Recommendations of the Editorial team
Dozens of Americans from a wide variety of professional fields were dismissed or permitted after conservatives informed their employers about social media comments, which they had posted after the murder of the right activist Charlie Kirk. Small acts of resistance were also punished-from the Office depot employee in Michigan, who refused to print flyers with Kirk’s face, right down to Jimmy Kimmel, whose show abcited ABC after criticizing the reactions of the Maga supporters. Even general prosecutor Pam Bondi came under pressure because she indicated a procedure from the Ministry of Justice against “hate speech”. Vice President JD Vance, on the other hand, supported employers directly.
Website “Charliesmurderers.com”
Kirk himself wrote on X: “Hass speech does not exist legally in America. There are ugly, hideous, evil speech. And everyone is protected by the first constitutional additive.” In practice, however, he and his organization Turning Point USA regularly reacted with open retaliation against critics. Tpusa, for example, maintained a “Professor Watchlist” with lecturers who allegedly spread left propaganda. Many saw intimidation and targeted increment to harassment.
So it is hardly surprising that Kirk’s supporter monitored reactions after his death and came out people who showed little sympathy. Right -wing influencers called for their discharge. A website that has been online since Thursday was the most popular: Charliesmurderers.com. According to the anonymous operators, it was a “searchable database of 20,000 people who celebrate Kirks Murder”. In addition to names and photos, the page also listed social media profiles, employers, places of residence and email addresses.
The Canadian journalist Rachel Gilmore was at the top of the list just because on the day she wrote that Kirk’s death could have further violence. Shortly afterwards she received death and rape threats. “I hope it was just bluff, but you don’t know,” she said Rolling Stone. She reported the police’s incident. Many other affected people deleted their social media profiles.
Leastings and threats
Another affected person, Hannah Molitor from Milwaukee, lost her job at a childcare facility. Her Facebook post spoke out against violence, but criticized Kirk’s role in the political climate. After the publication on the right hate page Libsoftikok, she received hundreds of threats, pictures of weapons and even the publication of her address. “I will not allow the bullies to win,” she said. She started a Gofundme campaign that already brought in over $ 2,000.
Lawyers see possible collecting lawsuits against the operators of the page. Civil rights lawyer J. Alejandro Barrientos said many had plausible claims for defamation, since the contributions did not glorify violence. In addition, the portal can violate anti-doxxing laws.
Rebranding and shutdown
Late on Sunday, the operators announced that they are using the new name Charliekirkdata.org. There it was said that you collect “legally publicly accessible data” and was “not a doxxing portal”. But this page was also offline until Wednesday. It is unclear whether for fear of complaints or a hack. Barrientos sees the weakened language indication of the fear of liability.
Civil rights lawyer Nora Benavidez called the project “dangerous” and a targeted intimidation. However, legal protection routes are hardly effective under the Trump government. “It was an attempt to silence freedom of expression,” she said. “Trump’s ‘free speech only for me’ is split and promotes violence.”
Threats exist
Molitor wants to proceed legally, Gilmore does not exclude this. Both say that the threats have decreased, but the danger remained. “The idea that someone is still planning revenge – that keeps me awake at night,” said Gilmore.