The killing of Charlie Kirk adds to a time of political upheaval and violence

Domenico Montanaro

September 11, 2025 / 8:32 am

The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday at a college in Utah is the latest in a series of politically motivated violent acts just in recent months.

And they have spanned the political spectrum:

–The killing of a Democratic state lawmaker and her spouse in Minnesota and the shooting of another and his spouse;

–The Democratic Pennsylvania governor's residence firebombed while he and his family slept;

–Two Israeli embassy staffers shot and killed after an event at a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.;

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–Tesla charging stations set on fire;

–Shootings at a campaign office for Democrat Kamala Harris in Arizona;

–And, of course, tw

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