{"id":38106,"date":"2025-09-13T15:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38106"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:05:58","slug":"how-charlie-kirk-murder-bullet-casings-message-reveals-links-to-furry-subculture-and-online-trolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38106","title":{"rendered":"How Charlie Kirk murder bullet casing\u2019s message reveals links to \u2018furry\u2019 subculture and online trolls"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The message engraved on the casing of the bullet that\u00a0killed Charlie Kirk<\/a>\u00a0is used in trolling and \u201cfurry\u201d subculture \u2014 and experts told The Post on Friday it was written by someone likely chronically online.<\/p>\n

The casing had the words, \u201cNotices Buldge OWO what\u2019s this?\u201d on it, according to an arrest affidavit targeting suspected assassin Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old trade-school student from Utah.<\/p>\n

The string of words can be used for trolling \u2014 and connected to online furry and role-play groups, digital culture experts said.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Kirk speaks at the Utah Valley University event.via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNotices buldge\u201d is a meme that shows two guys, including one with cat ears on, sitting across from each other over the computer in what could be perceived as an instance of catfishing, said Queens College media studies Associate Professor Jamie Cohen.<\/p>\n

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An evidence marker is seen near a wooded area near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n

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The likely joke is they are both pretending to be something they\u2019re not, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s this\u201d at the end of the message is referring to the person on one end of the meme spotting a bulge as the realization sets in this was a scam.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, \u201cOWO\u201d is an emoticon that displays a cutesy animal face with big eyes and a little nose.<\/p>\n

It can be a copypasta, which is a block of text meant to be copied and spread, said another digital culture researcher, Alex Turvy.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than anything, it sort of demonstrating that you speak the language of the Internet,\u201d the sociology PhD said. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of an inside joke and referencing it a marker of who you are. That you spend a lot of time online.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted \u201cOWO\u201d is common in online role play and the subculture of \u201cfurries,\u201d or people who take on animal persona.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Robinson is under arrest for the assassination of Charlie Kirk.amber.j.robinson\/facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A law enforcement official moves a cone outside the family home of Tyler Robinson.AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other inscriptions on three unfired casings allegedly belonging to Robinson included one that stated, \u201cHey fascist! Catch!\u201d with an arrow up, to the right and three pointing down, which appears to be tied to the video game \u201cHelldivers 2\u201d \u2014 possibly referring to controller movements to drop bombs, the New York Times said.<\/p>\n

Another etched casing stated, \u201cif you read this, you are gay lmao\u201d and the Italian phrase, \u201cBella Ciao\u201d that has roots to an anti-fascist movement in the European country during World War II.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will leave that up to you to interpret what those engravings mean,\u201d said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox about the messages, though he noted the \u201cHey Fascist! Catch!\u201d phrase \u201cspeaks for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turvy said he believes the messages indicate that Robinson\u00a0spent a lot of time online.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Drone view of a rooftop, showing the reported location of the shooter.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A bolt action rifle recoved near the scene where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot.Obtained by the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They show someone \u201cwho\u2019s very at home on the Internet, who has a community there and demonstrates that they are in and get it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cohen, the Queens College professor, cautioned the messages might not have a greater meaning, or, \u201cThey could mean everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Either way, they indicate they come from someone who is \u201cextremely online,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kirk, 31, was\u00a0tragically shot and killed<\/a>\u00a0while speaking outside at Utah Valley University, leaving a wife widowed and two children fatherless.<\/p>\n

Robinson was captured\u00a0<\/a>more than a day after he allegedly pulled the trigger that sent shockwaves across the nation as elected officials strongly condemned acts of political violence.<\/p>\n

Authorities said Robinson had a strong\u00a0disdain for Kirk<\/a>\u00a0and voiced his hatred to loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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