Oklahoma Politicians Say Expected Things Following Charlie Kirk Assassination…

Before I write anything else today, I want to offer my condolences to the family of Charlie Kirk.

I never sought out his content, but thanks to algorithmic manipulation, advanced data harvesting and other digital poisons in the social media swamp, I – just like you – have been exposed to the guy’s head, voice and incredibly stupid ideas and methods on social media for the last 10 years or so.

I guess that’s why I – while still in shock over his assassination – rolled my eyes and sent off a tweet when I saw that Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt was following the leader and ordering all flags to be lowered to half-staff in Kirk’s honor:

Although a debate or riff on that thought may make for a good segment on a dark web podcast, I quickly learned it doesn’t land too well on X – a place where words quickly lose all context and meaning due to the disconnected emotional states of the senders and receivers.

I guess I didn't realize that Charlie Kirk actually has legions of fans, admirers and bot accounts who – while still processing and mourning his loss – didn’t appreciate my sardonic tweet. And honestly, I can’t blame them. If some political commentator I liked was assassinated while debating culture war issues with random college kids, I’d be sad, angry and very sensitive about it, too!