Charlie Kirk’s legacy isn’t ideas. It’s manipulation.

Turning Point USA claims to educate students, but its real power comes from the manipulation of facts. Progressive streamer Erin Straighterade talks about debating Charlie Kirk on Whatever Podcast "Dating Talk" and exposes how Kirk relied on tactics designed to radicalize, not persuade. Kirk never had an open mind—he had an agenda. Read the full story on Salon: https://www.salon.com/2025/11/21/the-online-clip-factory-thats-radicalizing-teen-boys Follow Erin here: https://www.twitch.tv/straighterade_ Standing Room Only airs weekly Thursdays at 5 PM ET on YouTube. 🥳 Standing Room Only started as a newsletter. Join the party and get it in your inbox 2x a week by clicking here: https://www.salon.com/newsletter?utm_source=youtube-sro&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newsletter-signup-ytsro 🤓 Read Amanda Marcotte's writing on Salon.com here: https://www.salon.com/writer/amanda_marcotte 👍 Follow Amanda on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/amandamarcotte.bsky.social ✌️ Support Salon’s mission—become a member: https://www.salon.com/premium?utm_source=youtube-sro&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=become-a-member-ytsro