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tanyev

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2. As far as I can tell, he doesn't even have any ties to that area.

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:23 AM

18 hrs ago

From his Wikipedia page:

Charles James Kirk was born on October 14, 1993, in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois,[1] and raised in the nearby city of Prospect Heights.[2] His father, Robert W. Kirk, is an architect who was involved in the construction of Trump Tower.[3][4] His mother, Kathryn (née Smith),[5] is a former trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange who subsequently worked as a mental health counselor.[2][3][4] He had one sibling, a younger sister, Mary, who went on to become an art curator in Chicago.[6][7]

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Angry Locals Force Officials to Ax Charlie Kirk Memorial [View all] Zorro 19 hrs ago OP

Some pretty strong comments on that site. Made me happy but a bit surprised. efhmc 18 hrs ago #1

As far as I can tell, he doesn't even have any ties to that area. tanyev 18 hrs ago #2

Bastrop County is a major hub for Elon Musk's business empire dalton99a 18 hrs ago #3

Ah, good point. tanyev 15 hrs ago #28

LOL popsdenver 17 hrs ago #4

Same in Cincinnati they renamed Cross County Highway the Ronald Reagan Hoghway -- not a dime from his admin JT45242 17 hrs ago #12

The value of paying attention mountain grammy 17 hrs ago #5

+1. The idiot commissioner is a Trump cultist dalton99a 17 hrs ago #6

I served on a Water/Sewer Board for 6 years mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #32

Indeed BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #26

NOT "despite his polarizing politics" -- BECAUSE of them. (nt) William Seger 17 hrs ago #7

Charlie who? AverageOldGuy 17 hrs ago #8

I think he was on Star Trek, maybe? Americanme 17 hrs ago #10

My thought after reading the above post. BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #21

A "red shirt" for sure paleotn 16 hrs ago #22

that's actually a good analogy of how the right used him FoxNewsSucks 16 hrs ago #25

If You're Wearing A Red Tunic... ProfessorGAC 12 hrs ago #31

Neonazi 969 Jerry2144 17 hrs ago #9

My beloved Texas!!!! hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #11

agreed, except for the part about that filthy bigot resting in peace FoxNewsSucks 16 hrs ago #24

Understood. hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #27

I was surprised that this happened in Texas until I read that it was Austin! ShazzieB 17 hrs ago #13

Austin it a blue dot surrounded by a sea of red/ TexLaProgressive 16 hrs ago #17

Indeed it is. Blue to the core, and funky. ananda 16 hrs ago #23

It was Bastrop! pinkstarburst 13 hrs ago #30

Dude got gunned down in the US and somehow that's news. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #14

Weasel words Rob H. 16 hrs ago #15

+1. "I don't agree with Hitler 100%, because he is a vegetarian and I eat meat" dalton99a 16 hrs ago #18

So . . . . No Hitler Highway I take it then? NBachers 16 hrs ago #16

The below-averages are trying so desperately to make Kirk into Horst Wessel. Aristus 16 hrs ago #19

Nice to hear that some Texans aren't putting up with MAGAt crap. Martin68 16 hrs ago #20

I have some friends that attended that meeting RussBLib 13 hrs ago #29