{"id":163806,"date":"2025-09-21T07:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163806"},"modified":"2025-09-21T16:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T00:36:52","slug":"charlie-kirk-rip-1993-2025-9-21-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163806","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk, RIP (1993-2025) 9-21-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hl7LTazCzZQ?si=tg1HKLXCITSAAtf9\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <a title=\"Click to play at 01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#60\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"60\">01:00<\/a> Charlie Kirk, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlie_Kirk\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlie_Kirk<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 12:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#720\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"720\">12:00<\/a> \u201cThis Is What Barack Obama Thought Was the Right Thing To Say?\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6f-pE2tJd2I\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6f-pE2tJd2I<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 28:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1710\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1710\">28:30<\/a> Mike Benz on Who Funds Trantifa Terror, Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Legacy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3h8Q1OTBWlM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3h8Q1OTBWlM<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 34:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#2040\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"2040\">34:00<\/a> The Competency Crisis at the CIA, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163770\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163770<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 39:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#2340\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"2340\">39:00<\/a> Mark Halperin: Why Charlie Kirk\u2019s Life and Murder Represent Far More Than Politics to Millions of Americans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O7Fcd--7HmU\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O7Fcd&#8211;7HmU<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 49:45\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#2985\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"2985\">49:45<\/a> Helen Andrews | Overcoming the Feminization of Culture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EWLbq7PlrIA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EWLbq7PlrIA<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 54:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#3240\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"3240\">54:00<\/a> This Is Not Real Life by Lauren Southern, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/This-Real-Life-Lauren-Southern\/dp\/1069608505\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/This-Real-Life-Lauren-Southern\/dp\/1069608505\/<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:17:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#4650\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"4650\">1:17:30<\/a> Why Are Intellectuals Antinomic?, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163775\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163775<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:45:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6300\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6300\">1:45:00<\/a> What&#8217;s the conservative principle behind Trump pushing American institutions back towards the middle? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/20\/opinion\/jimmy-kimmel-conservative-principle-trump.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/20\/opinion\/jimmy-kimmel-conservative-principle-trump.html<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:50:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6600\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6600\">1:50:00<\/a> FP: Why Charlie Kirk\u2019s White Nationalism Resonated With Some Nonwhites Abroad, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163747\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163747<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:58:45\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7125\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7125\">1:58:45<\/a> Fox: \u2018STUNNED AND SHOCKED\u2019: Journalist says Dems fail to grasp this pain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B9pszN-jfnQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B9pszN-jfnQ<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:00:35\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7235\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7235\">2:00:35<\/a> DTG on Charlie Kirk&#8217;s murder, <a href=\"https:\/\/decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm\/episode\/supplementary-material-37-public-murder-discourse-heterodox-psychodramas-and-generous-tit-for-tat-ers\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm\/episode\/supplementary-material-37-public-murder-discourse-heterodox-psychodramas-and-generous-tit-for-tat-ers<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:16:50\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8210\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8210\">2:16:50<\/a> There&#8217;s a new sheriff in town and the new sheriff has new rules, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5_MfGaReUA4\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5_MfGaReUA4<\/a> <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:19:35\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8375\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8375\">2:19:35<\/a> Halperin on Charlie Kirk&#8217;s legacy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smerconish.com\/podcasts\/the-smerconish-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.smerconish.com\/podcasts\/the-smerconish-podcast\/<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:27:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8820\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8820\">2:27:00<\/a> The Secret To Living A Good Life &#8211; How To Heal Trauma, Overwhelm &amp; Declutter Your Life | Fred Luskin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0TM0afa57iA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0TM0afa57iA<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:41:50\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9710\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9710\">2:41:50<\/a> Mischa Saul podcast: Australia with Chris Arnade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvetch.au\/p\/chin-wag-on-australia-with-chris\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.kvetch.au\/p\/chin-wag-on-australia-with-chris<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:56:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10590\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10590\">2:56:30<\/a> Video: Jimmy Kimmel Becomes a Crisis for Disney CEO Bob Iger; Trump Slams &#8220;99 Percent Negative&#8221; TV networks<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:57:40\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10660\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10660\">2:57:40<\/a> Video: Jimmy Kimmel &#8220;Won&#8217;t Apologize,&#8221; May Never Be on ABC Again; Kamala Harris&#8217; Book &#8220;Angering Everybody&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aKCHVWNgMfA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aKCHVWNgMfA<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:01:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10890\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10890\">3:01:30<\/a> Adam Carolla Reacts to Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s Show Cancellation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yzgef_yN49Q\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yzgef_yN49Q<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:05:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11130\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11130\">3:05:30<\/a> Commentary Magazine: Canning Kimmel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U4d5p-vhH50\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U4d5p-vhH50<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:15:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11730\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11730\">3:15:30<\/a> Megyn Kelly on Charlie Kirk <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:29:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#12540\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"12540\">3:29:00<\/a> Cancel culture vs accountability culture <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:44:50\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#13490\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"13490\">3:44:50<\/a> Moral Terms Mean Nothing On Their Own \u2013 They Need A Referent, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163718\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=163718<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:57:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#14220\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"14220\">3:57:00<\/a> Song: How Dare They (For Charlie) (Diesel 1970 Remix), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letras.com\/diesel\/how-dare-they-for-charlie-diesel-1970-remix\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.letras.com\/diesel\/how-dare-they-for-charlie-diesel-1970-remix\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01:00 Charlie Kirk, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlie_Kirk12:00 \u201cThis Is What Barack Obama Thought Was the Right Thing To Say?\u201d, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6f-pE2tJd2I28:30 Mike Benz on Who Funds Trantifa Terror, Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Legacy, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3h8Q1OTBWlM34:00 The Competency Crisis at the CIA, 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