@cyof.bsky.social
Watching in dismay from afar while my country is overtaken by oligarchs. Personal finance educator and coach. American abroad.
If a grown man is sexualizing an adolescent of 18, 20, or even 25 years old he's a pedophile. Adolescence isn't complete until the early 30s (emotional centers of the brain). 18 year olds are adolescents too. Just because "it's legal" doesn't mean it's right.
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If a grown man is sexualizing an adolescent of 18, 20, or even 25 years old he's a pedophile. Adolescence isn't complete until the early 30s (emotional centers of the brain). 18 year olds are adolescents too. Just because "it's legal" doesn't mean it's right.
Terrible news
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Terrible news
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When the Orwellian named Dept of Homeland Security was created … MANY of us predicted that it would eventually be doing all the things that it is doing right now
Pinning it uniquely on Trump really misses the point in a bunch of ways
Pinning it uniquely on Trump really misses the point in a bunch of ways
October 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
When the Orwellian named Dept of Homeland Security was created … MANY of us predicted that it would eventually be doing all the things that it is doing right now
Pinning it uniquely on Trump really misses the point in a bunch of ways
Pinning it uniquely on Trump really misses the point in a bunch of ways
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
Satan has higher standards than that
September 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Satan has higher standards than that
It is a terrible logo
i need politicians to be as mad at housing prices as they are about cracker barrel's new logo
August 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It is a terrible logo
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"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷
August 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷
The last page of a book is made out of paper.
August 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The last page of a book is made out of paper.
It's packages with a value of over $100, not all mail. But yeah.
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
August 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
It's packages with a value of over $100, not all mail. But yeah.
I'm pretty sure that fair was sealed when he won the election. It was obvious we were building towards this in his first presidency, you know, with the attempted coup and all.
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I'm pretty sure that fair was sealed when he won the election. It was obvious we were building towards this in his first presidency, you know, with the attempted coup and all.
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If a president wanted to become effectively a dictator, he’d likely:
1. Purge govt of non loyalists
2. Weaponize law against opponents
3. Use military to police opposition strongholds
4. Threaten media, schools, businesses w penalties to get them to heel
5. Change election rules in his favor.
1. Purge govt of non loyalists
2. Weaponize law against opponents
3. Use military to police opposition strongholds
4. Threaten media, schools, businesses w penalties to get them to heel
5. Change election rules in his favor.
August 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
If a president wanted to become effectively a dictator, he’d likely:
1. Purge govt of non loyalists
2. Weaponize law against opponents
3. Use military to police opposition strongholds
4. Threaten media, schools, businesses w penalties to get them to heel
5. Change election rules in his favor.
1. Purge govt of non loyalists
2. Weaponize law against opponents
3. Use military to police opposition strongholds
4. Threaten media, schools, businesses w penalties to get them to heel
5. Change election rules in his favor.
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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
August 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
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Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
August 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
I don't like Newsom, I don't trust him. He's a politician. But I have to admit I love how he's fighting back against the orange guy. Newsom is rubber, rump is glue. It's so easy because it's just mimickry.
August 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I don't like Newsom, I don't trust him. He's a politician. But I have to admit I love how he's fighting back against the orange guy. Newsom is rubber, rump is glue. It's so easy because it's just mimickry.
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Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show.
Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,
Mar🐫
Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,
Mar🐫
August 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show.
Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,
Mar🐫
Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,
Mar🐫
This is not at all surprising to a woman who has worked in a job before. Sexual harassment is pervasive everywhere.
We've been waiting for this report from NSF for many months — results of a survey on sexual harassment at US Antarctic stations. The numbers aren't good, but at least this problem is out in the open & starting to be tackled. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sexual harassment is rife at US Antarctic research bases, fresh survey finds
More than two-thirds of people polled had witnessed sexual harassment or assault on the ice.
www.nature.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is not at all surprising to a woman who has worked in a job before. Sexual harassment is pervasive everywhere.
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how much of the money from the ICE/tax cuts bill is just going to go to scammers, do you think? www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn't talking.
The company’s website is dated and largely accessible only via login.
www.richmonder.org
July 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
how much of the money from the ICE/tax cuts bill is just going to go to scammers, do you think? www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
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It is true that when you look at the odds stacked against them the performance of the Dems is pretty incredible considering, but that’s also sort of cold comfort when they’re your sole hope. It’s like if a dog that could talk cogently but kept getting references mixed up was also your only lawyer.
July 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It is true that when you look at the odds stacked against them the performance of the Dems is pretty incredible considering, but that’s also sort of cold comfort when they’re your sole hope. It’s like if a dog that could talk cogently but kept getting references mixed up was also your only lawyer.
A second person in my life has started posting memes about narcissism and narcissistic abuse. Both of these people fit the profile of narcissistic abusers. I'm beginning to think that becoming *overly* focused on narcissism in others is a sign that it's in you too.
July 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A second person in my life has started posting memes about narcissism and narcissistic abuse. Both of these people fit the profile of narcissistic abusers. I'm beginning to think that becoming *overly* focused on narcissism in others is a sign that it's in you too.
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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White people having the epiphanies that Black people had 500 years ago <<<<<
July 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
White people having the epiphanies that Black people had 500 years ago <<<<<
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If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.
July 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.
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Inspiration: thinking about rebuilding and restaffing our federal agencies after we oust the oligarchs.
July 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Inspiration: thinking about rebuilding and restaffing our federal agencies after we oust the oligarchs.
Fluoridated water for the win! I wish we had it here.
Kids dentist. Two kids, NO CAVITIES.
Literally one of the best *parents* report card you can get. :)
Today I drink from the goblet of Parenting Wins.
Literally one of the best *parents* report card you can get. :)
Today I drink from the goblet of Parenting Wins.
July 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Fluoridated water for the win! I wish we had it here.