Karen Attiah: “The Washington Post Fired Me”
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Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah this morning on Bluesky: “I’ve been fired from the Washington Po

She made only one direct reference to Kirk, quoting his own words:

“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”. - Charlie Kirk

    • TangledHyphae@lemmy.world
      115·
      5 hours ago

      I don’t use facebook or social media (instagram, tiktok, shitter, whatever else.) The internet is a cesspool. I thought maybe I could find something reasonable here but it’s unhinged misinformation spammed everywhere as usual. I expected better from decentralization, so I’ll just have to start my own lemmy instance and invite more moderate less-extreme people in.

      • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        4 hours ago

        Pssst… You’re the only extremist here unwilling to recognize facts easily looked up in any encyclopedia. Please, grasp firmly and try — perhaps with a bit of lubricant — to pull head out of one’s ass. If not, then maybe you need to find some deeper right-wing radicalized echo-chamber of misinformation to make yourself feel more at home?