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[Taylor Popielarz @TaylorPopielarz]

I read that there was a “No Kings Day” protest in Brenham, Texas, the small town my Mom and her boyfriend live in that sits between Houston and Austin — population ~20,000.

I jokingly asked her to swing by it to see what type of turnout there would be and to report back.

Because @PopielarzRobin’s a good mom of a journalist, here’s what she found:

[Rent Free @RentFreeTalk]

Today, news broke that Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.

Let me be blunt: I will not pretend to feel sorry for Charlie Kirk. For years, he has profited off division, peddled conspiracy theories, and targeted marginalized groups with rhetoric so toxic it has made this country less safe. He has called for public executions, mocked trans people as “abominations,” treated politics like a holy war — and in 2023, he even said that gun deaths were an “unfortunate” but acceptable price to keep the Second Amendment.

Today, he became part of the very toll he once dismissed. That doesn’t make him a martyr — it makes him a cautionary tale about what happens when leaders treat human lives as expendable.

That doesn’t mean I condone what happened. Political violence is wrong — always. It poisons our democracy, no matter who the target is. If we go down that path, America as we know it collapses.

But here’s the truth: when you spend years throwing gasoline on the fire, you don’t get to act shocked when flames break out. Charlie Kirk built a career out of incitement. He’s not a victim of political violence so much as he is one of its architects.

This is a reminder that words have consequences. Leaders — real leaders — should be lowering the temperature, not raising it. They should be uniting people around solutions, not cashing in on fear and hate.

I ran for Congress because I’m sick of this cycle — sick of watching extremists on the right and performative purists on the left treat America like their personal stage show while working-class families get crushed. Enough.

Violence is not the answer. But neither is pretending that Charlie Kirk is some innocent casualty. He chose this path. He pushed this rhetoric. And now we’re all living in the world it created.

— William Kory Amyx
Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress
Indiana’s 6th Congressional District
📍 For Hoosiers. For Accountability. For All.
🔗 #AmyxForCongress | #TogetherWeRise | #IN06

[J.B. Sauceda @jaybsauceda]

People nationally wonder why Texans are obsessed with @HEB.

It’s because they are the physical manifestation of the motto of Texas: Friendship.

They leap into action, no questions asked to help.

If you want to know what good corporate culture looks like, this is it.

[dee @everpascal]

they acting like nothing happened when i’ve been crying for the last 19 hours

[ashlyn victoria ◡̈ @AshlynKonieczka]

the game was over the second this was ruled eagles ball

[Eli Berkovits @BookOfEli_NFL]

No better way to kick off Dolphins week...

What a time to be alive.

[nora ⭑ @rvgsdelight]

Matt smith my forever king consort

[NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics]

A PURE message from Stephen Nedoroscik after winning bronze. 🥹 #ParisOlympics

[Thrones Updates @ThronesUpdates]

It's #HouseOfTheDragon Sunday!

[lovelysapphic @alovelysapphic]

rhaenyra know's she got it like THAT after calming vermithor. that was hot.

#HouseOfTheDragon

[DoodleBob @_10AA]

“I see no reason to cast aside loyalty. No matter how loathsome I may find her representative, THE PRINCE” oh Oscar Tully you ate that! #HouseOfTheDragon #DemDragons #HoTD

[Thrones Updates @ThronesUpdates]

Team Black fans right now #HouseOfTheDragon

[King Targaryen 🐉 @KingTargaryenn]

Por estas cosas pago internet 🍊🐀

#HouseOfTheDragon

[Michael Schwab @michaelschwab13]

"Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there"

This person is a hero. Who is this??

[westerosies @westerosies]

“Attack, Meleys” #HouseOfTheDragon

[P🦋 @palimotloung]

I’m very big on this

[Thrones Updates @ThronesUpdates]

8 years ago today Cersei blew up the Sept of Baelor 🍷

[westerosies @westerosies]

“Your grace, forgive me.” #HouseOfTheDragon