Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Columnist After Charlie Kirk Controversy

Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Columnist After Charlie Kirk Controversy

Author: TJ Walker August 24, 2026 Duration: 26:03
The Washington Post has been ordered through arbitration to reinstate columnist Karen Attiah with back pay after firing her over posts made following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.TJ Walker argues that the case exposes a conservative version of political correctness: unlimited attacks on liberals, but career-ending outrage when someone criticizes a prominent conservative. He examines the roles of Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Tucker Carlson and the conservative campaign to punish people who refused to offer unqualified praise of Charlie Kirk.The episode also looks at ambitious young conservative women pushing back against a growing manosphere movement that questions women’s intelligence, independence and careers. That leads to Phyllis Schlafly, who opposed the Equal Rights Amendment while building the education, media influence, political power and professional life of a committed feminist.TJ then tackles state restrictions on buying soda with SNAP benefits. Are Democrats protecting poor families from stigma, or using taxpayer dollars to subsidize sugar, obesity and diabetes? TJ explains why he believes government assistance should pay for food—not sugar water.Finally, TJ answers the surprise question of the day: Could four decades of professional speaking discipline now be holding him back as a stand-up comedian?Subscribe to Filtered with TJ Walker for independent political commentary, media criticism, humor, and analysis without party-line talking points.#FilteredWithTJWalker #TJWalker #WashingtonPost #KarenAttiah #JeffBezos #DonaldTrump #CharlieKirk #FreeSpeech #CancelCulture #PhyllisSchlafly #SNAPBenefits #PoliticalCommentaryFiltered with TJ Walker, TJ Walker, Washington Post, Karen Attiah, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, free speech, cancel culture, conservative political correctness, media bias, political commentary, Phyllis Schlafly, Equal Rights Amendment, conservative women, manosphere, Andrew Tate, Clare Boothe Luce Center, SNAP benefits, food stamps, soda ban, sugary drinks, obesity, diabetes, government spending, stand up comedy, public speaking, political news, current events

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Duration: 10:23
On today’s episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, TJ breaks down ABC’s fight with Brendan Carr’s FCC as the agency reviews whether The View should continue to qualify as a bona fide news program and places pressure on ABC-o…
Trump’s FCC Targets ABC as His Poll Numbers Collapse [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:57
ABC is fighting back as Brendan Carr’s FCC reviews The View and pressures ABC-owned local station licenses. TJ Walker argues this is not neutral regulation. It is political retaliation against a network that criticizes T…
Keir Starmer Resigns as Britain Melts Down Again [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:56
Keir Starmer is resigning as Britain’s prime minister, making the UK’s political revolving door even more absurd. But the immigration panic misses a key point: net migration has already fallen dramatically. Britain may b…
Keir Starmer Resigns: Britain’s Democracy Hits the Rage Casino [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:59
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AI Cheating Is Now Almost Undetectable [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:57
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Elon Musk Math Sounds Insane Until Wall Street Does It #Shorts [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:01
A five-year-old lemonade stand loses money, then asks for a $144,000 valuation. Ridiculous? Maybe. But TJ Walker says that’s the same kind of logic investors are applying to Elon Musk, SpaceX, and trillion-dollar market…