Milwaukee’s CBS station fired meteorologist Sam Kuffel for accurately describing Elon Musk’s Nazi salute as a Nazi salute. Shame on you @cbs58.bsky.social - ThreadSky

minnesotaboy.bsky.social•126 days ago

Here’s a number for CBS58 you can call and give them a tip about maybe not supporting Nazism? Just sayin

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nfirinne.bsky.social•126 days ago

Double shameful @cbsnewsconfirmed.bsky.social

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fredrikblue.bsky.social•126 days ago

If that wasn't a Nazi salute Hitler never made a Nazi salute either.

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opus3.bsky.social•126 days ago

So this station likes Nazis I guess.

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jjurek.bsky.social•126 days ago

Fired for telling the truth. It wasn’t an “awkward gesture” but a deliberate act. That’s E-Loser. Trolling for yucks at best, or showing his cards at worst. If it were just an awkward gesture, it wouldn’t have happened twice.

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orchid-daddy.bsky.social•126 days ago

Wtf?

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canadianroots.bsky.social•126 days ago

Shame on them !

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nmg1351.bsky.social•126 days ago

Sam’s is clear-eyed. Yes, shame on [email protected]

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wamx.bsky.social•126 days ago

You didn't get the memo? No such thing as shame for them.

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persondem.bsky.social•125 days ago

Here is the Contact page for CBS 58, her former tv station. Please make use of it ... https://www.cbs58.com/contact

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maxpeck.bsky.social•126 days ago

So @cbs58.bsky.social is out here making excuses for Nazis and firing reporters for reporting the news?

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jo-mama626.bsky.social•126 days ago

Unfortunately it’s worse than that it was a post on her personal instagram

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paraver.bsky.social•126 days ago

Nice to see how free speech and freedom is being implemented. USA voted for a openly dictator. This is how it works

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michaeldrummey.bsky.social•126 days ago

UTTERLY INSANE!!

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gayequalglobal.bsky.social•126 days ago

It's truth people - if ya can't call it out - you will bury all of us.

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ajallohr.bsky.social•126 days ago

Elon go fuck yourselves with your nazi salute

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spjones51.bsky.social•126 days ago

Just the wrong thing to do

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cozyclubhouse.bsky.social•126 days ago

Guess it’s time to boycott CBS

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sacwired.bsky.social•126 days ago

That’s what it was. Very direct, very deliberate. Musk is backing far right politicians in the UK, and Germany. He has Trump in the US. See a pattern.

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mary-anntrippet.bsky.social•126 days ago

How dare they!

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torqpenderloin.bsky.social•126 days ago

what the fuck they're firing people for saying what happened?

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emmaroller.bsky.social•126 days ago

On her personal Instagram account!!!

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torqpenderloin.bsky.social•126 days ago

i'm disgusted. i hope she gets hired somewhere immediately

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smikooman.bsky.social•126 days ago

😡 Climatologists are next.

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suffragette333.bsky.social•126 days ago

Free speech apparently only mean speech that doesn’t say anything negative about the powers that be.

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grne.bsky.social•126 days ago

What is happening to free speech?

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jo-mama626.bsky.social•126 days ago

The same thing that happened in Germany with Hitler

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themcp.bsky.social•126 days ago

@cbs58.bsky.social - this tells the world that we can't trust CBS News because you'd rather kiss the ring than speak truth to power. I don't know that you can ever regain the reputation you just casually threw away.

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longdogsrule.bsky.social•126 days ago

And why would I even give Musk the time of day. He is South African with no real skin the game except for his money. It is a real problem

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longdogsrule.bsky.social•126 days ago

It is the rise of the 4th Reich....he spoke the truth

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fworsley.bsky.social•126 days ago

Complaisancy, cooperation by the corrupt media.

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jogirl.bsky.social•126 days ago

Free speech?

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beleclere.bsky.social•126 days ago

I hope that she has retained a lawyer!

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baylissfx.bsky.social•126 days ago

Meteorologists are only useful for democrats anyway, as THEY control the wheather.

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pinkkermit.bsky.social•126 days ago

yeah, I think someone should buy billboards next to TESLA dealerships and near highways, with that picture and text bellow saying "Have you driven a TESLA lately?"

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grtlooks.bsky.social•126 days ago

Terrible, this is so scary. I feel like I live in Russia

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maureenoh01.bsky.social•126 days ago

Ketamine

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utterlychris.bsky.social•126 days ago

MAGA in the year 100,000

Experts agree that America will be great again in the year 100,000. Surpassing all other so-called great civilizations, American civilization is fated to return — yet again — to greatness! On or about that date.

https://medium.com/@ChrisHamilton_/maga-in-the-year-100-000-70c296bab6f7

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patricia1skagit.bsky.social•126 days ago

Freedom of speech for me but not you?

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reglyn.bsky.social•126 days ago

Shame on them

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kathadalton.bsky.social•126 days ago

Full on fascism

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ro-mac.bsky.social•126 days ago

Another example of „free speech“ 🥴

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freddispirito.bsky.social•126 days ago

Follow the money

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/9601b798-00d7-3937-be49-34350dcd6ac2/cbs-owner-discusses-settling.html

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shortyp.bsky.social•126 days ago

We should all respond with #shame on you
Because it's not ok!!!!!!

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sumbum13.bsky.social•126 days ago

That’s a Nazi salute

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chaniatreides239.bsky.social•126 days ago

Even the German news media is calling it a Nazi Salute.

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blewisbabs.bsky.social•126 days ago

I would to slap that smug face

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detroitstrong.bsky.social•126 days ago

Looks like #CancelCulture is alive and well with the #Magats

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kerikarma.bsky.social•126 days ago

The message this sends the world is deliberate and tragic

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geebee5.bsky.social•123 days ago

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codeedog.bsky.social•126 days ago

Anyone who believes what elmo did was not a Nazi Salute should post a video of themselves making the same arm gesture. Go ahead, y'all, let's see it.

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wildweatherdan.bsky.social•124 days ago

You want to get their attention? Contact advertisers that airports in the newscast. Especially local advertisers. THAT will get attention quickly.

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johnjulitz.bsky.social•126 days ago

They always rage against “cancel culture” until they want to use it for themselves.

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hughesnewsandviews.bsky.social•126 days ago

#freesamkuffel

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bohemianpeasant.bsky.social•125 days ago

Milwaukee citizens should be protesting outside this CBS station! Stand up for truth!

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wildweatherdan.bsky.social•124 days ago

Protest outside the businesses who advertise on the newscast. That will quickly get their attention. In a big way.

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kenskarr.bsky.social•126 days ago

as Col. Hans Landa once famously said: "Oooh, that's a bingo!"😀

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teddydog19.bsky.social•108 days ago

Are you serious ? If you have their phone number please shoot it on over to me or I'll look it up myself. Dear God, the Weimar Republic had more balls than 21st century America.

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ladytlove.bsky.social•126 days ago

Sad! Sad! Country we are now living in…🙏🏾

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teeebone.bsky.social•126 days ago

It’s pathetic

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wyo2step.bsky.social•126 days ago

Evidently, CBS58 is on the side of the Nazis. Noted for future reference. We will not forget what side CBS58 supports.

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frenchie-66.bsky.social•125 days ago

Does Sam Sue the station to get expert witnesses of Nazi Germany & what proper Nazi salutes are?

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eastslope.bsky.social•126 days ago

Try Weigel Broadcasting.

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cbdude.bsky.social•126 days ago

Shame on you @cbs58.bsky.social! I hope Ms Kuffel will find a new TV home in a better place.

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merryteri.bsky.social•125 days ago

Shame on who? Sam?

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emmaroller.bsky.social•125 days ago

CBS 58

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emmaroller.bsky.social•126 days ago

Thanks for giving future generations a crystal clear example of what obeying in advance looks like, @cbs58.bsky.social

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deanbooth.bsky.social•126 days ago

Remember @cbs58.bsky.social by its call letters WDJT.

WDJT stands for With Donald J Trump.

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quelynn.bsky.social•126 days ago

Just blocked the nazi sympathizing @cbs58.bsky.social

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orchid-daddy.bsky.social•126 days ago

Same

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only-si-chuck.bsky.social•125 days ago

Technically, Musk isn’t a political leader. No one elected him. Yet CBS treats him as our country’s ruler.

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sentientpotatopdx.bsky.social•126 days ago

Amazing how quickly these cowards capitulate to powerful fascists.

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blueribbonliberal.bsky.social•126 days ago

Muck Fusk

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passthepeaz.bsky.social•126 days ago

I wrote them yesterday. I hope their inbox is overflowing with protests, but just in case:
https://www.cbs58.com/contact

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paulawills.bsky.social•126 days ago

Their Facebook page is a convenient place to tell them how you feel, I did, and so did lots and lots of others. I hope she lands someplace great in the same market and wipes out their ratings in that time slot.

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zaphodb74.bsky.social•126 days ago

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cupcakejarz.bsky.social•123 days ago

put them on the block list

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sybilltrelawney.bsky.social•126 days ago

Shame on CBS Milwaukee. It’s not like Elon has actually denied it was a Nazi salute, either. He just whatevered it. Nitably, actual Nazis thought I was a Nazi salute and were delighted. https://apnews.com/article/musk-gesture-salute-antisemitism-0070dae53c7a73397b104ae645877535#

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javamann.bsky.social•126 days ago

Trump suing the Iowa station is starting to pay off.

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jody51.bsky.social•126 days ago

Was it a Sinclair station?

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tamyou.bsky.social•126 days ago

Thank you Sam

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tvlover.bsky.social•125 days ago

Nazis

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bluedot412.bsky.social•126 days ago

It was the truth

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udaony1.bsky.social•126 days ago

What else do you call it, a Nazi salute

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ealluia.bsky.social•126 days ago

This is in the linked Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on the story:

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markitoresists.bsky.social•126 days ago

We can call the station & demand they reinstate her.
https://www.cbs58.com/contact/

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ravenna321.bsky.social•126 days ago

That wasn't a Nazi salute like Hitler wasn't going to invade Poland

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okiedokie1.bsky.social•126 days ago

Shades of Hitler’s Germany. Soon people will start disappearing.

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winningblue.bsky.social•126 days ago

She should sue. Don’t let the craven bastards get away with this. Make them know that kneeling to Nazis will cost you.

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jrodbad.bsky.social•126 days ago

Exactly. If they're gonna bend the knee, make it as expensive and painful as possible for them to do so. They'll learn that bending the knee has a price. Make them pay that price sooner rather than later.

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