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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk said the rift between his organization and Fox News is alive and well.

Kirk, a pro-Trump activist, was once a regular on the air at Fox News. In turn, the network’s biggest stars were regular headliners at his TPUSA events. The relationship apparently collapsed earlier this year, with Kirk disappearing from the air at Fox and its talent disappearing from his events.

While Fox News has not publicly commented on the reasons behind the rift, some theories abound. TPUSA is a haven for conspiracy theories, most notably former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen. A Daily Beast report from July suggested the rift had something to do with Fox’s $787 million settlement with Dominion over those election lies, as the network feared having its hosts participate in events where such conspiracy theories were being pushed.

“Fox’s relationship with Turning Point is basically over,” a network source told the Beast. “They don’t want their talent associated with them anymore.”

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 90 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So many opportunities to spread the Riker these days...

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I just want to say I appreciate your dedication to spreading it

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago (2 children)

One day, all of Lemmy will be Risa!

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I haven't even watched Trek other than in elementary and middle school when I watched TNG every day after school (and then the Chris Pine movies when I was in grad school), and I still love Risa.

I have absorbed just enough of the lore through general nerd osmosis to understand the memes, and it's fantastic.

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 88 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Imagine being so terrible that Fox 'news' won't even deal with you..

[–] drdabbles@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago

ToiletPaper USA has a well earned reputation, and fox thought they could get some of the crazies on their side for a while. Nope. Crazies used Fox for all they were worth and left them with the bill. 😆

Imagine getting outdone by these dweebs and not hiding your shame in a hole forever.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I imagine it's like being so terrible even ISIS is like "your inhumanity disgusts me"

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago

Like when the Taliban condemned Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Like Katie McHugh. She is so freaken screwed I am almost feel bad for her, then I remember the sheer amount of crap her ilk dealt out to immigrants in the US and I feel a lot less bad for her.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 80 points 9 months ago (2 children)

ha. it took a .8 billion dollar settlement to get fox news to move their bullshit needle -> <- that much. im surprised it happened at all.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago

The important thing is that the effects are exponential so an equal amount added to this would be far more effective at renouncing bat shit from their mouths.

[–] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 17 points 9 months ago

And that minuscule amount is triggering!

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago

Get fuckt incel

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can never tell if that's his real face or if it's been photoshopped smaller and smaller again...

[–] Desistance@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

It's his real face. He's a living caricature.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's just trying to save face. Teeny, tiny face.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago

If you look at the photo, you can see his teeny, tiny hands too.

[–] newtraditionalists@kbin.social 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The snowflakes crave their safe spaces

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Its also no true scotsmaning themselves into smaller and smaller groups. Which I'm all about.

Rather them hating on eachother, than unified and destroying the country.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 20 points 9 months ago

And no one really gave a shit.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Let them fight.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago
[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago