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BumRushDaShow

(169,066 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:09 PM 14 hrs ago

College Republicans Chapter Collapses After Erika Kirk's Visit

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Mar. 18 2026 1:47PM EDT
Published Mar. 18 2026 12:50PM EDT


An Arkansas college chapter of the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA abruptly cut ties with the conservative organization—less than a week after Erika Kirk visited the state.

The University of Arkansas’s TPUSA chapter released a statement Tuesday disavowing the organization and its use of Charlie Kirk’s name since he was fatally shot at a campus event in Utah on September 10.

“We have many grievances with Turning Point USA, but I will share only one,” wrote Dino Fantegrossi, the former chapter president at UA. “We are generally put off by how Charlie Kirk has been used by TPUSA since his assassination. Statements like’Charlie would have said….’ and ‘Charlie would have wanted…’ have felt in many instances disingenuous and manipulative. Charlie Kirk cannot speak for himself anymore, and we do not recognize the way others have attempted to speak for him.”

Fantegrossi, who has been a member of TPUSA since his freshman year, said the chapter unanimously voted to rebrand and rename the organization “Young American Revival,” with a renewed mission of “advocating for Christian conservative values and policy” and supporting right-wing political candidates. He did not respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-arkansass-turning-point-usa-disbands-after-meeting-erika-kirk/

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College Republicans Chapter Collapses After Erika Kirk's Visit (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP
It's terrble they abadndon that poor widow like a moldy pancake A-Schwarzenegger 14 hrs ago #1
I know, right durablend 14 hrs ago #2
And if anybody know what their dead hubsdan's thoughts is A-Schwarzenegger 13 hrs ago #4
She probably tried to raise their dues Diraven 12 hrs ago #7
Raising underling membership dues A-Schwarzenegger 11 hrs ago #12
Way to go, UofA! RazorbackExpat 13 hrs ago #3
'We're still Nazis' House of Roberts 13 hrs ago #5
LOL. I noticed that. ananda 12 hrs ago #8
So is it "Christian family values" that you want Mblaze 12 hrs ago #6
You can... GiqueCee 12 hrs ago #9
And bacon. Lots of bacon. 🥓🥓 rubbersole 11 hrs ago #11
Now I'm hungry... GiqueCee 2 hrs ago #16
In real life, what Charlie would have said and Charlie would have wanted... ToxMarz 12 hrs ago #10
Just a reminder nwduke 10 hrs ago #13
Don't forget, people dying from guns is just the price we have to pay for freedumb. mjvpi 9 hrs ago #14
Yep. They still embrace everything Charlie Kirk actually said Martin Eden 3 hrs ago #15
And the obscene list goes on... GiqueCee 2 hrs ago #17

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,812 posts)
1. It's terrble they abadndon that poor widow like a moldy pancake
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:22 PM
14 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:32 AM - Edit history (1)

right the middele of her grievying period.
I was going send to UnivArkansas TP fund
but now i will invest in klennex instead.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,812 posts)
4. And if anybody know what their dead hubsdan's thoughts is
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:42 PM
13 hrs ago

it's Erka. Look it her eyes. There a word for that: ESP.
ESP clear into the afterlife and after. He won't never
get one free minute from them eyes of woe and vudu.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,812 posts)
12. Raising underling membership dues
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:01 PM
11 hrs ago

could be an important step in the updated greiving process,
we don't know.

ananda

(35,027 posts)
8. LOL. I noticed that.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 10:01 PM
12 hrs ago

It appears to be sexism at work, but the whole
thing is so insane ....

Mblaze

(1,010 posts)
6. So is it "Christian family values" that you want
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 09:58 PM
12 hrs ago

Or perhaps to follow the teaching of Jesus Christ? In MAGA America, they seem to be two separate things.

ToxMarz

(2,905 posts)
10. In real life, what Charlie would have said and Charlie would have wanted...
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 10:11 PM
12 hrs ago

was just a bunch crap. Now he's dead and it is holy gospel to them, they are turning against the blasphemors. Humans are a fucked up species.

nwduke

(506 posts)
13. Just a reminder
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:05 AM
10 hrs ago

Things Charlie Kirk has said.
-Gay people should be stoned to death
-Most people are scared when they see a black pilot flying a plane
-Taylor Swift should reject feminism and submit to her husband
-No one should be allowed to retire
-Leftists should not be allowed to move to red states
-British Colonialism was what "made the world decent"
-The guy who assaulted the Pelosi's should be bailed out
-Religious freedom should be terminated
-Multiple black politicians "stole white people's spots"
-MLK Jr was "an awful person"
-The Great Replacement Theory is reality
-Hydroxychloroquine cures COVID
-Vaccine requirements are "medical apartheid"
-Guns deaths are acceptable in order to have a 2nd amendment
-Women's natural place is under their husband's control
-Parents should prevent their daughters from taking birth control
-George Floyd had it coming, the Jan 6th protestors didn't
-The 1964 Civil Rights Act was a "huge mistake"
-Encouraged parents to protest mask mandates
-Madani winning in NY is a travesty because Muslims did 9/11
-Muslims only come to America to destabilize Western Civilization
-Palestine "doesn't exist" and those who support it are like the KKK

mjvpi

(1,926 posts)
14. Don't forget, people dying from guns is just the price we have to pay for freedumb.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:03 AM
9 hrs ago

Tag, you're it Charlie.

Martin Eden

(15,557 posts)
15. Yep. They still embrace everything Charlie Kirk actually said
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:28 AM
3 hrs ago

They are neither Christians nor patriots.

GiqueCee

(4,072 posts)
17. And the obscene list goes on...
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:56 AM
2 hrs ago

... those who try to deify that malicious snake are every bit as diseased as Kirk was, and contribute little, if anything, of value to society.
Fuck 'em all.

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