There’s a way to be respectful in reporting on Charlie Kirk being shot while also refusing to whitewash who he was and what consequences his political activism has had. Obituaries for public figures are a part of history.

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Hannah Arendt said 'The death of human empathy is one of the earliest & most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism' We saw the recent cruelty of MAGA denying empathy to Melissa Hortman Empathy for Kirk—not because he ever acted like a decent human—but because we are decent humans

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Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

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Live Aid, 40 years ago today. “.. one of the greatest days of my life,” Elton said later. “The atmosphere was electric. We all felt like we were part of something bigger than ourselves.” “Bennie and the Jets” (this is PEAK Elton) 🔥

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History will remember Supreme Court Justices Kagan, Jackson, and Sotomayor who stood resolute in their defense of the U.S. Constitution. History will also remember those who enabled Trump's fascism.

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