"Over thirty people across the country have been fired, put on leave, investigated or faced calls to resign because of social media posts criticizing Charlie Kirk or expressing schadenfreude about the conservative influencer's assassination earlier this week, according to an analysis by NPR."
"And more may be to come: some GOP lawmakers and officials are signaling their readiness to punish people for their speech. Conservative activists are collecting and publicizing social media posts and profiles that they say "celebrated" his death and are calling for them to lose their jobs.
"If they have their picture on their profile, even without a name, download the picture and reverse image search it," posted right-wing influencer Joey Mannarino. "Cross-reference it with their LinkedIn profile and find their place of employment. Call the place of employment, leave Google reviews."
NPR has compiled a list from news reports of 33 people who have lost their jobs or are under investigations over their posts as of Friday. Most were public school teachers, with at least 21 educators in school districts across the country fired, put on administrative leave or placed under investigation by their employers. Firefighters, members of the military, a sports reporter, an employee of the Carolina Panthers and a city council official in Indiana have faced similar treatment or calls to resign.
Among the earliest and most prominent firings was MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd, a former Republican political consultant to President George W. Bush. .... In his appearance on MSNBC, Dowd first noted that no details were known at that time, then speculated whether it was a supporter who fired the gun in "celebration." Dowd went on to say Kirk was "constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech aimed at certain groups. And I always go back to, hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which lead to hateful actions."
And here we are. Constant lies and hate from Trump/MAGA on social media and "news" outlets has been normalized and protected... until now. Oh wait....
doing, saying, or supporting something one wing or the other opposes.
It is a social media thing orchestrated originally by GOPhers but since then the LW has begun doing it, but only when actual company leaders do it, not just random employees.
Minutes after Jimmy Carter’s death was announced, Scott Jennings was on CNN calling him a “terrible president” with a “big ego.” He wasn’t fired.
After Paul Pelosi was attacked, Fox News hosts joked about it on air. They weren’t fired. They never apologized.
After Charlie Kirk was killed, Matthew Dodd said on MSNBC that he was “divisive” adding, “hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions.” He was fired after apologizing.
When someone killed Melissa Hartman and her family, or set ablaze Josh Shapiro’s house with his family inside, where was the outrage from Trump and Republicans? When Trump was asked about the murders in Minnesota, he said, “I could call, but why would I bother?” And he didn’t call.
When you don't know who to trust, who is trustworthy, best to keep opinions to self.
Did you hear about the Captain who went down with his ship? Cussed like a sailor, and went straight to hull. You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony
One thing….
Posted by Skye on September 13, 2025, 10:46 pm, in reply to "Best not say anything" Valued Poster
about AI… it’s hard to hide the truth from it. Google on ‘groyper war’ and it will give you the low down… and up to date, too.
Groypers made Wikipedia too
Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 on September 14, 2025, 12:46 am, in reply to "One thing…." ADMIN
Kirk is a victim of the Groyper War. The felon, MAGA, and American Christian Nationalists try hard to pin this on leftists, liberals, and Democrats. The word "Antifa" surfaced again. That, like "Soros" and other words are convenient catch alibis when they have nothing. You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony
LOL
Posted by Sia on September 13, 2025, 8:42 pm, in reply to "Best not say anything" ADMIN
on September 13, 2025, 1:47 pm
