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Researchers are sounding the alarm about a rise in "assassination culture" — the same thing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk warned of months before a sniper's bullet took his life as he spoke in front of a crowd of students on a Utah college campus last week.
The Network Contagion Research Institute and the Rutgers University Social Perception Lab teamed up in a recent intelligence report on the issue, warning that arsons targeting Tesla cars and the idea of "killing billionaires" has become a "meme aesthetic for political violence" — especially among the far-left.
"Political violence targeting Donald Trump and Elon Musk is becoming increasingly normalized," researchers warned, citing the attempt on Trump's life dur