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Igel

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9. Yes, actually, it is.

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #1)

Sat May 2, 2026, 07:43 PM

Saturday

But the satire was lost on a lot of people. As satire often is if you're not in the right mindset for it. (So I've seen a lot of left satire taken as completely true. When it obviously wasn't.)

https://spacexmania.com/texas-state-announces-all-college-campuses-to-have-charlie-kirks-statue-hes-our-hero/

September 16, 2025 by Alex Bruno

Categories: Satire

In a move that has shocked academics, delighted conservatives, and thoroughly confused sculptors, the State of Texas announced this week that all public college campuses will be required to erect statues of late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

1. The state legislature hasn't been in session since before Kirk's murder. So no law could be passed.

2. The original claim wasn't "State of Texas" but "Texas State."

So it started as a bad joke, and now the bad joke's become the people that think this is an actual bit of reality that's true.

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Is this a bad joke? pfitz59 Friday #1

Yes, actually, it is. Igel Saturday #9

Texas was pretty much that way 40 years ago when I lived there for a year, I decided to leave... wcmagumba Friday #2

Same here. -misanthroptimist Friday #4

Excuse me, but FUCK TEXAS. Joinfortmill Friday #3

TexASS sucks. FoxNewsSucks Friday #5

The Charlie Kirk statue claim sounds like something the nazis wanted, area51 Saturday #6

I'm in Texas, trust me, it's bad! But there are pockets of sanity and kindness. JustKay Saturday #7

That's good, I lived in the heavily gay (at that time) Oaklawn area...though I am a cis guy I liked living there... wcmagumba Saturday #8

I live in El Paso. Scruffy1 Sunday #10

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