"Hundreds of Americans lost their jobs or faced discipline at work for making comments about far right activist Charlie Kirk after his death in September, new reporting finds, as the Trump administration whipped up a frenzied crackdown against Kirk's critics. According to an investigation by Reuters, at least 600 Americans were fired, suspended, placed under investigation, or otherwise punished by their employers over comments about Kirk after he was shot and killed in September."
"Teachers, academics, and university administrators were the most frequently punished, Reuters found, making up 350 of the incidents on the list. This is likely due to educators being a frequent target of the right, the report notes - a campaign that has grown more fierce and violent as fascism has grown in the U.S. Turning Point USA, Kirk's organization, itself maintains a list of professors it targets for left-wing or perceived left-wing speech, subjecting those professors to an avalanche of surveillance and hate."
At least 600 Americans were fired, suspended, investigated, or otherwise punished by employers over comments about Charlie Kirk after he was shot and killed in September. Teachers, academics, and university administrators accounted for roughly 350 of those incidents, making educators the most frequently punished group. Educators are frequent targets of a right-wing campaign that has intensified and grown more violent as fascism has expanded in the U.S. Turning Point USA maintains a list of professors targeted for left-wing or perceived left-wing speech, producing sustained surveillance and harassment. Many were punished for criticizing Kirk or invoking sentiments like "karma," and the documented count is likely an undercount.
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