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Uncle Joe

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 04:11 PM Wednesday

How Video Games, Discord & Deep Web Influenced Alleged Kirk Killer



The alleged shooter of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was formally charged Tuesday by Utah prosecutors. The top charge is aggravated murder, along with six other counts. The accused, 22-year old Tyler Robinson, also made his first court appearance to hear the charges read. Prosecutors say they will be seeking the death penalty in the case.

The case has set off media speculation about the shooter’s possible motives, including the meaning behind cryptic meme references engraved on bullets recovered by police. Makena Kelly, senior writer at Wired, says that the messages are not “inherently political” and allude to some of the online communities Robinson was involved in.
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How Video Games, Discord & Deep Web Influenced Alleged Kirk Killer (Original Post) Uncle Joe Wednesday OP
fishy Be Leave On Wednesday #1

Be Leave On

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1. fishy
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 06:31 PM
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This whole story smelled fishy to the ladies of the "IHIP" podcast (as shown on DU in another thread). Their take is worth considering.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/132288754

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