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Channel your outrage about @washingtonpost.com firing @karenattiah.bsky.social into support for her work

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

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Aircraft over Poland ✈️🇵🇱

✈️🇵🇱 Poland has launched an F-16 squadron

Seven Russian drones flying into Poland from two regions.

Poland 🇵🇱👀

Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com last night: "We do now live in a country that has an authoritarian leader in charge. We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country."

AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.

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We are at war with Iran. We just bombed them.

Iran says Fordow was emptied out months ago. A reminder that we can't believe anything from this administration without reliable source confirmation.

NEW: VoteVets Responds to Trump’s Illegal Strikes on Iran

And Iran Military says Fordow wasn't actually a "main facility" but was emptied out months ago.

Daily Iran Military on X: "Fordow has been completely emptied and evacuated for several months now." / X Fordow has been completely emptied and evacuated for several months now.

Apologies for the post from the other place. Iran says though that Fordow was emptied out months ago. A reminder to verify everything this administration says with reliable sources before buying their story. x.com/IRIran_Milit...

While we wait for the Supreme Court to rule in a critical redistricting case from Louisiana, this is what the GOP is up to in Texas and Ohio. Remember the GOP's plan is to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat.

Saying 'All of Ukraine Is Ours,' Putin Does Not Rule Out Taking City of Sumy - The Moscow Times President Vladimir Putin said Friday he did not "rule out" his forces taking control of Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy as part of efforts to create a buffer zone along the border.

"I consider Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. In that sense, all of Ukraine is ours," Putin said.

"There is a saying: wherever a Russian soldier sets foot, that is ours."

Israel-Iran live updates: Iran’s leader says Trump ‘threatens us’ as U.S. weighs intervention Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comments as President Donald Trump weighs entering the conflict between Israel and Iran.

President Trump is weighing whether to strike Iran, and the Pentagon has built up U.S. military forces in the Middle East in recent days. Trump told reporters Wednesday he had not come to a decision: “I may do it, I may not do it,” he said.

We need to stand up for @terrymoranabc.bsky.social

The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.

“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”

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Trump speaks with Xi amid stalled talks between the US and China over tariffs President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have spoken amid stalled negotiations between both countries over tariffs that have roiled global trade.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid stalled negotiations over tariffs that have roiled global trade, Chinese state media says.

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

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Victoria Brownworth @VABVOX The Wife's Bestie here. It is with a heavy heart that I must report that Victoria passed away yesterday morning. It was a gentle and peaceful ending to her long fight against cancer. She loved her X community and I hope she will be remembered here. Please remember her in your prayers. 7:30 PM • 5/23/25

For those of you who knew Victoria Brownworth on Twitter, she passed away from cancer yesterday.

She was a fearless journalist who reported on AIDS in the 80s (when Reagan was ignoring it), lifted up the LGBTQ community, & rooted out corruption.

Her wife, Maddy Gold, died of cancer in 2022.

President Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS | CNN Business President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for America’s two biggest public broadcasters, which have faced a ser...

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I am so over the media's framing of these kinds of issues. Who effing cares if the Trump administration wants to "make" Canada a state?

The correct framing here is: "Is the United States' position that it will no longer be adhere to international law when it comes to Canada?"

We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.

YouTube video by CNN Fareed’s Take: Trump’s tariffs and what they show

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“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.”

—Victor Hugo

We’re entering the “worse” phase.

Doug Emhoff criticizes his law firm for coming to agreement with Trump administraiton | CNN Politics Speaking at a charity gala dinner last night in Los Angeles, former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned the decision by his law firm to preemptively come to an arrangement with the Trump administra...

Doug Emhoff condemned the decision by his law firm to preemptively come to an arrangement with the Trump administration to avoid an executive order targeting the firm, sources tell CNN.

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