By now, you probably know that Charlie Kirk, the young conservative pundit, was assassinated at a college in Utah.
Things were already dicey on places like Reddit and X after the murder of the young girl on a North Carolina subway. Iryna Zarutska, a refugee from the Ukraine-Russia war, was stabbed in the neck by an insane, repeat criminal, while people on the train ignored her. It was horrific.
Folks on X accused the mainstream press of ignoring the story because of the race of the perpetrator. Yesterday, this story dominated X. Today, Kirk was killed, and a small fire turned into a bonfire.
I have no commentary. I just have worries. And screenshots of tweets with millions of views. The outrage and despair on X is real.
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