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#1739 The Charlie Kirk Assassination and the Plans to Weaponize It

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September 23, 2025

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Episode 1739 · September 23, 2025

#1739 The Charlie Kirk Assassination and the Plans to Weaponize It

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Air Date 9/23/2025 All that is happening in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination was quite predictable because we've actually seen this game plan play out before. The only thing we didn't know was what would be the catalyst to really put the autocracy into high gear. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email <a href="mailto:Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com">Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com</a> <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1739">Full Show Notes</a> Check out our new show, SOLVED! on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BestOfTheLeft">YouTube</a>! <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BestOfTheLeft.com/Support</a> (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/bookshop">Bookshop.org</a> and <a href="https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=262399&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Fswitch"> Libro.fm</a> for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! <a href="https://discord.gg/dhyZE3WMJn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Join our Discord community</a>! <hr /> KEY POINTS KP 1: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkV28ufTQ88">No, Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way - Mother Jones - Air Date 9-12-25</a> KP 2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBskUVszlaY">Who Is THEY? - We Gon Be Alright - Air Date 9-15-25</a> KP 3: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcw02sEslog">Blackpill Aesthetics: A Crash Course in Meme Extremism - Cy Canterel - Air Date 9-15-25</a> KP 4: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9NnQt_eQ0I">The 1933 Nazi Playbook That Explains Why ABC Cancelled Kimmel - Tad Stoermer - Air Date 9-18-25</a> KP 5: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVWYsCL-J_I">How You Die Does Not Redeem How You Lived Charlie Kirk - The Benjamin Dixon Show - Air Date 9-15-25</a> KP 6: <a href="https://countervortex.org/blog/podcast-charlie-kirk-horst-wessel/"> Charlie Kirk = Horst Wessel - CounterVortex Podcast - Air Date 9-14-25</a> KP 7: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34_nScNLgaA">Chris Hedges: The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk - The Chris Hedges Report - Air Date 9-12-25</a> <hr /> (00:48:55) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the new cancel culture and bloodlust <hr /> DEEPER DIVES (00:57:52) SECTION A: KIRK (01:37:38) SECTION B: NAZI PLAYBOOK (02:31:41) SECTION C: HISTORICAL CONTEXT (03:03:36) SECTION D: IT'S NOT BOTH SIDES SHOW IMAGE CREDITS Description: Photo of Donald Trump hugging Charlie Kirk on stage at a Turning Point USA event. Credit: "Charlie Kirk & Donald Trump" by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode.en">CC BY-SA 2.0</a> | Changes: Cropped Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at <a href="http://www.bestoftheleft.com/">BestOfTheLeft.com</a> Listen Anywhere! <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/listen">BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen</a> Listen Anywhere! Follow BotL: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bestoftheleft.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/@bestoftheleft">Mastodon</a> | <a href="https://www.threads.net/@bestoftheleft">Threads</a> | <a href="https://x.com/BestOfTheLeft">X</a> Like at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft</a> Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

#1739 The Charlie Kirk Assassination and the Plans to Weaponize It

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