## Washington Post columnist says she was fired over her ‘unacceptable’ Charlie Kirk social media posts

Authored by independent.co.uk

Longtime Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah said Monday that she was fired by the newspaper last week over “unacceptable” social media posts she made in the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, adding that she was the last remaining full-time Black opinion writer on staff.

The Washington Post declined to comment on personnel matters.

The paper does have a public-facing “Policies and Standards” that details the Post’s position on social media use by employees.

“As a columnist, I used my voice to defend freedom and democracy, challenge power and reflect on culture and politics with honesty and conviction,” Attiah wrote on Substack.

open image in gallery Karen Attiah said she was fired as a Washington Post columnist over social media posts she made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

“Washington D.C. no longer has a paper that reflects the people it serves,” she wrote in her Substack Monday.

“I put my safety on the line for years to push publicly for justice and accountability in his murder.”. »

### White House Insists Stephen Miller Does Not Play With Dolls

Authored by yahoo.com

The White House would like the public to know that Stephen Miller definitely does not play with dolls.

“A White House official insists that any such characterization of his time on the Hill is “inaccurate and baseless gossip,” Rolling Stone wrote.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt personally vouched for Miller, saying, “Stephen is a loyal colleague and friend. »

### Japan sets new record with nearly 100,000 people aged over 100

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Japan sets record of nearly 100,000 people aged over 100.

The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.

Setting a new record for the 55th year in a row, the number of centenarians in Japan was 99,763 as of September, the health ministry said on Friday. »

### This theme park sim based on a 30-year-old sci-fi movie is so much better than it has a right to be

Authored by pcgamer.com

It really peaked in 1996, when Tim Burton and Jonathan Gems created Mars Attacks!, a B-movie pastiche based on the ancient TCG.

Developer Outlier has smartly avoided going down the simplest route that so many adaptations have sauntered down before: a by-the-numbers action game.

Instead, we're getting Mars Attracts—a tongue-in-cheek theme park management romp. »

### Democratic Senator Warns Of Campaign To Crush Dissent In Wake Of Charlie Kirk’s Death

Authored by huffpost.com

WASHINGTON ― A prominent Senate Democrat is warning that President Donald Trump will use the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a pretext to crush his political opposition.

Loomer is one of many prominent voices in the MAGA movement who have called for an all-out crackdown on the left in the wake of the shooting.

On Sunday, Trump continued to insist that political violence is solely a leftist phenomenon, despite recent attacks on Democratic figures. »

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