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Leftist podcasters laugh at sick Charlie Kirk assassination joke - then cry cancel culture after multiple advertisers flee
- Newsrooms
- 27
- Last 3 hours
- 1 report
- Momentum
- Steady
0 in the 3 before
Cooling
Reports per hour, last 24 hours
How the coverage splits
Against the past week
More newsrooms than 99% of the past week’s 3842 stories, and number 14 of 1636 in News.Part of a bigger story
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1File photo: Charlie Kirk
‘A trial in the summer of 2028 … does not feel very speedy to the Kirk family,’ attorney says A Utah judge has scheduled the trial of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, for June 2028. Judge Tony Graf chose a date between Robinson’s request for a
TheBlaze didn’t include a summary, so this is The College Fix’s, from its report on the same story.3
Background: Charlie Kirk
Charles James Kirk was an American right-wing political activist and media personality. He founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) with Bill Montgomery in 2012 and served as its executive director until his assassination in 2025. A key ally of Donald Trump, he became one of the most prominent voices in the MAGA movement, publishing several books and hosting The Charlie Kirk Show.4
The bigger story: Charlie Kirk
6 developments since Sat 7 Nov. 3 more since this one.
- Democrat Podcasters Apologize for Charlie Kirk Joke, Donate to Gun Control Group
2 newsrooms. Linked by Charlie Kirk, apologize, insensitive, joke, advertisers
Leftist podcasters laugh at sick Charlie Kirk assassination joke - then cry cancel culture after multiple advertisers flee
You’re here28 newsrooms. Linked by Charlie Kirk, Charlie, Kirk, judge, trial, date
- Erika Kirk Rebukes ‘Leftist Podcasters, Comedians and Commentators’ Over Charlie Kirk Death Jokes
1 newsroom. Linked by Charlie Kirk, podcaster, joke
- Dozens Of Advertisers Dump Lefty Podcasters Over Disturbing Charlie Kirk Segment
1 newsroom. Linked by Charlie, Kirk, advertisers, podcaster
- Charlie Sheen’s ‘Mostly Sheenius’ Podcast Lines Up Michael Douglas As First Guest: Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen & Denise Richards Also Set To Appear
2 newsrooms. Linked by Charlie Sheen, podcast
The story so far
27 newsroomsCooling- Reports
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- Newsrooms and sources
- 27
- Last 3 hours
- 1
Cooling: well below its busiest stretch (1 in the last three hours, 0 in the three before).
First with it: NewsNation, 21 hr 45 min before anyone else.
Reported by 27 newsrooms.
Counted as one newsroom each, because they ran the same copy: Rolling Stone and Rolling Stone Australia (the same headline).
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How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from
Reports a day, last 7 days
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| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 0 |
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 25 |
| Today | 2 |
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