It’s certainly happening to some, but the outlets are intentionally highlighting these stories to scare people into silence and obedience.

I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure

~ Someone, but not Mark Twain

And this is why I have no social media where I attach my personal info. Fuuuuck that.

But also, is there a list of these companies, for boycott, they're again outing themselves, is "no thanks" keeping track?

Ragebait or as others phrase it "Satire". https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/fact-check-satirical-damien-slash-053921868.html

I'm really tired of this.

on a call recently and told a story about something vaguely political. never mentioned names. never mentioned affiliation. only term I used was "political" and some joke about the state of the world.

the call was very tense and awkward after that.

it's fucking hilarious. I feel like this is a super power now.

if there was ever a perfect opportunity to sue for wrongful terminations, now is the time.

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As shitty as I think that it is that a bunch of people are getting axed over their social media posts, I also keep thinking how dumb people are for posting these thoughts publicly and not anonymously.

Companies reprimanding employees for their social media content isn't something that's new. The 1st amendment allows people to say pretty much what they want, but it doesn't protect against consequences from those words. I know that there are varying degrees for what people are saying that they are getting fired for, from true celebration about Kirk's death to what Kimmel said the other night which wasn't actually about the shooting but the response. A company has the right to protect their image if it's employees are doing something that can hurt it. I don't agree with the firings, but I can understand some of them.

All this to say, don't publicly post something controversial, especially politically, if those statements can be linked back to you. The world and specifically the US are not in a good place right now, and if you're an "enemy" anything that can be, will be used against you. Be smart, delete Facebook, insta, and all the other social platforms that can be used to target you

> tankie.tube
> leftist

I'm getting some mixed signals here...

DEI dept at Microsoft

I bet they were just waiting for something stupid to fire him. Why would they keep the department going at all if they don't have to anymore?

Obviously this shouldn't have happened, but this is a good reminder to never associate your real identity with your social media accounts. If your job/hobby requires that you do so for self-promotion reasons, that is all that you should do on that account.