{"id":20115,"date":"2025-09-17T11:37:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/memes-and-nihilistic-in-jokes-the-online-world-of-charlie-kirks-alleged-killer\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:37:35","slug":"memes-and-nihilistic-in-jokes-the-online-world-of-charlie-kirks-alleged-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/memes-and-nihilistic-in-jokes-the-online-world-of-charlie-kirks-alleged-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Memes and nihilistic in-jokes: the online world of Charlie Kirk\u2019s alleged killer"},"content":{"rendered":"

A growing number of shooters are in conversation with their digital communities, which are becoming extreme<\/p>\n

On the day that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson shot and killed rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, prosecutors say, he texted his roommate to confess what he\u2019d done. While appearing to admit to the murder and describe how he was planning to retrieve his gun, he pivoted to mention why he had carved messages into the ammunition.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember how I was engraving bullets? The fuckin messages are mostly a big meme,\u201d Robinson texted, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

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\nA growing number of shooters are in conversation with their digital communities, which are becoming extreme
\nOn the day that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson shot and killed rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, prosecutors say, he texted his roommate to confess what he\u2019d done. While appearing to admit to the murder and describe how he was planning to retrieve his gun, he pivoted to mention why he had carved messages into the ammunition.
\n\u201cRemember how I was engraving bullets? The fuckin messages are mostly a big meme,\u201d Robinson texted, according to authorities. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A growing number of shooters are in conversation with their digital communities, which are becoming extreme On the day that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson shot and killed rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, prosecutors say, he texted his roommate to confess what he\u2019d done. While appearing to admit to the murder and describe how he was planning to …<\/p>\n

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