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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.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

Someone else shared this.
Various comments Kirk has made.

Clown behavior. Payment processors shouldn’t get to decide what legal products you can buy, and the extent to which @itch.io has pre-emptively censored tens of thousands of titles is unacceptable.

Visa and mastercard aren’t government bodies, but they’re acting like they are.

Not only is @itch.io removing NSFW tagged items from searches a shitty move that burns their reputation to the ground, they did it without telling anyone. So not only are they ruining people's lives with moves in this direction, but they're also cowards.

Major Indie Marketplace Itch.io Shadowbans NSFW Content, Trans Authors Impacted A dangerous escalation against free speech and literary preservation from a longtime haven for transfeminine literature.

🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: In a dangerous evening escalation of the anti-porn war on the gaming industry, indie platform @itch.io has banned a number of NSFW titles and delisted thousands of others.

Trans authors are caught in the crossfire.

MasterCard, Visa, and anti-porn group Collective Shout drove the ban.

People keep telling me that I shouldn't be mad at @itch.io, just the payment processors.

They are fundamentally misunderstanding why I was up until 4am reporting on this last night.

Itch is withholding trans authors' incomes. If you stiff my girls, then yeah, we have a fucking problem.

Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy. Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.

I'm sure there'll be other things that pop up (such as contacting politicians and payment processors). Still, if you're concerned about the situation with itch.io, Steam, and other sites hosting adult content, I would suggest signing this petition.
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

Sous pression de Visa, Mastercard et PayPal, itch.io procede a son tour au shadowban de contenu NSFW.

D’après plusieurs créateurs le contenu LGBT serait également concerné.

Des milliers de créateurs sont coupé de leur source de revenu
itch.io/updates/upda...

Can confirm that most of the works by @radiatoryang.bsky.social, as well as my own card game (but not the extras, ironically) no longer show up in itch.io search results, much like anything else tagged NSFW, it seems. Good enough art for museums... But not payment processors!
itch.io/search?q=Rob...

reminder: collective shout is the cover org behind this recent conservative push for payment processors to mandate banning NSFW from several platforms. learn their names. they are using feminism as a cover to push their anti porn & anti queer agenda.
[source: Collective Shout website, about page]

Trans authors on itch.io, if this is affecting you, please share in the replies.

If your knee-jerk reaction to artists despairing over massive lay-offs and the further erosion of entire creative industries is anything but solidarity with the artists, rethink everything.

lets not act like this isnt violence on us

this is violence on the american people

any action taken by the people to fight back is not violence, its justice

Republicans in Congress have voted to devastate millions of people across our nation — kicking Americans off their health care, shuttering hospitals, eliminating food assistance, and raising costs.

This is Project 2025 in action.

BREAKING: The Senate just passed the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," gutting Medicaid, defunding Planned Parenthood, and supercharging funding for ICE to carry out mass deportations.

Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

sensational

Obama leaders carrying the legacy of Juneteenth Take a look at a few Obama leaders fighting for racial equality across the country.

This Juneteenth, I’m inspired by the work of our @obamafoundation.bsky.social leaders and alumni. Read their reflections on this day, and the ways they are transforming their communities for the better.

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

Since it is Juneteenth, I will share a lil something...

My ancestors were slaves in Texas & were freed on June 19, 1865. They came together to meet with other ex-slaves & formed the Limestone County 19th of June Organization. They bought 30 acres of land on Lake Mexia.

As a U.S. Senator, I was proud to co-sponsor a bill to make this day a federal holiday. As Vice President, it was my honor to stand beside President Biden as he signed that bill into law. Today and every day, let us celebrate the heroes of this movement and the work that lies ahead.

Illustration of a demi goddess playing a fiddle. She has hair made of leaves that are flowering. She is wearing multiple layers of muse-like clothing with stripey patterns. There are sprouts of hyssop at her feet. Drawn by gdbeeart/prinnay, paint tool sai June 2025

Nature + Fiddle

On Juneteenth, we celebrate Black freedom, resilience, culture, and the enduring strength of community across generations. We acknowledge our nation’s full history and the long, ongoing fight for freedom and justice for Black Americans.

"Because we see our democracy's in real trouble. We see a president who has made himself a king and dictator."

"We're disgusted and we're scared, and we know the only way to fight this now is for the people to come together." - @markruffalo.bsky.social on why he's at the #NoKings event in NYC

🥹 Millions of Americans are coming together on this #NoKings Day to reject authoritarian overreach, defend democracy, and stand up for their communities.

There are nearly 100,000 people at the rally in Philadelphia. #NoKings

Thank you for your attention to this matter! #NoKings

Shortly after the Atlanta #nokings event kicked off at 10, organizers said Liberty Plaza near the state Capitol had already reached maximum capacity of 5,000.