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markodochartaigh

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3. It's been almost two decades since

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 02:36 AM

Sep 11

I read Jeff Sharlet's great book "The Family". Now it is also a miniseries on Netflix. Everyone should be familiar with it. Whether you are a blue dot in a sea of red or jet between your condo in a blue Ivory Tower and your chateau in Provence, we are all at risk.

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Chris Hayes's guests tonight included extremism expert Jeff Sharlet warning people NOT to celebrate or mock Kirk's death [View all] highplainsdem Sep 11 OP

Here's that video. The section with Jeff Sharlet starts a bit more than 25 minutes in. highplainsdem Sep 11 #1

Ty! SheltieLover Sep 11 #16

If MSM did their job we wouldn't be in this fucking mess, too late for any advice, I'm not playing nice ImNotGod Sep 11 #2

It's been almost two decades since markodochartaigh Sep 11 #3

Me too. Fascinating and frightening work, whenever I see his name I recall it. AZJonnie Sep 11 #12

I think we should talk about him by saying how much more influential JI7 Sep 11 #4

You live in fear Keepthesoulalive Sep 11 #5

This seems similar to the murder of Kirov engineered by Stalin in 1934. Crunchy Frog Sep 11 #6

Nope! I am not cruel and I'm not posting 'celebrating' .... Bread and Circuses Sep 11 #7

As Bubblehead himself stated. roamer65 Sep 11 #8

He's an idiot. Jirel Sep 11 #9

As a 42 year old US born Indian guy Jspur Sep 11 #10

Well said Woodycall Sep 11 #13

Your silence will not protect you. -- Audre Lorde Duncan Grant Sep 11 #11

. BoRaGard Sep 11 #14

Ty for posting this! SheltieLover Sep 11 #15