Dozens of Americans across a variety of professional fields have been fired or put on leave from their jobs after conservatives contacted their employers over social media comments they made about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk last week, following his assassination. Others have been punished for small acts of defiance — everyone from an Office Depot worker in Michigan who was sacked for refusing to print tribute flyers with Kirk’s face on them, to late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who ABC suspended after he seemed to criticize how MAGA supporters responded to Kirk’s death. Attorney General Pam Bondi faced a backlash even within the Trump base for saying the administration would crack down on “ hate speech ,” suggesting the Justice Department could prosecute businesses and

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