Karen Attiah
@karenattiah
Martial Artist. Neo-Swoletariat. Ex-Washington Post. Substack: Rogue Radical Professor: @resistanceschool.bsky.social
Between being wrongly fired from my job and losing my father within 6 months, 39 was a brutal year. Taking an enforced time out and will spend some time in southern Spain for a reset, to do some writing, and to welcome my 40th birthday (8/12).
Training the slap kick. I should have kept my arm straight… but not bad for week 2 of Wushu! 🐉🔥
New martial arts side quest: I’m a few weeks away from turning 40 — and I’ve decided to start wushu and tai chi! (Side note, my teacher is in his 60s!)
The Freedom 250 fireworks were evacuated due to a thunderstorm. It took a while, but channeling Storm ten years ago is finally paying off!
Where are the people who are organizing to drive these racist assholes out of DC? I would rather see this than spreading their propoganda all over social media. For what, for engagement? Clicks? Photojournalism prizes? What are we doing?? open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Of course, there is much internet discourse about toxic masculinity and patriarchy. I wrote about how, surprisingly, my older male friends and mentors who have experienced grief have been the most consistent and supportive in the aftermath of losing my father. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Texas A&M banned philosopher and tenured Prof. Martin Peterson from teaching Plato under its “gender ideology” restrictions. He resigned. On June 24, I’ll be in conversation with Peterson about censorship, philosophy and why Plato scares Texas so much. www.resistancestudiesseries.com/salon
Texas is going after.... Plato. On June 24, at 12:00 pm ET, join me for a virtual lecture with philosophy professor Martin Peterson, who was banned by Texas A&M from teaching Plato. We will talk about all things resistance & philosophy! Register here: www.resistancestudiesseries.com/salon
I was fired by the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing. We are fighting back! Amos Laor, my lead lawyer with the Washington Baltimore News Guild, shares some reactions about the arbitration hearing.
Walking into arbitration to challenge my wrongful firing by the Washington Post
I’ll be out in front of the Washington Post at 9:00 am today ahead of my arbitration to challenge my wrongful firing by @washingtonpost.com. Let’s gooo.
Fighting my wrongful termination by the Washington Post. After Charlie Kirk was killed, I was accused of gross misconduct simply for stating the truth about America’s racial double standards when it comes to political violence. We head to arbitration tomorrow. Let’s go.
Beginning prep for tomorrow’s arbitration hearing against the Washington Post. Me and the @postguild.bsky.social @wbng.org are challenging my wrongful termination by WaPo in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing. We are confident and ready for this. Let’s go!
And of course, I am deeply grateful to my readers, followers, friends, mentors, and the industry peers who have supported me throughout my career and through what has been one of the most personally and professionally challenging periods of my life. The stakes are high, but I’m ready. Let’s go!!
According to my termination letter from @washingtonpost.com a, the company cited these two Bluesky posts, and claimed that I disparaged white men, accused me of ‘gross misconduct’, and that my Bluesky posts “potentially endanger[ed] the physical safety of our staff”.
New set. New chapter. New battles ahead. Some big updates coming soon. Watch this space. ⚔️🦚🪞✨ (Bonus points if you can name the symbols and weapons in the photo.)
For tonight's @resistanceschool.bsky.social's class on the World Cup and the Politics of Football 101... We have Delroy Corinaldi of the Black Footballers Partnership coming to talk to us about race and soccer in the UK! See you all soon!
A new AI app promises to help users "talk directly to the consciousness of your favorite book". Where do I even begin...
Tonight! 6:00 pm EST! With the World Cup only a few weeks away, @casmudde.bsky.social is joining me for a @resistanceschool.bsky.social lecture on soccer, nationalism, civil society, and politics. www.resistancestudiesseries.com/wcpf101-regi...
Or I should have listened to my aunties in ghana and married well. Instead I have Artemis. Handsome but sleeps a lot and doesn’t help with rent.
“I hope this email finds you well.” Me: “Your email finds me in the field of battle”
Life has been heavy lately. So I’m being intentional about embodying flow and lightness. Linked up with my tai chi / wushu sword instructor in Los Angeles this weekend. It’s been a year since we last worked together, and yes I’m improving! Working on some new moves. ⚔️✨
Los Angeles folks— LAPD alerts are going off and helicopters are buzzing overhead.. what is going on ???
I never said I was unable to see Black people on here. But we don’t have to pretend like across the app, this trending didn’t happen yesterday on BlueSky.