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A mass “doxing” effort to track down, intimidate and harass people perceived not to have sufficiently mourned the killing of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk was endorsed on Monday by JD Vance.

The US vice-president guest-hosted Kirk’s podcast on Monday and said that people who “see someone celebrating Charlie’s murder” should “call them out”. He added: “Hell, call their employer. We don’t believe in political violence, but we do believe in civility, and there is no civility in the celebration of political assassination.”

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[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 57 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

How is it not a violation of the first Amendment for the Vice President to go after people for their speech?

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, it totally is, but the Supreme Court has already shown they will rubber-stamp anything this administration does, so there's not really anyone that can stop it.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago

there’s not really anyone that ~~can~~ will stop it.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago

The VP isn't going after people in this instance. He's saying that civilians going after people is cool with him.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

JD Vance is afraid of American women

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's why he opts for couches. They don't talk back.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

He likes the bigger ones, more cushion for the push'n.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

But honestly, take note of my point, and let all women know it. Trump, Vance, McConnell, etc. all of them take foreign wives

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I really think that Vance's defining characteristic is that he's an asshole.

Yeah, to some degree he's power-hungry and to some degree he's greedy and to some (minor) degree he's an ideologue and so on, but I think when it really gets down to it - if you dig all the way down to the core of his personality - he's just a plain old tedious, obnoxious, punchable asshole. And probably has been his entire life.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Boss, Fascists are fascists.

You're now in the “Tell on your neighbor” part of fascism. Time to insurrect.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

hes nothing more than THIEL's attack dog, that thiels allows un-leashed from time to time to run interference for trump.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I just wish the founders had put in some kind of . . y'know . . clause or whatever to allow people to prevent this sort of governmental persecution based on beliefs.

[–] CaptainBlinky@lemmy.myserv.one 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Well then. If doxxing is OK now, time to unmask the ICE agents.

Also Charlie Kirk was a shit stain and I'm glad he's dead.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh look, Vance is honoring Kirk's memory by also being a violence encouraging piece of shit. How thoughtful of him.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

honoring Kirk's memory would be advocating for executing the president (throw in the VP for good measure) for his crimes against America

https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-joe-biden-should-be-put-prison-andor-given-death-penalty-crimes-against

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

American Constitution —>> Amendments ->> Line Item #2

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Blatant Government sponsored terrorism? No?

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Hey man, nice shot.

[–] zombiewarrior@techhub.social 6 points 3 weeks ago
[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I will pay for a front row seat to watch 8chan consume the entire MAGA movement with memes and swatting.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So 4 chan was all we heard about back in the day, then someone said that 8 chan was worse. Is there a 16 chan that actually controls the hacker known as 4chan?

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There might even be a 32 chan...

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Do you think entering that chat makes the screeeeeee sound a dial up router makes?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

The world is objectively a better place with Charlie Kirk firmly in the cold, cold ground.

[–] dumbass@aussie.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago

I live in Australia you failed cum stain, come get me.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

The right are violent psychopaths. Get armed cos all they want to do is harm you