I refuse to be intimidated, bullied, or cowed by hypocritical, right-wing bigots who demand civility but dispense only cruelty.
For the past two days, I have urged my readers and viewers not to give an inch to all the bad-faith attacks by MAGA, trying to silence, shame, and smear individuals who have criticized Charlie Kirk’s legacy of hatred.
Led by their cankled criminal King, Republicans and right-wing media have recklessly and intentionally incited violence and hate against “the left” for the past two days, even though there was no suspect or motive for Charlie Kirk’s shooting. That didn’t stop Rep. Nancy Mace from attacking transgender people or MAGA from doxxing teachers or sending threats to Black colleges.
Well, earlier today, the suspect, Tyler Robinson, turned himself in. He’s a white, straight, 22-year-old man from a conservative, Trump-voting family in Utah. According to all the evidence we have so far, it seems that he was clearly influenced by the Groyper movement. He’s not an immigrant, transgender, Muslim, or part of the “left” by any means.
In fact, the leader of the Groypers, Nick Fuentes, seemed to admit he was one of their own.
Still, that hasn’t stopped MAGA from engaging in massive gaslighting, lies, and hard spins and pivots. On Fox, budget Goebbels Stephen Miller continued to blame the “radical left” and completely sidestepped the Groypers, whose leader dined with Donald Trump and Kanye in 2023.
On Friday night, Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, made a sixteen-minute televised address. I happened to catch it live on YouTube. I was expecting her to share moving stories about her husband and mourn his tragic murder. She discussed that and how she had to break the horrible news to their daughter. But then the video took a strange, disturbing turn. It resembled a polished infomercial for Turning Points USA, Kirk’s hate group and platform that he used to bully and ridicule women, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, Muslims, people of color, and liberals. She also promoted Christian nationalist talking points and said their "battle is not just a political one, but it is spiritual. Spiritual Warfare."
She didn’t mention Tyler Robinson, the suspect, or the Groypers. Instead, she said the following.
Again, Trump, Republicans, and MAGA are still blaming “the left” after spending nearly three days inciting hate and threats for a crime that was allegedly committed by a young, white man from a conservative family who, it seems, was radicalized by the Groypers.
Meanwhile, Erika Kirk promised to continue her husband’s mission and TPUSA, his organization, and she has every right to do that. And, I have every right to call that group out for promoting hate and radicalizing so many young people across America.
This is what I tweeted:
Now, the entirety of MAGA has unleashed their venom, bots, trolls, and performative fake outrage against me. They are trying to use me as an example of the hateful left and trying to bully me, and by extension, everyone else, into silence as they continue to gaslight America.
Well, I don’t play that game. I call them out and bring the receipts.
Give me a watch and let me know your thoughts.
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