Okay, & apologies to the demure, but this deserves unbridled cursing;

Holy mother fucking shit are you fucking shitting me?!?!?!!!?

#US #CoastGuard will no longer classify #swastikas, #nooses, #ConfederateFlags as #hate symbols
The #military service, which falls under the #DHS, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #HateCrimes #HateSpeech

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A #CoastGuard official who had seen the new wording called the policy changes chilling.
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of #swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of #retribution.

#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #nooses #ConfederateFlag #HateCrimes #HateSpeech

Though the #USCG is not part of the #Defense Dept, the service has been reworking its policies to align with the #Trump admin’s changing tolerances for hazing & harassment within the #US #military. In Sept Defense Sec #PeteHegseth directed a review & overhaul of those policies, calling the military’s existing standards “overly broad” & saying they jeopardize US troops’ combat readiness.

#law #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #nooses #ConfederateFlag #HateCrimes #HateSpeech

The new policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the definition of #nooses & the #ConfederateFlag, though display of the latter remains banned, acc/to documents reviewed by WaPo.
Certain historic displays or artwork where the Confederate flag is a minor element are still permissible, acc/to the policy.

#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #swastika #HateCrimes #HateSpeech

Okay, & apologies to the demure, but this deserves unbridled cursing;

Holy mother fucking shit are you fucking shitting me?!?!?!!!?

#US #CoastGuard will no longer classify #swastikas, #nooses, #ConfederateFlags as #hate symbols
The #military service, which falls under the #DHS, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

#law #Trump #WhiteSupremacy #racism #antisemitism #HateCrimes #HateSpeech

#GiftArticle
https://wapo.st/3Mbd9a6