray to God just like you talk to us. Say what you feel. Ask for what you need. He hears. No need for fancy words or phrases.

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M.F. Bernier's avatar

They couldn't beat him in the public square, so they assassinated him. God Bless Charlie Kirk for everything he did in holding the line and pushing back.💔

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Bob's avatar

Are Democrats now an official terrorist organization? What the hell!!!!

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SueB's avatar

They have been for quite a while now

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Brian's avatar

Slight edit needed for this (my edit is the addition of "NOT") - "That doesn’t mean there isn’t violence on the Right, but there NOT is this level of pathological hatred on the Right."

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Sasha Stone's avatar

Got it, thank you!

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gkkgh jkkk's avatar

You have a typo Sasha - Left not Right

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Sasha Stone's avatar

Fixed it! I think.

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The "First Principled" Founder's avatar

What I’m struck by is this crazy level of violence will not result in minds being changed. Nobody will wake up in the morning and proclaim they “have seen the light” one way or another. I pray for his family, I pray for those of us that are so angry because of this, and mostly I pray for our country.

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BradK (Afuera!)'s avatar

Charlie attempted to have a rational debate with a side the knows neither ration or debate. They live and feed off of pure rage, which they download each morning from MSNBC, NPR, etc. "Today, you must hate this!"

It never occurs to them to ask "Why?"

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Deidre K's avatar

And Reddit

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Brent Nyitray's avatar

That wasn't the point. The point is to make the next speaker reconsider.

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The "First Principled" Founder's avatar

Your are right but there will be a next speaker! We all know it.

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NickO.'s avatar

Charlie’s faith and honesty changed infinitely more lives and minds than any act of violence ever could. Regardless of political affiliations, he was an inspiration for an entire generation.

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Paul Scofield's avatar

I do.

Grieve his death.

Pray for his family.

Honor his memory.

Avenge his assassination.

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MyOpinion's avatar

There is a video of a man being handcuffed. The man said something like he can remain silent.

I have watched a lot of videos of Charlie's. He was so spot on with facts and history it was amazing.

At one time, Charlie came to speak at a college in our city. He was trying to be chased out. Charlie said, "I PAID to be here and I'm staying."

I'm in shock. 😭😭😭💔💔

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