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Chris Pratt gets clowned for squinting his entire way through an odd online prayer

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“My son understood”: Concerned mother cuts off the internet after Charlie Kirk shooting hits too close home

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“I felt bad that I didn’t feel bad”: Daughter of Sandy Hook survivor speaks out on Charlie Kirk’s death

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“Thought they were better than that”: Fans react to Coldplay’s Chris Martin asking audience to “send love” to Charlie Kirk’s family

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“South Park” re-run of Charlie Kirk episode pulled as conservatives blame it for the shooting

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Trump’s video about Charlie Kirk is being accused of using AI. A video editor explains what’s really going on

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“Feminism is back”: Jezebel’s story about hiring “some Etsy witches” to curse Charlie Kirk two days before his death goes viral

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Charlie Kirk says Taylor Swift should ditch her name, “submit” to Travis Kelce, and have “lots of children”

Left: Charlie Kirk tweet reading "Was just in NYC all weekend with our family. Never felt safe. So many people in the city who don’t belong. Praying for all involved" Right: Charlie Kirk speaking into a microphone on The Charlie Kirk Show

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“Sounds like who didn’t belong was you”: Charlie Kirk blasted for blaming deadly NYC shooting on diversity

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“I’m not even gonna justify”: A college student called out a surprised Charlie Kirk with an insult from his father

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“At the time, I thought that I was saving America”: Former Turning Point USA writer describes how she wrote articles “designed to scare people”

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Trump influencers keep swearing today is the day the market will rebound… for real this time

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Gavin Newsom taking advice from history’s greatest monsters is the hot new left-wing meme

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Left-wing critics fume over the Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur attending TP USA event

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