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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome independently sourced Discord posts from the Charlie Kirk killer and members of his group,
and interviews with a longtime friend.
This is an independent journalist who independently obtained access to the material. Well worth reading IMO, as there's no a lot out there that hasn't been filtered through official channels that have an agenda.
Trump and company portray the alleged Utah shooter as left-wing and liberals portray him as right-wing. The federal conclusion will inevitably be that he was a so-called Nihilist Violent Extremist (NVE); meanwhile, the crackdown has already begun, as I reported yesterday. The country is practically ready to go to war.
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I think the main thing thats caused so much confusion is that he was always generally apolitical for the most part, the friend told me. That's the big thing, he just never really talked politics which is why it's so frustrating.
The picture that emerges bears little resemblance to the media version. Robinson, I am told, though quiet, was a well-liked person with a supportive family. The friend group who he interacted with on Discord, far from some kind of militia camp or Antifa bunker its been portrayed as, represented a range of different political views but mostly talked video games.
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I think the main thing thats caused so much confusion is that he was always generally apolitical for the most part, the friend told me. That's the big thing, he just never really talked politics which is why it's so frustrating.
The picture that emerges bears little resemblance to the media version. Robinson, I am told, though quiet, was a well-liked person with a supportive family. The friend group who he interacted with on Discord, far from some kind of militia camp or Antifa bunker its been portrayed as, represented a range of different political views but mostly talked video games.
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leaked-messages-from-charlie
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Some independently sourced Discord posts from the Charlie Kirk killer and members of his group, (Original Post)
Crunchy Frog
Sep 2025
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Bluestocking
(555 posts)1. It may be that he was apolitical
but was really offended by the way Kirk talked about trans people so he killed him. Kind of typical for a 22 year sociopath.
Crunchy Frog
(28,219 posts)2. Giving this an evening kick.
I believe that this is significant because it's the first information that I've seen that hasn't been sourced from officials with an interesting in promoting a particular narrative that scapegoats anyone who opposes Trump.
