It's good to reach out to WDJT-TV (DJT huh?) and tell them they are cowards. It's also good to reach out via her public social media and let Sam Kuffel know that what she did has support.
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Free to do a nazi salute but not free to criticize it.
The culmination of the Paradox of Tolerance.
The position people tend to see as "criticized" is that which they directly or indirectly get from the Press, and the Press is bought and paid for and has been working as a Propaganda arm of a subset of the population rather than as Journalists, for decades.
IMHO, the Consent for "Billionaire openly making a Nazi salute during Presidential Inauguration of Far-Right populist multi-millionaire" has been Manufactured and the acceptance of this by many and feeling of impotence about it by many others was never the product of natural Tolerance.
PS: In fact, the very events on the article the OP posted - that somebody in a public-facing position in the Press was fired for being a dissenting voice - give weight to the point I'm making.
Next we see indian good luck charms everywhere?
And many, many more are going to follow, as Americans learn that they're no longer free to criticize those in power.
And the day will actually come when the notion of someone just being fired for criticizing those in power will seem quaint, since it will then be far more likely that they'll disappear - sucked up into the ever-hungry maw of the corporate police state slave system.
Currently playing through Cyberpunk just to have some kind of preparation of what is eventually to come.
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If we can't criticize them openly then we'll have to use the other avenues made available via the Constitution. That will just eliminate the warning that negative public sentiment would normally give.
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It takes a lot of courage to speak out against fascists in power. Not enough Germans did it and look what happened.
If you're a good person, you probably don't want to work for a corporation that enables fascists. Hope this person finds a better employer.
Send those same words here. You put that quite well, and they need to hear it from as many of us as possible.
Summary
Meteorologist Sam Kuffel, who criticized Elon Musk’s “Nazi” salute on social media, has left CBS affiliate WDJT-TV. Her departure has sparked criticism from users who argue it infringes on her freedom of expression.
They should know that you can only infringe the "conservative" freedom of expression by moderating hate speech/ideas/beliefs, or by calling a Nazi a Nazi. Anyone Left of Nazi in the US has a narrowing window of "freedom of expression".
Because as we all know, the founders were granting Freedom of Speech to Fascist, NOT ANTIFA, just like Jesus wanted. /s
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This is honestly really scary. Why should someone's livelihood be ruined for calling something what it is?
Fascism.
He's also on a list for when their squads start knocking down doors and murdering their enemies, I guarantee it.
He's probably got at least another year before that frog is boiled enough though. Hope he enjoys it.
She
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FTA: with CBS affiliate WDJT-TV
We all know what to do.
This just in: Members of the news no longer allowed to report on the news. Stay tuned as this story devel…
… wait, where are you taking me?
So why is CBS affiliate WDJT-TV in Milwaukee Wisconsin defending the speech of an apartheid-loving fascist who did a full-on nazi salute on national TV? And if that's not what they're doing, then why did they fire that reporter?
That's the question that every real news outlet should be asking.
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We need more people in these positions calling out Musk as saluting like a nazi; I just feel bad that they are loosing their jobs
They are less tolerant of their employee cursing than a billionaire spreading nazi salutes.
The Nazi police state is here.
Obeying in advance. Our "news" media are despicable
Cool = CBS blocked, I don't support Nazi's
CBS affiliate, which means its a local station. Milwaukee, specifically.
I don't split hairs, CBS is CBS.
I mean, you're not wrong.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/leslie-moonves-donald-trump-may-871464/
It May Not Be Good for America, but It’s Damn Good for CBS
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Every person at that new organization that does not resign in protest is one step into First they came ...
Does she have a gofundme?
Oh man, those poor folks still on X, fighting and hoping that they still have the freedom of expression. Have they not seen any WWII movies? Just sitting around won’t do anything to stop the hate and what the President and his crew are up to.
many wisconsin stations are downsizing and consolidating, closing local news operations and studios, etc. one ownership group (different than this one) is actually getting rid of local weather persons and outsourcing their weather to the weather channel or some bullshit like that. which will work real well when localized bad winter weather hits, or tornado/flood seasons.
at any rate, this station (and others) are probably on the constant lookout for a reason... any reason... to shed someone from their staff, and if replaced--will replace for less money.
Joke’s on them. Project 2025 plans to dismantle NOAA and gut/privatise the National Weather Service.
Who will pay for their weather forecasting once nobody will give them that data for free (under zero government funding)? They could just stop doing weather entirely, I guess, but millions of people rely on local weather reports to know whether to go to school or work. How do they plan to pay for that data?
I can’t believe how short-sighted some CEOs and mgmt types insist on being.
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I interned in broadcast television while I was in college and man, what I learned was to stay the fuck away. Like 10-12 hour days driving all over getting stories, and everyone is paid absolute dick. I was interning for AV production, and the dude with me had done that job for like 25-30 years, and was making less than $15 an hour. The sterile processing tech job I had at the hospital that required a GED, paid more than they made, and I had better benefits. The straight up told me, damn dude if you're working in that hospital, stay there that's way better.
i know a guy who used to do camera and production work for a big city tv news department. was pretty good--real good, loved the work--and the perks. hasn't worked that in at least 6-7 years now. made more money dashing.
Dear News Media. Your job is speaking truth to power, which means you're going to make a lot of enemies. So unlike other big companies, the point of your legal department is to get you OUT of trouble, not to keep you from ever getting into it. Having principles in the business world isn't cheap or easy. Nothing worthwhile ever is.
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At least we now know that WDJT-TV is pro Nazi.
Her replacement will be predicting a lot of Heil in the future
If Sam Kuffel needs help paying rent, I’ll donate.
Boy it's great we don't have a social credit system like they do in communist China!
Where are all the far right freezy peachers to protest this firing? Did they suddenly turn woke?
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