## After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts

Authored by nbcnews.com

Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week, educators across the country have found themselves facing swift termination or potential discipline after allegedly sharing opinions on social media about the killing.

At least a dozen faculty and staff, from school board officials to classroom teachers, have been met with fallout over insensitive posts about Kirk’s death.

In at least two instances, universities fired staff members entirely for posts deemed inappropriate.

Many other educators have been suspended or are under investigation, and the number is likely to grow as conservative online influencers share screenshots.

At East Tennessee State University, two faculty members have been placed on administrative leave pending further review, school spokesperson Jess Vodden said.

Middle Tennessee State University fired a staff member, according to a statement shared Wednesday by President Sidney McPhee.

Several K-12 school staff from Mariposa, California, to Orange Park, Florida, have also been placed on leave as school officials investigate social media posts, according to multiple reports. »

### Trump’s amateurish Lebanon plan exposes failing US diplomacy

Authored by inews.co.uk

When US envoy Thomas Barrack visited Lebanon last month, his trip made headlines – but not for reasons the White House might have hoped.

In Beirut, Barrack floated a plan for an economic zone in southern Lebanon, which he claimed would bring money into local communities.

Washington’s efforts are likely to be better spent working on a negotiated settlement between Lebanon and Israel — one that does not reduce Lebanon to a position of subservience. »

### Fed up with drug users, street vigilantes are wielding Narcan ‘like a weapon’

Authored by sfstandard.com

But he contends he was very much alive when a stranger inserted a plastic Narcan nozzle into his nose.

The powerful overdose-reversal drug jolted through him, sending his body into a hysteria of fentanyl withdrawal.

But increasingly, drug users say residents are using Narcan as a tool to force them off the sidewalks. »

### Tameside doctor walked out of operation for sex with nurse

Authored by bbc.com

Doctor walked out of operation for sex with nurse.

A doctor left a patient on an operating table under anaesthetic to go and have sex with a nurse in another room, a medical tribunal has heard.

Andrew Molloy, representing the GMC said the nurse who walked in on the pair had been "shocked and quickly walked through the theatre to the exit doors". »

### National Guard Accidentally Sends Evidence Of Troop Disillusionment To The Washington Post

Authored by techdirt.com

National Guard Accidentally Sends Evidence Of Troop Disillusionment To The Washington Post.

This news — you know, the stuff that shows National Guard troops aren’t exactly happy to be expendable pieces in Trump revenge schemes — is unsurprising.

Filed Under: federal police, martial law, national guard, police state, trump administration, washington dc. »

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