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A former Missouri education department lawyer is suing after being fired for a meme she posted on private Instagram—despite her supervisor saying she wasn’t breaking any rules. The meme, featuring made-up words like “revolulu” and “assassinunu,” was seen by someone from her high school, who reported it to the former education commissioner, leading to her termination just a week later. Her legal team argues Missouri law protects public employees’ political speech and that her firing was illegal, even though Missouri is an at-will state. She’s seeking damages for lost pay, benefits, and emotional harm—now under a new interim commissioner after the former commissioner retired.

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