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Oh, Berkeley. The People's Republic of California’s ground zero for everything from tie-dye to tie-ins with Hamas chic. Just when you thought the campus radicals had exhausted their supply of soy lattes and sanctimony, they decided to audition for a reboot of The Purge right outside UC Berkeley. And all because Turning Point USA dared to show up with actual speakers who aren't afraid to say words like "truth" or "Christianity" without triggering the safe space sirens.
Picture this: It's Monday afternoon, the sun's dipping low over the Bay Area haze, and a horde of keffiyeh-clad warriors, you know, the ones who think an Arafat scarf makes them experts on geopolitics, are milling about like they just escaped a bad Al Jazeera fanfic. Why? Because TPUSA's "This Is The Turning Point" tour is wrapping up with a bang, featuring the indomitable Dr. Frank Turek and the eternally snarky Rob Schneider. (Yes, that Rob Schneider. Deuce Bigalow himself, trading bedazzled thongs for intellectual takedowns. Progress!)
But hold onto your Birkenstocks, because two months after TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah campus event on Sept. 10, these peace-loving protesters couldn't let a simple speaking gig slide.
At around 4:30 PST, the whole thing erupts into a full-on kerfuffle. Two dudes go at it like they're auditioning for the WWE's "Woke Division," with one guy's face looking like he lost a bet with a cheese grater. Blood everywhere. It's the kind of scene that makes you wonder if Berkeley's "free speech" policy comes with a "free stitches" clause.
Fox News Digital caught the carnage on video, because of course they did, and it's a doozy. A gaggle of agitators circles the fray like vultures at a vegan barbecue, waving signs that scream every lefty trope from "Zionism is racism" to whatever fresh nonsense they're microwaving this week. Cops were out there playing human piñatas, slapping on shield masks and grabbing batons like it's casual Friday at the riot squad. The Berkeley PD later confirmed to Fox that at least two gladiators got zip-tied by 6 p.m. local time.
"I do not have the specific details of what the arrests were for," the police spokesperson said. "At this point, I can share that one of the parties was arrested for battery."
Shocking. A battery charge at a "mostly peaceful" protest? Next you'll tell me the keffiyehs weren't organic cotton. UC Berkeley's mouthpiece chimed in too, insisting the melee stayed off-campus, because nothing says "ivory tower integrity" like outsourcing your drama to the sidewalk. No word on injuries beyond the obvious facial faucet, but let's be real: In Berkeley, "wounded" could mean anything from a split lip to a bruised ego over not getting enough pronouns validated.
This all unfolded mere hours before Turek and Schneider took the stage, turning what should have been a mic-drop moment into a pre-show appetizer of anarchy. Dr. Turek, Kirk's longtime mentor and the guy who can defend Christianity with more logic than a Spock TED Talk, had been hyped about this stop for weeks. Chatting with Fox News Digital last week, he explained why Berkeley was his must-attend.
"If I could go to any one event with him, it would be that one," the Christian author said."I wanted to go to UC Berkeley because it is so progressive and liberal in their views, and I wanted to provide evidence that Christianity was indeed true."
That's what real courage looks like; strolling into the lion's den with facts instead of fidget spinners. (Kirk would've loved it, RIP to a legend who went out fighting the good fight.)
And the afterparty? Pure poetry in motion. As attendees filtered out, the protesters, fresh from their cardio session, swarmed every exit like Black Friday shoppers on Red Bull. Heckling, obscenities, the works. It's almost like they read the script from every Antifa playbook ever: Disrupt, destroy, then demand therapy dogs.
Look, if this is the "turning point," count me in for the sequel. Because nothing says "we're winning the culture war" like watching the other side devolve into a bloody Lord of the Flies LARP. Stay snarky, America. And maybe invest in some riot gear for Christmas. You never know when Berkeley's exporting its vibes.
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Fox News Digital caught the carnage on video, because of course they did, and it's a doozy. A gaggle of agitators circles the fray like vultures at a vegan barbecue, waving signs that scream every lefty trope from "Zionism is racism" to whatever fresh nonsense they're microwaving this week. Cops were out there playing human piñatas, slapping on shield masks and grabbing batons like it's casual Friday at the riot squad. The Berkeley PD later confirmed to Fox that at least two gladiators got zip-tied by 6 p.m. local time.
"I do not have the specific details of what the arrests were for," the police spokesperson said. "At this point, I can share that one of the parties was arrested for battery."
Shocking. A battery charge at a "mostly peaceful" protest? Next you'll tell me the keffiyehs weren't organic cotton. UC Berkeley's mouthpiece chimed in too, insisting the melee stayed off-campus, because nothing says "ivory tower integrity" like outsourcing your drama to the sidewalk. No word on injuries beyond the obvious facial faucet, but let's be real: In Berkeley, "wounded" could mean anything from a split lip to a bruised ego over not getting enough pronouns validated.
This all unfolded mere hours before Turek and Schneider took the stage, turning what should have been a mic-drop moment into a pre-show appetizer of anarchy. Dr. Turek, Kirk's longtime mentor and the guy who can defend Christianity with more logic than a Spock TED Talk, had been hyped about this stop for weeks. Chatting with Fox News Digital last week, he explained why Berkeley was his must-attend.
"If I could go to any one event with him, it would be that one," the Christian author said."I wanted to go to UC Berkeley because it is so progressive and liberal in their views, and I wanted to provide evidence that Christianity was indeed true."
That's what real courage looks like; strolling into the lion's den with facts instead of fidget spinners. (Kirk would've loved it, RIP to a legend who went out fighting the good fight.)
And the afterparty? Pure poetry in motion. As attendees filtered out, the protesters, fresh from their cardio session, swarmed every exit like Black Friday shoppers on Red Bull. Heckling, obscenities, the works. It's almost like they read the script from every Antifa playbook ever: Disrupt, destroy, then demand therapy dogs.
Look, if this is the "turning point," count me in for the sequel. Because nothing says "we're winning the culture war" like watching the other side devolve into a bloody Lord of the Flies LARP. Stay snarky, America. And maybe invest in some riot gear for Christmas. You never know when Berkeley's exporting its vibes.
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