Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Kirk Killing

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/us/politics/charlie-kirk-shooting-firings-celebration.html

https://archive.ph/OmDch

Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Kirk Killing
The widespread and fast-moving campaign has already resulted in lost jobs, suspensions and internal investigations, heightening tensions online between supporters and detractors of Charlie Kirk.
By Alan Feuer, Ken Bensinger and Pooja Salhotra
Sept. 12, 2025 Updated 5:44 p.m. ET

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, right-wing influencers and at least one Trump administration official have actively encouraged people to scour the internet for remarks celebrating the killing and to expose those who have posted them online.

The widespread and fast-moving campaign of naming-and-shaming has already resulted in countless lost jobs, professional suspensions and internal investigations, exacerbating the already fraught tensions over the shooting that exist online.

The killing of Mr. Kirk, a hugely popular activist closely aligned with President Trump, was immediately met on the right by a tidal wave of grief-stricken rage on Wednesday afternoon — one that quickly turned into a thirst for vengeance. Several online social media personalities, some with enormous followings, called almost in unison for “war” to be waged against those on the left they perceive to be their enemies.

Among those personalities have been far-right agitators like Laura Loomer and Chaya Raichik, who runs a large account on X called Libs of TikTok. Since the shooting, they and dozens of other online influencers have taken it upon themselves to recruit ordinary Americans to turn in fellow citizens for making comments about Mr. Kirk that may be nasty or disparaging, but are likely protected by the First Amendment.

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[Lovie777]

1. This needs to stop........................

these people hate life, freedoms, democracy.