All those lauding Kirk for exercising his 1st Amendment right to free speech better be equally laudatory of those of us exercising ours to say he was a fascist who nobody should be honoring in any way at all.

Trump has announced he will give the Medal of Freedom to Kirk posthumously. Unsurprising but still a travesty.

There’s a lot of nonsense coming from big name Democrats and some liberal commentators tonight. Time for some debunking.

Political assassinations, like other murders, are morally repugnant. But they are not “what undoes democracy.” Dictators and authoritarians and those who laud and support them are what undoes democracies.

“Ketanji Brown Jackson is a diversity hire. She is only there because she’s a black woman.” — Charlie Kirk https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/06/30/charlie-kirk-sparks-outrage-after-calling-justice-jackson-a-diversity-hire-amid-fallout-over-birthright-citizenship-ruling/ /10

“I am enthusiastically behind Ron DeSantis saying that Black-centered education has no place in Florida schools, obviously. It's bigoted from its premise.” — Charlie Kirk https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-slavery-theres-lot-more-story-people-would-ever-want-acknowledge-and. 9/

… not all cultures are created equal. To say that, you get attacked in every direction, but excuse me when I say that Western civilization is the best that humanity has produced. It’s an outgrowth of the Bible.” https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-visit-missouri-state-university-immigration-comments/86081763007/ 8/

Here’s Charlie Kirk utterly freaking out over the idea that women have the right to vote differently than their husband’s and to keep their vote private. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmp4GnmS-0A 7/

“"Men are natural leaders, so men know that they must lead society towards having lots of children and lead women towards having lots of children," he added. "The silver lining is that if men are coming around, women will likely kind of come around."” — Charlie Kirk 6/

“"Instead of my body, my choice, it should be my family, my community, my church, my country," he insisted. "Instead of my body, my choice, it should be my kids. Your body, your choice will end up having you miserable."” — Charlie Kirk 5/

“"Modern women, this polling shows modern women have become incredible narcissists," Kirk remarked. "And that's not an accusation. It's just what the data shows."” https://www.rawstory.com/charlie-kirk-women-choice/ 4/

““Jewish communities have been pushing the exact kind of hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them,” said Kirk on his show, later adding that “the philosophical foundation of anti-whiteness has been largely financed by Jewish donors in the country.”” https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/charlie-kirk-conservative-activist-who-considered-himself-a-defender-of-jews-and-israel-is-dead/article_a63d8fa4-e282-58e4-8193-9948f860ba6d.html 3/

“Weeks later on “The Charlie Kirk Show,” he also said that Jewish people control “not just the colleges; it’s the nonprofits, it’s the movies, it’s Hollywood, it’s all of it.” https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/charlie-kirk-conservative-activist-who-considered-himself-a-defender-of-jews-and-israel-is-dead/article_a63d8fa4-e282-58e4-8193-9948f860ba6d.html 2/

Donald Trump has ordered American flags to be flown at half mast for Charlie Kirk. Let’s focus on who Charlie Kirk was, in his own words. 1/

Attorney General Bonta Files Brief to Safeguard Workers from Unjust Discrimination by Employers https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-files-brief-safeguard-workers-unjust-discrimination

Attorney General Bonta Secures Early Win Defending Law Protecting Children from Online Addiction https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-early-win-defending-law-protecting-children

Today the Supreme Court has handed down a decision permitting Trump’s DHS/ICE goon squads to stop and demand papers from people who have brown skin or speak Spanish just bc they have these attributes. This is not only counter to the guarantees of the 14th A, it is fascism.

Excellent commentary from @jamisonfoser.bsky.social on why there is no good reason for the NYT or Washington Post to have ignored Trump’s explicit declaration of war on Chicago. https://www.findinggravity.net/trump-declares-war-on-an-american-city-the-news-media-tries-to-manufactures-consent-but-it-isnt-working/

The U.S. federal government is disgraceful. I’m disgusted by every single person who has voted these Republican Fascists into office.

Excellent analysis from @democracydocket.com on increasingly public pushback from lower court federal judges who object to the procedurally irregular way Supreme Court is undermining them and bolstering Trump lawlessness. https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/federal-judges-supreme-court-trump-emergency-orders/ #LawFedi

Just had my Covid vax from a wonderful pharmacist. Thankful that my doc jumped on getting me a prescription. America’s healthcare workers deserve medals for working in the face of a federal govt out to kill us.