CBS58 Meteorologist Sam Kuffel's Firing Sparks Divided Reactions on Social Media

[erronis]

Got this from a carToon posted by KS Toronado. Thought it worth sharing outside of that audience.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219953814

https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-sam-kuffel-cbs-58

On Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, Sam Kuffel, a weather forecaster at CBS58 in Milwaukee, was unexpectedly let go from her position. Staff at WDJT-TV (Channel 58) received an email that day informing them of her firing. By Wednesday afternoon, her biography and photo had been removed from the station's website.

So, what exactly happened? Why was Sam Kuffel fired from CBS58? Here's everything you need to know about her sudden dismissal from the station.

As of now, it has been widely reported that Sam Kuffel was let go from her position at CBS58 after posting a series of remarks on Instagram in which she accused billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk of giving a "Nazi salute" twice during the presidential inauguration.

In one of her Instagram Story posts, Sam shared a photo of Musk standing at the podium and wrote, "Dude Nazi saluted twice. TWICE. During the inauguration. You f--k with this and this man, I don't f--k with you. Full stop." She followed up with a GIF from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and added, "Screw that old b---h. He's a Nazi."

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[Lovie777]

1. RW want their gawd to inform us .....

of weather, although it’s misinformation and will kill a whole lot of people but these so called religious assholes want to say it’s gawd’s will.

[brush]

2. We haven't heard the end of this. She'll get a good lawyer...

and I see a settlement in her future. The First Amendment/freeddom of speech is still in effect.

[tishaLA]

3. Sounds a lot like "cancel culture" to me

Don't those folks purport to hate that?