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  • Facebook Bans the Phrase STOP the STEAL to Protect Biden’s Inauguration

    01/12/2021 6:37:56 AM PST · by davikkm · 27 replies
    IWB ^ | Chris Black
    And now you know why there has been a push to have all of the digital services live “in the cloud” instead of companies and people owning their own infrastructure Facebook bans “potentially violent content” “Stop the Steal” before Inauguration Day on January 20, including a temporary large-scale ban on phrases associated with the MAGA crowd that stormed the Capitol building on January 6th. The policy, detailed in a post published Monday by Facebook Vice Presidents Guy Rosen and Monika Bickert (check the early life section), includes any content that contains the words “Stop the Steal”.
  • List bans 'fake news,' 'covfefe' and 'let me ask you this' [Lake Superior State U]

    12/30/2017 10:16:51 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 44 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Dec 31, 2017 12:11 AM EST | Jeff Karoub
    Let me ask you this: Would a story that unpacks a list of tiresome words and phrases be impactful or a nothingburger? Worse, could it just be fake news? Northern Michigan’s Lake Superior State University on Sunday released its 43rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. The tongue-in-cheek, non-binding list of 14 words or phrases comes from thousands of suggestions to the Sault Ste. Marie school. This year’s list includes “let me ask you this,” “unpack,” “impactful,” “nothingburger,” “tons,” “dish,” “drill down,” “let that sink in,” and the top vote-getter, “fake...
  • 'DANGER!': Pelosi warns Trump administration heading towards 'thought control' with CDC word ban

    12/16/2017 1:21:00 PM PST · by ColdOne · 55 replies
    washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 12/16/17 | Daniel Chaitin
    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi warned against an attempt at "thought control" by the Trump administration in response to a report that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was told it was forbidden from using seven words in official documents related to the 2019 budget. "DANGER!", the California Democrat tweeted Saturday in all caps, adding that the administration is "going further down a dangerous and un-American path" by banning such words as "science-based" and "diversity."
  • The UK Just Banned Calling Pregnant Women Expectant Mothers

    02/01/2017 5:09:27 PM PST · by tony75034 · 11 replies
    whatfinger.com ^ | 2/1/2017 | Lord of All Editors
    Great Britain is still doing their best to no longer be great. Their socialized medicine works under the NHS and they were just told to ban the use of the term 'Expectant Mothers'.' Why? well they are being politically correct due to some men who may be expecting children. Like what? What in the hell is wrong with these politically correct sick people? Here's O'Reilly talking about it. See more videos below on snowflakes
  • DHS May Ban “Religiously-Charged” Terms Jihad, Sharia to Avert “Us versus Them” in Anti-Terror...

    06/23/2016 10:20:09 AM PDT · by jazusamo · 57 replies
    Judicial Watch ^ | June 23, 2016
    Full title: DHS May Ban “Religiously-Charged” Terms Jihad, Sharia to Avert “Us versus Them” in Anti-Terror Programs Four years after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) purged anti-terrorism training material determined to be offensive to Muslims, its umbrella agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), may eliminate divisive Islamic terms like “jihad” and “sharia” in government programs targeting radicalization among youth. It’s political correctness run amok and the Obama administration has played a central role in promoting it by caving in to the demands of various Muslim rights groups. In this latest case a Homeland Security Advisory Council is recommending...
  • Obama signs measure striking 'oriental' and 'negro' from federal law

    05/20/2016 2:15:42 PM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 75 replies
    May 20, 2016, 05:11 pm Obama signs measure striking 'oriental' and 'negro' from federal law By Jordan Fabian President Obama has signed legislation striking outdated racial terms such as “Oriental” and “Negro” from federal laws. Obama signed the bill without fanfare on Friday along with six other pieces of legislation, the White House said. The measure sailed through Congress unopposed, a rare example of bipartisan agreement in an election year. It reached the president’s desk after the Senate unanimously approved it on Monday. It passed the House easily in February. “The term ‘Oriental’ has no place in federal law and...
  • Put these words out of our misery

    04/21/2005 7:17:39 AM PDT · by sinkspur · 155 replies · 2,684+ views
    Every year hundreds of nominations are sent by mail and e-mail to Lake Superior State University (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.) for inclusion in a list of words the university is seeking to banish from the Queen’s English because of their mis-use, over-use and general uselessness. Word-watchers find their nominations in everyday speech, as well as in the news, in the fields of education, advertising, and politics, and, as you might have guessed, in technical fields. On the university’s current list, the 27th annual, these technical terms are applicants for banning. Comments from the nominators explain why they were selected. ramp...