Antifa, gay furries, and bomb codes? What the engravings on the Kirk assassination bullets may mean



Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday in front a massive crowd at Utah Valley University. Officials provided confirmation on Friday that the evidence suggests that the suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson of Washington County, is another radical leftist.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) indicated at a press conference on Friday that Robinson's roommate showed investigators messages on Discord allegedly sent by the suspected assassin, providing insights into the shooting and Robinson's apparent ideological capture.

'Hey fascist! Catch!'

In addition to apparently discussing the need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point, the messages allegedly referred to Robinson's engraving of ammunition.

Cox confirmed that investigators found an inscription on a spent fire casing that read, "Notices bulges, OwO what’s this?" — a reference to an online meme that has been used to mock gay furries — as well as the following inscriptions on unfired shell casings:

  • "Hey fascist! Catch! ↑ → ↓ ↓ ↓" — the arrows are an apparent reference to a move in the video game Helldivers 2 that sets the stage for the deployment of a large bomb;
  • "Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao, ciao," lyrics from an Italian folk song that has been embraced by anti-fascist movements and various leftist causes and features in the violent Spanish TV show "Money Heist." Willem van Spronsen, the Antifa terrorist who firebombed a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in July 2019, apparently referred to the song in his final statement; and
  • "If you read this, you are gay, LMAO."

When pressed about the meaning of the engravings, Cox noted that the "Hey fascist! Catch!" inscription "speaks for itself."

A family member of Robinson told investigators that the suspected assassin had become more political in recent years, said Cox.

Utah State University confirmed that Robinson attended USU for one semester in 2021 before dropping out.

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During a recent dinner, Robinson allegedly said in conversation with another family member that Kirk was coming to UVU. "The family member also stated Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate," Cox said.

In the moments immediately before Kirk was struck in the neck by a single shot fired from a distance of roughly 200 yards, he was asked by an audience member, "Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?"

"Too many," said Kirk.

There was, for instance, the March 2023 Covenant School massacre in Nashville, where a trans-identifying woman murdered three 9-year-old children — Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs — and three adults — teacher Cynthia Peak, custodian Mike Hill, and head of school Katherine Koonce.

'Is this the end of a dark chapter in our history or the beginning of a darker chapter in our history?'

In April 2024, a male-identifying woman planned to shoot up an elementary school and a high school in Maryland but was thankfully stopped in time by police, then later convicted.

The attendee then asked, "Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?"

Kirk responded, "Counting or not counting gang violence?" and then was knocked back by the assassin's shot.

Robinson, who has been booked into the Utah County Jail, is not the first radical captive to leftist thinking allegedly to draw blood in recent weeks.

The trans-identifying man who shot up a Catholic church full of children last month in Minneapolis displayed statements on his weapons that include, "Where is your God?"; "Kill Donald Trump"; and "I'm the woker, baby ... Why so queerious?"

The trans-identifying radical who allegedly gunned down a father in a Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, park on Aug. 28 is another leftist who allegedly stated, "The protection of Palestine requires the eradication of western based genocidal white supremacy," condemned "f**khead crackers"; and said of Israelis, "We should kill them all, save Palestine and be jus [sic] be done with it."

Governor Cox compared the violent trend to the campaign of violence waged on American soil in the second half of the 20th century

"Is this the end of a dark chapter in our history or the beginning of a darker chapter in our history?" said the governor. "If you look at true political assassinations in this country of someone of this stature, this feels a lot like the late '60s."

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, leftist terrorists routinely committed political murders and bombings. For instance, the Weather Underground — an offshoot of Students for a Democratic Society — executed scores of bombings, including the Jan. 29, 1975, attack on the headquarters of the U.S. State Department.

"We will be brave," President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday. "We have radical left lunatics out there, and we just have to beat the hell out of them."

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New York Times continues SPLC demonization of Charlie Kirk, accuses him of provocation



Democrats and the liberal media spent years characterizing President Donald Trump as a would-be dictator, a Nazi, a threat to democracy, and a danger to minorities. This demonization campaign set the stage for at least two known attempted assassinations.

In advance of his alleged Sept. 15, 2024, attempt on Trump's life, Ryan Routh even parroted word for word some of the alarmist rhetoric pushed by the president's liberal critics.

'This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country.'

Trump's good friend, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, was similarly long the subject of a liberal demonization campaign.

On Wednesday, the loving husband and father of two was assassinated in broad daylight in front of a massive crowd at Utah Valley University.

"It's long past time for all Americans and the media to confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree, day after day, year after year, in the most hateful and despicable way possible," President Donald Trump said in a video statement after Kirk's death.

"For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world's worst mass murderers and criminals," continued Trump. "This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today — and it must stop right now."

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Following Kirk's assassination, the New York Times released an obituary titled "Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Provocateur and Close Ally of Trump, Dies at 31."

While an earlier version was relatively benign and largely stuck to the facts, the obituary was expanded over the course of several hours to include numerous critical elements, some reminiscent of a smear report published by the Southern Poverty Law Center in May.

'They’d love nothing more than to see TPUSA in the crosshairs.'

The obituary not only accused Kirk of spreading "unsupported claims and outright lies" and attacked him for "embracing the false right-wing narrative that Mr. Trump had actually won the White House in his race against Joseph R. Biden Jr.," but suggested that the deceased had added "an antisemitic twist" to the "popular far-right idea that immigrants will soon displace white Americans."

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The Times made sure to suggest that Kirk amplified the left's go-to bogeyman of 2024, "Christian nationalism," and claimed he "continued to provoke," citing as an example his willingness to question the popular hagiographies for George Floyd and Martin Luther King Jr.

Whereas the Times toned down its insinuations about the assassinated conservative's imagined bigotry in light of the circumstances, it nevertheless drew on a nasty narrative constructed over time by liberal critics of Kirk and his organization.

One of the most inflammatory publications bolstering this false narrative was the SPLC's May 22 "Year in Hate and Extremism 2024" report, which contained a lengthy section titled "Turing Point USA: A Case Study of the Hard Right in 2024."

The SPLC report stated that Kirk's organization was "emblematic" of the American political right's supposed embrace of "aggressive state and federal power to enforce a social order rooted in white supremacy" against a backdrop of "patriarchal Christian supremacy dedicated to eroding the value of inclusive democracy and public institutions."

It further suggested that Kirk's organization was advancing a "narrow vision" that fights for "white, male, Christian dominance in America" and results in the demonization of nonconforming men, women, and "nonbinary people."

In addition to noting — as the Times did Wednesday in its obituary — that Kirk criticized Martin Luther King Jr., claiming he did so to "discredit civil rights legislation," the SPLC suggested that Kirk framed Christianity as superior and Christians as persecuted to justify TPUSA's "extreme, authoritarian vision for the country that threatens the foundation of our democracy."

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The section on Kirk and TPUSA concludes with, "Turning Point USA’s effort to sow fear and division to enforce social hierarchies rooted in supremacism is emblematic of the hard right’s broader political project to destroy our foundational democratic principles and institutions."

Kirk responded to the hit piece on May 25, stating, "The SPLC has added Turning Point to their ridiculous 'hate group' list, right next to the KKK and neo-Nazis, a cheap smear from a washed-up org that's been fleecing scared grandmas for decades."

"Their game plan? Scare financial institutions into debanking us, pressure schools to cancel us, and demonize us so some unhinged lunatic feels justified targeting us," continued Kirk. "Remember the Family Research Council? An SPLC-inspired gunman went after them. They’d love nothing more than to see TPUSA in the crosshairs."

Even after Kirk called it out, the SPLC kept smearing the patriot.

The day before Kirk's assassination, the SPLC listed Kirk in its September "Hatewatch" report.

Blaze News has reached out to the White House and to the SPLC for comment.

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Charlie Kirk: Loving father, fearless communicator, happy warrior — 1993-2025



Charlie James Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two and husband to Erika Kirk, was fatally shot and killed by an assassin at a Utah Valley University event in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday afternoon.

"Charlie Kirk was one of one. He was a gifted communicator, loving husband and father, visionary builder, and a faithful Christian. He was also my friend," said Blaze Media CEO Tyler Cardon. "He was the most effective representative of conservative Christian values of his generation. A force of nature. I will miss him dearly."

Blaze News editor in chief Matthew Peterson said, "This is a terrible day for America, and we must all pray for the repose of Charlie’s soul, for his family, and for our divided nation.”

Peterson continued, “His voice mattered for a reason. He was constantly and fearlessly working harder to make America great again and solve the looming problems of our age. He built an organization and reputation that ultimately helped staff and guide the current Trump administration.”

Instagram - Erika Kirk

Kirk noted in his book "Time for a Turning Point" that he had committed his life "to fighting to restore, perhaps finish building, an America that was envisioned by our Founding Fathers."

At the age of 18, the native of Prospect Heights, Illinois, founded his vehicle for this restoration: Turning Point USA, a non-profit organization committed to empowering students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and a limited government.

'He never stopped building, he never stopped learning, and he never stopped doing.'

TPUSA, whose revenue exceeded $81 million in 2022, has not only influenced multiple American elections but has also sparked difficult conversations, changed perspectives, and helped build new connections on campus.

Critics have made sure to mention over the years that Kirk did not personally complete college. This persistent reminder made it all the more impressive when the young man would cut through academic theses like a knife through hot butter; when he coolly dismantled the best arguments that Oxford Union speakers could muster; and when he befriended the leader of the free world.

Peterson, who first met Kirk in class sessions he was teaching while heading up the Claremont Institute’s Lincoln Fellowship program, noted, "As a 2021 Lincoln Fellow, Charlie was a revelation: He was a bright light, a sharp student, and one of the best of the Fellows. He sought us out and wanted to be there in order to learn. Charlie then rose to his current position as a leader of this movement in the last few years because he never stopped building, he never stopped learning, and he never stopped doing.”

While Kirk would on occasion volunteer some criticism, he was to the end a resolute defender and friend of President Donald Trump, who on two occasions was himself nearly assassinated.

Trump noted in a statement, "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"

"The President has confirmed what I can scarcely bring myself to say: my dear friend, Charlie Kirk, is gone," wrote Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck. "In all my years, I have spoken tens of millions of words—but tonight, I have none.

"Tomorrow, many of his friends and his Blaze family will join me on national radio and podcast as we try to honor him. I pray that God grants me the words worthy of such a man, though I know none of us could ever truly capture the depth of his faith, his courage, and his love for this country."

"Pray, please, for his family. And pray for our republic, which has lost one of its most faithful defenders. I can only imagine the joy that must now fill his heart as he hears those words we all long to hear: 'Well done, my good and faithful servant.' Rest well, Charlie. Until we meet again."

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Peterson recalled, "I interviewed him about statesmanship not long ago, and it occurred to me that above all, what Charlie was truly about was just that: statesmanship. Charlie Kirk was a leading statesman of his generation. And that is why what happened today was political assassination."

Liberals at the Southern Poverty Law Center, CNN, and other outfits had long painted a target on Charlie Kirk's back as they had Trump, smearing him as an extremist or worse — a dangerous game in light of polling data that indicate a great many on the American left are bloodthirsty and keen to advance their agenda by any means necessary.

'I worship a God that defeats evil.'

Charlie Kirk is among those who stood up to radicals when it mattered most; spoke out against the left's extreme agenda when it was at its strongest; and changed minds through spirited debate despite an unrelenting onslaught of vicious attacks by political and cultural elites.

A gunman evidently chose to silence a great man on Wednesday because his words and ideas were too powerful to rebut. Kirk is, however, not only survived by his loving wife, Erika Kirk, and two young children but by a movement that he has left permanently energized.

Kirk knew full well that some victories take time, but most importantly, that the ultimate victory belongs to God.

"I worship a God that defeats evil," Kirk said at a TPUSA rally for Trump last year. "And we worship a God that wins in the end."

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Former University of Virginia football player suspected of fatally shooting 3 school football players, wounding two other students; suspect in custody after all-night manhunt



A former University of Virginia football player is suspected of fatally shooting three players on the school's football team and wounding two other students around 10:30 p.m. Sunday on the Charlottesville campus, ESPN reported.

What are the details?

Police confirmed the suspect is UVA student Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a 22-year-old former football player.

The shooting took place on a charter bus that had returned to campus after students attended a play in Washington, D.C., as part of a class field trip, school President Jim Ryan said during a Monday news conference, according to ESPN.

In response, the school immediately issued a shelter-in-place order for all students and staff on campus and canceled Monday classes.

Police searched the campus extensively to locate the suspect but determined he had likely fled the immediate area.

Following the search, UVA lifted the shelter-in-place order at 10:33 a.m. on Monday. UVA Police Chief Timothy Longo Sr. stated that nearly 500 students were impacted by the order and forced to stay in the school's library and classrooms overnight.

Authorities noted that "a large police presence will remain."

Jones remained at large overnight and into the following morning. Police apprehended Jones on Monday afternoon and brought him into custody after a nearly 12-hour manhunt. According to authorities, Jones was arrested in Henrico County "without incident" just before 11 a.m.

At this time, authorities have not released a possible motive.

During a press conference on Monday morning – before Jones' arrest was confirmed – UVA President Jim Ryan stated, "Multiple law enforcement agencies are coordinating to find and apprehend him."

"As of writing, I am heartbroken to report the shooting has resulted in three fatalities; two additional victims were injured and are receiving medical care," Ryan added. "We are working with the families of the victims, and we will share additional details as soon as we are able."

Ryan identified the three deceased victims as D'Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr., and Devin Chandler. He did not release the identities of the two additional wounded victims, but he noted that one is in critical condition and the other expected to recover.

\u201cAll three of the UVA shooting victims are football players:\n\nDevin Chandler (from Virginia Beach)\n\nD'Sean Perry\n\nLavel Davis\u201d
— Dan Kennedy 13News Now (@Dan Kennedy 13News Now) 1668441880

All of the deceased victims were UVA football players and former teammates of Jones.

Longo noted that Jones was involved in a previous hazing investigation and that he had made comments about possessing a gun.

Jones faces three charges of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony.

\u201cThe UVA Police Department is looking for Christopher Darnell Jones regarding the shooting incident that occurred on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Call 911 if seen, do not approach.\u201d
— UVA Police Department (@UVA Police Department) 1668404244

DeSantis names Emma Weyant 'rightful winner' of NCAA 500-yard freestyle over trans swimmer Lia Thomas



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday issued a proclamation declaring Sarasota native and Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant the "real winner" of the 500-yard freestyle event at the Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships last Thursday.

Weyant, a freshman at the University of Virginia, finished second to Lia Thomas, a man who identifies as female and takes cross-sex hormones.

According to the university, Weyant finished the race with the third-fastest time in UVA history, as well as her own fastest career time. But Thomas beat her by 1.75 seconds, becoming the first transgender athlete to win a NCAA Division I title and the first man to do so in a women's event.

But Thomas' victory was controversial, as critics like DeSantis say men have biological advantages over women that makes direct athletic competition between the two sexes unfair.

"By allowing men to compete in women's sports, the NCAA is destroying opportunities for women, making a mockery of its championships, and perpetuating a fraud," DeSantis said Tuesday.

"In Florida, we reject these lies and recognize Sarasota's Emma Weyant as the best women's swimmer in the 500y freestyle."

By allowing men to compete in women's sports, the NCAA is destroying opportunities for women, making a mockery of its championships, and perpetuating a fraud.\n\nIn Florida, we reject these lies and recognize Sarasota's Emma Weyant as the best women's swimmer in the 500y freestyle.pic.twitter.com/tBmFxFE3q6
— Ron DeSantis (@Ron DeSantis) 1647968594

At a press conference Tuesday, the Republican governor praised Weyant as a tough competitor and announced he would sign the proclamation declaring her the actual winner of the NCAA competition.

“If you look at what the NCAA has done by allowing basically men to compete in women’s athletics, in this case, the swimming, you had the number-one woman who finished was from Sarasota. And then Weyant, she won the silver medal, she’s been an absolute superstar her whole career,” DeSantis said. “She trains, I mean, to compete at that level is very, very difficult. And you don’t just roll out of bed and do it. That takes grit, that takes determination, and she’s been an absolute superstar and she had the fastest time of any woman in college athletics.”

He accused the NCAA of trying to "destroy women's athletics" by allowing gender-dysphoric men to compete against women.

“They’re trying to undermine the integrity of the competition, and they’re crowning somebody else the woman’s champion and we think that’s wrong ... we’re going to be doing a proclamation saying that Emma is the best female swimmer in the 500-meter freestyle, because she earned that," DeSantis said.

JUST NOW: @GovRonDeSantis says he will sign a "proclamation" naming @UVA and @USASwimming Olympian @emmaweyant the "best female swimmer" of the women's 500-yard freestyle.\n\nDeSantis said the @NCAA is "perpetuating fraud" & "trying to undermine the integrity of the competition"pic.twitter.com/wt6I058ILp
— Evan Donovan (@Evan Donovan) 1647963875

Continuing, DeSantis said organizations that permit men to compete against women because they identify as such are perpetuating "frauds" on the public and are "putting ideology ahead of opportunity for women athletes."

“And I think that there’s just some people that are afraid to speak out and say what they’re doing. But that is what they’re doing. And so in Florida, we’re going to be very clear, when they try to do things like that, when they try to undermine the integrity of competition, when they try to counteract the ability of women to realize their dreams, we are going to speak out about that," DeSantis concluded.

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