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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,403 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:00 PM Dec 11

Can We Talk About Erika Kirk?

Julie Roginsky

Only in America could a woman turn grief into a brand, heartbreak into media bookings, and widowhood into a multi-platform franchise. And only in Trump’s America could CBS gaze upon this spectacle and think: Yes, prime time. Saturday at 8.

Welcome to the Erika Kirk Show, the influencer version of “Terms of Endearment,” except this one comes with sponsorships, a publicist, and a photo shoot.

And presiding over the whole thing like a high priestess of tasteful angst? CBS’ new chief Bari Weiss, moderating a town hall this Saturday that promises to tell us how a nation should grieve — preferably in soft lighting, with a flattering camera angle, and absolutely no follow-up questions.

If we ever wondered what would happen when a tragedy collided with an Instagram algorithm, CBS is here to provide the answer: it’s mourning as lifestyle content.

https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/can-we-talk-about-erika-kirk

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Can We Talk About Erika Kirk? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 11 OP

I am personally repulsed by Turning Point. To me it just a 21st Century version walkingman Dec 11 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Uncle Joe Dec 11 #2

I'd say Erika Kirk's 15 minutes are up... Dulcinea Dec 12 #3

walkingman

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1. I am personally repulsed by Turning Point. To me it just a 21st Century version

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 05:34 PM

Dec 11

of the KKK under the mask of Christianity. They are unapologetically racist and a version of homophobia added in for good measure.

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck....it is a duck.

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Dulcinea

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3. I'd say Erika Kirk's 15 minutes are up...

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:09 AM

Dec 12

...but she was never famous. I predict abysmal ratings for this shameless display of BS. NO ONE CARES.

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