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I guess there’s this, but I’m still wondering: who has met the roommate? who can corroborate whether they’re trans or not?
screenshot of a passage from the article: “Their ideas are based on someone they didn't fully understand,” the childhood friend told me. Though the family was generally supportive of Robinson (a claim corroborated by his mother’s Facebook account, brimming with praise for Tyler) they didn’t seem to know about his relationship with a transgender person named Lance, the friend said. When I asked if his family would have been accepting, the friend replied: “I don't think even Tyler knew the answer to that question, which is why he kept it so low key between themselves.” Tyler’s bisexuality, the friend said, was coupled with openness on LGBT issues. But his wasn’t some cookie cutter lefty position on every or even most issues, his friends say. “Obviously he's okay with gay and trans people having a right to exist, but also believes in the Second Amendment,” the friend said, referring to the right to bear arms.
September 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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reading the murder as an alt-right shitpost
September 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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groypers, operators, and femboys
September 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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ah this bit at the end
September 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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reuters unable to corroborate
reuters report: Reuters has not been able to locate the roommate, or representatives for the roommate, to seek comment. Reuters could not determine who is serving as Robinson's legal representative. Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" program whether the roommate's gender identity is relevant to the investigation, Cox said, "That's what we're trying to figure out right now. ... It's easy to draw conclusions from that, and so we've got the shell casings, other forensic evidence that is coming in - and trying to piece all of those things together."
September 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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now it’s the governor on Meet The Press
Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah on Sunday provided new information about the background and political leanings of the 22-year-old accused of killing Charlie Kirk, saying that the suspect had a “leftist ideology” and had also been in a romantic relationship with a partner who was in the process of transitioning from male to female. Mr. Cox, speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” described the suspect, Tyler Robinson, as a “very normal young man” who appeared to have been “radicalized” some time after he dropped out of college and moved back to his hometown in southern Utah, where he had spent the past few years. Mr. Cox did not go into specifics about Mr. Robinson’s ideological views or offer a clear picture of them. Mr. Cox said Mr. Robinson had spent much of his time immersed in online gaming, message boards and parts of what the governor called the “deep, dark internet.”
September 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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two dogs laughing at their laptop
September 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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it’s coming from anonymous fbi agents making this claim to both fox news and axios
fox news: Bureau officials confirmed that Tyler Robinson, 22, was in a "romantic relationship" with the unnamed person, who is a male transitioning to a female, and that they shared an apartment in Saint George, Utah. Those FBI officials told Fox News Digital that Robinson's partner is fully cooperating with the FBI's investigation. One FBI official told Fox News Digital the individual has been "extremely cooperative," and said the person "had no idea" Robinson was allegedly planning to assassinate the Turning Point USA founder. The person is not currently accused of any criminal activity in connection with the assassination. axios: Authorities are investigating whether Tyler Robinson, suspected of killing Charlie Kirk, believed Kirk's views on gender identity were "hateful" to people like Robinson's transgender roommate, six sources familiar with the case tell Axios. Why it matters: Investigators believe Robinson's anger at Kirk's views could be a key to establishing a motive for the slaying of the controversial activist whose death sent shockwaves through American politics. Each of the six sources familiar with the investigation told Axios that investigators believe Robinson had a romantic relationship with his roommate. Zoom in: Axios' sources said investigators initially wanted the information about the roommate's gender identity kept quiet because that person is being "extremely cooperative" with authorities. The roommate was "aghast" at the slaying when speaking to investigators and shared electronic messages sent by Robinson, one of the sources said. "That's what happened? Oh my God, no," the roommate said, according to the source. "Here are all the messages." The phone messages indicated a sender listed as "Tyler" had mentioned that after the shooting, he had wrapped his rifle in a towel and stashed it in some bushes near Utah Valley University, where the shooting occurred, Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday during a news conference. "Tyler" also told the roommate in writing that the rifle would have to be retrieved, Cox said.
September 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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it’s not just this one report. axios is independently reporting the same data, claiming they got the same confirmed relationship from 6 different agents
September 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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from axios:
screenshot of axios article: Authorities are investigating whether Tyler Robinson, suspected of killing Charlie Kirk, believed Kirk's views on gender identity were "hateful" to people like Robinson's transgender roommate, six sources familiar with the case tell Axios. Why it matters: Investigators believe Robinson's anger at Kirk's views could be a key to establishing a motive for the slaying of the controversial activist whose death sent shockwaves through American politics. Each of the six sources familiar with the investigation told Axios that investigators believe Robinson had a romantic relationship with his roommate. Zoom in: Axios' sources said investigators initially wanted the information about the roommate's gender identity kept quiet because that person is being "extremely cooperative" with authorities. The roommate was "aghast" at the slaying when speaking to investigators and shared electronic messages sent by Robinson, one of the sources said. "That's what happened? Oh my God, no," the roommate said, according to the source. "Here are all the messages." The phone messages indicated a sender listed as "Tyler" had mentioned that after the shooting, he had wrapped his rifle in a towel and stashed it in some bushes near Utah Valley University, where the shooting occurred, Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday during a news conference. "Tyler" also told the roommate in writing that the rifle would have to be retrieved, Cox said.
September 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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fox news is reporting this
September 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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fox news is reporting this claim
September 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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fox news is reporting this, with supposed “bureau confirmation” of a romantic relationship
screenshot of fox news article with this claim: Bureau officials confirmed that Tyler Robinson, 22, was in a "romantic relationship" with the unnamed person, who is a male transitioning to a female, and that they shared an apartment in Saint George, Utah. Those FBI officials told Fox News Digital that Robinson's partner is fully cooperating with the FBI's investigation. One FBI official told Fox News Digital the individual has been "extremely cooperative," and said the person "had no idea" Robinson was allegedly planning to assassinate the Turning Point USA founder. The person is not currently accused of any criminal activity in connection with the assassination.
September 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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meme of older woman with mouth open overlayed with “wat” text
September 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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this claim is pretty specific
September 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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that’s the one - includes this claim:
screenshot of fox news article attributing a relationship claim to “Bureau officials”: Bureau officials confirmed that Tyler Robinson, 22, was in a "romantic relationship" with the unnamed person, who is a male transitioning to a female, and that they shared an apartment in Saint George, Utah. Those FBI officials told Fox News Digital that Robinson's partner is fully cooperating with the FBI's investigation. One FBI official told Fox News Digital the individual has been "extremely cooperative," and said the person "had no idea" Robinson was allegedly planning to assassinate the Turning Point USA founder. The person is not currently accused of any criminal activity in connection with the assassination.
September 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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not sure any of this reporting qualifies as any kind of description of the “descent”
screenshot from the wsj article: One thing is apparent about Robinson: He lived much of life on internet. By age 15 he had developed enough of an online presence that he dressed up as “some guy from a meme” for Halloween, according to his mother. Writings on the bullet casings found by police appeared to reference various memes and online culture. One unfired casing was inscribed with lyrics from “Bella Ciao,” an Italian song dedicated to those who fought against fascism during World War II that has been revived on TikTok. 
September 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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screenshot of the sorry charlie tuna fish ad
September 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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sorry, what?
headline title from the new york times for a discussion about the negotiations different universities are entering into with the trump administration and the title frames the discussion with this facepalming question: Is There a Smart Way to Cede Power to Donald Trump? Three Opinion writers debate whether universities should make a deal with the administration.
August 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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still have this original master of Steps Ahead’s Modern Times from 1984
cover shot of Steps Ahead’s 1984 original CD release of their album Modern Times back cover shot of Steps Ahead’s 1984 original CD release of their album Modern Times with the track listing: 1. Safari 2. Oops 3. Self Portrait 4. Modern Times 5. Radio-Active 6. Now You Know 7. Old Town
July 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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just checking in @thr.com
screen shot of the $71M WORLDWIDE box office it took the accountant 2 to weeks to pull in (which Sinners raised domestically in its first weekend) screenshot of the nearly $265M worldwide box office Sinners has raised in its 3 week run so far
May 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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the laughs just never stop coming

www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
screenshot of a remarkably bad hypothesis that the real labor market has already started resisting new grad hires because of the _potential_ of AI: The third theory is that the relatively weak labor market for college grads could be an early sign that artificial intelligence is starting to transform the economy. “When you think from first principles about what generative AI can do, and what jobs it can replace, it’s the kind of things that young college grads have done” in white-collar firms, Deming told me. “They read and synthesize information and data. They produce reports and presentations.”
May 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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arrrrrgggghhhh an amendment TO WHAT?!?
screenshot from the linked article stating: Background Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced an amendment that should’ve been a no-brainer: Ban ICE from using taxpayer money to detain or deport U.S. citizens. The amendment failed.
May 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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screenshot of a tweet from pete hegseth about his attempt to shutter the “Women, Peace, and Security” program in DOD, which includes the evocative phrase “DoD will hereby executive the minimum of WPS…” the clean all the things meme, but it’s EXECUTIVE ALL THE MINIMUMS!
April 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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clean all the things meme but it’s “executive all the minimums”
April 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM