I appreciate the following remarks by Calvin Michaels on the recent murder of right-wing commentator and pro-Trump influencer Charlie Kirk and the response to it from his supporters.
Note: Early in his 16-minute video commentary, Michaels refers to “HBCUs.” In case you’re not familiar with this acronym, it stands for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Related Off-site Links:
Charlie Kirk Dies After Being Shot During Utah Event – David Doel (The Rational National, September 10, 2025).
Charlie Kirk and the Value of Empathy – John Pavlovitz (The Beautiful Mess, September 10, 2025).
Charlie Kirk’s Toxic Legacy of Hatred and Division – Christopher D. Cook (Common Dreams, September 11, 2025).
“Moment of Great Peril”: Jeff Sharlet on Killing of Charlie Kirk and Rising Political Violence in U.S. – Democracy Now! (September 11, 2025).
Charlie Kirk’s Assassination: A Dark, Cold Winter Is Coming – Owen Jones (Battlelines, September 11, 2025).
The Shameful Christian Idolatry and Fraudulent Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk – John Pavlovitz (The Beautiful Mess, September 12, 2025).
Thoughts on Charlie Kirk, Empathy, and the Right’s Double Standard for Political Violence – Mike Figueredo (The Humanist Report, September 12, 2025).
UPDATES: Stephen Miller Says He and Trump Will Use Law Enforcement to “Dismantle” the Left After Charlie Kirk Shooting – Stephen Prager (Common Dreams, September 13, 2025).
“The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk”: Journalist Chris Hedges on the Weaponization of Kirk’s Killing – Democracy Now! (September 15, 2025).
White House Working to Criminalize Left-Wing Dissent as “Domestic Terror” in Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder – Brett Wilkins (Common Dreams, September 15, 2025).
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause – Ta-Nehisi Coates (Vanity Fair, September 16, 2025).
Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Liberal Absolution of Charlie Kirk and the Lost Cause – The Benjamin Dixon Show (September 17, 2025).
Black Pastors Torch Unsettling Sanitization of Charlie Kirk’s Hateful Legacy – Roland S. Martin (via YouTube, September 17, 2025).
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Doesn’t Hold Back About Who Charlie Kirk Really Was – John Iadarola (The Damage Report, September 18, 2025).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• “Bullets Are Replacing Ballots and Political Arguments Are Being Answered with Gunfire”
• Naming the Pattern and the Source
• A “Racist and Factless Meltdown” Over Omar Fateh
• Robert Reich: Quote of the Day – July 14, 2024
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