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17. TPUSA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery. Both are dead now.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:47 AM

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Over the last thirteen years TPUSA has grown and branched out into all kinds of right wing campus outreach and conservative political and religious organizing efforts. Kirk was the public face and driving force of TPUSA, now that he's gone it will probably splinter into competing conservative organizations. TPUSA's history makes interesting reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Point_USA

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Erika Kirk can't keep Charlie's audience [View all] marmar Wednesday OP

TPUSA will go bankrupt in a couple of years. valleyrogue Wednesday #1

"Moved on to where" is the question TheProle Wednesday #11

TP going bankrupt would be great, but IzzaNuDay Thursday #33

And JD won't keep Trump's momentum lame54 Wednesday #2

Yup, it's a cult of personality. GoCubsGo Wednesday #5

J "Davenport" Vance? thomski64 Wednesday #19

Personality cults disappear when the cult leader dies. sop Wednesday #3

She's the "wrong" gender. She's suppose to be home taking care of all the babies. Biophilic Wednesday #4

Also maga totally rejects forgiveness. Too woke, too empathic/sympathetic. Not manly-man enough. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #8

Ya, empathy is evil, or so St Charlie told us. Biophilic Wednesday #10

except they are hypocrites, always Kali Wednesday #15

Some Kirk fans might even suggest that she's practicing DEi, Heaven forbid. nt allegorical oracle Wednesday #24

Bummer /s Dave Id Wednesday #6

Ironic, to use the word titillate,when the article is about a nipple malfunction. BattleRow Wednesday #7

There are videos where people do stupid challenges JI7 Wednesday #9

Back to the Kitchen and fix my dinner. BurnDoubt Wednesday #12

The evangelicals will abandon her... SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #13

Clarification Requested DET Wednesday #27

Not when they're born... SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #28

Amanda Marcotte always expands and clarifies my vague notions cally Wednesday #14

Of course not. Charlie's followers assume women submit to men, not lead Raven123 Wednesday #16

TPUSA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery. Both are dead now. sop Wednesday #17

I am truly disturbed that he had brakester Wednesday #30

Kirk's major appeal was to misogynistic young men. No woman, including Erika Kirk, could possibly replicate that appeal. Martin68 Wednesday #18

Which is the safer bet? USS_Dauntless Wednesday #20

She'd fit right in with all the other blonde former beauty queens on FOX News. sop Wednesday #23

Which pays the most? Christian Nationalists don't come cheap. nt allegorical oracle Wednesday #25

She could hook up with a dude just as awful mdbl Wednesday #21

She only wants the $$$$$$$$ to keep coming in, obviously. nt Exp Wednesday #22

His videos were heavily edited. He didn't need to show her mistake. underpants Wednesday #26

Kirk's real strength brakester Wednesday #31

I predict they will install Benny Johnson clevergrrrl Wednesday #29

Erika gfarber Thursday #32