UCLA DEI director says he was fired over controversial Charlie Kirk posts: 'glad when bigots die'

A former DEI director at the University of California, Los Angeles says he has been fired after controversial social media posts regarding the September assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk.

"UCLA just fired me because I wasn't sad Charlie Kirk died—a clear violation of my First Amendment rights," said Johnathan Perkins on the left-wing-dominated social media app Bluesky.

Perkins linked to a GoFundMe he started to cover his bills while he is jobless. The GoFundMe says he...