THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 125 — Red Button or Blue Button? MJ The Innocent? Shooter Selfies?

The Thoughtcrime team takes on the pressing questions of the moment, like:   -Which button should you press, red or blue? -Was Michael Jackson really innocent all along, even if he was a big weirdo? -Why did the WHCD shooter take a lame selfie before his failed attack?   Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in 2022, Charlie visited the University of Texas. Don't be fooled by it being a red state: The students here were nearly as liberal as the ones at Berkeley! In the Q&A, Charlie clashes with students on COVID lockdowns, vaccines, and of course, abortion. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guy with old Nazi tattoos and more recent Hamas support, Graham Platner, is going to be the Democrat Senate candidate in Maine. It's part of a larger pattern of the extreme left rising in strength. Mike Davis analyzes the newest indictment of former FBI director James Comey. The team fields an hour of subscriber questions, including:   -Are data centers bad news? -Do Republicans have any hope in New York this cycle? -Can we look forward to more responses to Candace Owens's many lies? Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The show opens with a reaction to Erika's exceptional appearance on the program yesterday to warn America about the surge in toxic dehumanizing rhetoric. Then Andrew and Blake dive into the mammoth Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering. Could the GOP pick up five seats, ten seats, or even more by redrawing districts in the South? And what will Democrats do in response? Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In lieu of today’s regular show, Erika Kirk delivers an important message to the country following Saturday’s latest attempted assassination of President Trump. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wall Street Journal is finally admitting what's been obvious for ages: There is far more violence on the political left than the political right. Batya Ungar-Sargon rips apart the left's NGO-fueled scam once and for all. Plus, federal forces acting on behalf of VP Vance's anti-fraud force are raiding Minneapolis daycares and other fraudulent Somali businesses. The team uses that as an excuse to hit Ilhan Omar's comments about "World War 11," then talks to Melania Trump adviser Marc Beckman about the First Lady's spat with Jimmy Kimmel. Cliff Maloney debuts his new book. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once again, increasingly radical pro-violence sentiments on the left put the life of the president and thousands of others in peril, when a California teacher attempted a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Andrew was there and recounts his personal experience, before he and Blake dissect the role that years of violent rhetoric on the left played in provoking the attempted killing Susan Crabtree reports on a crisis within the Secret Service. Auron MacIntyre and Mark Halperin join. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his speech to the Pastors Summit in San Diego three years ago, Charlie lays out the great divide between pagan thought and Judeo-Christian beliefs, and predicts one of the issues that would prove decisive in turning the tide against the woke plague ahead of the 2024 election: The fanatical desire of predatory adults to give sex changes to children. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Thoughtcrime team addresses supremely important questions like:   -Are tattoos tolerable, or terrible? -Are British Boomers pulling up the ladder by banning cigarettes? -Should the government let Spirit Airlines die?   Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com!    Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is some weird metaphor about a violinist an irrefutable argument against the pro-life position? Probably not, but a student at the University of Illinois tried it on Charlie and it didn't go well for him. In this dive back into the debate archive, Charlie battles Illinois students on the topic his debated more than any other, the right to life.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.