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Sep 16 from https://www.vanityfair.com

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

Before he was killed last week, Charlie Kirk left a helpful compendium of words—ones that would greatly aid those who sought to understand his legacy and import. It is somewhat difficult to match these words with the manner in which Kirk is presently being memorialized in mainstream discourse. New York Times columnist Ezra Klein dubbed Kirk “one of the era’s most effective practitioners of...

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Sep 11 from https://www.vanityfair.com

How Charlie Kirk Used Controversy—Often Delivered in Person—to Construct Our New Media Ecosystem

When Gavin Newsom made his much-debated debut as a podcaster in March, he entered the arena by calling on Charlie Kirk as his first guest. The California governor drew significant blowback for his congeniality with Kirk, who had made opposition to a sweeping concept of “wokeism” his calling card, especially because Newsom split from Democrats by telling the star right-wing personality that he...

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Sep 11 from https://www.stylecaster.com

Comedy Central Pulls ‘South Park’ Episode After Charlie Kirk Assassination

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Comedy Central has pulled the same episode from a scheduled repeat Wednesday night and sources say the channel will not be airing the episode in its linear rotation for the immediate future (though as of Thursday morning, the episode was still currently available on streaming). The second episode of the current 27th season of Comedy Central’s...

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