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Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 171 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"Fuck your feelings" crowd sure has a lotta feelings.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 66 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They meant your feelings, not their feelings.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Really it's just the one. Feeling.

[–] rowdy@piefed.social 73 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

While I'm doubtful if it'll help, I reported the site to the registrar and recommend others do the same. abuse@namecheap.com
This is the message I used. (Admittedly, I am not well-versed in legalese and added some links for credibility but I wouldn't be surprised if they called my bluff.)

The site https://www.charliesmurderers.com/%C2%A0is hosted by your service. The site is currently in violation of Icelandic law; the location of the hosted site. Specifically, Act on the Protection of Privacy as regards the Processing of Personal Data, No. 77/2000.  See:
https://www.government.is/topics/personal-law/
and
https://www.government.is/Publications/Legislation/Lex/?newsid=fadb4b17-f467-11e7-9423-005056bc530c
This information has also been forwarded to the Icelandic civil authorities.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

Fwiw I've had Namecheap for a while and they've been pretty helpful when I needed support. Hopefully they take this seriously

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Predicting the whining from the Confederates if it actually gets yoinked:

"But you using lawfare to cancel culture my cancel culture is so unfair!!!!"

🤣

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[–] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 71 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

LMAO, reading the submissions on that website are hilarious. Three quarters of the posts on there are super level-headed, saying they don't believe he should have died but they can't mourn or feel sympathy for someone so horrible; IMO, Charlie Kirk absolutely deserved to die. Wanting fascists dead shouldn't be a hot take, it should be the norm.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah he's being treated by the left like the right treats victims of police violence.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

Most victims of police violence didn’t help build such a socially damaging machine as TP USA

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There's an argument to be made that propaganda to undermine democracy is warfare, so propagandists are fair game.

I'm not quite convinced we're there yet, but there it is.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago

Really fuck him and anyone who supports him.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The “fuck your feelings” people suddenly have feelings.

[–] molestme247@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

What a bunch of snowflakes, the best snowflakes, one might say

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago

The “freedom of speech” and “cancel culture” crowd that they always accused the left of being.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

FAFO?

Fascist ass-fucking oompaloompa?

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

Come get me. FAFO.

"Better come armed and send bachelors."

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago

I genuinely have just been responding with “chickens coming home to roost never made me sad, it always made me glad” just to see them confused

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Everything Charlie said in his life made it clear that he would have admonished us for caring about his death, and he would have defended the necessity of it. This is his legacy.

If you spend your life saying hateful and morally reprehensible shit you don't get to enjoy a posthumous rewrite that is entirely at odds with your life's work.

It's unfortunate that someone died and it is a disaster for the division and incipient collapse of US society. This doesn't mean Charlie was a good person, or that he will be missed, or that we should care about his particular death versus many others.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I disagree. If a prominent right wing figure such as himself had been assassinated by anyone associated even tangentially with liberal ideology I’d bet hugely that he would he been on the bandwagon blaming the left and instigating outrage. The right have time and again proven themselves hypocrites. His words suggesting we don’t let shootings hijack a narrative or gun deaths being acceptable to maintain the 2nd Amendment would conveniently be forgotten or reinterpreted to the right’s benefit.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There isn't nearly enough of them to go after everyone on lemmy.

[–] Res_ipsa_loquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

My people ❤️

[–] yoyoyopo5@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thank god for Lemmy.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Target deez nuts, shitbags.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know who this dude was, but I just heard him talking about "his" stance on ukraine and I want to say that he was a piece of shit.

[–] BipolarSilence@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 weeks ago

And this is why we need to arm ourselves 😮‍💨 I used to hate guns, but if republicans are willing to murder themselves...

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

Are racist jokes racist at a klan meeting?

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently posting quotes of Kirk's can be considered a celebration of his death.

[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] mhague@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Wish a conservative would. I celebrated with glasses of wine. It was a nice day too.

[–] elbiter@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

They're always looking for an excuse.

[–] Grizzlyboy@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

I wouldn’t say I celebrate it, but there aren’t many worse people this could have happened to.

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why I always preach keeping yourself anonymous online. Or using John Smith like names when you have to.

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Some online security tips

  • Never use your real name
  • Never list your employer
  • Always use a different username for each platform
  • If the platform forces you to use a real name, make one up

My discord username has nothing to do with my lemmy username, and reddit username has nothing to do with the lemmy username, every username I have is unique per the platform. Therefore if you find another Mamdani_Da_Savior on another platform

It ain't me

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