Leaked text messages from private online group chats have rocked U.S. political circles this month, revealing racist, antisemitic and violent statements from figures across the ideological spectrum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/25/world/politics/political-chat-nazi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #republicans #democrats #us #donaldtrump #nazis #discrimination
Advocates say some tactics used by officers to target Latinos in Trump’s deportation effort draw from Joe Arpaio’s playbook.
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-287g-maricopa-county-arizona?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Arizona #ICE #Police #Immigration #Discrimination #CivilRights
The Justice Ministry is considering conducting the first nationwide survey on online hate speech against foreign visitors and residents in fiscal 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/japan-online-hate-speech-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #justiceministry #socialmedia #hatespeech #discrimination
Eisa, a traditional dance in Okinawa, is performed during summer festivals held to honor ancestors. But Osaka's Eisa festival was created for young workers to resist discrimination and reclaim pride in their roots. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/society/okinawa-eisa-festival-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #okinawa #eisa #dance #discrimination
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been ordered by a court to pay damages to a South Asian woman over a police response in a park dispute that led to a man posting abusive social media posts against her. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/crime-legal/foreign-lawsuit-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #japanesepolice #tokyo #discrimination
If you're based in #Australia, you can (almost effortlessly) add your voice to stop the #NT government changing anti- #discrimination laws to allow for more hate speech and religious discrimination that will disproportionately target #trans #Aboriginal communities.
https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/stop-amendments-to-the-northern-territory-anti-discrimination-act
#Gorsuch appeared skeptical of Nelson’s argument, pressing her on how & when race can be used in the drawing of maps. His questions cut to the heart of the questions the justices are considering today.
“You’re saying sometimes acceptable for a federal district court to order a map that intentionally discriminates on the basis of race?” he asked. The #Louisiana maps at issue today weren’t drawn by a judge, but courts can order maps re-drawn under the #VRA.
Nelson pushed back. It’s not #discrimination for states to keep race in mind as they draw voting districts to comply with the #VRA & ensure representation for minority votes, she argued.
Under questioning from Justice Elena #Kagan, Nelson describes as “catastrophic” the impact of Secton 2 of the #VotingRightsAct ceasing to prevent vote dissolution, including in legislative districts beyond #Congress.
#SCOTUS #law #VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #ActivistCourt #WhiteSupremacy
Since the conflict between Israel and Hamas flared anew two years ago, U.K. security officials have braced for the bloodshed to spread into local streets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/04/world/politics/uk-terrorism-threat-gaza-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #manchester #uk #religion #judaism #terrorism #stabbings #discrimination
British police said on Friday they may have accidentally shot two victims, including one who died, in their attempts to bring under control an attack on a Manchester synagogue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/world/crime-legal/manchester-synagogue-attack-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #manchester #uk #religion #judaism #terrorism #stabbings #discrimination
The latest episode of Tech Gets Real is mostly about biased AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRt-s7SJAxE
Addressing the room full of the #US’ top #generals & #admirals, summoned from around the world w/o explanation last week, #Hegseth defended his #firings of #FlagOfficers, which include the top US general, a #Black man, & the #Navy's top admiral, a #woman.
He said the officers he relieved were part of a “broken culture”.
#Trump & #PeteHegseth #military address🤬🧵
#Hegseth promised sweeping changes to how #discrimination complaints are handled & how accusations of #wrongdoing [#WarCrimes, #rape, etc] are investigated at the #Pentagon, saying the current system has top brass walking on "egg shells."
"If the words I'm speaking today are making your hearts sink, then you should do the honorable thing & resign," Hegseth said.
"I know the overwhelming majority of you feel the opposite. These words make your hearts full."
The FBI has fired a group of its agents photographed kneeling on the street during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/world/politics/fbi-firings-racial-justice-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #fbi #us #donaldtrump #georgefloyd #discrimination
Old cartoon by Maaike Hartjes, more relevant than ever.
#MAGA #CorporateLandlords #hate
#HateSpeech #charliekirk #facism
#Corruption #WhiteNationalism #racism #FreePalestine #ethnofascist
#misogyny #totalitarian #humor
#fun #funny #cartoon #satire #YouAreNotAlone #discrimination
#viernesdememe #viernesdememes
Old cartoon by Maaike Hartjes, more relevant than ever.
#MAGA #CorporateLandlords #hate
#HateSpeech #charliekirk #facism
#Corruption #WhiteNationalism #racism #FreePalestine #ethnofascist
#misogyny #totalitarian #humor
#fun #funny #cartoon #satire #YouAreNotAlone #discrimination
#viernesdememe #viernesdememes
Un mec (à peu près allié s'il en est 🥰) me demande une pancarte #féminironème pour demain
Je propose la taxe ZOBMAN 😇
Faites vous plaisir, les droits d'autrices ne coûtent pas cher.
Suite ⤵️
Un mec (à peu près allié s'il en est 🥰) me demande une pancarte #féminironème pour demain
Je propose la taxe ZOBMAN 😇
Faites vous plaisir, les droits d'autrices ne coûtent pas cher.
Suite ⤵️
Un mec (à peu près allié s'il en est 🥰) me demande une pancarte #féminironème pour demain
Je propose la taxe ZOBMAN 😇
Faites vous plaisir, les droits d'autrices ne coûtent pas cher.
Suite ⤵️
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II, the U.S. government sent those of Japanese ancestry to internment camps in remote areas. Eighty years later, many see troubling echoes of that time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/wwii-japanese-americans-internment-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #japaneseamericans #internment #discrimination
BON le personnel de l'Eurostar est vraiment pas sympa ! Le contrôleur vient d'envoyer salement bouler un touriste perdu qui voulait un renseignement. Un autre m'a sèchement fait savoir que je devais mettre mon vélo à l'autre bout du train et plus vite que ça svp. Et maintenant ils refusent qu'un gars en fauteuil roulant s'installe à la place prévue parce que ça risque de retarder le départ. Dans l'immédiat je ne sais pas trop quoi faire, mais on peut signaler ça à qui ?
After marrying an Australian serviceman in the aftermath of World War II, Akiko Kirkham moved to Australia, where she faced discrimination to the point she changed her name and stopped speaking Japanese. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/japanese-bride-in-australia-postwar-hardships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #australiajapanrelations #australia #immigration #discrimination