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Bifuriousum@bifuriousum · Sep 12, 2025

Thread of Blizzard employees and contracted employees for Blizzard stories celebrating the assassination of Charlie…

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Summary

A Twitter thread alleges that multiple Blizzard employees and contracted writers have publicly celebrated or posted about the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk on social media. The thread names specific individuals from Blizzard's World of Warcraft team and includes claims that some content was still being promoted a year later.

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    Thread of Blizzard employees and contracted employees for Blizzard stories celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk 🧵

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    Hazel Monforton senior writer and narrative designer presently @ Blizzard

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    Catherynne M. Valente is a Blizzard author writing for World of Warcraft stories

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    Valente has written an article celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk

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    more comments by Valente on Charlie Kirk's assassination

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    Valente continues on Charlie Kirk's assassination

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    Last on Valente celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination

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    Lee Knox Ostertag writer for Blizzard stories for World of Warcraft

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    Jared Gillis is a Blizzard Technical Designer for World of Warcraft reposting inflammatory posts on the Charlie Kirk's assassination

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    Jared Gillis has so many reposts celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination it will likely fill this whole thread, so just this last one to sum them all up. this is not a tech designer, this is an activist

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    Matt Villers a Blizzard employee as Principal Encounter Designer on World of Warcraft condemning the mourning of Charlie Kirk

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    Most reposts by Villers agreeing that Charlie Kirk deserved what happened to him, calling any mourning "perverse"

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    Nikki 'Gazelle' Crenshaw works for Blizzard as a Associate Principal User Researcher for the World of Warcraft Franchise reposting agreements that Charlie Kirk deserved what happened to him

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    1 year later @Blizzard_Ent news website @Wowhead is promoting writers who are still celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk using @Warcraft characters