Overview

• The Post’s termination letter, published by Status and confirmed by outlets, quoted two Bluesky posts about “white men,” including one rejecting “performative mourning” and another criticizing absolution for those who “espouse hatred and violence.”
• A Post spokesperson declined to comment on personnel matters and pointed to the company’s social‑media policy; HR said the posts violated standards and could endanger staff.
• Attiah wrote on Substack that she was fired last week, said she was the last full‑time Black opinion columnist, and linked her dismissal to an editorial shift under new opinion leadership.
• The Post Guild and press‑freedom advocates publicly criticized the decision, framing it as part of a broader clampdown on journalists’ expression after the high‑profile shooting.
• Coverage notes Attiah also posted a line attributed to Kirk about Black women that some call a paraphrase and others label inaccurate, though HR did not cite that post in its letter; her firing follows other employer actions, including MSNBC’s dismissal of Matthew Dowd.