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Michael ☕️<p>This is what happens when stupid people decide that words can be bad.</p><p>Pete Hegseth, Trump's DUI hire, and his Dept of Defense will ban references to the Enola Gay, the WWII bomber that carried the nuclear bomb to Hiroshima. </p><p>It was named after the pilot's mother, not the sexual preference.</p><p>Pentagon's DEI purge<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/dei-purge-i</span><span class="invisible">mages-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThoughtCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtCrime</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWII</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EnolaGay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnolaGay</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USDOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USDOD</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LanguagePolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanguagePolice</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/APNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APNews</span></a></p>
Estelle Platini<p>"This is a confession. I love daytime TV. I smoke, even though I officially gave up years ago. I’m often late, and usually lie about why. And sometimes I feel good when others feel bad.</p><p>"The Japanese have a saying: “The misfortunes of others taste like honey.” […] In Hebrew enjoying other people’s catastrophes is 'simcha la‑ed'."</p><p>Excerpts from the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Schadenfreude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schadenfreude</span></a> by Tiffany Watt Smith: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190606171225/https://lithub.com/not-just-a-german-word-a-brief-history-of-schadenfreude/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2019060617</span><span class="invisible">1225/https://lithub.com/not-just-a-german-word-a-brief-history-of-schadenfreude/</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>psychology</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/failures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>failures</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/envy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>envy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/emotionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emotionality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/frustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frustration</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/discomfort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discomfort</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tonePolicing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tonePolicing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/languagePolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languagePolice</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversations</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/debates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debates</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/blameTheVictim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blameTheVictim</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/grievability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grievability</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sadism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sadism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bondage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bondage</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/failures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>failures</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/joy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TiffanyWattSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TiffanyWattSmith</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bookStodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookStodon</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wickedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wickedness</span></a></p>
Estelle Platini<p>Asking people to calm down protects privilege – and silences people who are hurting.</p><p>Tone policing: <a href="https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/t</span><span class="invisible">one-policing-and-privilege/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/emotionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emotionality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/frustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frustration</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/discomfort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discomfort</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tonePolicing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tonePolicing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RobotHugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RobotHugs</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/languagePolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languagePolice</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversations</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/debates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debates</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/blameTheVictim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blameTheVictim</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/adultSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adultSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/manliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manliness</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/grievability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grievability</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/adultDomination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adultDomination</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/adultism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adultism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/maleSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maleSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/adults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adults</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/whiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/JKRowling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JKRowling</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transGender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transGender</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transPhobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transPhobia</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transLaw</span></a></p>
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