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William Wolfe / American Reformer / Center for Baptist Leadership
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William Wolfe (b. ~1985) is a former Trump administration State Department official who founded the Center for Baptist Leadership and serves as a fellow at American Reformer, two 501(c)(3) Christian-nationalist think-tank platforms publishing post-2022 'Christian Nationalism' political theology. American Reformer (Joshua Abbotoy, founder; Wolfe and Stephen Wolfe as primary contributors) publishes the *American Reformer* magazine; the Center for Baptist Leadership focuses on Southern Baptist Convention internal politics. Influence on Project 2025 contributor network. Scored Moderate (CLCI 19) because the operation is influence-network rather than coercive-control-of-members.
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Moderate Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control4/10
Information Control5/10
Thought Control6/10
Emotional Control4/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — think-tank-style influence operation rather than a high-control group with members. American Reformer + Center for Baptist Leadership are 501(c)(3) nonprofits that produce policy and theological content; documented influence on the post-2022 Christian-nationalism political organising space (Project 2025 advisory contributors, Southern Baptist Convention internal politics) but no organised-group membership structure that triggers higher BITE scores. Score reflects the doctrinal-content layer (loaded language, anti-pluralist framing) without the organisational mechanics that produce High or Extreme entries.
Profile facts
Founded
2021 (American Reformer); 2023 (Center for Baptist Leadership)
Members
No formal members; small donor / subscriber base for both organisations; influence operation reaches broader SBC and Project-2025-adjacent audiences
Active in
USA
In context
William Wolfe served in the first Trump administration as a deputy assistant secretary at the State Department (2018–2020) and as a Pentagon staffer focused on counter-terrorism and South Asia policy. After leaving government in 2020, Wolfe pivoted into Christian-nationalist political theology, founding the Center for Baptist Leadership in 2023 and joining American Reformer (founded 2021 by Joshua Abbotoy) as a fellow. The two organisations operate as adjacent nodes in the post-2022 Christian-nationalism think-tank ecosystem alongside the Claremont Institute's Center for the American Way of Life, the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 contributor network, and the Doug Wilson / Christ Church Moscow apparatus profiled separately at /groups/doug-wilson-christ-church-moscow-idaho.
American Reformer (americanreformer.org), founded by Joshua Abbotoy with editorial leadership from Stephen Wolfe (no relation to William Wolfe; author of The Case for Christian Nationalism, Canon Press, 2022) and contributions from William Wolfe, publishes the American Reformer online magazine articulating an explicitly post-liberal Reformed-confessional Christian Nationalism. The platform's policy positions include opposition to women in pastoral roles (the 'Saving the SBC' campaign), opposition to LGBTQ rights frameworks, opposition to interracial-marriage normalisation in some contributor essays, and explicit endorsement of Stephen Wolfe's 'cultural Christianity' framework that ties American national identity to Reformed-confessional Christianity. Funding sources have been opaque; ProPublica's 2024 investigation into Christian-nationalist 501(c)(3) financial flows partially mapped American Reformer's donor network.
Center for Baptist Leadership (cbl.org), founded by Wolfe in 2023, focuses specifically on Southern Baptist Convention internal politics — pushing the SBC further right on women-in-pastoral-roles, sexual-ethics, and Christian-Nationalism positions. The Center has been documented coordinating with the Conservative Baptist Network (a separate SBC internal-politics caucus) and producing position papers ahead of SBC annual meetings. Wolfe's profile was substantially raised in 2023–2024 through the controversy over his published statements (some on X / Twitter) opposing women's suffrage and the 1965 Voting Rights Act in ways that drew distancing responses from mainstream SBC voices.
The entry's CLCI 19 (Moderate band) score reflects the operation's structural reality as a think-tank-influence-network rather than a coercive-control-of-members group: there are no members in the cult-of-organisation sense (American Reformer has online subscribers and donors but no formal member list, no exit cost, no severance pressure, no doctrinal-authority enforcement over personal life), the financial extraction is donor-funded rather than member-extraction, and the harm pattern is at the cultural-political-influence level rather than the individual-member-coercion level. The entry exists because the doctrinal content (loaded language: 'cultural Christianity', 'Christian Prince', 'rule of grace', 'pluralism is paganism'; anti-pluralist framing; post-liberal political theology) parallels the doctrinal layer of higher-CLCI Christian-nationalist entries (Doug Wilson at CLCI 31, Sean Feucht at 28) without the organisational mechanics that produce those scores.
For readers tracking the broader Christian-nationalism influence ecosystem, the recommended companion entries are: doug-wilson-christ-church-moscow-idaho (the institutional centre with documented coercive-control patterns at member level), sean-feucht-burn-247-let-us-worship (the worship-leader cult-of-personality node), and national-justice-party (the explicitly white-nationalist counterpart at the further extreme).
Recovery resources
- International Cultic Studies Association — General coercive-control-recovery resources, particularly relevant for individuals exiting Christian-Nationalist political-theology adjacent communities
- The Roys Report — Reformed-evangelical accountability journalism with substantial Christian-Nationalism coverage
- Religious Trauma Institute — Religious-trauma-specific clinical research and clinician directory
See the full curated list at /resources.
Notable public ex-members
- Various former American Reformer contributors who have publicly distanced 2023–2024
Legal cases & controversies
- No formal litigation; ongoing public-controversy responses to specific Wolfe statements
Evidence by BITE axis
Behavior Control
- Editorial platform articulating explicitly post-liberal Reformed Christian Nationalism with anti-pluralist political theology
- Wolfe's 2023–2024 published statements opposing women's suffrage and the 1965 Voting Rights Act drew distancing responses from mainstream SBC voices
- Center for Baptist Leadership coordinated influence operation pushing the Southern Baptist Convention further right on women-in-pastoral-roles and Christian-Nationalism positions
- Opaque donor-network funding partially mapped by ProPublica 2024 investigation but full picture remains undisclosed
- American Reformer + Center for Baptist Leadership are 501(c)(3) nonprofits that produce policy and theological content
- documented influence on the post-2022 Christian-nationalism political organising space (Project 2025 advisory contributors, Southern Baptist Convention internal politics) but no organised-group membership structure that triggers higher BITE scores
Information Control
- Score reflects the doctrinal-content layer (loaded language, anti-pluralist framing) without the organisational mechanics that produce High or Extreme entries
Timeline
- 2018-2020William Wolfe serves in first Trump administration State Department + Pentagon roles
- 2021Joshua Abbotoy founds American Reformer magazine
- 2022Stephen Wolfe publishes The Case for Christian Nationalism via Canon Press
- 2023William Wolfe founds Center for Baptist Leadership
- 2023-2024Wolfe's controversial public statements on women's suffrage + Voting Rights Act draw SBC distancing
- 2024ProPublica investigation partially maps donor-network funding
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
Sources
- ProPublica 2024 investigation: Christian-nationalist 501(c)(3) financial flows search ↗
- The Roys Report coverage of Center for Baptist Leadership and American Reformer (2023–2024) search ↗
- Religion News Service ongoing coverage of the post-2022 Christian-nationalism think-tank ecosystem search ↗
- Stephen Wolfe, 'The Case for Christian Nationalism' (Canon Press, 2022) — primary doctrinal text in the network search ↗
- Christianity Today coverage of SBC internal politics 2023–2024 search ↗
- American Reformer magazine archive (americanreformer.org) open ↗
- Center for Baptist Leadership position papers and tax filings search ↗
- Charlie Kirk: Trump ally and divisive provocateur who became US right's 'youth whisperer — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/10/who-is-charlie-kirk-profile open ↗
- The 21-Year-Old Becoming a Major Player in Conservative Politics — https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/03/the-21-year-old-becoming-a-major-player-in-conservative-politics/451110/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk, the conservative influencer who became the voice of Maga youth — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxqnkwerj7o open ↗
- Charlie Kirk And Candace Owens' Campus Tour Is All About The Owns — https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/charlie-kirk-candace-owens-turning-point-usa-montana open ↗
- What Charlie Kirk meant to the conservative movement in the U.S. — https://www.npr.org/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5537094/what-charlie-kirk-meant-to-the-conservative-movement-in-the-u-s open ↗
- Following Charlie Kirk's death, Turning Point USA sees surge in chapter requests — https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-shooting-turning-point-chapter-requests/86150115007/ open ↗
- Death threats are forcing professors off campus — https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/21/us/university-professors-free-speech-online-hate-threats open ↗
- At This Trump-Favored Charity, Financial Reporting Is Questionable and Insiders Are Cashing In — https://www.propublica.org/article/at-this-trump-favored-charity-financial-reporting-is-questionable-and-insiders-are-cashing-in open ↗
- Money and misinformation: how Turning Point USA became a formidable pro-Trump force — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/23/turning-point-rightwing-youth-group-critics-tactics open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's pro-Trump youth group stokes vaccine resistance as covid surges again — https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/29/vaccine-mandates-charlie-kirk-tpusa/ open ↗
- Firm saw $40 million potential in Charlie Kirk's 'America-first' academy. Then its plans fell apart — https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/08/charlie-kirk-turning-point-academy-strongmind/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk delivers a warning to the RNC, and sparks a backlash — https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/charlie-kirk-rnc-ronna-mcdaniel-harmeet-dhillon/ open ↗
- No, there is no evidence that Ginni Thomas paid for buses to bring people to the Capitol siege — https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions open ↗
- How Trump's pied pipers rallied a faithful mob to the Capitol — https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-protest-organizers-insight-idUSKBN29G2UP open ↗
- Publix heiress was willing to spend $3 million on Jan. 6 rally, documents show — https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/22/publix-heiress-jan-6-financing/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk says Capitol attack was not insurrection after deleting '80+ buses' tweet — https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-insurrection-buses-washington-tweet-1560727 open ↗
- Jan. 6 Organizer Turns on Right-Wing Youth Org in Capitol Riot Blame-Fest — https://www.thedailybeast.com/jan-6-organizer-ali-alexander-blames-turning-point-usa-for-capitol-riot/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk once pushed a 'secular worldview.' Now he's fighting to make America Christian again — https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/charlie-kirk-turning-point-donald-trump-christian-nationalism-rcna156565 open ↗
- Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Leaves Liberty University Think Tank — https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/charlie-kirk-liberty-falwell-falkirk.html open ↗
- What is the Falkirk Center? Liberty University joins Charlie Kirk to create a new kind of think tank to promote faith and liberty on college campuses — https://www.liberty.edu/champion/2020/01/what-is-the-falkirk-center-liberty-university-joins-charlie-kirk-to-create-a-new-kind-of-think-tank-to-promote-faith-and-liberty-on-college-campuses/ open ↗
- Conservative activist Charlie Kirk helped oust Ronna McDaniel at the RNC. Now the knives are out for him — https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/charlie-kirk-ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-trump-rcna139288 open ↗
- How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z — https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-right-wing-provocateur-gen-z-race-5b57b4178fec39f30f3caad77b93c087 open ↗
- Steve Bannon's Podcast Is Top Misinformation Spreader, Study Says — https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/technology/podcasts-steve-bannon-war-room-misinformation.html open ↗
- Latest 'Twitter Files' Allege Blacklisting of Conservatives — https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/twitter-files-part-two-blacklisting-conservatives-1234644373/ open ↗
- I defended Twitter to other conservatives. I was wrong — https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/13/twitter-files-shadow-banning-conservatives-bari-weiss/ open ↗
- How Charlie Kirk Became the Youth Whisperer of the American Right — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/magazine/charlie-kirk-american-right.html open ↗
- Kirk's Christian Supporters Mourn Him as a Martyr — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-martyr-conservative-christians.html open ↗
- Inside the Close Alliance Between Trump and Charlie Kirk — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/trump-charlie-kirk-ally.html open ↗
- A far-right US youth group is ramping up its movement to back election deniers — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/02/far-right-youth-group-turning-point-charlie-kirk open ↗
- Manhunt for shooter continues after Charlie Kirk killed in 'political assassination — https://abcnews.go.com/US/charlie-kirk-shot-event-utah-university-jd-vance/story?id=125451514 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk, influenceur conservateur pro-Trump, tué par balle lors d'un rassemblement dans une université de l'Utah, le tireur est toujours en fuite — https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-l-influenceur-conservateur-americain-blesse-par-balles-lors-d-un-rassemblement-dans-une-universite-de-l-utah_6640349_3210.html open ↗
- Charlie Kirk: Trump's fiery far-right 'youth whisperer — https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250911-charlie-kirk-trump-s-fiery-supporter-and-us-far-right-youth-whisperer open ↗
- Elon Musk Has Reached a New Low — https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/09/elon-musk-trump-posts/679937/ open ↗
- How the Capitalist Media Altered Our Epistemology and Led to the Rise of the Far-Right — Capitalism's Safety Net: News Media and the Far Right (2024) — https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-031-79078-2_2 open ↗
- Videos show closed-door sessions of leading conservative activists: 'Be not afraid of the accusations that you're a voter suppressor — https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/council-national-policy-video/2020/10/14/367f24c2-f793-11ea-a510-f57d8ce76e11_story.html open ↗
- Top Republicans rub shoulders with extremists in secretive rightwing group, leak reveals — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/30/revealed-council-national-policy-republicans-extremists open ↗
- At the Republican Convention, Millennials Search for Signs of the Future — https://www.wired.com/2016/07/republican-convention-millennials-search-signs-future/ open ↗
- For Charlie Kirk, Conservative Activist, the Virus Is a Cudgel — https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/charlie-kirk-conservatives-coronavirus.html open ↗
- Trump son Don Jr joining venture capital firm 1789 Capital, sources say — https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-son-don-jr-joining-venture-capital-firm-1789-capital-sources-say-2024-11-12/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk took conservatism to college campuses ahead of Trump's big win — https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-turning-point-trump-reelection-1983029 open ↗
- Turning Point founder has been a key figure in building support for Republicans among young people — https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-shooting-utah-university-republicans-8357c3d102de09e3320fde761258131a open ↗
- Who was Charlie Kirk? What we know about the shooting and the suspect — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/11/who-was-charlie-kirk-what-we-know-about-the-shooting-and-the-suspect open ↗
- Conservative influencer and Israel advocate Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah event — https://www.timesofisrael.com/conservative-influencer-and-israel-advocate-charlie-kirk-shot-dead-at-utah-event/ open ↗
- Israeli leaders heap praise on Charlie Kirk as a staunch ally of Israel — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/11/israeli-leaders-heap-praise-on-charlie-kirk-as-a-staunch-ally-of-israel open ↗
- MAGA wants to legally burn Pride flags, while Trump wants to jail U.S. flag burners — https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-flag-burning-maga-pride-lgbtq-b2814511.html open ↗
- What were Charlie Kirk's views on guns, LGBT+ rights and the future of the country? — https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-political-views-guns-lgbt-trump-b2824580.html open ↗
- How conspiracy theories spread from the Internet's darkest corners — https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/18/how-conspiracy-theories-spread-internets-darkest-corners/ open ↗
- REFILE-Iowa official slams viral claim of suspicious voter registration activity as false — https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-iowa-misinformation-idUSL1N2A31MT/ open ↗
- Former Israeli Leader Denies Epstein Worked for Mossad — https://time.com/7302177/epstein-mossad-israel-intelligence-naftali-bennett/ open ↗
- What were Charlie Kirk's views that so angered some and energised others? — https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/assassinated-right-wing-influencer-charlie-kirk-views/105766340 open ↗
- Tracking Trump's Claims on the Threat From Coronavirus — https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-fact-check.html open ↗
- Thousands of Young Conservatives May Hold Blowout Conference in Florida, COVID Be Damned — https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/young-conservatives-blowout-conference-florida open ↗
- Apartheid-Style, Open-Air Hostage Situation': Conservatives Lose Their Minds Over Biden's Vaccination Push — https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/07/charlie-kirk-republicans-vaccine-push open ↗
- Masks off: how US school boards became 'perfect battlegrounds' for vicious culture wars — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/24/mask-mandates-covid-school-boards open ↗
- Amid quiet mourning, some are calling Charlie Kirk a 'martyr' and want vengeance — https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-12/charlie-kirk-christian-right-martyr-vengeance open ↗
- The varieties of American Christian nationalism — https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS1755048325000069 open ↗
- Gun Rights Advocate Not Allowed To Speak At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High – CBS Miami — https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/gun-rights-advocate-not-allowed-to-speak-at-marjory-stoneman-douglas-high/ open ↗
- Parkland student hosts livestream supporting 2nd Amendment while his classmates walk out — https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/us/kyle-kashuv-national-school-walkout open ↗
- Social Media Falls Into Well Worn Grooves After Charlie Kirk's Death — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/style/charlie-kirk-social-media-reaction.html open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's rhetoric inspired supporters, enraged foes — https://www.reuters.com/world/us/charlie-kirks-rhetoric-inspired-supporters-enraged-foes-2025-09-13/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk railed against transgender rights. His killing has further fueled the fight — https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-09-16/charlie-kirk-railed-against-transgender-rights-his-killing-has-further-fueled-the-fight open ↗
- Young fans and critics debate Charlie Kirk's political legacy — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62n6ql215ro open ↗
- What Charlie Kirk Could Mean for the Future of Marriage and Family — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/politics/charlie-kirk-erika-family-marriage-children.html open ↗
- Charlie Kirk in his own words: 'prowling Blacks' and 'the great replacement strategy — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-quotes-beliefs open ↗
- How Charlie Kirk Plans to Discredit Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act — https://www.wired.com/story/charlie-kirk-tpusa-mlk-civil-rights-act/ open ↗
- Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-views-guns-gender-climate.html open ↗
- How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z — https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-entertainment-business-minneapolis-minnesota-9a866a75bb2556ce5bf28147502ef011 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk Flips on Martin Luther King Jr., Attacks Growing 'Myth — https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-flips-martin-luther-king-jr-attacks-growing-myth-1860839 open ↗
- Trump Courts Black Voters Even as He Traffics in Stereotypes — https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/politics/trump-black-voters.html open ↗
- A story about sports, Black History Month, a racist comment, and the greatest of pilots — https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2024/02/04/charlie-kirk-black-pilot-comment-tuskegee-airmen/72412319007/ open ↗
- How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds — https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/airline-airport-united-delta-dei-migration-spirit-rcna135098 open ↗
- Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions — https://www.reuters.com/world/us/death-charlie-kirk-lays-bare-deep-us-political-divisions-2025-09-11/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk, Long Accused of Antisemitism, is Set for a Prime-time Speech (Published 2024) — https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/politics/charlie-kirk-rnc-antisemitism.html open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's role in defending Israel and the growing generational divide – opinion — https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-861562 open ↗
- Israeli, world officials give condolences, condemn Charlie Kirk assassination — https://www.jpost.com/international/article-867062 open ↗
- Jewish donors play into all the stereotypes,' Charlie Kirk wrote in leaked texts before murder — https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-donors-play-into-all-the-stereotypes-charlie-kirk-wrote-in-leaked-texts-before-murder/ open ↗
- Jewish, Israeli leaders call for prayers and end to political violence after Charlie Kirk is shot — https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/jewish-israeli-leaders-call-for-prayers-and-end-to-political-violence-after-charlie-kirk-is-shot/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's pastor rebukes Candace Owens after spreading conspiracies about killing — https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charlie-kirk-candace-owens-rob-mccoy-conspiracy-theories-b2829583.html open ↗
- Israel adopts messaging reforms urged by Charlie Kirk — https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-876928 open ↗
- From 'hellhole' UK to anti-Muslim rhetoric in Japan, Charlie Kirk took his message abroad — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/hellhole-uk-stolen-elections-south-korea-charlie-kirk-took-message-abroad open ↗
- US bill to ban Israel boycotts faces right-wing backlash over free speech — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/5/us-bill-to-ban-israel-boycotts-faces-right-wing-backlash-over-free-speech open ↗
- Charlie Kirk warns Lindsey Graham and Iran war hawks: 'Not even the Romans could defeat Persia — https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-iran-war-lindsey-graham-b2773944.html open ↗
- How Russia and Right-Wing Americans Converged on War in Ukraine — https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/technology/russia-american-far-right-ukraine.html open ↗
- Charlie Kirk Barely Out-Duels Ted Cruz for Worst CPAC Ukraine Take — https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/charlie-kirk-barely-out-duels-ted-cruz-for-worst-cpac-ukraine-take-1312189/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk was spreading his conservative message in Asia days before he was killed — https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/charlie-kirk-was-spreading-conservative-message-asia-days-was-killed-rcna230759 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's family: What to know about his wife Erika, 2 kids — https://abcnews.go.com/News/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-two-kids/story?id=125460687 open ↗
- How Trump's MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire — https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-trump-turning-point-maga-d08a98e439fa4e902cb756d7e35153db open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's Twitter account locked for spreading misinformation about mail-in votes — https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/charlie-kirk-twitter-mail-in-ballot-misinformation-turning-point-usa-trump-b1157145.html open ↗
- Beyond campuses and churches, can Charlie Kirk turn out votes for Trump? — https://www.npr.org/2024/10/24/nx-s1-5009316/charlie-kirk-turning-point-christian-nationalism-trump open ↗
- How Charlie Kirk's Christian religious beliefs shaped his advocacy — https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-christian-religious-beliefs-shaped-advocacy/86116403007/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk Shooting: Visual Timeline, Maps and Photos — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-timeline-map.html open ↗
- Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah university — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah open ↗
- Charlie Kirk: Trump ally shot dead at campus event in Utah — https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c206zm81z4gt open ↗
- Just In: Charlie Kirk is in critical condition at hospital after being shot at Utah event, AP source says — https://apnews.com/live/utah-valley-university-charlie-kirk-shooting-updates#00000199-3528-de36-a9f9-777f0f350000 open ↗
- Utah Department of Public Safety and FBI are leading criminal investigation into Kirk's death, official says — https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-09-10-25#cmfeiezdp00113b6oyncld1a3 open ↗
- Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin's roommate 'shocked' by shooting, has been 'very cooperative,' governor says — https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/utah-governor-shares-details-charlie-kirk-assassination-investigation-rcna231022 open ↗
- Tyler Robinson said he killed Charlie Kirk because he 'spreads too much hate': Officials — https://abcnews.go.com/US/tyler-robinson-set-face-formal-charges-shooting-death/story?id=125614396 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk murder accused makes first in-person court appearance — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg88l4lnemo open ↗
- Really hit me hard': Supporters remember Charlie Kirk at Kennedy Center prayer vigil — https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-kennedy-center-vigil/86156026007/ open ↗
- Trump hails Charlie Kirk as martyr to thousands at memorial service — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgee0x9p40o open ↗
- Charlie Kirk funeral and memorial: time, updates from Arizona – live — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/21/charlie-kirk-funeral-memorial-time-updates-arizona?page=with%3Ablock-68d01b8d8f0816a4522bf43b open ↗
- Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, says she forgives man accused of murder — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/21/erika-kirk-charlie-kirk-killing open ↗
- Live Updates: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Influencer, Shot in Utah — https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-shot-utah open ↗
- Grief over Kirk's assassination echoes worldwide and testifies to his influence on the right — https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-orban-netanyahu-milei-starmer-1035efd9a30a5b2828c2ee680a88fbbd open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's killing sparks firings and outrage as reactions expose deep divides — https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charlie-kirk-workplace-firings-disciplinary-action-rcna231131 open ↗
- Your own brother': Student supporters mourn Charlie Kirk — https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250912-your-own-brother-student-supporters-mourn-charlie-kirk open ↗
- Trump blames the 'radical left' for Charlie Kirk's killing, before a suspect is identified — https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/charlie-kirks-death-prompts-outpouring-shock-grief-condemnations-polit-rcna230472 open ↗
- Trump administration says it will target far-left groups for Kirk's assassination. Prosecutors made no such link — https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-administration-says-will-target-far-left-groups-kirks-assassinat-rcna231605 open ↗
- White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-show.html open ↗
- With Calls for Retribution Over Kirk, Some See Rise of a 'Woke Right — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/charlie-kirk-free-speech-republicans.html open ↗
- After Kirk Assassination, Fear and Vitriol Intensify in Congress — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/politics/kirk-republicans-democrats-congress-threats.html open ↗
- War Is Here': The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence — https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-reactions-charlie-kirk-shooting-civil-war/ open ↗
- Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death — https://www.wired.com/story/right-wing-activists-are-targeting-people-for-allegedly-celebrating-charlie-kirks-death/ open ↗
- Trump administration joins Republicans' campaign to police speech in reaction to Kirk's murder — https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-speech-republicans-firings-government-vance-e65a4939b80e4f4822db188e978d8812 open ↗
- He Wrote a Biting Post About Charlie Kirk. The Fury Came Fast — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/florida-charlie-kirk-free-speech.html open ↗
- Over 100 people have faced consequences for remarks about Charlie Kirk's death — https://usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-comments-prompt-firings-across-us/86216872007/ open ↗
- Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk's killing to trample First Amendment — https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tucker-carlson-trump-charlie-kirk-free-speech-b2829584.html open ↗
- The US right claimed free speech was sacred – until the Charlie Kirk killing — https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/sep/21/us-right-free-speech-charlie-kirk open ↗
- MAGA flips on cancel culture and swaths of Trump nominees confirmed: Morning Rundown — https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maga-flips-cancel-culture-swaths-trump-nominees-confirmed-morning-rund-rcna232349 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's death ignites free speech fire storm among Trump supporters — https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/charlie-kirks-death-ignites-free-speech-fire-storm-among-trump-supporters-2025-09-21/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk, cancel culture and conservative concerns over Jimmy Kimmel and a brash FCC — https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/20/charlie-kirk-jimmy-kimmel-abc-cancel-culture/86244255007/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk: the latest in a long line of political martyrs, from left and right — https://theconversation.com/charlie-kirk-the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-political-martyrs-from-left-and-right-266264 open ↗
- Vice President Mike Pence challenges 2019 grads to 'go forth for Liberty — https://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=332894 open ↗
- Trump announces he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom — https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-announces-posthumously-award-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal/story?id=125474603 open ↗
- Live updates: Trump holds ceremony awarding Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom — https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-14-2025 open ↗
- In Israel, tributes to Charlie Kirk include naming of Netanya traffic circle in his honor — https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-tributes-to-charlie-kirk-include-naming-of-netanya-traffic-circle-in-his-honor/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk funeral: Trump and Vance attend memorial service – watch live — https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/09/21/charlie-kirk-funeral-trump-vance-attend-watch-live/ open ↗
- O.C. city leaders designate street to honor Charlie Kirk — https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-14/o-c-city-leaders-designate-street-to-honor-charlie-kirk open ↗
- Three Views of Donald Trump — https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/books/review/jonathan-karl-front-row-at-the-trump-show.html open ↗
- The MAGA Ideology and the Trump Regime — Monthly Review (2025) — https://doi.org/10.14452%2FMR-077-01-2025-05_1 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk's Posthumous Book Soars to Top of Bestsellers List, Hours After Its Release — https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/books/charlie-kirk-book-stop-in-the-name-of-god-read-buy-online-1235426019/ open ↗
- El comentarista conservador Charlie Kirk, aliado de Trump, asesinado de un disparo en una universidad de EE UU — https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-09-10/el-comentarista-conservador-charlie-kirk-recibe-un-disparo-en-una-universidad-de-ee-uu.html open ↗
- Lo que sabemos sobre el asesinato de Charlie Kirk — https://www.nytimes.com/es/2025/09/11/espanol/estados-unidos/charlie-kirk-que-paso.html open ↗
- Por qué Charlie Kirk, el joven comentarista conservador asesinado, era tan importante para Donald Trump — https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cvgjnlln91vo open ↗
- Las ideas políticas de Charlie Kirk, el activista conservador que convirtió la participación juvenil en guerra cultural — https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/09/11/eeuu/charlie-kirk-ideas-politicas-polemicas-orix open ↗
- Charlie Kirk: Asesinan en un evento en una universidad de EE.UU. al activista conservador y aliado de Trump — https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cx20yqd3l9zo open ↗
- Live updates | Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed in Utah; person in custody released — https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley/ open ↗
- Jerry Falwell, Charlie Kirk partner to create Christian conservative think tank — https://www.liberty.edu/news/2019/12/06/jerry-falwell-charlie-kirk-partner-to-create-christian-conservative-think-tank/ open ↗
- Republican National Convention 2020: Day 1 — https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/rnc-2020-day-1/h_8b3a7af294f03e08e091429d160538d3 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk says gun deaths "unfortunately" worth it to ... — https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-says-gun-deaths-worth-it-2nd-amendment-1793113 open ↗
- I Saw Charlie Kirk Shot After Transgender Mass Shooting Question — https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-saw-charlie-kirk-shot-after-transgender-mass-shooting-question/ open ↗
- Disparan al activista Charlie Kirk en plena conferencia universitaria; ataque queda grabado en video — https://www.milenio.com/internacional/charlie-kirk-recibe-disparo-conferencia-universidad open ↗
- https://www.milenio.com/ — https://www.milenio.com/ open ↗
- Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk shot at Utah Valley University event — https://www.reuters.com/world/us/conservative-commentator-charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university-event-2025-09-10/ open ↗
- ¿Qué se sabe de Tyler Robinson, el joven sospechoso del asesinato de Charlie Kirk en EEUU? — https://www.rfi.fr/es/am%C3%A9ricas/20250913-qu%C3%A9-se-sabe-de-tyler-robinson-el-joven-sospechoso-del-asesinato-de-charlie-kirk-en-eeuu open ↗
- Qué se sabe de Tyler Robinson, el joven de 22 años sospechoso del asesinato de Charlie Kirk (y cómo fue su captura) — https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c07vz1r0j3ro open ↗
- How the Capitalist Media Altered Our Epistemology and Led to the Rise of the Far-Right — Capitalism's Safety Net: News Media and the Far Right (2024) — https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-031-79078-2_2 open ↗
- At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/kirk-memorial-service-christianity-religion.html open ↗
- Before Trump and Kanye became fans, Charlie Kirk battled 'Marxist' high school teachers in Chicago's suburbs — https://www.chicagotribune.com/2018/10/22/before-trump-and-kanye-became-fans-charlie-kirk-battled-marxist-high-school-teachers-in-chicagos-suburbs/ open ↗
- Allegations of Racial Bias and Illegal Campaign Activity at a Conservative Nonprofit That Seeks to Transform College Campuses — https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-conservative-nonprofit-that-seeks-to-transform-college-campuses-faces-allegations-of-racial-bias-and-illegal-campaign-activity open ↗
- Win or Lose, It's Donald Trump's Republican Party — https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/magazine/trump-influence-gop.html open ↗
- Trump Is Picking the 'Avenger Squad' for Cabinet, Charlie Kirk Says — https://www.newsweek.com/trump-picking-avenger-squad-cabinet-charlie-kirk-1987225 open ↗
- How Charlie Kirk reshaped Arizona's gubernatorial race: P... — https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-reshaped-arizona-gubernatorial-race-pollster-republicans-2078743 open ↗
- Before Trump and Kanye became fans, Charlie Kirk battled 'Marxist' high school teachers in Chicago's suburbs — https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-charlie-kirk-turning-point-campus-conservatives-profile-20181019-story.html open ↗
- The varieties of American Christian nationalism — Politics and Religion (2025) — https://dx.doi.org/10.1017%2FS1755048325000069 open ↗
- Trump administration launches global effort to end criminalization of homosexuality — https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-launches-global-effort-end-criminalization-homosexuality-n973011 open ↗
- Witnesses say Charlie Kirk was debating about gun violence before deadly shooting - CBS News — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/witnesses-describe-deadly-shooting-of-charlie-kirk/ open ↗
- Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and Trump ally, dies after shooting at Utah campus event — https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/politics/charlie-kirk-obituary open ↗
- Remarks Delivered by Special Agent in Charge Robert Bohls at a Press Conference Regarding September 10 Shooting at Utah Valley University — https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/saltlakecity/news/remarks-by-sac-robert-bohls-at-press-conference-regarding-shooting-at-utah-valley-university open ↗
- L’assassinat de Charlie Kirk, un proche de Trump, replonge les États-Unis dans la violence politique — https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/09/11/l-assassinat-de-charlie-kirk-consterne-l-amerique-et-provoque-un-sursaut-de-haine-politique_6640402_3210.html open ↗
- Charlie Kirk : qui était cet allié de Trump assassiné par balle ? — https://www.bbc.com/afrique/articles/c147n583zr4o open ↗
- The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power . By Andrew Chadwick. (Oxford University Press, 2013). — The Journal of Politics (2015) — https://dx.doi.org/10.1086/680147 open ↗
- Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a ‘troll farm,’prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter — https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/turning-point-teens-disinformation-trump/2020/09/15/c84091ae-f20a-11ea-b796-2dd09962649c_story.html open ↗
- Audible reckoning: How top political podcasters spread unsubstantiated and false claims — https://www.brookings.edu/articles/audible-reckoning-how-top-political-podcasters-spread-unsubstantiated-and-false-claims/ open ↗
- How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z — https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-entertainment-business-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-5b57b4178fec39f30f3caad77b93c087 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk Rages Against TikTok After Fan Account Banned — https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-tiktok-ban-hate-speech-johnson-1848290 open ↗
- lire en ligne — https://www.npr.org/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5537169/charlie-kirk-shooting-dead open ↗
- lire en ligne — https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/09/11/aux-etats-unis-charlie-kirk-l-une-des-plus-celebres-figures-de-la-droite-trumpiste-a-ete-assassine-sur-un-campus_6640354_3210.html open ↗
- Charlie Kirk: why the battle over his legacy will divide even his most ardent admirers — https://theconversation.com/charlie-kirk-why-the-battle-over-his-legacy-will-divide-even-his-most-ardent-admirers-265116 open ↗
- Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other in unusually sharp language in affirmative action case — https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/29/politics/clarence-thomas-ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-affirmative-action/index.html open ↗
- GOP Darling Charlie Kirk is Worried About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, but He's Got a Plan — https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-donald-trump-republican-1382254 open ↗
- Trump Ally Charlie Kirk Suggests Children Should Watch Public Executions — https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-death-penalty-public-executions-1873073 open ↗
- Coronavirus : à Wuhan, ces urnes funéraires qui font douter du nombre officiel de décès — https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/coronavirus-a-wuhan-ces-urnes-funeraires-qui-font-douter-du-nombre-officiel-de-deces-20200330 open ↗
- lire en ligne — https://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Asie-et-Oceanie/Coronavirus-Chine-aurait-minimise-nombre-morts-Wuhan-2020-03-30-1201086921 open ↗
- Witwe von Charlie Kirk übernimmt dessen rechte Jugendorganisation — https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/charlie-kirk-witwe-erika-kirk-uebernimmt-rechte-jugendorganisation-turning-point-usa-a-c4f6dce5-bb10-435b-b955-36bbe8a31603 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk once unified conservative youth for Trump. Why are Republicans now turning on him? — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/jun/25/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-chase-the-vote-trump open ↗
- Project 2025: The Trump presidency wish list, explained. — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977njnvq2do open ↗
- Kirk-Attentat: Auf den Schuss folgt die Stimmungsmache — https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/nordrheinwestfalen/wdr-kirk-attentat-auf-den-schuss-folgt-die-stimmungsmache-100.html open ↗
- Retracing the Path of the Suspect in the Killing of Charlie Kirk. — https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/12/us/tyler-robinson-manhunt-timeline-kirk-suspect-caught.html open ↗
- How 33-hour manhunt ended with Charlie Kirk suspect in custody. — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c784end1wxvo open ↗
- Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting identified as Tyler Robinson, sources say. — https://www.reuters.com/world/us/suspect-charlie-kirk-shooting-identified-tyler-robinson-sources-say-2025-09-12/ open ↗
- Choose your America: In the aftermath of the Kirk slaying, a snapshot of a fractured nation. — https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-killing-america-divided-violence-politics-9b75c05301668fa033f9b4cc98b046c9 open ↗
- Wrestling Over Charlie Kirk’s Legacy and the Divide in America. — https://nytimes.com/2025/09/13/us/politics/charlie-kirk-legacy-trump.html open ↗
- Wie das Kirk-Attentat die Spaltung der USA vertieft. — https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/usa-kirk-100.html open ↗
- Darum bezeichnet der SPIEGEL Charlie Kirk als rechtsextrem. — https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/charlie-kirk-darum-bezeichnet-der-spiegel-charlie-kirk-als-rechtsextrem-a-cc098321-8292-40e8-825e-20ed89a7df40 open ↗
- Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’. — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-quotes-belief open ↗
- Charlie Kirk Calls for an ‘Amazing Patriot’ to Bail Out Alleged Pelosi Attacker. — https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk-wants-an-amazing-patriot-to-bail-out-paul-pelosis-alleged-assailant/ open ↗
- No choice but to leave pro-Israel cause,' said Charlie Kirk in messages leaked by Candace Owens. — https://www.jpost.com/international/article-869781 open ↗
- Donald Trump’s Agenda Has New Enforcers: Charlie Kirk and a Legion of Influencers. — https://www.wsj.com/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-trump-3f2dd898 open ↗
- “Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Force and a Close Trump Ally, Dies at 31” — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/charlie-kirk-dead.html open ↗
- “How the Shooting of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Unfolded” — https://www.wsj.com/us-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-utah-valley-university-9c2f9817 open ↗
- “Trump says he will award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously” — https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-will-posthumously-award-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal-fre-rcna230581 open ↗
- “Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; manhunt for shooter still ongoing” — https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-turning-point-usa/ open ↗
- “2009 H1N1 Flu Pandemic Timeline” — https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-pandemic-timeline.html open ↗
- “유대계 하원 의원들이 오마르가 미국과 이스라엘을 하마스와 탈레반에 비유했다고 비난한 후 발언 해명 모색 — https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/10/politics/jewish-house-democrats-ilhan-omar open ↗
- Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university — https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-conservative-activist-shot-546165a8151104e0938a5e085be1e8bd open ↗
- 米保守系団体代表チャーリー・カーク氏が銃撃され死亡…「MAGA」代表格、7日には都内の参政党イベントで講演 — https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/world/20250911-OYT1T50034/ open ↗
- “米国で右派政治活動家が銃撃され死亡 7日には日本でイベントに参加” — https://digital.asahi.com/articles/AST9B6R8DT9BUHBI039M.html open ↗
- Fatal Shot Might Have Come From Building 200 Yards From Kirk, University Says — https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/charlie-kirk-shot/card/fatal-shot-may-have-come-from-building-200-yards-from-kirk-university-says-ARVsET7iomEWhWNTPkjF open ↗
- Timeline of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/timeline-charlie-kirk-fatal-shooting open ↗
- Netanyahu rejects 'insane' conspiracy theories that Israel was behind Charlie Kirk's assassination — https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-pans-insane-conspiracy-theories-blaming-israel-for-charlie-kirk-killing/ open ↗
- Russian Officials Use Charlie Kirk's Death to Attack Ukraine — https://www.newsweek.com/kirk-killing-medvedev-maga-2128048 open ↗
- Trump posthumously awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom — https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-set-posthumously-award-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal/story?id=126485749 open ↗
- Britannica (онлайн) — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlie-Kirk open ↗
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