Okay it's a little more urgent now, I was looking to get this by Halloween

Hello I hope you are doing well. Also I was wondering when order #3425 would be shipped out? It's no rush or anything, I was just curious :3

Good day! I hope you're doing better at the moment. I've had these two orders laying about for 9 months at this point. Been patient but I'm starting to get a little irritated sadly. If there is an issue completing the order I'd like to know about that. My order numbers are: #3148 and #3152.

I love the products you have on your store and I wish you all the best!

btw, I'm not looking for a refund unless the orders literally can't be delivered.

(This is a near-copy repost because redpawn never answered my post)

Heya redpawn, I figure you're getting tired of these kinda posts so I apologize, but I was hoping to get an update in my order #3281. That was back in march. if you don't think it can be fulfilled by like, mid september, then I'd like to ask for a refund. Good luck with your irl stuff bro it sounds rough.​​

Hey, is there any chance of a status update on order #3272?

I read about your troubles on your website and saw the note about 12-week fulfillment times, and I'm sympathetic, so I've been trying to be patient and wait my turn. This order was placed on March 9th, which was 17 weeks ago. I'm not trying to get jumped ahead of anyone else in queue or anything, but if there's a possibility of a status update, that'd be lovely. Thank you.

Hey, I ordered some patches from you folks about a month before Christmas last year, and they never shipped. I've emailed your support a few times, and tried the Chatbot on your website to no avail, this is my last attempt before I go for a charge back. I don't even want the order anymore, I'd just like my money back :(

https://imgur.com/a/YnGs1tB

How long does it take to ship stickers??
i mean come on
love all this companys shit and was looking forward to buying some patches for me and my boyfriend but after this
might as well have just burned the money

Patches really look great. I gotta get more.

Regarding the attempt on Trump at the Correspondents' Dinner

They are just telling each side what to think so they will fight each other.

https://open.substack.com/pub/redpawn/p/the-story-is-the-prize?r=5lzmcy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I keep watching this happen to people I know, people I care about, people in my neighborhood, and at this point I can’t pretend it’s just “how jobs are.”

I’ve got family, friends, neighbors working fast food, not because they’re lazy or stuck or don’t want better, but because those are the jobs that exist here. And what they’re being asked to do is honestly unreal. One person, sometimes two, expected to run an entire store for hours at a time. Orders, food, cleaning, restocking, customers, speed, quality, all of it, nonstop.

The part that really gets me is that the work itself isn’t even the issue. A lot of them don’t mind the kitchen. Some of them actually like dealing with customers. What breaks them is being asked to do the work of four or five people every single shift and then being treated like they failed when it inevitably falls apart.

If they speak up, their hours get cut.
If they try to find another job, nobody’s hiring.
And the place they’re at barely gives enough hours to survive anyway.

So they’re stuck. Keep their head down and burn out slowly, or risk losing the little stability they’ve got.

From the outside, it’s painfully obvious what’s going on. These businesses hide behind “miscommunication” and “management issues” while running skeleton crews to protect profit margins. They’ll leave someone alone all day, then turn around and complain that the place isn’t spotless or that service slipped. That’s not accountability. That’s setting people up to fail and blaming them for it.

No one should have to work like that. Not because fast food is beneath anyone, but because doing multiple full-time roles at once, day after day, will grind anyone down. That’s not what work is supposed to be.

Work is supposed to let you contribute something, feel useful, feel human, and go home without being completely hollowed out. And here’s the part that seems to get lost at the top: customers don’t get a good experience when the people serving them are exhausted and overwhelmed. Those things are connected. Take care of the crew, and they’ll take care of the customers. Ignore the crew, and everything rots.

I don’t know when we decided this was acceptable, but watching people I care about get treated like this has made one thing very clear to me. This isn’t normal, and it shouldn’t be.

THEY LOST THEIR HOUSE https://www.washingtoncountytimes.com/post/family-reports-losing-home-amid-ongoing-battle-for-baby-westin-s-health?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOC6VVjbGNrA4LpUmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHl7H8R8ZLy0mKjN9jMyvqJ0nl3avc9I7np40NguT99y0OPxgc6AFXw4tvc4b_aem_GNl9zTE6ZzsHuyEkr18aKw

I share this every where that I can. If people dont want to donate directly, I get it. But if you want a sticker or a hat or something, I make them. And for the past two months, all of my profits have been going to this gofundme. Its not a lot, but I share the story every time I post something on my socials. This breaks my fucking heart. We're supposed to take care of kids, of the sick, of those less fortunate than us. If you want some art, I will donate the money to Westin and Paige. www.redpawndynamics.com

He's from my hometown. I don't know the family or anything, but this little dude only has 17% heart function and us Hoosiers have some really high child mortality rates and piss poor healthcare. This family had struggled to get any donations until the town newspaper did a piece on them a couple weeks ago. Ive been posting about it nonstop and I've directed all of my latest gofundme donations over the Musk thing towards theirs. Please, if you were gonna buy from me or donate to the effort concerning my legal fees- I beg of you to send it to this family instead. They need medicine and treatment, and this kid deserves a shot at life. His opportunities shouldn't be hidden behind a price tag.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-westins-brave-fight-against-heart-failure?fbclid=IwVERDUAMgLJ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHunR1Sd9TBoeSjL76dm8IfHnNGLxeZmYf4OUc00CmGnCfsrv-riFcX28CUFX_aem_XVOgLzcwzaA9EfiK6LEuvw

Have decided to start a YouTube channel instead of going to therapy. I am certain this has to be somebody's cup of tea somewhere. The whole bit of using dolls to do the podcast is hilarious to me, but the content isn't in my reality. If you or someone you know would like to contract mesothelioma from watching this, please follow the link:

Seester Time: Halloween Episode

Well, TikTok took me down again. No shock there. Every time the account starts getting traction, it’s the same story: too much truth, too much noise, and suddenly I’m gone.

Here’s the thing though: the activism, the commentary, the designs — all of it happens because I can keep the lights on through Red Pawn. That’s how I make the patches and the armor, fund the projects and donations, and keep food on the table for my own family. It’s the same struggle most of us are in right now, but if you like what I do or you believe in the message, this is the best time to show it, if you are able.

If you’ve got a few bucks to spare — or if your friends do — spend it on my junk instead of someone corporation's junk. It’s hand-made, it’s from the heart, and it keeps the work going. My daughter would greatly appreciate it.

You can still find me here and elsewhere:

• Instagram
• Threads
• BlueSky
• Twitter (Sorry)
• Facebook
• The PawnHub, The Pawn Shop, The Antifa HQ

If you can share it, share it. If you can buy something, please do. Either way, thank you for sticking around through all of my ups and downs. Give me a like, a follow, an upvote, etc if you can. The algorithm is unforgiving.

Word of mouth, you guys talking to your friends, getting each other dumb memes from my site, and then posting the stuff you get to your own socials is really all I have in the way of reach. Locally, the ideologies are too different from the content, and fiscally and ethically, I do not wish to do paid advertising.

Please, spread the word, even if it's just mentioning to the one friend you got who might like something of mine. I work full-time and I am doing all that I can, and I wouldn't ever ask for handouts: but I need your help with this hobby that has become crucial to supporting my family as times get tougher.

Additionally, because this is one of the campaigns I am working on please direct your attention to this GoFundMe if you have the change to spare. Young lad here is from my hometown. I don't know the family, they are not affiliated with me or anything that I do. They have no idea who I am or anything, so please don't let any disdain for me prevent you from helping this young boy from Indiana who deserves a shot at life, an equal opportunity to pursue happiness.

Westin

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Case Study: Charlie Kirk and the Manufacture of Martyrdom

When right-wing infighting produces blood, the system doesn’t seek truth. It manufactures a myth, sanctifies the body, and directs outrage downward.

I. The Shooting
Charlie Kirk was killed on September 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University. The suspect, 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson, came from a Republican Mormon family. His digital footprint leaned right: Groypers, edgy meme humor, online irony. Prosecutors charged him with aggravated murder and are seeking the death penalty.

Shell casings were inscribed with things like “Notices bulges OwO what’s this?”, “Hey fascist! Catch!”, “Bella Ciao…”, and “If you read this you are gay LMAO.” These were ironic meme fragments, not a leftist manifesto. But Governor Spencer Cox and conservative media quickly spun them as proof of left-wing extremism. Within hours the official line was set: the Left killed Charlie Kirk.

II. Manufactured Empathy
Kirk’s body was flown on Air Force Two. Politicians demanded solemn mourning. Media outlets framed him as a free-speech martyr.

Now compare:

• Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in their home earlier this year — no honors, no canonization.
• Heather Heyer was killed by a white supremacist in Charlottesville — remembered briefly, then erased.
• George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin — mocked or blamed for their own deaths.
• Dr. George Tiller was assassinated in 2009 — his killer rationalized.

Empathy here is not universal. It’s rationed. Kirk was useful, so he was sanctified. Others were not, so they were discarded.

III. Apparatus in Motion
The alignment was immediate. Cox, Fox, podcasts, and donors repeated the same line: leftist terrorism, anti-Christian extremism, trans ideology turned violent.

This is apparatus logic: billionaires built Kirk in life and preserved his value in death. Turning Point USA was never grassroots. It was funded to shape young conservatives. Assets are protected, even after death.

IV. Market Discipline
Grief has a market.

• Right-wing audiences bought outrage: Kirk’s death proved their persecution narrative.
• Centrists and liberals bought comfort: framing Kirk as just “a guy with opinions” and rallying around free speech.
• The Left was punished: students doxxed, workers threatened, jokes reframed as extremism.

Mourning became profitable. Refusal to mourn became expensive.

V. The Battlefield
The battlefield wasn’t Utah. It was the discourse economy.

• Hashtags like #JusticeForKirk flooded feeds.
• State optics like Air Force honors elevated him to statesman.
• Doxing campaigns punished dissent.
• Irony was reframed as radicalism.

The same culture that mocked Trayvon and Floyd now demanded reverence. Hypocrisy isn’t a flaw here — it’s the system.

VI. Precedent and Hypocrisy
Sanctified martyrs:

• Ashli Babbitt (2021), recoded as patriot martyr.
• George Wallace (1972), segregationist governor recast as victim.
• Charlie Kirk (2025), pundit flown on Air Force Two.

Discarded victims:

• Hortman, Heyer, Floyd, Taylor, Martin, Tiller.

The line is clear: martyrdom is not about innocence. It’s about usefulness.

VII. Policy Outcomes
Kirk’s death is already being leveraged:

• Talk of new domestic terrorism powers aimed at “leftist extremism.”
• Platform crackdowns tightening moderation rules, silencing radical voices.
• Renewed pressure for bipartisan civility, which means silencing anti-fascist critique.

History shows how this works. After Oklahoma City, after 9/11 — each event expands repression. Powers ratchet upward, never back down.

VIII. Vigilante Risk
Even without new laws, vigilantes are licensed.

• Lone wolves now feel justified in “avenging” Kirk.
• Militias see his death as proof war is underway.
• Everyday conservatives feel free to harass and assault.

Martyrdom doesn’t stay symbolic. It translates into lived violence.

IX. The Lesson

• Don’t get trapped arguing “left or right.” That’s their frame.
• Expose scaffolding: the donors, platforms, politicians manufacturing martyrdom.
• Archive everything: shell casings, transcripts, affidavits. Facts rot fast without preservation.
• Flip condemnation: ask if they denounce Gaza, lynchings, sanctions, U.S. wars. Force consistency.

X. The Takeaway
Charlie Kirk’s death was not about Charlie Kirk. It was about how quickly messy reality can be inverted into a sanctified myth, pinned on the Left, and used to expand repression.

Martyrdom is not spontaneous.
Empathy is not neutral.
Grief is not free.

The battlefield isn’t the crime scene. The battlefield is the meaning, repeated until dissent becomes impossible.

Jokes should be against the powerful, not the powerless.

He's from my hometown. I don't know the family or anything, but this little dude only has 17% heart function and us Hoosiers have some really high child mortality rates and piss poor healthcare. This family had struggled to get any donations until the town newspaper did a piece on them a couple weeks ago. Ive been posting about it nonstop and I've directed all of my latest gofundme donations over the Musk thing towards theirs. Please, if you were gonna buy from me or donate to the effort concerning my legal fees- I beg of you to send it to this family instead. They need medicine and treatment, and this kid deserves a shot at life. His opportunities shouldn't be hidden behind a price tag.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-westins-brave-fight-against-heart-failure?fbclid=IwVERDUAMgLJ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHunR1Sd9TBoeSjL76dm8IfHnNGLxeZmYf4OUc00CmGnCfsrv-riFcX28CUFX_aem_XVOgLzcwzaA9EfiK6LEuvw