“People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk,” NPR reports. “Conservative activists are collecting and publicizing social media posts and profiles that they say ‘celebrated’ his death and are calling for them to lose their jobs.”

It’s not just a matter of “they say,” because very real examples of the most vile and threatening sentiments proliferate “social media,” with X.com “alternative” BlueSky offering prime examples (it got so bad they had to put out a warning to their users). By pretending justified perception is subjective, NPR is once more showing the trademark bias that made Donald Trump’s May 25 Executive Order, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media,” a welcome announcement to many gun owners who see no reason to pay Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists to attack their traditions, their values, and their rights.

The “right” has discovered cancel culture used so viciously in the past to intimidate anyone not toeing the “woke” line from speaking out. And why shouldn’t gun owners in particular take it personally when we see headlines with university officials justifying more murders by proclaiming “the people who advocate for continued gun ownership at the expense of those children are not immune from the consequences of their advocacy”?

Online efforts like The Trophy Case and Expose Charlie’s Murderers are giving “conservative” keyboard sleuths sick and tired of being called racists, Nazis, and fascists — not just by leftwing loons but by elected Democrat officials — opportunities to strike back.

There’s a real, legitimate concern to keep sick haters who gloat over the assassination out of positions of responsibility. Cases in point are the Secret Service agent who posted that Kirk got what was coming to him. In a conversation I had with him discussing the murder story and its aftermath (see below), Mark Walters, host of Armed American Radio, cited an anesthesiologist who also made deranged posts, asserting he wouldn’t trust someone with that much ideological hatred against conservatives to put him under for an operation.

Heavy 100 AAR is LIVE, AUDIO ONLY with guest @DCodrea David Codrea #CharlieKirk https://t.co/FkzkDkehQD

— Mark Walters (@aarmark) September 11, 2025

Still, don’t be surprised to see lawsuits charging wrongful termination, and, if the firings are initiated by a government body, complaints against First Amendment violations alleging that such crackdowns are intended to chill free speech.  As “conservatives” are usually quick to point out to triggered collectivists, you don’t have a right not to be offended (as much as some would expand that to “a right to denounce as a fascist and kill.”

It’s already begun. Per Fox News, “Democrats warn military crackdown on social media posts violates free speech protections.” Then all it will take are a few activist judges issuing injunctions, and not only will things be tied up for years, but Republicans will also be entering a crucial midterm election cycle while the media amplifies outrage to paint them as First Amendment stranglers.

This is where the administration’s  Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with its stated goal of increasing productivity, could be all the justification needed to hold the sick trolls accountable and set an example that private businesses could follow as well. And it would all use existing policies that would just need to be enforced.

Government agencies and the military, and the private contractors that service and supply them, all have ethics policies on personal use of computers/the internet, and on time reporting, regardless of which devices are used. These are all subject to audits with disciplinary consequences for violations.

Comparing time and date stamps on social media posts could reveal if time that was being reported and claimed for compensation was being used for personal reasons, that is, if fraud was being committed. And browser history audits would show if assets were being used for private endeavors. (True, this would not identify those who post anonymously and only use their own devices, or their own time, but what we’re talking about here are those who, essentially out themselves in their arrogance and then push back against repercussions with lawyers. If they did it at work and if tax dollars are involved, we who pay into the system have a rightful interest.)

While admittedly not all-encompassing, it’s a tool in the toolkit. Since it would apply to all workplace abuses, accusations of partisan witch hunts would not hold (if not on break, employees shouldn’t be browsing non-work-related websites if policy forbids it). Besides, honest people of any political stripe should want to make sure that those who claim affinity with them behave ethically, and the results, aside from identifying abusers and holding them accountable, would result in greater efficiency for tax-funded agencies, better profitability for contractors, and also be a template to show private businesses not affiliated with the government a way to improve their work forces and bottom lines.

In the meantime, look for things to heat up, both in virtual and meatspace.

There’s an upcoming repeat of the “No Kings” rally, with its organizers declaring “On October 18, millions of us are rising again to show the world…”

Look for more declarations of hate and more celebration of Kirk’s murder, in the calculated hopes that “rightwing violence” from the impulsive can be baited and provoked (and yes, you’d better believe evil minds are hoping it will be by white males with AR-15s). As the only legal and moral justification is defense against physical aggression, understand that anyone who falls for punishment without due process cannot be a Constitutionalist, regardless of how they “self-identify,” which seems to be a major factor in how we got into this mess in the first place.

About David Codrea:

David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” is a regularly featured contributor to Firearms News, and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.