12 h. ago Columnist Karen Attiah is FIRED by Washington Post over 'white men' post after Charlie Kirk murder

Prominent columnist and editor Karen Attiah has been fired from the Washington Post over a series of posts she wrote following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

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15 h. ago Washington Post columnist says she was fired over her ‘unacceptable’ Charlie Kirk social media posts

‘The Post accused my measured Bluesky posts of being ‘unacceptable’, ‘gross misconduct’ and of endangering the physical safety of colleagues — charges without evidence, which I reject completely as false,’ Karen Attiah wrote on Monday.

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62 h. ago False claims about Charlie Kirk’s shooting are flooding social media. Here’s the truth

The online reaction followed a well-trodden pattern of conspiracy theories and misinformation in the wake of major events, writes Melissa Goldin

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64 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s wife Erika posts video diary as his body is returned home

Erika Kirk, wife of murdered political activist Charlie Kirk, posted an emotional video diary to social media as her husband’s body was returned to his hometown.

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3 d. ago Charlie Kirk’s shocking killing sets the stage for a federal crackdown | Moustafa Bayoumi

Maga leaders blame a mythically powerful left for political violence. Now, they are bent on destroying anyone who opposes themI disagreed with Charlie Kirk on pretty much everything, but his shocking and morally repugnant assassination is deeply concerning, and not just because it’s another example of the lethality of our politics. Kirk’s killing is also sending prominent conservatives on a warpath, setting the stage for a dangerous expansion of federal government repression.Kirk was a social media megastar and the founder of Turning Point USA, the foremost rightwing youth organization in the country. His political positions were to the far-right, and his language was often combative, to say the least. He called Martin Luther King, Jr “awful” and said “we made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s”. He believed in the so-called great replacement theory, which asserts that elites are encouraging mass migration to undermine white people in western countries. ...

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3 d. ago Councillor resigns after 'good riddance' Charlie Kirk social media post

Burnley councillor Fiona Wild described the late father-of-two as 'not a very nice man'

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3 d. ago Republicans call for action against people who have been critical of Charlie Kirk in the wake of shooting

Grieving conservatives demand consequences for social media users who disparage the slain Turning Point USA founder or attempt to make light of his murder

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3 d. ago Bearded man claiming to be protester cheering at Charlie Kirk's death explains his actions

David, a man who claimed to be the man cheering as Charlie Kirk was assassinated, took to social media to offer an explanation for his actions.

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4 d. ago Rubio’s top deputy calls on social media to rat out ‘foreigners who glorify violence’ after Charlie Kirk killing

Top State Department official indicates agency will renew effort to punish foreign-born students who air views deemed as extolling violence

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4 d. ago Trump administration threatens crackdown on foreigners who 'make light' of Charlie Kirk assassination

State Department stated that the U.S. will respond to foreign nationals within its borders who express support for or downplay the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media.

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4 d. ago US 'on brink of civil war' after Charlie Kirk's death and Donald Trump plays key role

Donald Trump announced the death of political activist Charlie Kirk on social media and praised the co-founder of Turning Point USA as a "martyr for truth and freedom"

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4 d. ago Explicit video of Charlie Kirk shooting went viral online – because social media made death unavoidable to watch

While legacy media were more restrained in showing graphic footage, it was easily available across X and Meta, writes Andrew Griffin

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5 d. ago Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot at college event as conservative activist left critically injured

Videos posted to social media show Mr Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogan “The American Comeback” and “Prove Me Wrong”.

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