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mysteryowl

(7,770 posts) Sat Sep 13, 2025, 10:31 AM Sep 13

Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charlie Kirk shooting [View all]

Teachers, firefighters and military personnel among those who lost jobs after posting their opinion on social media.

Reactions on social media to the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk have cost multiple people their jobs as authorities in numerous states clamp down on critical commentary.

Among those to have been fired, suspended or censured in recent days for their opinions include teachers, firefighters, journalists, politicians, a secret service employee and a worker for a prominent NFL team.

The dismissals come as the administration of Donald Trump promises to take action against foreign nationals it deems to be “praising, rationalizing or making light of” Kirk’s killing, himself a fervent free speech advocate.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/13/charlie-kirk-shooting-people-fired-social-media

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Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charlie Kirk shooting [View all] mysteryowl Sep 13 OP

He's not going after only foreigners vapor2 Sep 13 #1

It that were the line in the sand, it would still be wrong. (nt) Heidi Sep 13 #9

Thousands of right-wingers loudly laughed, in writing louis-t Sep 13 #2

exactly! mysteryowl Sep 13 #4

Yes, and they wouldn't back off even after surveillance footage showed the guy breaking into a second-story window Walleye Sep 13 #6

+1 dalton99a Sep 13 #12

Charlie Kirk wanted Paul Pelosi's attacker bailed out EnergizedLib Sep 13 #21

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 13 #3

Looks like the culmination of all the right wing desires involves firing people off their jobs Walleye Sep 13 #5

Remember The Apprentice was about Trump firing people. ananda Sep 13 #20

I know I've been thinking of that. It's sick. I know what happens when people lose their jobs Walleye Sep 13 #22

As I said before, I see all this firing and targeting of people... ananda Sep 13 #24

First, they came for... kentuck Sep 13 #7

Reichstag fire #2. Ping Tung Sep 13 #8

Meanwhile here's the 'president' of the USA spanone Sep 13 #10

We are going to have to start writing and talking in code Buckeyeblue Sep 13 #11

Kick dalton99a Sep 13 #13

This site is listing people's posts. Blue Full Moon Sep 13 #14

These actions make a mockery of . . . peggysue2 Sep 13 #15

Being fired by your employer Greg_In_SF Sep 13 #17

Unfortunately this is not a free speech issue The Grand Illuminist Sep 13 #18

Private businesses can, in fact, fire employees for what's considered sensitivity infractions of speech peggysue2 Sep 13 #19

Democratic Party leadership has got to push back. Blue Full Moon Sep 13 #16

We are all Dixie Chicks now... JCMach1 Sep 13 #23