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Mom shuts off the internet in response to Charlie Kirk shooting

"I didn’t know what they meant. But my son did."

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Sep 17, 2025
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:

A mother shared the recent wake-up call that caused her to cut the internet off in her home, a baker made a whole cake dedicated to their biggest hater, and the daughter of a Sandy Hook victim grapples with her feelings about Charlie Kirk’s death.

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— W.J.

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