"Since Charlie Kirk's assassination, the Trump administration has intensified the bipartisan New McCarthyism, compelling willing government, corporate, and institutional bosses to censure, suspend, and fire workers for exercising their First Amendment rights across the country. In one of the worst instances, Texas State University fired tenured professor Tom Alter in September for the "crime" of speaking at an online socialist conference."
"Far right grifter and self-declared "anti-communist cult leader" Karlyn Borysenko violated the conference's protocols, recorded Alter's speech, edited it to distort his comments, and shared her doctored video on social media, which then went viral. University President Kelly Damphousse responded by summarily firing Alter without due process, violating his First Amendment rights and academic freedom. After a judge ruled that Texas State University had violated Alter's rights and issued a restraining order, the university temporarily reinstated him."
The Trump administration's intensification of a bipartisan New McCarthyism has led to widespread censure, suspension, and firing of workers exercising First Amendment rights. Texas State University fired tenured professor Tom Alter in September for speaking at an online socialist conference after a participant recorded and doctored his remarks, which went viral. University leadership summarily dismissed Alter without due process, prompting a judge to rule the university violated his rights and to issue a restraining order that temporarily reinstated him. The university later held a due process hearing, fired him again in October, and Alter is appealing to the Texas Board of Regents. Alter is a beloved teacher, union member, and the author of Toward a Cooperative Commonwealth: The Transplanted Roots of Farmer-Labor Radicalism in Texas, and supporters are campaigning for his full reinstatement with pay and benefits.
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