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speak easy

(11,003 posts) Sat Oct 26, 2024, 09:11 AM Oct 26

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We were betrayed today. [View all]

Karen Attiah
@KarenAttiah
Columnist: @washingtonpost

I didn’t sign up to be a journalist to be silent on what matters most.

I didn’t come here to be a coward. Some of us really, truly believe in speaking truth to power.

We were betrayed today.

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We were betrayed today. [View all] speak easy Oct 26 OP

I know now why these people are seen by real followers of Christ as pure evil. efhmc Oct 26 #1

WaPo is a walking corpse. nt The Unmitigated Gall Oct 26 #2

Yes. By giving in now, they are experiencing the consequences wnylib Oct 26 #5

"Opinion: For The Post, the wrong choice at the worst possible time" speak easy Oct 26 #10

WaCo? CaptainTruth Oct 26 #6

Wa Poo Poo? BattleRow Oct 26 #9

Ollie North got it right COL Mustard Oct 27 #29

That's tough speaking truth to power when your boss is Bezos progressoid Oct 26 #3

As evidenced by the old Turkish proverb, "Who would dobleremolque Oct 26 #15

Okkkkayy Dem4life1234 Oct 26 #4

so sorry you're tired of this NoRethugFriends Oct 26 #26

The path forward for journalists? peggysue2 Oct 26 #7

institutions poozwah Oct 26 #8

You're absolutely right. summer_in_TX Oct 26 #24

Well said... ultralite001 Oct 26 #11

the betrayal is everyday Tetrachloride Oct 26 #12

It's an excellent newspaper with excellent journalists. But it has bad management/ownership. Martin68 Oct 26 #13

Did she resign? Tansy_Gold Oct 26 #14

Does she have bills to pay? Children to feed? Hekate Oct 26 #16

Is she enslaved? Tansy_Gold Oct 26 #17

Must be nice to be able to judge people from your perch. edisdead Oct 26 #18

My husband and I lived below our means, Mme. Defarge Oct 26 #19

There were times in my life I didn't have that luxury -- and it is a luxury. There were few jobs... Hekate Oct 26 #20

Karen Attiah gets Followed by me.. TY Cha Oct 26 #21

She's right of course - but an odd way to say it FBaggins Oct 26 #22

This may be the true start of the resistance. SupportSanity Oct 26 #23

Not to defend Bezos FHRRK Oct 26 #25

Did The Order Come From Bezos? Baron2024 Oct 27 #27

Oh, I believe he knows what he is doing! Prof. Toru Tanaka Oct 27 #30

Controlling the media is what fascists do stollen Oct 27 #28

G.O.P. billionaire bros are out for themselves BoRaGard Oct 27 #31