Community college instructor fired after criticizing Turning Point USA in secret recording
https://www.witn.com/2026/02/20/professor-no-longer-community-college-after-criticizing-turning-point-usa-secret-recording/
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Jumbie@lemmy.zip · 64 pts · 204d
Man speaks truth. Targeted by rightwing for not embracing rightwing unreality.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 204d
These are the people who continually complain about "thought police".
teft@piefed.social · 8 pts · 204d
But i thought they were “Free speech absolutists”? /s
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 204d
Yeah their entire premise for how they say racist Kirk was targeted was for "shutting down his free speech".
HaphazardGuess@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 204d
In the video on that article, Schulte even says that TPUSA is going to classrooms and recording professors trying to get them fired for disliking TPUSA. He called them out as it was happening to him
apftwb@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 204d
People on this website say much worst things
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 9 pts · 204d
Did he deserve to die … idk, a good guy with a gun thought so?
No, but I hope he burns in hell too.
teft@piefed.social · 5 pts · 203d
I think Clarence Darrow said it best:
"All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction."
RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 203d
I am doing my very best to stay alive because there are several obits I'm waiting for.
Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 204d
Was he talking to students or colleagues?
teft@piefed.social · 13 pts · 204d
Doesn’t matter. A teacher has freedom of speech just like the rest of us.
Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 203d
Yes and no. There are limitations on speech of educators while teaching or acting in a capacity as staff of the school if they receive federal funding.
frunch@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 203d
Hopefully he has a gofundme set up. He didn't tell any lies, and there's no reason that should have been grounds for his firing.
hypnicjerk@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 204d
didn't one of these college kirk casualties successfully sue for his job back + damages?
HubertManne@piefed.social · 1 pts · 203d
I can tell you from having looked at these type of positions they are not that great. No one should self censor in this environment as most everything is grabage anyway and we all need to realize this.