Charlie Kirk’s Show Is Now the Trump Admin’s Forum for Detailing How It Wants To Target the Left

Originally published at: Charlie Kirk’s Show Is Now the Trump Admin’s Forum for Detailing How It Wants To Target the Left - TPM – Talking Points Memo

Since right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was murdered at a Turning Point USA event in Utah last month, the vice president has filled in some on Kirk’s podcast — a production that Kirk’s friends and allies have kept up and running. A few days after Kirk’s death, Vice President JD Vance hosted an episode of Kirk’s…

I am a traditional democrat. I am not the left. Stop with the media shorthand.

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But it also sets Treasury a significant task: to “identify and disrupt financial networks that fund domestic terrorism and political violence.”

This includes all those right-wing militia groups as well, right? RIGHT?

Ohhhhhhhhh…right…nevermind

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Thank you. I too despise when folks – even outlets I respect – adopt the language assignations of the Trumpists.

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“We’re going to keep those RIFs rolling throughout this shutdown because we think it’s important to stay on offense for the American taxpayer and the American people,” Vought said. “We want to be very aggressive where we can be in shuttering the bureaucracy, not just the funding, but the bureaucracy.”

That’s because there is no funding. They can’t reduce spending if the funds were not created.

Another thing: Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) and the state’s attorney from AZ should sue Johnson for breach of duty. (or whatever else they can throw at him). He is living up to the new GOP name.

The Guardians Of Pedophiles

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Re: Kirk Killing

  • Smart move by Vance to pre-empt the Kirk podcast, substituting himself as Young Wingnut America’s Fave maga
  • Smart of various other Maladministration hangers on to latch onto that bandwagon, too. Particularly Nosferatu Miller.

Re: TPM’s 25th Big Apple Bash
Yeah, whatever. Some of us live in the hinterlands of the American West. Have a good time.

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THe Trump Admin is using ‘Charlie Kirk’ to prove their ‘victimhood’. JD is out there screaming ‘Charlie Kirk NEVER said that! PROVE ME WRONG!’ so everyone jumps on and proves him wrong and he insists it’s AI or fake or some BS. ANd they don’t feel a single ounce of shame that THEY know and WE know what lying liars they are.

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Thank GOD!!!

West Coast Rules
East Coast Drools

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Here in Portland, we’re looking forward to Saturday and No Kings Day. Weather is supposed to be okay, and I’m expecting a huge turnout, including chickens, frogs and naked bike riders.

Also, glad to see Kirk’s killing referred to as a murder. Calling it an assassination is giving that miserable little puke way more importance that he merited.

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What is happening here?

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Dear Lord this hagiography that the WH, and Republicans in general, are writing for Kirk is f*cking unbelievable. Why am I getting MLK or JFK vibes from their words and actions? I mean there have more folks in DC talking about Kirk now than when he was alive.
So next Spring will we be subjected to a new Passion Play at the Kennedy Center celebrating Kirk?

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Erika Kirk

Does anyone know why there are three Ks in her name? She doesn’t play baseball, does she?

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Democrats in Disarray!
a bit of harmless japery - someone posted that having the West Coasters shut out of the NYC TPM party was just fine, and others took it from there.

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“I’m going to do exactly what Charlie did,” Vance said Wednesday. “My plan is to give a little speech, talk about the issues of the day, …

… and then go home and beat my wife."

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Judge Karin Immergut, the Trump appointee who has taken serious flak from the administration, extended her two orders protecting Portland from National Guard deployment during a hearing Wednesday.

Judge Immergut’s rulings are always good!

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I worried I had walked into a Jets vs. Sharks thing. Switch blades and street dancing. Signature tunes, solos. People around here suddenly breaking out in

Boy, boy, crazy boy,
Get cool, boy.
Got a rocket
In your pocket,
Keep coolly cool, boy.

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Woot.

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Might be a smart move by Vance. But when he goes to college campuses to “listen” to the young folks, he’ll drive them away. About the only positive development I can see here.

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Lucky you. I love the western states.

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