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Yes, celebrating murder is grounds for social exile

By Jeremiah Poff

Published September 16, 2025 8:00am ET

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Yes, celebrating murder is grounds for social exile — A well-wisher places flowers at a makeshift memorial set up at Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college on Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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