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</style><![endif]--><!-- __merge_tags_in_links__ --><style></style></head><body class="a" style="margin:0px auto;padding:0px;word-wrap:normal;word-spacing:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;"><div role="article" aria-roledescription="email" aria-label="email_name" lang="en" style="font-size:1rem"><div style="display:none;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden;"> Another pattern of censorship that only hurts the left—and emboldens political violence.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ </div><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" class="gg"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table role="none" width="670" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="aa" style="width:670px;table-layout:fixed;"><tr><td class="bodyWrapper" align="center" valign="top" style="padding:10px 5px 10px 5px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid; 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They include Dowd, a sports reporter, two educators, and writer Gretchen Felker-Martin, whose entire DC Comics series <i>Red Hood</i> <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz8qyTElqnLaPjgzRfSAlV3h64mY_fp9a_UeIt-eVilL3yEb0rshKL7MXSV19pD7VSnDV7oZWqIE5l4e4oSUTneCPi0c2zzX4CB-hZzJq_HE0ghlkPoAM6LOXQT-H56_h6EDf8PwX0q9mIwp63Z59yTAQtxspim1M0koiJZOKc-Fb6ATJWWQ4jRf6NgbjTZxo-hOjGLgXt-k0dVTuu-pTK6A9XGXfCOHylwT3Gtm77dH5R6STnb6IS-N-T2g43nRymgQujC0ZPHp_g4v-42qm1s4utoyb4gdgYNi62DqHfWMFO1GXPYBCvczTG0lWT2fp_uvd0nh_Ae2e5bPI22uTn9xH9h60Zptu6BE_-HqRwV8o/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h8/h001.PaPz-b-9vhTKQyBR5kfGITBY3ofoVgVMr9EnkdVfZTI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>was cancelled</span></a> after she posted “Thoughts and prayers you Nazi bitch” and “Hope the bullet’s okay after touching Charlie Kirk.” Ironically, these firings have taken place at the same time as Kirk has been celebrated as a warrior for free speech. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> His death is being treated with the pomp and circumstance of a politician. Since when have American flags been <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz0l6FMay7MXZ9Fs__AwtVa-5ddB0a-urqeDL7ryiyOfQWlpgrnJojH5lxfKx9310_y_5bCk-IcyEJ7KFBdxm1PEkjXX3qgKaMPhDw-IIDZOB3ThaqZ8Iis1lrlHgHEGKyXh9OY9XDHQsxAbMLdchaSHt_tsI_t179iiLLsZ076QworwkiW_AezYpu2zlw-emllJXAxmHtDIv-g_4J2S-jyOcewOV8aOXUKYrun-7v3x1YxnnKQbbatuN-0E4a-hoHZs6kq6bK60HMltT_B5ChRWhuWc_4Y5exHpsKxc8OqtHfndiH5PrmIC9_ONVIjUWbg/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h9/h001.-7I2UQWT_CQwWmwrldmtRCATTUACMsb-BjMG3SNaZXM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>lowered to half-mast</span></a> for a ragebait YouTuber? Why would a podcaster who never held office deserve a <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3hpXsNSNGDq-W0bIiDq0htlmPF93kSJ-m63Khnf1FhUf3bZ-Tt9v8v9ylukuj_sVphKc3l_3eAl5E44ajACo_C4ENvIY8hLTiSepX_r1w1Z8AliAotSBNVNS2xc6GIRmrIIUcB85Rmo_GOBM-dB05a3tAlUYUAuZ2ZM1h4tNlUElwAhAJpV3Sjw1B9WtNb9rwKotCbJLY06XA_Ig1CWF-fwsDNwunB3n2UcKg3ZUIoN5TXtGbjJhGdFf6SrzJ7QE_-eB9P5-NeeKZpj8qmzb6in6ONLXJyeQgh-kJB3nlWf68zNOH2egIrbNjmPFSbPq8-sYOTw5RbUUa6JEGgRtF4/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h10/h001.eK3B38N0sAJhznCcl8aaeMuBwnvxmV72hjLX6s4TQWA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Capitol monument</span></a>? And why are elected Democrats and institutions participating in and encouraging this? </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:20px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:630px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/045e26a4-dcdb-424c-a299-bb95bd10ca8c/GettyImages-2234087993.jpg?t=1757689766" alt="" height="auto" width="630" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" class="t" style="width:630px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk speaks on stage at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)</p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Over my years of covering influencers like Kirk, it has always struck me that Democratic institutions fail to understand these people. In the beginning of internet history, institutions didn’t take them seriously at all. In the past decade, they’ve been forced to reckon with the power of online influence. But they still don’t <i>get</i> it. While conservatives like Kirk have long weaponized social media in their favor, many Democrats are just now realizing that YouTube is more influential than CNN. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> But I don’t think the officials and journalists praising Kirk’s legacy have actually done the work to parse what that legacy is. Instead, they’re responding based on Kirk’s popularity and prominence on the right and legitimizing his positions and playbook in real time. I’ve seen this play out with other influencers countless times. They get millions of dollars in sponsorships from major companies that never vetted their content. They appear alongside mainstream celebrities who barely know who they are. Their behavior may be unconscionable, but the media gatekeepers aren’t watching Twitch for eight hours a day to see it. It’s a vibes-based kind of power, one that has paved the way for online violence like the kind Kirk trafficked in to become offline violence. Censoring that truth, like when Dowd was fired for saying it, only ensures that the violence will continue. And it already has. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" style="padding: 20px;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="none" style="max-width:520px;margin:0 auto;"><tr><td class="q" style="padding:16px 16px 6px 16px;"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.uP0QS_diFLgi8m-4cLSdATZxPzwAuOxbPiu_KooIzNrKsWTDqnFX_zIH24xdhceCtPIoj8LwH1Nu1YUM7DcDZoAGg3xzODUOsxFbeRiYYqt3Vg9BnP1CNd0YakU0MAiAn1ZWhiH0L52N1MJgauzwMJMOurIJKtP_VvtEt7fpQemqvdvkst7TvusDadcg-a6YdNA5wzLjmsGsMnuDEfoavHA3SIPoqYw2Gdg3X0TC7LWZ0H2ThDraHoHnUIumXjxqFI3YozUwSv6eqSBscvXGp95V6w2qQ3zYwFW_UFxytY8pi0lY0KWwpUMyXzZB7g0T/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h11/h001.1DX5Aqim-YK5fbMl6qgaWHGV907bKFFuMpjWK8YxgKk" style="text-decoration:none !important;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="100%" style="padding: 0 0 14px 0;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="36" style="width:36px;"><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:ey4an5j5m2h5v5qhcqs4hji2/bafkreif2ztvunyv6takvvgfhrayr6rknysv2klzgzy65e7s22m4jj6whzm@jpeg" alt="bsky profile: Kylie Cheung" style="display:block;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;border:0;"/></td><td width="400" style="padding:0 0 0 8px;text-decoration:none;"><span style="display:block;font-size:14px;color:#1c2022;font-weight:700;"> Kylie Cheung </span><span style="display:block;color:#697882;font-size:14px;"> @kylietcheung.bsky.social </span></td><td width="24" align="right" style="vertical-align:text-top;"><img width="24" height="24" loading="lazy" alt="bsky" style="border:0;" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/static_assets/bluesky-logo-100.png"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td style="word-break:break-word;"><p>insane that people are getting in trouble for just quoting Charlie Kirk point blank. many of these people are not even expressing support for what happened to him, just quoting him & questioning double standards in how we respond to violence. we live in a far-right culture</p></td></tr><tr><td height="8" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:8px;"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="s"><p>8:31 PM • Sep 11, 2025</p></td></tr><tr><td height="10" style="line-height: 1px; font-size: 1px; height: 10px;"> </td></tr><tr><td height="1" bgcolor="#e1e8ed" style="line-height:0px;font-size:0px;height:1px;"></td></tr><tr><td height="10" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:10px;"> </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style="padding: 0 0 0 0;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="260"><p><b style="color:#1C2022">3.54K</b> Likes <b style="color:#1C2022">597</b> Reposts </p></td><td width="200" align="right" valign="top" class="s"><p><div align="right" style="text-align:right;color:#1B95E0"><b>1 Reply</b></div></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></a></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> If you just listened to broadcast news coverage of Kirk’s death and looked at Instagram stories about it from people you went to high school with, you’d think he was a wholesome young father who rose to fame in the modern conservative movement by engaging in good faith debate with college students. Of course, that whitewashing of Kirk’s legacy paints a largely inaccurate portrait. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Kirk may have pretended to be in favor of free speech, but he actually chilled speech by <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzwVNl7MuOL_HPct0TiETf1NLzNAod2Wa-q_FwDbFWoZhIsBgkYqDBzwexYC7MVMvmx6nvc0pFRManTFt5aFp77vKBu98J2xy9McMTfh7CbKunN0XIHZdbqvseRUstZPtZPZwRFR77IiiJjUjGBIydrLj3u5Q8oMTiZqVD9NYzZLLO305TZGK0qtvqKpU0xl_QPggP4a9thK4iG4agXooMkLyNBQnM14tAtcLs3rJaVeibrNyqD2KWRfUGkEiuUoyb2vHyr_WA3QqvfMkfdPCtRmoY-gKw_ktg6tlmBsoX1qD3SVWaypmVWxdAkpnNtPGTw/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h12/h001.GO60AIFCdV0Dr1YGyKrs9H8r-gGRFTNA85Yr--eEPMA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>creating lists</span></a> of educators practicing wrongthink for his followers to threaten and harass. Many of the educators who were targeted by Kirk were Black or trans, and many of the people who have faced the harshest consequences for making fun of his death—or simply explaining who he actually was—belong to the marginalized groups he sought to oppress. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Dr. Stacey Patton, <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.v5jdO7zlviFOnLWibVs1pZlnLM35iOZUKuCqXYEf0IWSJ1f5rs6Qyo2lJWuisdXusO-iKD7n9Mu7a9gGsBQ56pMrH4vbjC1IhWkZTQIoZkGQB2MrTzzACkp1WFe8JCaiBYibc-2BBxdGoX0CxRGxcSBhr1k0qBWCsdro-briOd1O_P2cloMEB6lP8K9jJW2ADHIj9nxTPau2B-pr3_SBSllNgH_GiQ90fLn7IYqbvf0uzD0eTGiyDM9w7PvTI4keKf14LfkhxqNU6DYS9wVzkA/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h13/h001.9U2AfBm-R127Y6Qt9aap2Z5B5r2K-OTFqdoKUg6OcjU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>an expert</span></a> in race and childhood, was targeted on Kirk’s “Professor Watchlist.” She posted <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzwqUwIOljPhF6na-MCzwEDld9qsrgVXY2tmZ_Su3WQRt3hphT7aEjXv1ViXkw_hfvaJwA0kQdLxfXQjMUap2ETnFjjcvJU-o5MqkwYXoBCNO_Mwa1r8HJ0WuiFGfpQyyPPMXXcjiKTlZt1lqB0G8Y6O4EXyXbkeBxqO5L_CK2kRw-0Ydd0uAjTt3wtvhWXJhj4W4HR1Y9Yw7rbdRZmyXV-4WRSuFCkxaSvBEZODn8B8YMEmt6e9eR1C9GcB5wg9LPQ/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h14/h001.UJ3sLqps-P-3ws3TcUBs2a8KEvehBI8OqI2anlLHUEE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>a statement</span></a> yesterday on what that entailed and what Kirk’s legacy truly wrought—”He normalized violence. He curated it, monetized it, and sicced it on anyone who dared to puncture his movement’s lies.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “For weeks my inbox and voicemail were deluged. Mostly white men spat venom through the phone: ‘bitch,’ ‘c<i>nt,’ ‘n</i>***r.’ They threatened all manner of violence,” Patton wrote. “And I am not unique. Kirk’s Watchlist has terrorized legions of professors across this country. Women, Black faculty, queer scholars, basically anyone who challenged white supremacy, gun culture, or Christian nationalism suddenly found themselves targets of coordinated abuse. Some received death threats. Some had their jobs threatened. Some left academia entirely.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Conveniently left out of the mainstream narrative about Kirk are some of the things he <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz1IYZEwEZ-788IYvwgWX1GKP0GKuy0wMG0dVCVHi_EVT5PIMKXKTHQ1G17rNfeS1tK1LkeKive9xYEQy7DX9SLYoxjnaoXPJzlU493s812i2f_PQIsDo6yxSuiNy_GskPrIsOdJi8f-XPHQf6QuePHLQ4M0ObLhxFzQNt3IJv2j3Sfym7DS2jTOKltbcEuwdYQ-EPuzkgQhsgpvRzQ5xKZi5ziOQ1ymv0At3Gkn5cdJgJyRwN9obHzwwwvGAKdqplqhVnOrK-n2WM6_0G-QomW8SCMil9x_AvBf2k8l09n3S/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h15/h001.pQ9X9hdE_8uiJ-NL846WycZBlU6RlzLXoPjF9PQDaP8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>actually said and supported</span></a>: he viewed Black people as less qualified and trustworthy because of the color of their skin. He undermined equal rights. He said he would force his daughter to give birth to her rapist’s baby. He suggested that doctors who provide healthcare to trans people should be executed by the state. He said that gun violence like the kind that ended his life was a necessary sacrifice for the Second Amendment. Kirk’s literal last words were racist and transphobic rhetoric. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> In the wake of Kirk’s death, more political violence has already commenced, and it’s hurting the kind of people Kirk targeted. At least seven HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) have <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz0sI8X3fZz8SLWvoz_w1IEkhwF0FRoIU0ZYVoqpFEzw3HuGlOtGgnPrlHkQEKkmmGHr53BxMh8QxAQ4m0IblhRFj2VTLC7UjKoQC9TjrCoVubu-cbyfSptlKC5jMK-FZxyvsszONLm6kGvHnHjyGgA4J-0lMPcverEviNlk6Yvw__5fewij6P113QaxD2UhaZE3cvV2lCbLrGJMjwXy3umf_15UbN-G4RWlzR-keYx5NpXvTRJgi_PcWxCaTY2-LEaNWgjPaBxTYGlcFHAwi1yYC01E1iD5L3WB3UhrbNUn9cU7UdUF3qG7NXH3A2VVjCrTVFkvphtzFU-ReTSItCxs/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h16/h001._fPFA4FCi7I7dStnV8qPa-0m61pIdOGlNYdbnNoq6L4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>received violent threats</span></a>, and several have cancelled classes and locked down as a result. Far-right influencers and insurrectionists have spread <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz1YH0vL8rEwpVt69oNb1XO6mgiLm1xxMbrIRza6B6rlyCXGwVMyxxINwC-nPlp9IFq6nnluG-p6RvJ12lZmpvHUE03Ak7dxoTdoKcKYtpz4JttffSixYvfron9fCEqasXnrkHKSjBseUjHLHijhgDoWTP0mWcJx5vLiGru2E-hTAz41mSTfmCOUDMEThkTB-KVw1gZlllpaC-7-dGRKNc3zFEgEplAcAVGHK5LDdY4NZVB4Et4r5UpvelDsm_N7ftCvmARgKQTfset54aFWHAQdz1--LaPL3bLdMQMM8bbH8DLJ1OHTmUjXBuO08E9wIvLzN15uHN7x-xFQ_qqBZkfoa9VdN6JAATBMgJnKx09jj/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h17/h001.wnwri2oCtezrPGkP1PJU__ffJI3mQ8uG6_KbuFtisv8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>calls for revenge</span></a> and civil war. A list of people who supposedly celebrated the shooting (including some who definitely did not) have been receiving <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3f_18OMckNrSy3knBcuNRd616G04DcuhhDvxz-B__yamzu6npcdAcHE4ywKxt3WInRPE4UlAEOFmxfdPgx0mvjSiX0ACmcKp7AXriZheIJ6frzXw4TPWFPC8PiaUqcGouGyDqTaxYuaYI6A2XGNbg1l4-3ZI7aiBFacRxCjkydoapliY5f3_MSGDY8K7g_sktpynfCGgVUNifO0hwb5p-Msf-fhkmUN_mgtedU-vKQLaizsQpLpfFqzN4JWcCSKZWTjp-LOyd-Lj_edZ-5ab-cBBD_NaVWsJMMluNdHdB6TBq9k9CCqINQJBSyDNvsNf0WbUczVmHHEGV5pvuX8IjsxKv8-T51er3aar7pClSSk/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h18/h001.tgak3C5mco_nFfdo0XNyU3BDl8tE9f6LEihz5iYM2a8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>death and rape threats</span></a>. And who is getting punished for all of this? Journalists, writers, and anyone who isn’t afraid to speak truth to power. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" style="padding: 20px;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="none" style="max-width:520px;margin:0 auto;"><tr><td class="q" style="padding:16px 16px 6px 16px;"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.uP0QS_diFLgi8m-4cLSdATZxPzwAuOxbPiu_KooIzNpvzs9l5Kj-0deGJ0Dc4VNFiI3E2_-mOG5hbiKop9gAaBGnkvCvkAR-d2AzTNSj6mOW_40UEHeXbPuD6s_Gv-Yfrk7avT6oJbotbh1pmXAy9KY4bR3yPyu4Ch-gPoEvkLtMcPvWIIQje_DE5X0Di5Z6i-NNTWFPga2Mj0DD-vjfkBPI-QV3h8yV0GVShIFLZR88U3XwOrb6StA9kA-4dfZ25WZZ_O0zRhH3tdvA-_o4m7pgTd8m-aZeOU4EZcw3ZLg/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h19/h001.b0DPAsQZTg5wSE-fUR4o7uriBjipc8a-H88Ei5cfnl4" style="text-decoration:none !important;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="100%" style="padding: 0 0 14px 0;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="36" style="width:36px;"><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:3gxyh4elwykcdnpci7gmqrvh/bafkreidlgjvxlap25adnw2reygwa5gtf3cj74cisnqfzfi5tpxzqviep6y@jpeg" alt="bsky profile: Katelyn Burns" style="display:block;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;border:0;"/></td><td width="400" style="padding:0 0 0 8px;text-decoration:none;"><span style="display:block;font-size:14px;color:#1c2022;font-weight:700;"> Katelyn Burns </span><span style="display:block;color:#697882;font-size:14px;"> @katelynburns.com </span></td><td width="24" align="right" style="vertical-align:text-top;"><img width="24" height="24" loading="lazy" alt="bsky" style="border:0;" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/static_assets/bluesky-logo-100.png"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td style="word-break:break-word;"><p>Numerous journalists and writers purged today for posting factually about a slain regime ally, a bomb threat at the DNC HQ, 6 HBCUs closed due to bomb threats, shots fired at the Naval Academy, and that's just today.</p></td></tr><tr><td height="8" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:8px;"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="s"><p>11:02 PM • Sep 11, 2025</p></td></tr><tr><td height="10" style="line-height: 1px; font-size: 1px; height: 10px;"> </td></tr><tr><td height="1" bgcolor="#e1e8ed" style="line-height:0px;font-size:0px;height:1px;"></td></tr><tr><td height="10" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:10px;"> </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style="padding: 0 0 0 0;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="260"><p><b style="color:#1C2022">3.56K</b> Likes <b style="color:#1C2022">1.1K</b> Reposts </p></td><td width="200" align="right" valign="top" class="s"><p><div align="right" style="text-align:right;color:#1B95E0"><b>22 Replies</b></div></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></a></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Bizarrely, people all over the political spectrum have rushed to hold up Kirk as a martyr for freedom and civility, two things he actually opposed in life. When a man invaded Nancy Pelosi’s home and beat her husband with a hammer until his skull fractured, Kirk called for the attacker to be <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz6XNHn6W58xQ_twL-B6IKboDMQgK0eQ9yPVovWrkQuCdBBwZFhOAr0INFf_7ecIFEbTeDwt6fud8lEZZBMqWe85kjtiHBTKQUbr3cFauBbQL7iQsbzqFzUrrCtx6guOPk4LlQzVAhE2X8U1yLjRUqaPAUngPysOUNrUeHue6IaIzETyswQAJE327tbMP_QmQ-kSX0ijmSrr-CxUYYk0IDdZ2jKFFVSQ-pTv5llGXD_5qOiUkGBSbDay6WxZ1HtESqOzFnpa2XN6GVSAPDFGRpisP9wPTOdpGcNfPrNR1A49x7F70rZo0eRRLisnsm8buxA/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h20/h001.CZ89u2DkRKSpKvDJd2XR1H1bvGeTAIWg3IBYFqIKkTs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>bailed out</span></a> of jail. If you take a scroll through Kirk’s YouTube channel, you’ll see that he used “debate” as a pretense to harass and bully his political targets. The idea that Kirk was practicing politics the “right way,” as Ezra Klein wrote for <i>The New York Times</i>, is the idea that anyone who isn’t a conservative white man should have to live in silence and fear of retribution. It’s the idea that censorship by threats of force is the way to conduct dialogue. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> And that’s exactly what is happening, all while mainstream pundits claim the opposite. People who <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ke39WvCfsq8Y99teWgMXH8VLbyNAlD4OPUlisWEJk-URKGtisfUQ4-oeDQg14sR59ZZ7TD00HoMaBJkZMSYlmH0WCC6w7xf2IzeF3znGjzNg_Z-1HUz9jMLQQy_YbH69ZI4QdjEmYnNeY39_Ma5tt6RuFvMkHDIZf9xUAGsh1NGWCb42iDocSaQhCME2by3SY4U-_WO8zX01Zka-IH70RilC46DPN5xvbkD1B40HMtXAOXF5enTk_aPh5IH8xUhOCynWhbTp6iCQ2Y6RVAMIaGko65i96E9sR1ZgeoeD-64/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h21/h001.4FBD1UrlC74z98DAQhmfFqy9w3l21r9LXNabDm6E8B8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>glorify Israel’s genocide</span></a> of Palestinians, who celebrated the <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz0GkLE6g_kid-KmyESFVCKVmpdbTT2Ee-Ok_XkbGMPmNUsVshjorZinp-4EbbTg81w0iMW0FqN24lRqbD4AsgszAsaulCIMXWcozeh72QR342Jc6I017ArBtH91bK21VWWZJd-DknAgddLL70-zB0hV4RHYGDLFjV1MnMo2iSwjxgzxvXrd9W6NGKjnd_e9jE1ZgchSwum8YmzvMbiNQ8jZ9AJfBdJGvj06xbS-YgFDubq8F15ZJm1dEzEkVP5J9RVH7YkcOPXvnrmOvauzYn3DwaPKf0NCTNmPnDcvpjglOWMEMHkRyYkbfG8qDw7ewVz1DQwgGqFuZI_55AwFYvVQ/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h22/h001.kgog4k5hfrJpWojDRhSyku3m_-RLies8fzUzafK4epM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>fatal shooting</span></a> of climate protestors, and who voted for the <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3FhixIF4LIhuK0o20qe-Pvh-5M6GWW7fPqZDqmjTxjRr3-f0vZgnKtb6791fmqgmkE6l_Av3oNx7PfU2J_5rB9bQvQVpIB8O8gDHFr3y3Z71MezEaQXBU3uYJpFKOpT9s6Fad-ueT-oXfI5XWa8QzMvkI-X3F8V-mNEGpn-r2NeW69Flr8T5Rnd3rjsnP4MYgCjK05EmZbWNKVDDmsHONnpybtlGwGQGps3_siQ9BLq_jhwGhztbhm61RdD5akBAhx3DJtL1w5C2jPi0s3mwHZjAdGk9Ur35z0xwmzU-C0ZptOOqocBAc6WFZn8eIv272JALHM7HKjbUdebaxHcIQk/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h23/h001.nn8zTk4nKDb68iMriBku12oL7NjGpvO2DFrOCkcy958" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>deaths of children</span></a> in federal custody are being told their worldview is peaceful and correct while anyone who identifies Kirk’s hateful, violent legacy is divisive and wrong. On X, numerous far-right accounts bemoaning the left’s response to Kirk’s death have received a “This you?” callout in the form of viral quote-posts with their own glorification of murder: some of them had <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ke39WvCfsq8Y99teWgMXH1A8p9Lxv78YSS3ZNxwXbiiExyErgjNH19Pkk153d54lu9hrAgIlO93cAPpMvbhkflVcb3ZRIuKFqLOaUPv-AFFXbxAE_6-sud_67c3XxV6U0H8AJYcMLpFF5B8Mp_KH0_fOKu8MkudCnUafTRl5mUicE3eVrYt2LxLq61ZcSZAIX9rvSG7UnUaeJyyK-b76JxKukB26tx57QP7Kqqr1bhaqYUiupi9QFhe0kUmLZcY1GzmGIQO_u0QDIabWbguedHmj9f-wYKRMJfQkI9sMbLw/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h24/h001.QtZ849UhWxWE6jHIWOSgUkMouxnPZgfrO6o0A1bbDZk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>previously called</span></a> for pro-Palestinian activists to be “shot on sight,” for <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ke39WvCfsq8Y99teWgMXH92_fx0d_W2ws_aeVQBvOgSzOIvI-TDL3DW-7wbExNc41ZwwBqr2VP8v94cFMQQg85o6GP2EeZVggdigeKSELYHiVoYjk_82aS63AMKZkT2VzwT32lSuf9vhPrAN_Xc9iLND1KhpVICJ65UTpK4EXmZiGAYtcZEhCODym1gklnBK5BBfwZwQK4pv_ZurBHJ-W3VNIivZ-OhsEn_10cEZqE9TMx6gy3PjcXZIlj82hF8Em4nt4V66mRhnpmT6lyaGCRnAlmpBnYOgLQz7Mfn7Acc/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h25/h001.HXS9EcfzuyDqwIvPn5ndwIU74Mhs7fmmnksBDbAvNVA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>the murder</span></a> of Kamala Harris, and for <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ke39WvCfsq8Y99teWgMXH1TB31gxOLWdXIgXhlR13M7veHEUwP-mSyY0aqXOcTvAMPVbe0MFC202jk7-H_zuDvNYoglcvrZZgJd0ajhyXe9p_RDpNeZvkaxkHMgYLCo9uVE014D2ccz2nX80s_IuVEuLFtHmKwWzfA_sxPW9Z5c1ZH9wPdkhmjDegdKyYXMv1slrTqhwAXeQA9PQkIZa1u2nDYu27NJyyqu4tbUkfp5RRKspoROLEWP9gGeVPxxRFvMQuqozlaFkHxcgy9oDNN45HHg5Yz9of3R7_nTYMT0/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h26/h001.QuoeIWMHdnaiCgVP10N2yGq9RonQ7BAm6H6TJSwMMco" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>cheering on</span></a> the suicide of a trans teen. The idea that these people are right and Dowd and Felker-Martin are wrong is a form of gaslighting—a pattern of manipulation that takes place during abuse, which includes lying and distorting the truth, blaming victims, and minimizing logical emotional responses. </p></td></tr><tr class="btn_row"><td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;width:100%;word-break:break-word;" class="dd"><table width="100%" role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:14px auto 14px auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="background-color:#030712;border-radius:8px;mso-padding-alt:12px 20px;" class="btn"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxwV_hX9vGS3oqZL81Kc_IifVZRheAbWj80LGoajCGvYYBIDKX9DDjb5Sa4ZvfXgQdBnAQxx9CP6y-uINlsqzdUW7IzqCeLHH7zkPDENELyU9bKqWJI06yxvsGm_78cbuWz0Hbus6s-3_Zcldwq3F7nhEDHzuQpQjuYBWsXuPaybTxoeF-CWv9MJfnxhdcYxLzHObSA-cd_FoMTSKX6-j2lMhX5VBSNJRGluitwoVtJepEFyHh9S9xBWv2yynVejP2fFlpzxLNsPbSSHX3zgsrqRVIUaNeFq6CdmsxhfKmbECWtfgX7IWPP7Lj36VU_xFi8-ocIcHLjbz50yQRqRXSNYjJco66Qt_3UysFTgZP3yKsbYoHiyzuQQRuYKWvUYUtdIa7VhvoADbUwuroXu3TCbI8a9U9kvyFkfmoSDl93GBXn7Rd6Y0aj89rFTOG9sWwSWvSWYdHiG6AVeuimBNIi9yLmR8JhjxHR_Vu6DrANuOfZHqAOcs0-v1dEWbhcP6RgdQRq6GNj4eh0fWhYDf_sOJulK7c4URyNDAxZl5PhyrZmh5KNQt2RMRJg1pDlf8DYyeKWT_iYdwqAiIOefpgyEMGv4EnTCVEIKLs-uWDCb5NboIiPMFOSIwTnqM_pf2tUGP2uiPccee4OXGqrjYRsAWngBPIuT8slGJQi89-PeBWdLZbMve-UEJTMs8D5CG6C-iXjSzzUI4H8k4AGPEXLrDhML9Jd_PAGN6liAWL8w9Q/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h27/h001.9OK0uG3l129RjhOLasoLsSf_ONXSY4p7gNn3wSTDvNU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="background-color:#030712;border-radius:8px;color:#FFFFFF;display:inline-block;font-family:'Verdana',Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;padding:12px 20px;text-decoration:none;"> Subscribe to <i>Spitfire News</i></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Some conservative figures have continued the gaslighting with the idea that Bluesky, which is considered the primary X alternative for people on the left, is fomenting violent celebration of Kirk’s death. As someone who posts on Bluesky exclusively but monitors X closely, this is blatantly false. The culture on Bluesky is way more toned down than the culture on X. I have seen posts on X over the past two days with hundreds of thousands of likes celebrating and mocking Kirk’s death. There is not anything comparable on Bluesky. And yet, Bluesky has chosen to crack down on anyone who has anything less than positive to say about Kirk’s death, deleting posts with sentiments <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.uP0QS_diFLgi8m-4cLSdATZxPzwAuOxbPiu_KooIzNonfu0ft8rty2YElCLstUkpH5zt8-80yTur8NVyEXW6kKJ7ouswKZiap6Qbj3MZuYCB-E60FwDeNFJuHs2xTRHfVkY7rpak0jCIcj-nA2yYI4bQCChQnEVoXFelGg0wxsg8qNBRkLzJ-l12LaeyzzZpw_eZJWtJg8nvrr-jmkt5hKzKsAihXY1nrxMCYJuPnax4_lxPBSVuuzrJ6_8Ax4mSgMFSBUVx_IArTry4Lgy_s22GjZM4_TiBAFscwpZFQKYGoN33UMtCmlJvf4V6WUlS/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h28/h001.B6KA9BOWS7ceufCX_oDoTY-hPUFojUQv6q2Vm0JipnM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>as inoffensive as</span></a> “Charlie Kirk died at 31 I’m still alive and beautiful at 32.” Bluesky even <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.uP0QS_diFLgi8m-4cLSdATZxPzwAuOxbPiu_KooIzNpHs-1NBJBPB1L16lgXmeOSK9YYByb7dpHz-oxgH_ddKJmOblx5CzqbIujtFoAMTBpdE2kl5zKhsg-HSMWvj8oo9SV2E9vD6hhn1RPTqn99qcmu0WlB7G_HuuX1E62wdZPePL2heF0lSVpWDgwp2CZ2GCQyJNoT6cuPLh7lPAqQ0aNUznB7fsKwEhsrhp8zuR3ubNFAvxUVa6YFJ5g-X1cOE--pfckst-yb3sCJFTyyMqMOBLHHoZWA6rzwytSc3v0qLEYe_EWgfAKAqIob5zo3/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h29/h001.98dZHm2fPGQM2L4NTltDneQg-p_dTU1NwXu2XfYn1ZM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>temporarily suspended</span></a> journalist Nathan Grayson for writing “rest in piss.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> This kind of censorship only extends in one direction, and it directly inflames conservative rhetoric and violence. When institutions carry out the goals of far-right harassment projects, it only incentivizes more right-wing harassment, both online and off. And the cycle continues. The right incites violence and the left gets blamed and punished for that violence. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> It’s all a part of the <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxxO7toP0EOskF04Z9JF_GAFzyXFfUS2TAo3MyyJKNgJwo4k9tSSC-3gFTCg8zNcSwk9FQo9T7zdRgiiTdSVwt0-wWmewjvm2UqbEtCvOVyxTvV0jGqa5i_cJE_DGLIRFNx0sFjXb_zmL_VF2f3cOUS-zH9y3LvpsaBE0XiPh66fUK-cLElcVXSZNVaAw1ypex2p5U_yUIwJJnHYNcgiF2Y7cQdcNVBOp74WJD2bHw5FE3ihvdUkVxuFG_qowYoKcp_kd1e94eKcguexMd17R2GS78cnzYpniiJv6-0zPSepy-WiOVscJi3pV2JhSqn0nmLCd_SaimxBoUYGSDX3UmGCYLxNRLKjs587srL7ofnYAx4GN19BLwV55OaDQ4j38rQy8jBIkkutbABV_Orpmf10p6p1Xb5ATmWYrDLv6HFyB9yFcnDPHIM9txIKJPA9teHwviMeweo_sR25RzJiVLZZO534DiOrTTScRL61UMitCGVxAGKwjQ5pXflSYH_XEAhD8g2SuxKu4lg7jBc4Y3sO6K4vcqzo-xf-nxbEXGBZAnq4N-602e7hI6bS7uP_PEA2-J7yrNQRRwxMWkHlXwRubgb_aKd5QHh0HmC5lSrJbDno2EvcML_VRuiHZ_3J8tRUbf4XE_k9UZCqIgDjyPTmFKP68a1x2-E7QykaPN93Yb5nTdiuV9bA1WT_Md11iy1CnQPXqWYdLou4X-ny19vRrIEmpO5YB5tS5V3VequA-3NC_YNILXJxfnEDiBehcPYOqeuaJuPSfTZ2CQYA2-ds/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h30/h001.s0V4Md3gvu0vNtwP_aafgPrDVhl4gGVi5wcOLy8fAog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>broader DARVO</span></a> or blame-shifting at the heart of both abuse and authoritarianism. Only the victims are punished, while the perpetrators continue to be emboldened. Kirk’s legacy wasn’t peaceful debate—it was smuggling far-right talking points into the mainstream with a veneer of legitimacy. In death, he’s accomplishing the same thing. And the most vulnerable targets of his bigotry are already paying the price. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Thanks so much for reading this far, and if you appreciated this piece, consider <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxw-9UbDfvT-b-BqkIB088N2wQpjnzw-NaITW1jeWzFGuw3aExvhNl781Pg2zKEM8rBxhOZ7jR-NRDvqZI1a0S4rfpVicKKXafJpO5UwSB7NXmgGDbkYgxljUv2bZuLph2hQMugd8Ts4n9EC3TyZRfXNX9fm8MRggRqMWVaU9RVj5J3iPVPLSjAk55i5aStivGLehTUUmsvNF8FVXao3hj5Avzcrgpama5MN5kk612VYGvUVkFAqdK35Ivwp2_tMesDKiBuFUgWJu6nFmW4y-rUsddSZO2t7zDQHEIsSUxC1WyGEhws7izdSKUQe-ZAMvhvPApBA3uzARSLdL-vySa5xmRYgg4U97DKwh82R0XzzIqBwSp52nT59uPdEv9QzD75IO5duimra1hp2gPHJnD9apcWNnzcaJBT65-adgwufjViW-tLPQ-2MTOGBY4IVbrFnjYw7OwP6Nb4AUMHLdD7EZIkqZBM-Yoe-37gb61j4PERRU20fxF18ubdCn034dugSAgUY36hs-UeflTar7MFnjH2O4Ljh1gLWaBMC0ZEK53NUO2TqLDSIxvZQz79nKu1rw1yx3JCK2tTR2cWAdYnrmLP2egMbrx4Dcl4GCv6nalOO9jJytyHB783eWFCdv7T-V4TkSC3ZLFgdqCAo-VoBqjZ6aaX6z3bep9JHLIYnfFL2oHtaZtfLh_gy--OvXGj5EMFEradYs6hknkrY7rw07TSgUCfuPyiGIK7OGOaefA/4ju/bphXocnrSZOgj8888bNH6g/h31/h001.YgEP5WQp15hNmipCc5ksSjG9jAc0oOa3njhLm3q5WmY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>upgrading your subscription</span></a> for just $5 to get access to all of my reporting. 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