BREAKING: Journalist and college professor Stacey Patton goes viral by penning a stunningly powerful statement about how she was on Charlie Kirk’s “digital hit list” and recounting the horror that he inflicted on her. We cannot allow this tragic assassination to whitewash Kirk’s legacy…
“I am on Charlie Kirk’s hit list,” Patton wrote to her 215,000 followers on Facebook. “His so-called ‘Professor Watchlist,’ run under the umbrella of Turning Point USA, is nothing more than a digital hit list for academics who dare to speak truth to power. I landed there in 2024 after writing commentary that inflamed the MAGA faithful. And once my name went up, the harassment machine roared to life.”
“For weeks my inbox and voicemail were deluged. Mostly white men spat venom through the phone: ‘bitch,’ ‘c*nt,’ ‘n****r.’ They threatened all manner of violence,” she continued.
“They overwhelmed the university’s PR lines and the president’s office with calls demanding that I be fired,” Patton wrote. “The flood was so relentless that the head of campus security reached out to offer me an escort, because they feared one of these keyboard soldiers might step out of his basement and come do me harm.”
“And I am not unique,” she added.
“Kirk’s Watchlist has terrorized legions of professors across this country. Women, Black faculty, queer scholars, basically anyone who challenged white supremacy, gun culture, or Christian nationalism suddenly found themselves targets of coordinated abuse,” Patton wrote.
“Some received death threats. Some had their jobs threatened. Some left academia entirely. Kirk sent the loud message to us: speak the truth and we will unleash the mob!” she continued.
“That is the culture of violence Charlie Kirk built. He normalized violence. He curated it, monetized it, and sicced it on anyone who dared to puncture his movement’s lies,” she wrote.
“And now, in the wake of his shooting, there’s all this national outpouring of mourning, moments of silence, yellow prayer hands, and tributes painting him as a civil debater,” Patton continued. “But the truth is that Kirk and his foot soldiers spent years terrorizing educators, trying to silence us with harassment and fear!”
“And now the same violence he unleashed on others has come full circle.”
“But what i find especially jarring is the dissonance in public mourning for a smug white man whose life work was actively hostile to certain groups,” she continued. “Kirk spent years demonizing LGBTQ people, mocking gun survivors, spewing racism about Black folks, and pushing policies that literally shorten lives.”
“It is so revolting to watch a bipartisan wave of grief sweep over this hateful racist as if he was a neutral community servant,” she concluded.
This is pure unvarnished truth from Patton. Charlie Kirk did not deserve what happened to him, but nor did his victims deserve the hell that he unleashed on them. If Americans are going to build a more peaceful future for ourselves we must condemn political violence while also condemning the hateful, bigoted rhetoric that made Kirk a multimillionaire.
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My (So Far) Unanswerable Question:
Please reply to the above question.
Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths "Unfortunately" Worth It To Keep 2nd Amendment
In my own cost-benefit analysis, 2nd Amendment protection for the purpose of "a well-regulated militia" (the verbatim phrase that begins The 2nd Amendment) has devolved into chaos - and chaos always favors Fascism.
Fostering chaos (Trump's strongest suit) routinely - strategically - fosters mayhem and murder.
Charlie Makes Many Good Points. But The Cornerstone Of His Mission Is Entirely, Horribly Wrong: Analyzing Charlie Kirk's Media Manipulation (Using Rachel Hurley's Comments As My Point Of Departure)
Earlier Today, I Heard A Trump Supporter Say: "You Don't Know What To Believe." Once Trump Gets You To Throw Up Your Hands, You Won't Be Able To Determine What's True. Instead, You'll Be More Willing To Accept Lies As Truth. This Is Why Trump Lies So Much And Says "Who Knows? We'll See" So Often. Hannah Arendt Has The Details
"Trump's Long History Of Inciting Violence And The Deadly Outcome Of His Inflammatory Rhetoric"
I hold that the United States would be more accurately re-named "The United States of Barbaria" (I regularly contribute to my blog, titled "News From Barbaria."
Canadians, under threat of invasion by His Malignancy - a thoroughly toxic individual who assures us he is "the best Christian' - know that what is taking place in Trump's democracy-demolishing reign-of-terror, is, by any reasonable measure, outrageous.
2nd Amendment advocacy, which has become "2nd Amendment Evangelism," has resulted in an ungodly state of civil chaos which is getting worse by the day.
"What would Jesus pack?"
Seriously.
What would Jesus pack?
In my view, Charlie Kirk was a specious orator whose political philosophy embodies the foundational ideological mechanisms (on the right side of the aisle) that are plunging the United States into authoritarian (if not dictatorial) chaos.
If there is anything remotely like a "rite of passage" at The Pearly Gates (as traditionally described in Christian culture), what might St. Peter's inquiry have been upon meeting Charlie, given his comments on guns, race, non-Christian religion, white European supremacy, women, and gender-non-conforming people?
Alan: It has often been said that "we are known by the company we keep."
Charlie Kirk kept Donald Trump's company, and this is no small thing.
But it is, perhaps, even more important to remember that "we are known by the people we attract."
And so, I ask you to re-read Stacey Patton:
Excerpt: “For weeks, my inbox and voicemail were deluged. Mostly white men spat venom through the phone: ‘bitch,’ ‘c*nt,’ ‘n****r.’ They threatened all manner of violence."
Here is the full text of Stacey Patton's article:
Journalist and college professor Stacey Patton goes viral by penning a powerful statement about how she was on Charlie Kirk’s “digital hit list” and recounting the horror that he inflicted on her. (Alan: I think it is summarily accurate to think of Charlie Kirk as a Grand Inquisitor with a "hit list.") We cannot allow this tragic assassination to whitewash Kirk’s legacy…
“I am on Charlie Kirk’s hit list,” Patton wrote to her 215,000 followers on Facebook. “His so-called ‘Professor Watchlist,’ run under the umbrella of Turning Point USA, is nothing more than a digital hit list for academics who dare to speak truth to power. I landed there in 2024 after writing commentary that inflamed the MAGA faithful. And once my name went up, the harassment machine roared to life.”
“For weeks my inbox and voicemail were deluged. Mostly white men spat venom through the phone: ‘bitch,’ ‘c*nt,’ ‘n****r.’ They threatened all manner of violence,” she continued.
“They overwhelmed the university’s PR lines and the president’s office with calls demanding that I be fired,” Patton wrote. “The flood was so relentless that the head of campus security reached out to offer me an escort, because they feared one of these keyboard soldiers might step out of his basement and come do me harm.”
“And I am not unique,” she added.
“Kirk’s Watchlist has terrorized legions of professors across this country. Women, Black faculty, queer scholars, basically anyone who challenged white supremacy, gun culture, or Christian nationalism suddenly found themselves targets of coordinated abuse,” Patton wrote.
“Some received death threats. Some had their jobs threatened. Some left academia entirely.
Kirk sent the loud message to us: speak the truth and we will unleash the mob!” she continued.
“That is the culture of violence Charlie Kirk built. He normalized violence. He curated it, monetized it, and sicced it on anyone who dared to puncture his movement’s lies,” she wrote.
“And now, in the wake of his shooting, there’s all this national outpouring of mourning, moments of silence, yellow prayer hands, and tributes painting him as a civil debater,” Patton continued. “But the truth is that Kirk and his foot soldiers spent years terrorizing educators, trying to silence us with harassment and fear!”
“And now the same violence he unleashed on others has come full circle.”
“But what I find especially jarring is the dissonance in public mourning for a smug white man whose life work was actively hostile to certain groups,” she continued. “Kirk spent years demonizing LGBTQ people, mocking gun survivors, spewing racism about Black folks, and pushing policies that literally shorten lives.”
“It is so revolting to watch a bipartisan wave of grief sweep over this hateful racist as if he was a neutral community servant,” she concluded.
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The person who published Patton's article (above) commented: "This is pure unvarnished truth from Patton. Charlie Kirk did not deserve what happened to him, nor did his victims deserve the hell that he unleashed on them. If Americans are going to build a more peaceful future for ourselves, we must condemn political violence while also condemning the hateful, bigoted rhetoric that made Kirk a multimillionaire."
"Antifa Has Killed One Person In 25 Years. In That Same Span, Right-Wing Extremists Have Killed 329"
Alan: I heartily endorse the cornerstone moral principle that no one deserves what happened to Charlie Kirk.
Political violence (which Trump actively encourages) has no place in civilization.
In fact, political violence is a fundamental breach of civilization's Social Contract.
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Compendium Of Best Pax-Barbaria Posts About Abraham Lincoln (... And The J-6 Insurrection That Lincoln Prophesied)
From the White House, Trump watched television coverage of J-6 for three hours and seven minutes before telling his bloodthirsty followers to stand down.
Three hours and seven minutes.
If a movie were that long, it would be screened with an intermission.
Charlie Kirk denied that Trump lost the 2020 election, whose validation Vice-President Mike Pence risked his life for, whilst His Malignancy listened to the televised chants of "Hang Mike Pence! Hang Mike Pence! Hang Mike Pence" (a gallows already erected on the Capitol lawn).
N.B. Thomas Aquinas argued that "God was Truth."
And so, I hold that Charlie Kirk's denial of Trump's 2020 electoral loss is not only anti-God/Truth, but anti-Christ as The Nazarene identifies himself as "The Way, The Truth, and The Life."
Trump Escalates Attacks On Political Opponents After Charlie Kirk's Killing
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For those readers who may think I have not emphasized Charlie Kirk's stalwart support for Christianity, I wonder how many of the following images Charlie could take to heart as heartfelt expressions of Christianity?
Not that he needs to.
But I encourage you to ponder the question.
I believe the sacred heart is central.
What we need to know about love - the central, indispensable pillar of Christ's teaching.
Short form of Rev. Representative James Talarico's Sermon Against Christian Nationalism
Long Form of Rev. Representative, James Talarico's Sermon
(If you don't know Talarico, it is a fact that Trump-supporting broadcaster, Joe Rogan, has encouraged him to run for president.)
Brooks and Capehardt Reflect On The Assassination Of Charlie Kirk
Excerpt: "64% more Republicans than Democrats agree with this statement: "True American patriots may have to resort to violence to save our country."
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On the topic of resorting to violence:
America, the Fraudulent: The Revolutionary War Was A Terrible, Murderous Mistake
Such an expansive, generous, joyful vision.
Charlie Kirk said Martin Luther King Jr "was awful. He was not a good person."
Charlie Kirk: WikiQuote:
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