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[Spam] "People" are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk

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Leftists aren't really people.  They're just sheep following the one 
that baa-baas the loudest.

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." 

Some Republican elected officials, along with right-wing influencers
with large followings, including Laura Loomer and Libs of TikTok, the
account run by activist Chaya Raichik, shared screenshots of offending
posts and demanded action. 

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. As news of a shooting at a Kirk event began to spread, Dowd made
comments on live television that soon after attracted widespread
backlash from conservatives. 

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 then lead to
hateful actions." 

He continued, "You can't stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have
and then saying these awful words and not expect awful actions to take
place. And that's the unfortunate environment we are in." After Dowd's
comment, the host confirmed that Kirk was shot. 

Some of Kirk's rhetoric was incendiary. He questioned the intellectual
capabilities of women and black people, said that some gun deaths were
worth it to have the Second Amendment, asserted the 1964 Civil Rights
Act was a mistake, and cast immigrants and transgender people as
threats. 

Kirk's death was made public later that day, and Dowd's firing was made
public that evening. 

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/13/nx-s1-5538476/charlie-kirk-jobs-target-soc
ial-media-critics-resign 

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