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  "tags": [
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    "News",
    "Charlie Kirk",
    "Free Speech",
    "Glenn Boyce",
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    "Lafayette County",
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  "textContent": "A chill fell across the University of Mississippi’s campus when Chancellor Glenn Boyce fired Lauren Stokes for sharing a post that called Charlie Kirk a racist. It left faculty afraid to speak their minds, several testified in federal court, where Stokes is challenging her termination.\n\nThe post Lauren Stokes’ Firing Over Kirk Post Chilled Speech on University of Mississippi Campus, Faculty Testify appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.",
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