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Zorro

(18,532 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:56 AM Tuesday

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Angry Locals Force Officials to Ax Charlie Kirk Memorial [View all]

County officials in Texas pulled the plug on renaming a road to honor slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk after pushback from locals.

After Kirk, 31, was shot dead at Utah Valley University in September last year, he was immediately lionized by the right, despite his polarizing politics.

This was the case in Bastrop County in Central Texas, where a motion was tabled to designate a portion of FM 969 the “Charlie Kirk Corridor.”

The plan for the road, which is about 30 minutes east of downtown Austin, was shelved after over 100 locals showed up to voice their disapproval.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/angry-locals-force-officials-to-bin-charlie-kirk-memorial-in-bastrop-county-texas/

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Angry Locals Force Officials to Ax Charlie Kirk Memorial [View all] Zorro Tuesday OP

Some pretty strong comments on that site. Made me happy but a bit surprised. efhmc Tuesday #1

As far as I can tell, he doesn't even have any ties to that area. tanyev Tuesday #2

Bastrop County is a major hub for Elon Musk's business empire dalton99a Tuesday #3

Ah, good point. tanyev Tuesday #28

LOL popsdenver Tuesday #4

Same in Cincinnati they renamed Cross County Highway the Ronald Reagan Hoghway -- not a dime from his admin JT45242 Tuesday #12

The value of paying attention mountain grammy Tuesday #5

+1. The idiot commissioner is a Trump cultist dalton99a Tuesday #6

I served on a Water/Sewer Board for 6 years mountain grammy Tuesday #32

Indeed BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #26

NOT "despite his polarizing politics" -- BECAUSE of them. (nt) William Seger Tuesday #7

Charlie who? AverageOldGuy Tuesday #8

I think he was on Star Trek, maybe? Americanme Tuesday #10

My thought after reading the above post. BidenRocks Tuesday #21

A "red shirt" for sure paleotn Tuesday #22

that's actually a good analogy of how the right used him FoxNewsSucks Tuesday #25

If You're Wearing A Red Tunic... ProfessorGAC Tuesday #31

Neonazi 969 Jerry2144 Tuesday #9

My beloved Texas!!!! hamsterjill Tuesday #11

agreed, except for the part about that filthy bigot resting in peace FoxNewsSucks Tuesday #24

Understood. hamsterjill Tuesday #27

I was surprised that this happened in Texas until I read that it was Austin! ShazzieB Tuesday #13

Austin it a blue dot surrounded by a sea of red/ TexLaProgressive Tuesday #17

Indeed it is. Blue to the core, and funky. ananda Tuesday #23

It was Bastrop! pinkstarburst Tuesday #30

Dude got gunned down in the US and somehow that's news. twodogsbarking Tuesday #14

Weasel words Rob H. Tuesday #15

+1. "I don't agree with Hitler 100%, because he is a vegetarian and I eat meat" dalton99a Tuesday #18

So . . . . No Hitler Highway I take it then? NBachers Tuesday #16

The below-averages are trying so desperately to make Kirk into Horst Wessel. Aristus Tuesday #19

Nice to hear that some Texans aren't putting up with MAGAt crap. Martin68 Tuesday #20

I have some friends that attended that meeting RussBLib Tuesday #29