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Military to Remove 'Enola Gay' Photos for Violating DEI Rules - Newsweek

www.newsweek.com Military to remove 'Enola Gay' photos for violating DEI rules

A photo of Army biologists was on a list of images to be purged, seemingly because it mentioned they were recording data about fish that included their gender.

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This is stupid, yes.

But don’t let it distract you from the massive turncoat we just handed to Ukraine.

They are trying to flood the zone. They have learned to manipulate the 24 hour news cycle. Remember where our priorities are. Remember the country we aspire to be. Remember the fallen. Remember the heroes.
- Okay, I remember. Now, what can I do about it?
  
  Put on a green hat and plunge the toilet
  
  God damn if this just isn’t the perfect way of putting it.
  
  Curse of eloquence. I always know how to phrase things trenchantly, but I'm deeply ineffectual
  
  get out and make some noise. seriously - find a group (protest, town hall, whatever) and show up. repeatedly.
  
  the wife and I are heading to another small protest in our very red town today. we have our banner, handouts and cowbells ready. going to get dirty looks (we dont give a fuck anymore) and supportive honks.
  
  the more others see resistance, the more likely they are to agree that this is not normal.
  
  alone you can do very little, but many yous can do a great deal.
  
  edit: punctuation
  
  Are you showing up with a rifle, or just there with arts and crafts?
  
  Are you meant to go to protests armed? What good would that bring? Are you expected to kill people at your protest?
  
  Only if you want to make change. Peaceful protests have a history of not working well. That's why you're encouraged to do them. People had to pay attention to the Black Panthers when they showed up. They didn't have to use the rifles, just have them. Until we're serious enough about it to carry rifles, we're simply not serious enough for people to care.
  
  I am saddened that you feel that the threat of killing is the only solution :(
  
  It is sad. I was really hoping someone like Bernie could be elected and we could things peacefully. Turns out, that's not going to work.
  
  there with voices and visuals
  
  opinions vary, but I dont think we are at the ammo box stage quite yet.
  
  So, still easily ignorable.
  
  A list of options has been previously catalogued.
  
  I'll grant you it's easier to daydream about violence.
  
  Yep, that's a list of options of things that will be easily ignored. Let me know when you're serious about over throwing fascism.
  
  Step 1 is to talk about it. Recruit 5 more people to the cause. Get them to do so. Repeat.
  
  We need to stir things up to a fever pitch. Then we can use that potential energy to make effect change.
  
  Here's some reading material
  
  That's a blast from the past.

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