The Washington Post fired columnist Karen Attiah last week over social-media posts she made after the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk., Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah said on Monday, Sept. 15, that she had been let go by her employer over a series of social media posts she made following the killing of conservative , 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 , Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah said on Monday that she was fired from the publication over social media posts she made following the killing of Charlie Kirk. Writing in a lengthy Substack , The Washington Post fired its last full-time Black opinion columnist, who says it was because they didn’t like what she posted after Charlie Kirk’s shooting. Karen Attiah joined the Post in , A longtime columnist at The Washington Post says the Jeff Bezos-owned paper fired her over posts she made in the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Karen Attiah wrote on Substack that .