It only took minutes after Charlie Kirk’s assassination for the internet’s darkest corners—and disturbingly, some of our own government offices—to start celebrating. Yes, actual federal employees, sworn to protect and serve, took to social media not to mourn a public figure gunned down while speaking to students, but to cheer it on like it was halftime at a football game. Welcome to 2025, where the outrage is selective and the hate is institutional.
Let’s start with Anthony Pough, who, until recently, was a U.S. Secret Service agent. You know, one of those guys tasked with literally taking a bullet for the president. Pough decided to go online and make it crystal clear where his sympathies lie—not with the victim of a political assassination, but with the shooter. He wrote, “If you are mourning this guy… delete me. He spewed hate and racism on his show.” Right. Just what you want from someone holding a federal badge and a gun: a Facebook therapist with a God complex and a double major in Woke Studies and Karma 101.
Pough’s little spiritual TED Talk went on to suggest Kirk’s murder was divine justice. Which, for those keeping score at home, means a taxpayer-funded federal agent endorsed the assassination of a U.S. citizen for having the wrong political opinions. That’s not just unprofessional—it’s a flashing red siren of rot at the heart of the bureaucracy.
And he wasn’t alone. Over at the Department of Justice—you know, the folks who are supposed to be impartial enforcers of the law—we had data analyst Terri Pinkham Vandemark chiming in. Her take? Basically, Kirk had it coming because he supported the Second Amendment. That’s the DOJ analysis? “You liked guns, so you get shot”? Incredible. I must’ve missed that line in the Constitution.
Then there’s an active-duty Marine recruiter who decided to celebrate Kirk’s death like he just won the lottery. And an adjunct professor at American University, Catherine Sawars, who couldn’t even muster sympathy for Kirk’s children. Kids who just lost their father. Her reasoning? Maybe he raised them to be killers too. That’s academia for you—where empathy goes to die and bitterness gets tenure.
Even public school teachers got in on the act, leading Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to launch an investigation into whether educators were publicly celebrating a political murder. He’s not wrong to do it. Imagine sending your kid to school and discovering their teacher is applauding the death of someone for wrongthink. That’s not education—it’s indoctrination with a side of mob justice.
The private sector moved faster—firings have already begun. One Oklahoma high school teacher has reportedly been dismissed. Good. Because if you’re cheering on political violence, you should not be anywhere near children—or a paycheck.
Now let’s be clear: Charlie Kirk wasn’t a fringe figure. He founded Turning Point USA, helped build the conservative youth movement, and had millions of followers. He was 31. He was murdered in cold blood while speaking to students. And the reaction from parts of the so-called “tolerant” left? Glee. Sarcasm. Smug superiority wrapped in moral rot.
The same crowd that spent four years pretending every political disagreement with them was a “threat to democracy” is now openly praising political assassination. And many of them are still employed by your government.
So here’s the real question: How many more Anthony Poughs are out there, hiding behind federal badges, waiting for an opportunity to act on their hatred?
And what happens when they don’t just post about it?