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Rightists have trouble understanding why Charlie Kirk jokes are funny.
Maybe I can explain it in a way you can understand.
People make jokes when a situation is absurd, and more specifically, when others demand you say something untrue about a person and treat them with more respect than they deserved.
George Floyd died. You conservatives thought jokes about St Floyd were funny. In your mind, he was a criminal and a drug addict, and leftists had treated him like the Second Coming of Jesus. Or think about how you'll see a trans person playing basketball with biological women, which leftists tell you is fine and normal, and how funny it is to laugh at this.
Similarly, most Americans do not share your personal admiration for Charlie Kirk. They think he was a bigot and a conspiracy theorist. He was also not in any way a thinker or someone who contributed positively to the discourse, but a political hack who formed his opinions based on tribal considerations and owning the libs.
When Charlie Kirk died, you went around cancelling people for being insufficiently sad. Even if someone said they were sad about his death and they just thought he didn't deserve to be admired, in those cases rightists still tried to destroy people's lives. Republicans in Congress started calling for a statue of Charlie Kirk in the US Capitol, and others introduced legislation to put his face on coins.
As of April 2026, an AP article identified more than 60 Kirk-themed bills introduced across over 20 states. Among these was one in Florida that threatened to take away funding from universities if they didn't rename a road after Charlie Kirk.
Outside of your bubble in which Charlie Kirk was a great thinker and leader, this is all ridiculous.
So when people at a Chappelle show hear the name "Charlie Kirk," they're not thinking about the human being and father. They're associating the name with rightists trying to create a cult of personality, and are employing humor, which is common when people are facing a movement that is trying to tell them what to do.
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Lorenzo Salgado was murdered by ICE 4 months ago today.
Texans have been adding their “I voted” stickers to his memorial in Houston.
I just added mine.
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In case you didn't follow the NFL today:
>🏈Gronk got inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame
>🏈Rams activated Myles Garrett from IR
>🏈Reports came out the Colts have a 2nd-round pick+ offer for Jonathan Taylor
>🏈Quentin Lake said he texted Justin Herbert to apologize for saying Herbert was throwing him ”deli meat" last week. He hasn't heard back
>🏈Broncos tried to trade for Trey McBride. Cardinals said no
>🏈Steelers legend Jack Ham was hospitalized after a medical emergency in Seattle. He's in stable condition
>🏈Aidan Hutchinson showed up to local hospital in a Spider-Man mask to surprise a 4 y/o at his final chemo treatment (vid in replies)
>🏈Lions put Jack Campbell on IR (at least 4 games) after he left on a backboard with a neck injury vs the Vikings
>🏈Deshaun Watson cleared concussion protocol, but Shedeur Sanders is still the Browns' starter for Sunday
>🏈Reports came out the Ravens told Derrick Henry they have no intention of trading him
>🏈Reports came out the Colts are taking calls about trading Daniel Jones
>🏈Reports came out teams reached out to the Charges with trade inquiries for Herbert, McConkey & Khalil Mack. Chargers gave hard no to all
>🏈Saints activated #8 pick Jordyn Tyson for his NFL debut & cut their leading rusher Kendre Miller
>🏈Reports came out Drew Lock has severe tendinitis in his throwing elbow. He'll still start for Seattle Sunday
>🏈NFL fined Roquan Smith $35,822 for twisting Josh Allen's head by the facemask & a hit on a defenseless player (vid in replies)
>🏈NFL fined Jaquan Brisker $17,911 for his hit on Deshaun Watson (vid in replies)
>Let me know what I missed
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Greg Papa on the Raiders/Niners rivalry:
"It's Oakland against San Francisco, it's just different ... It's a way of life, it's more than just going over that bridge ... They're very different cities with very different citizens, it's just the way it is ... Oakland and San Francisco just have that rivalry."
(via Dirty Work w/ @Adamcopes & @dpapapops)
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🚨THIS IS WHERE WE START WITH ACCOUNTABILITY: This man called out the crimes one by one. Amazing work!
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Oversight Democrats are ready to take on the crooks, the con men, and the Trump crime family. Lawyer up.
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Breaking News 🚨
Susie Wiles leaves the White House to join Trump’s political campaign team and Stephen Miller takes over as White House Chief Of Staff.
Let me explain to you what this really means.
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- GTA 6 dropping November 19
- Democrats control House and Senate
- Avengers: Doomsday coming next month
- Nicki Minaj getting cooked on the TL
- Netanyahu losing power in Israel
WE JUST KEEP WINNING !
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Slime time 🪣
Brock Bowers has been named the @Nickelodeon Week 8 NVP!
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Wow. This is amazing!
The incoming House Oversight Committee chairman @RobertGarcia just outlined the four main investigations that Democrats will be opening when they take back the house in January.
It’s about time!!
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Hey Democrats, don't you fucking dare Merrick Garland yourselves into the same fucking nightmare all over again.
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WHITE COP PUTS GUN TO UNARMED BLACK MAN'S HEAD WHILE HE LIES FACE DOWN
"Why you have a gun at my head?"
Little Rock, AR | filmed Aug 9, 2026
Gregory Williams, 23, was on the floor with his arms out, complying. Officer Thomas Shook still pressed his gun to the back of his skull for over 10 seconds.
A clerk's 911 call over an argument about fish started it. Williams denies the threat. No weapon. No charges. Never booked.
Watch for the moment another officer shoves the gun away.
If a Black man did this to a cop, would he still be home on paid leave? Should Shook be fired or charged?
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