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Elon Musk Pledges $1 Million for Nationwide Murals Honoring Slain Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska
Yahoo! ^ | Sep 10, 2025 | Terra Watts

Posted on 09/10/2025 9:35:23 AM PDT by packagingguy

It began with a train ride that should have been ordinary. Instead, it became the final moments of a young woman’s life, captured on viral footage that is as haunting as it is devastating.

Last month in Charlotte, North Carolina, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska boarded a light rail train seeking nothing more than safe passage. What she found was violence so senseless and brutal that it has ignited a national outcry.

The attacker, later identified as 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr., lunged at Zarutska with a pocket knife. In the footage, she is seen in shock, staggering, before collapsing as life slips away. She never stood a chance. Brown was arrested shortly after. His record, riddled with charges of robbery, felony larceny, and threats, paints a portrait of a man long known to the justice system, yet still free...

Even in grief, voices of compassion are rising. Eoghan McCabe, CEO of Intercom, stunned many when he announced a $500,000 fund dedicated to murals of Zarutska’s face in major U.S. cities.

“I am offering $500k in $10k grants to paint murals of the face of Iryna Zarutska in prominent US city locations,” McCabe wrote on X.

The post went viral, attracting support from high-profile figures including Elon Musk, who reportedly pledged an additional $1 million toward the initiative. Whether his contribution has been finalized remains unclear, but the symbolic gesture amplified the campaign’s visibility.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: 2bevandalized; charliekirk; charlotte; decarlosbrownjr; demagogicparty; elon; elonmusk; irynazarutska; kamalaharris; murals; northcarolina; vanfalizedsoon; whitelivesmatter
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To: packagingguy
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21 posted on 09/10/2025 10:04:16 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: AuntB
NOW POST THE REST OF THE STORY!
22 posted on 09/10/2025 10:04:45 AM PDT by TexasGator (The 750 hp Florida Gnat)
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To: packagingguy

They should name the street in front of SPLC HEADQUARTERS after her


23 posted on 09/10/2025 10:05:38 AM PDT by Bulwinkle (Bulwinkle, a.k.a. Daffy Duck )
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To: packagingguy

Perhaps we could paint over the BLM letters on roads and replace them with her name.


24 posted on 09/10/2025 10:07:36 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: TexasGator

You tell it! I said what I said!

Fact. STHU
Grow up baby twat


25 posted on 09/10/2025 10:09:22 AM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: AuntB

Reagan just moved care back to the states, that’s where it should be.


26 posted on 09/10/2025 10:10:20 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: PGR88

I am no calling it the Bribe Me! party - I think a more accurate description of what the party is about.


27 posted on 09/10/2025 10:15:41 AM PDT by Aria (Voted for Trump 2016, 2020 & 10/22/2024 )
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To: Aria

I am NOW calling...


28 posted on 09/10/2025 10:33:36 AM PDT by Aria (Voted for Trump 2016, 2020 & 10/22/2024 )
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To: packagingguy

And the mainstream media will have to pixelate those images


29 posted on 09/10/2025 10:35:49 AM PDT by bigbob (If thou doth eff around, thou wilt findeth out)
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To: Bobbyvotes
And Reagan tripled federal spending during 8 years adding to national debt.

Liar (or possibly just a dumbass) - FY82 - FY89, outlays went up about 50% (not tripling) while revenues went up about 60%. Look it up - or more likely - ask someone to read it to you:

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/federal-budget-receipts-and-outlays

30 posted on 09/10/2025 10:37:41 AM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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To: packagingguy

Searching for a pledge of nationwide murals, one million for the
Killing of Ashli Babbitt
✖️


31 posted on 09/10/2025 10:42:43 AM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏 the prophesies set before you." ) I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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To: FirstFlaBn

Your numbers are incorrect.
Link your source please.


32 posted on 09/10/2025 10:54:58 AM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Term limits will get rid of corrupt politicians faster than losing in a casino)
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To: packagingguy

F them and the Ukrainian flag wavers who ignored her murder.


33 posted on 09/10/2025 11:06:25 AM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Bobbyvotes

Like you didn’t do? You made the assertion; now support it. You might have missed it, but in responding to your false claims, I provided a link - but it wasn’t worth my time to hotlink it - figure it out. Took me about 30 seconds to find the chart I summarized from.


34 posted on 09/10/2025 11:49:56 AM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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To: packagingguy

FYI...you can design a mural, print it on vinyl, like a banner and heat apply it to a hard surface, like brick, stucco, etc. You can do this cheap, won’t be anywhere near 10K as for 10K you can probably get 10 murals for each 10K grant.

Just saying...


35 posted on 09/10/2025 12:28:18 PM PDT by panzerkamphwageneinz
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To: packagingguy

FYI...you can design a mural, print it on vinyl, like a banner and heat apply it to a hard surface, like brick, stucco, etc. You can do this cheap, won’t be anywhere near 10K as for 10K you can probably get 10 murals for each 10K grant.

Just saying...


36 posted on 09/10/2025 12:59:54 PM PDT by panzerkamphwageneinz
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To: packagingguy
If the left wants statues of St. George Floyd of Fentanyl, let's see bronze statues of Iryna Zrutska on every light rail train in the country. Every last train.

In addition, let's see one light rail station on every line in the country named for her.

37 posted on 09/10/2025 1:56:53 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Leaning Right

I agree on the primacy of the President of the United States. But it’s a hard row to hoe when you’re the richest man who made his fortune by aggressive and creative industry. He’s used to believing in himself and in being able to convince others that he’s right. And he’s not raised in the United States with the reverence we have for the office. (If not always the holder of the office.) So this is a well-deserved spanking and he’s had some time to let it percolate as he goes to sleep at night.

Hopefully, he’ll see the value of their partnership and realize that what works with other people doesn’t work with Trump. To succeed as he has up till now, Musk MUST have learned to modify for new situations. I trust he’ll be able to adjust soon, especially as Trump has gone to some trouble to lay out a welcome mat for him to stand on when he returns to the White House door.


38 posted on 09/10/2025 2:48:40 PM PDT by mairdie
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To: mairdie


R.I.P. Iryna . . .
39 posted on 09/27/2025 4:14:25 AM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

Beautiful.


40 posted on 09/27/2025 5:06:01 AM PDT by mairdie
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