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MakeThemCry

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32. I drive Lyft as my secondary income

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:25 PM

Sep 15

And I had a passenger that brought up Charlie Kirk in conversation w/o prompting.

I typically play Jazz music as background music and Saturday night I picked up an affluent, most likely a millionaire, from a club near his home and dropped him home.

Before we got to his house he brought up Charlie Kirk in the conversation, and he was sympathetic to him.

An older white male, probably in his mid to late 50s.

He did give me helluva good tip though.

I had another passenger the day before, a young Black woman, who started blaring what she was listening to on her phone, something about Charlie Kirk, and she said "this guy is a scumbag." I agreed w/her and dropped her off.

My wife knows of someone where she works, a hospital, who got canned for talking bad about Charlie Kirk on their personal social media.

So yeah, people are aware of this situation and are talking about it.

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When I go out and about, there is no talk of Charlie Kirk [View all] Kaleva Sep 14 OP

Most of these "influencers" are unknown outside the TikTok/social media world. PSPS Sep 14 #1

Not a topic here, either NJCher Sep 14 #2

I was at n event with thousands pfitz59 Sep 14 #3

He has Turning Point chapters in 3000 schools womanofthehills Sep 15 #14

Occasionally over past few years I've seen references to Charlie Kirk, thought it was Captain Kirk and scrolled by. Silent Type Sep 14 #4

It speaks to how insular the RW political class and ultrawealthy are. RockRaven Sep 14 #5

It's not just the right wing. It's our side also JI7 Sep 15 #6

if there's a silver lining Skittles Sep 15 #9

Mr. Kirk's legacy is being rewritten in real time, he's undergoing something akin to apotheosis or beatification 0rganism Sep 15 #7

I didn't know who he was, either. Rhiannon12866 Sep 15 #8

all I knew is he was a rightwing nutcase Skittles Sep 15 #10

The mall yesterday had the flag over Macys at half staff... live love laugh Sep 15 #11

I had no idea who he was DFW Sep 15 #12

I had no idea either, but I'm old, and not on Tik Tok or Twitter. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 15 #24

He's a "media thing".. Although there was vigil in San Antonio today and one at UTSA tomorrow LeftInTX Sep 15 #13

Unfortunately, I knew who he was because I work in higher ed Iris Sep 15 #15

the troll farms r working overtime. mopinko Sep 15 #16

Poisoning young minds has long term, negative consequences dlk Sep 15 #17

I didn't know who he was until Tree Lady Sep 15 #18

Because things like food prices, health care costs and jobs matter much more than a flying monkey right blowhard. roamer65 Sep 15 #19

People concerned about food prices, health care and jobs don't care about Epstein either MichMan Sep 15 #31

I had to sneak it in as a reminder. roamer65 Sep 15 #34

Way over the top coverage for someone nobody knows. Emile Sep 15 #20

Less then 10% of the adult population watches cable bews Kaleva Sep 15 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Sep 15 #22

Go out to a high school, colle geor even a middle school indusurb Sep 15 #23

No one all weekend mentioned it Johonny Sep 15 #25

There is a lot of talk about that orange person in the WH negativity................ Lovie777 Sep 15 #26

11 million currently viewing JD Vance on the Charlie Kirk Show with 30m views total. Hellbound Hellhound Sep 15 #27

charlie kirk was a Hitler Youth Group Trainer MrWowWow Sep 15 #28

I guess our anecdotes differ Torchlight Sep 15 #29

I live in redville hell Traildogbob Sep 15 #30

I drive Lyft as my secondary income MakeThemCry Sep 15 #32

The vast majority of Americans pay Deminpenn Sep 15 #33

I did a search and found that there was a vigil for Kirk Kaleva Sep 16 #35