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(NEXSTAR) \u2013 Teachers, firefighters, elected officials and even a cable news contributor have lost their jobs or are under investigation after comments they made about the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports of teachers and school administrators around the country being put on leave proliferated Thursday less than 24 hours after Kirk\u2019s death. School employees in Tennessee, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mississippi, Ohio were all being investigated for posts made on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least one teacher in South Carolina was fired for a post about Kirk\u2019s death that read: \u201cThoughts and prayers to his children but IMHO America became greater today. There I said it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A teacher and city councilor in Cornelius, Oregon, wrote the assassination \u201creally brightened up my day,\u201d landing him in hot water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A public relations employee for the National Football League\u2019s Carolina Panthers was terminated, according to The Athletic, after reportedly posting on his personal Instagram account: \u201cWhy are yall sad? Your man said it was worth it,\u201d with an image of the Wu-Tang hit \u201cProtect Ya Neck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew Dowd, an MSNBC contributor, was also fired by the network for comments he made on the air during breaking news coverage on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHe was constantly pushing this sort of hate speech aimed at certain groups,\u201d Dowd said, according to The Hill. \u201cAnd I always go back to: Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions. \u2026 You can\u2019t say these awful words and not expect awful actions to take place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Dowd\u2019s comments were made live on-air with a large audience, some were made in more private channels but have been brought to light by right-wing activists, WIRED reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Loomer, a conservative media personality with a large following, posted on X, \u201cI will be spending my night making everyone I find online who celebrates his death Famous, so prepare to have your whole future professional aspirations ruined if you are sick enough to celebrate his death. I\u2019m going to make you wish you never opened your mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her social media feed Thursday was filled with the names, pictures and job titles of people who she said should be fired for comments they made following Kirk\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another far-right social media influencer, who posts under the account Libs of TikTok, was also on the case. A firefighter in New Orleans had posted an Instagram comment, which she later deleted, suggesting Kirk deserved to die and the bullet was \u201ca gift from god.\u201d But the deleted comment had been screenshotted and shared on Libs of TikTok, drawing the attention of the fire department\u2019s superintendent and the Louisiana attorney general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirk was shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital where he died. As of Thursday afternoon, the suspect was still at large.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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