New York – Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate.
MSNBC political analyst loses job shortly after airing comments on conservative activists Charlie Kirk The assassination is the first of many characters to face consequences in a public statement on Thursday or actions against the shooting.
Indeed, the primitive feeling of killing inspired a campaign of shame—and even more. Several conservative activists try to identify social media users’ posts Kirk They consider it to be offensive or celebrating. Influential right-wing Laura Loomer says she will try to undermine the professional aspirations of anyone celebrating Kirk’s die.
MSNBC said Morality (Dowd) was no longer connected to the Internet after his comments, involving “hate words” leading to “hate action.” MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler and Dowd both apologized for the remarks, which Kutler called was “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable.”
Moral says he doesn’t intend to blame him for his comment Kirk attack. Still, it was a sudden break in his work as a television commentator, with former George W. Bush’s former assistant who had completed nearly two decades.
Florida journalist was suspended for questions raised to members of Congress. A cartoonist has lost his job due to social media posts, as are educators in Mississippi and Tennessee. “CBS Morning” host Nate Burleson was attacked for a problem. Arizona sports journalists and Carolina Black Panthers public relations officials both lost their jobs.
An anonymous registered website promises to “expose Charlie’s murderer” and asks people to provide tips about people who “support online political violence.”
The site posted a running list of targeted posts on Thursday, along with the names, locations and employers of the people who posted them. While some posts contain burning language, others do not seem to celebrate shootings or glorious violence. There are several similar efforts, including activist Scott Presler Kirk’s Assassination and posted on X to discover.
A Mississippi staff member fired after sharing “insensitive comments” Kirk’s According to the school’s Prime Minister Glenn Boyce. The university did not identify staff or answer the Associated Press questions immediately.
Tennessee State University Central President said he fired a staff member who made “ruthless comments on social media” about the assassination. President Sidney A.
It is not clear whether it is the same person, but the X post by Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee identified MTSU’s assistant dean, who posted online that she had “zero sympathy” after the shooting. Blackburn said the person should be ashamed and fired.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s education commissioner warns the state’s teachers, Kirk’s Assassination may impose sanctions, including suspension or revocation of its teaching permit. Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said in a memo to the school district chief that he was aware of the “despicable” comments on social media.
“I will investigate every educator who engages in this evil, horrible behavior,” Kamoutsas said in the memo, who also posted on X on Thursday. “Reign to yourself accordingly.”
Among other recent examples of political violence, there seems to be little precedent for rushing police comments, such as the 2022 attack on then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, or Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, Democrat and her husband, Mark earlier this year.
DC Comics announced it is throwing away a new “Red Hood” series, a Batman spin-off, and has since published an issue with two others in progress. Comic writer Gretchen Felker-Martin posted about Kirk’s DC online shooting offensive.
“Positions or public comments that can be seen as promoting hostility or violence are inconsistent with DC’s standards of conduct,” the comic publisher said.
Loomer’s stress campaign led to several Trump administration shootings, and he attacked entertainment site TMZ, which she called “disgusting” live streams, before that, employees could be heard laughing and cheering for seconds. Kirk’s Death is declared. TMZ says, noise and Kirk Story – The staff were crowded with people on a computer, watching the car chase – but apologized for the bad timing and for the viewer’s perception.
Arizona media company PHNX Sports writer was fired as conservative activists call for attention to a series of attacks online posts Kirk’s In the location of guns and Gaza, he was called evil.
NFL’s Panthers distance themselves from a commenting employee Kirk and a photo that quotes the song “Protect Ya Neck” from the Wu-Tang clan. Kirk Shot on the neck. According to a person with anonymous conditions, football communications coordinator Charlie Rock was fired because the team wouldn’t normally announce the shooting.
Rock’s name has been removed from the team’s website. He did not immediately return to the news seeking comments.
Former football star Burleson was attacked for a morning show by CBS News and was attacked for playing former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday, whether this was a time for Republicans to reflect on political violence. His co-host Gayle King immediately tried to soften the issue by interjecting “both sides said it.”
Another former NFL player, Jay Feely, who ran for Congress in Arizona, said the issue was offensive. “Charlie Kirk Being assassinated in front of his family, you ask the Republicans if they need to downplay their remarks? ” He said (Kirk’s The shooting was not present either. ) Some conservative media stars have also put pressure on talk show host Erick Erickson calls for the firing of Burleson, who Clay Travis calls him a “idiot.”
A reporter from the Floridapolitics.com news website was suspended for questions about texting to Florida lawmakers. Peter Schorsch, a publisher of Floridapolitics.com, said he was concerned that journalist Ag Gancarski tried to provoke the source rather than launching serious policy discussions.
Randy Fine, a Republican of Florida Kirk’s Shot just 23 minutes ago and was rejected for the issue, when people should pray Kirk’s Safety. Solchi said he agreed that the timing was inappropriate and did not want anyone to be angry about it.
“I think everyone should ask questions about a broad policy today,” Solsch said in an interview Thursday. “But when the house catches fire, I don’t think you should ask questions about one’s insurance policy. You fire first.”
He said Garkaski was an excellent journalist and made a mistake. He will return to work in a few days. Gancarski, contacted by phone, declined to comment.
Feminist website Jezebel deletes post titled: “We paid some Etsy witches to curse Charlie KirkThis was published two days ago Kirk’s die. “The purpose of this piece is to be ironic and to make it clear that we don’t want physical harm. We rely on every word,” Yezbel said in an editor.
“We may repost later, but out of sympathy for the victim’s family, we want to make it clear that we prioritize the end of violence rather than anyone who wants to read the Etsy Witch.”
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Associated Press reporters Sophie Bates, Kate Payne, Steve Reed and Nicholas Ricardy contributed to the report. David Bauder wrote about the media for the Associated Press. Follow him at http://x.com/dbauder and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social.
