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Tyler Robinson: Guns, Gaming, and Gay
Tyler Robinson's sole stated motive for killing Charlie Kirk, per the charging document, was Kirk's hatred.

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Trump’s Homeland Security Advisor Denies Victims of Far Right Shooting Equal Protection
Trump Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller announced yesterday that rather than doing the most basic things to try to prevent further school shootings, he will target people who had nothing to do with the shooting of Charlie Kirk.

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Lawsuit Alleges that Laura Loomer Illegally Got Ghislaine Maxwell’s Prosecutor Fired
The stated hypothesis in a new lawsuit for why DOJ illegally fired Jim Comey's daughter is that Laura Loomer made it happen. DOJ might have to choose whether to adopt that hypothesis or explain that Maurene Comey's continued employment at SDNY would make it harder for Todd Blanche to silence Ghislaine Maxwell.

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The White House Bid to Turn the Charlie Kirk Murder into Their Anti-Trans Jihad
We don't yet know what allegedly motivated Tyler Robinson to kill Charlie Kirk. We do know the motivations of the White House sourcing claims about a trans roommate, so we should be very cautious about believing what they're peddling.

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Fridays with Nicole Sandler
We talked about Jair Bolsonaro, Charlie Kirk, and Jeffrey Epstein.

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Tyler Robinson: Guns, Gaming, and Gay

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September 16, 2025

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Tyler Robinson's sole stated motive for killing Charlie Kirk, per the charging document, was Kirk's hatred.

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Trump's Homeland Security Advisor Denies Victims of Far Right Shooting Equal Protection

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September 16, 2025

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Trump Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller announced yesterday that rather than doing the most basic things to try to prevent further school shootings, he will target people who had nothing to do with the shooting of Charlie Kirk.

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Lawsuit Alleges that Laura Loomer Illegally Got Ghislaine Maxwell's Prosecutor Fired

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September 15, 2025

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The stated hypothesis in a new lawsuit for why DOJ illegally fired Jim Comey's daughter is that Laura Loomer made it happen. DOJ might have to choose whether to adopt that hypothesis or explain that Maurene Comey's continued employment at SDNY would make it harder for Todd Blanche to silence Ghislaine Maxwell.

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The White House Bid to Turn the Charlie Kirk Murder into Their Anti-Trans Jihad

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September 14, 2025

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We don't yet know what allegedly motivated Tyler Robinson to kill Charlie Kirk. We do know the motivations of the White House sourcing claims about a trans roommate, so we should be very cautious about believing what they're peddling.

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Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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September 13, 2025

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We talked about Jair Bolsonaro, Charlie Kirk, and Jeffrey Epstein.

Congress, Republicans, Trump 2.0

Investigate POTUS’ Health Cover-Up

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September 12, 2025

Rayne

Has Trump had one or more major neurological events which could affect his ability to fulfill his duties as president? When is Congress going to investigate this immediate concern?

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Gamer Culture and Guns

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September 12, 2025

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The reasons Tyler Robinson allegedly killed Charlie Kirk are not yet clear. What is clear is he was raised in conservative gun culture that right wingers recognize as their own.

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Kash Patel Yapped His Mouth with a REAL Feeb

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September 11, 2025

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Think of the lawsuit filed by FBI agents Brian Driscoll, Steven Jensen, and Spencer Evans alleging they were fired illegally as a speaking complaint written by people who've helped write their share of speaking indictments in their careers.

Culture

"Guns Save Lives," He Wrote

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September 11, 2025

Rayne

Open thread for discussion of Charlie Kirk's death and to any other subject off topic in other threads.

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"He was accompanied by a beautiful date"

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September 10, 2025

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The NYT offers an explanation for the most scandalous file in the Epstein birthday book. But not an explanation for why, in 2003, Joel Pashcow would be making crude jokes about Trump getting Jeffrey Epstein's toss-offs.

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The Education of Ezra Klein

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September 9, 2025

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Any response to the upcoming funding deadline needs two things Ezra Klein's celebrated column lacks: A theory on how to fight fascism, and an awareness of how Republican support for Trump's rescissions has abdicated their own duty under the Constitution.

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Keeping the Courts Open in March Sustained Habeas Corpus

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September 8, 2025

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The way in which the JGG immigration case and related Alien Enemies Act cases have proceeded since Senate Democrats permitted Republicans to keep government open in March is a testament to the value that courts have provided that might become unavailable in a government shutdown.

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Mike Johnson Snitch-Tags Donald Trump

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September 7, 2025

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Mike Johnson is already inventing silly claims to try to disclaim helping Trump to cover up sex trafficking. Those efforts will likely get still more challenging in days ahead.

Left Theory

Existentialism and Ethics

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September 6, 2025

Ed Walker

De Beauvoir thinks we're all part of the the same collective. The Trump Cult admits only a few people into their collective.

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Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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September 5, 2025

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We spoke about how the Epstein scandal and RFK Jr's corruption might recruit defectors.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About AI (Part Four)

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September 4, 2025

Quinn Norton

LLMs are Lead Part 4- Delusion, Psychosis, and Child Murder (Go to Part Three) This installment deals with self harm quite a lot. If you're not in a good place right now, please skip this. If you or someone you know is suicidal, the suicide…

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Scott Bessent Fact Checks Donald Trump's Lies about Tariffs

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September 4, 2025

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In a declaration to SCOTUS, Scott Bessent confesses that what Trump has claimed were trade "deals" are really just "frameworks" that are not yet binding, and the investments and purchases cited in them are a fraction of the $15 trillion dollars in investment he has claimed they include.

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Pete Hegseth Committed A(nother) Crime But We Can't Throw Him in Prison

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September 3, 2025

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While Charles Breyer's opinion finding that DOD, on Pete Hegseth's personal orders, violated the Posse Comitatus Act in its invasion of Los Angeles, the opinion will have more lasting import for the ways it shows that the existing approach to Executive Power makes it impossible to enforce such laws.

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A Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging

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September 2, 2025

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Far too many late adherents to Gavin Newsom's trolling believe it works solely because he confronts Trump. How he's confronting Trump matters. Newsom is eschewing mere recital of facts and instead presenting them in a way that baits others to contend with them.

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Kristi Noem's Non-Stop Slander Invites Congress to Ask Melania about Her Close Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

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September 2, 2025

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Kristi Noem has responded to a fourth request from Kilmar Abrego for an order gagging her unsubstantiated claims about him by creating a false censorship attack on CBS.

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Tyler Robinson: Guns, Gaming, and Gay

Trump’s Homeland Security Advisor Denies Victims of Far Right Shooting Equal Protection

Lawsuit Alleges that Laura Loomer Illegally Got Ghislaine Maxwell’s Prosecutor Fired

The White House Bid to Turn the Charlie Kirk Murder into Their Anti-Trans Jihad

Fridays with Nicole Sandler

Tyler Robinson: Guns, Gaming, and Gay

Trump's Homeland Security Advisor Denies Victims of Far Right Shooting Equal Protection

Lawsuit Alleges that Laura Loomer Illegally Got Ghislaine Maxwell's Prosecutor Fired

The White House Bid to Turn the Charlie Kirk Murder into Their Anti-Trans Jihad

Fridays with Nicole Sandler

Investigate POTUS’ Health Cover-Up

Gamer Culture and Guns

Kash Patel Yapped His Mouth with a REAL Feeb

"Guns Save Lives," He Wrote

"He was accompanied by a beautiful date"

The Education of Ezra Klein

Keeping the Courts Open in March Sustained Habeas Corpus

Mike Johnson Snitch-Tags Donald Trump

Existentialism and Ethics

Fridays with Nicole Sandler

What We Talk About When We Talk About AI (Part Four)

Scott Bessent Fact Checks Donald Trump's Lies about Tariffs

Pete Hegseth Committed A(nother) Crime But We Can't Throw Him in Prison

A Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging

Kristi Noem's Non-Stop Slander Invites Congress to Ask Melania about Her Close Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

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