{"id":25713,"date":"2025-09-15T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=25713"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:17:00","slug":"people-are-losing-their-jobs-after-celebrating-charlie-kirks-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=25713","title":{"rendered":"People are losing their jobs after celebrating Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"506\">The assassination of Charlie Kirk has triggered a wave of fallout reaching beyond politics, with ordinary people now facing professional consequences for how they responded online. The 31-year-old conservative activist was shot dead during a Utah Valley University event on September 10, drawing tributes from leaders across the spectrum, from Donald Trump to Barack Obama. But not all public comments were sympathetic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"878\">Author Stephen King came under fire after suggesting Kirk had once advocated \u201cstoning gays to death.\u201d After Elon Musk called him a liar, King deleted the post and apologized. Others were not so lucky. A new website called <em data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"758\">Expose Charlie\u2019s Murderers<\/em> began naming employees and students whose posts appeared to celebrate Kirk\u2019s death, and some quickly lost their jobs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"1307\">High-profile dismissals followed. MSNBC fired analyst Matthew Dowd for describing Kirk as \u201cdivisive\u201d during live coverage. DC Comics canceled a new series after writer Gretchen Felker-Martin posted celebratory remarks. A Middle Tennessee State University staffer was terminated for saying she had \u201czero sympathy,\u201d while a Carolina Panthers employee and a Nasdaq strategist were also let go after controversial posts surfaced.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1770\">The crackdown has sparked debate about accountability versus free expression. Researcher Parker Thayer claimed as many as 60 people may have lost jobs over insensitive comments. Far-right figures like Laura Loomer pushed the campaign aggressively, while Congressman Clay Higgins called for permanent bans from all platforms. For many, the message is clear: in the charged aftermath of Kirk\u2019s killing, words online can carry life-changing consequences offline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The assassination of Charlie Kirk has triggered a wave of fallout reaching beyond politics, with ordinary people now facing professional consequences for how they responded online. 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