"Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA, an activist group that sought to turn high school and college campuses into more conservative spaces through attempts to deny free speech to their opponents. TPUSA is the organization behind the Professor Watchlist 501(c)3 organization, the stated mission of which is to "expose and document college professors who discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.""
"Kirk also lent his efforts to other anti-democratic causes. After the 2020 presidential election, Kirk led a "Stop The Steal" protest in Arizona, seeking to overturn the results of a free and fair election. Kirk's organization also sent seven buses of people to participate in the attempted insurrection at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Kirk spoke in favor of gun violence, was against the Civil Rights Act, endorsed the Great Replacement Theory, and dabbled in antisemitism."
Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist, was shot dead while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. The New York Yankees held a moment of silence for Kirk before a game against the Detroit Tigers. Kirk founded Turning Point USA, an organization aimed at shifting high school and college campuses toward conservative perspectives and that operated the Professor Watchlist 501(c)3 to expose professors accused of discriminating against conservative students. The group posted names and photos of targeted professors, encouraging harassment. Kirk participated in Stop The Steal efforts and sent buses to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. He expressed pro-gun-violence views, opposed the Civil Rights Act, endorsed the Great Replacement Theory, and dabbled in antisemitism. The Yankees lost the game, 11-1, and a deadly school shooting in Colorado occurred the same day.
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