Konnie
@konniem.bsky.social
Feminist, retired medical professional, avid reader, lover of British TV, second home is Poland, married for over 40 yrs, grandmother
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
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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...
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Blue-city mayors urge colleges to stand up to Trump...
Democratic mayors are backing colleges even ‘if we're going to get our a—es handed to us’
Despite the economic risks many cities face, some mayors argue the stakes are about free speech and the future of academia.
www.politico.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Blue-city mayors urge colleges to stand up to Trump...
When the alpha male is totally beta.
To understand the murder of Charlie Kirk, you have to understand the “Manosphere.”
Yes that is a real thing. There are two masculine strategies vying for dominance. These strategies draw on different movement ideologies, white nationalist or alt-right.
People have lumped
Yes that is a real thing. There are two masculine strategies vying for dominance. These strategies draw on different movement ideologies, white nationalist or alt-right.
People have lumped
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
When the alpha male is totally beta.
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Remember all the villains.
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Remember all the villains.
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Why didn’t anyone immediately follow up with “what’s the population of the United States?”
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Why didn’t anyone immediately follow up with “what’s the population of the United States?”
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West Nile virus cases are running 40% higher than normal this year prompting nationwide health warnings. More than 770 cases of the mosquito-transmitted viral infection have been reported this year, including about 490 severe cases, which were reported as of early September👇
West Nile Virus Cases Running Higher Than Normal, Prompting Health Warnings
More than 770 cases were reported this year
www.medpagetoday.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
West Nile virus cases are running 40% higher than normal this year prompting nationwide health warnings. More than 770 cases of the mosquito-transmitted viral infection have been reported this year, including about 490 severe cases, which were reported as of early September👇
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This is extremely hard to read. “The Greer Center was supposed to be a refuge for people with developmental disabilities. But accounts from inside the secretive facility paint a starkly different picture, depicting a place where helpless patients faced beatings, waterboarding and constant fear.”
Inside a ‘Hell on Earth’ in Oklahoma
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is extremely hard to read. “The Greer Center was supposed to be a refuge for people with developmental disabilities. But accounts from inside the secretive facility paint a starkly different picture, depicting a place where helpless patients faced beatings, waterboarding and constant fear.”
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September 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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unspeakable, illegal, everyday practice
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
unspeakable, illegal, everyday practice
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I’m going to repost this every time I see it.
September 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’m going to repost this every time I see it.
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I needed this today 😍😍😍💜💜💜
Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration
The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation
www.scientificamerican.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I needed this today 😍😍😍💜💜💜
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14 September 1904 | A Polish man, Wacław Grochulski, was born in Częstochowa. A pharmacist.
In #Auschwitz from 29 May 1941.
No. 16806
He perished in the camp on 1 December 1941.
In #Auschwitz from 29 May 1941.
No. 16806
He perished in the camp on 1 December 1941.
September 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
14 September 1904 | A Polish man, Wacław Grochulski, was born in Częstochowa. A pharmacist.
In #Auschwitz from 29 May 1941.
No. 16806
He perished in the camp on 1 December 1941.
In #Auschwitz from 29 May 1941.
No. 16806
He perished in the camp on 1 December 1941.
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Apparently, the only thing that Americans agree upon is: Release the Epstein Files.
September 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Apparently, the only thing that Americans agree upon is: Release the Epstein Files.
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Probably the best analysis of the Kirk shooting I’ve heard so far. From Mark Kenny
on ABC Insiders this morning.
on ABC Insiders this morning.
September 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Probably the best analysis of the Kirk shooting I’ve heard so far. From Mark Kenny
on ABC Insiders this morning.
on ABC Insiders this morning.
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This is why getting children vaccinated against measles is important: A Los Angeles child died from a rare measles complication years after recovery. The county health department said the death is a "painful reminder" of how dangerous measles can be in unvaccinated people👇
Los Angeles child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery
The county health department said the death is a "painful reminder" of how dangerous measles can be in unvaccinated people.
www.nbcnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is why getting children vaccinated against measles is important: A Los Angeles child died from a rare measles complication years after recovery. The county health department said the death is a "painful reminder" of how dangerous measles can be in unvaccinated people👇
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WWJD? Not what Kilmeade said on Foxnews
September 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
WWJD? Not what Kilmeade said on Foxnews
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Trump’s golf trips add up costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
Why don’t Republicans cut these instead of child nutrition programs?
Why don’t Republicans cut these instead of child nutrition programs?
September 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Trump’s golf trips add up costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
Why don’t Republicans cut these instead of child nutrition programs?
Why don’t Republicans cut these instead of child nutrition programs?