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Charlie Kirk statue commissioned for New College of Florida campus
The statue, privately funded by community leaders, will stand on campus as a commitment by New College to defend and fight for free speech and civil discourse in American life, the college said
On Tuesday, the New College of Florida shared a mock-up image of a bronze-looking statue of Kirk sitting at a table with a microphone, an apparent nod to the debates hed frequently have on college campuses.
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican who said she owes her political career to Kirk, has pushed for House Speaker Mike Johnson to place a statue of Kirk in the U.S. Capitol to honor his legacy and to serve as a permanent testament to his life, work, and sacrifice, she wrote in an X post the day after Kirk was assassinated.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charlie-kirk-statue-new-college-florida-b2827840.html
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Nobody panders like Ted Cruz...DeSantis's New College of Fla says, "hold my beer" (Original Post)
underpants
Sep 2025
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Ocelot II
(131,914 posts)1. But you'd better not say anything negative about the Free Speech Hero.
underpants
(197,946 posts)2. Oh heavens no.
One of the funniest replies I saw on Facebook- Did they learn NOTHING from the Daughters of the Confederacy?
Torchlight
(7,287 posts)3. A radical cleric killed by an extremist nationalist
But sure Sen CruisetoCancun, golden calves and all are worth it.
underpants
(197,946 posts)4. Yes, Kirk is clearly becoming a False Idol.
Which I understood to be on the list of Donts.
But hey, they seem to have a new God who is going along with it.