'Genuinely afraid for my safety': MAGA leaders harassing and intimidating Kirk critics

Laura Loomer in Des Moines, Iowa on January 10, 2024 (Gage Skidmore)

A cadre of powerful far-right influencers are now launching a targeted harassment campaign of people who are criticizing slain far-right activist Charlie Kirk.

That's according to a Thursday article in WIRED, which reported that several people who have posted negative opinions about Kirk online are now having their personal details publicly revealed and are receiving death threats. At least one Kirk critic has already lost their job as a result of the campaign.

The people behind the effort reportedly include LibsofTikTok founder Chaya Raichik, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Laura Loomer, who is a close ally of President Donald Trump. Journalist Rachel Gilmore discovered her name on a website called "Charlie's Murderers," after she wrote on her X account that MAGA may use Kirk's death as an "even more radicalizing moment" and feel they have an absolute right to "retaliate" against the left.

"This website has me genuinely afraid for my safety,” Gilmore told the outlet. “I feel awful for anyone whose name is on it. It’s clear that the purpose of the website is to do exactly what the post that landed me on there warned Kirk’s supporters might do: retaliate.”

"I’ve gotten emails and DMs promising to find out where I live,” Gilmore added. “I have folks claiming my information is all over 4chan telling me in the same breath that they hope I get ‘r---- and killed’ and telling me to ‘have fun walking the streets of’ my city, which they name.”

According to WIRED, the website already has the full names, employment details, cities and social media accounts of at least two dozen Kirk critics. The site promised that many more names would be added and that there would eventually be a search function implemented to make it easier for find individual people. The site is seeking submissions, asking supporters to submit the full name, location and employer of a specific person, along with a screenshot of a social media post expressing a negative opinion about Kirk.

"This is not a doxxing website," the site reads. "This website is a lawful data aggregator of publicly-available information. It has been created for the purposes of public education."

Click here to read WIRED's full report (subscription required).

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