{"id":23758,"date":"2025-09-30T17:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=23758"},"modified":"2025-09-30T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:33:16","slug":"the-murder-of-charlie-kirk-and-the-idol-of-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/the-murder-of-charlie-kirk-and-the-idol-of-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"The Murder of Charlie Kirk and the Idol of Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p>Two murders have shaken us in recent days. Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of thousands as he debated university students in Utah. Iryna Zarutska, a young Ukrainian refugee woman on her way home from work, was murdered on the subway.<\/p>\r\n<p>Two lives cut short. 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