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WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/hemry-john-g/77117/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>John Hemry</b></a></p><blockquote>You’d be amazed how quickly traditions and policies can be undermined by men and women with clever minds, clever tongues, and no principles.</blockquote><p><b>John G. Hemry</b> (b. 1956) American naval officer, author [pseud. Jack Campbell]<br><i>Triumphant</i>, ch. 16 (2019) [as Jack Campbell]</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/hemry-john-g/77117/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/hemry-john-g/77117/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=cleverness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleverness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=customs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>customs</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=norms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>norms</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=principle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>principle</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=shame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shame</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=tradition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tradition</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/joubert-joseph/76888/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Joseph Joubert</b></a></p><blockquote>Imitate time. It destroys slowly. It undermines, wears, loosens, separates. It does not uproot.<br>&nbsp;<br><i>[Imitez le temps: il détruit tout avec lenteur; il mine, il use, il déracine, il détache, et n’arrache pas.]</i></blockquote><p><b>Joseph Joubert</b> (1754-1824) French moralist, philosopher, essayist, poet<br><i>Pensées [Thoughts],</i> ch. 14 <i>“Des Gouvernements</i> [On Governments],” ¶ 31 (1793; 1850 ed.) [tr. Attwell (1896), ¶ 199]</p> <p>Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: <a href="https://wist.info/joubert-joseph/76888/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/joubert-joseph/76888…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=decay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decay</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=deliberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deliberation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=gradualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gradualism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=incrementalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incrementalism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=loosening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loosening</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=patience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patience</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=separation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>separation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wear</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Thursday, June 5, 2025</strong></p> <p>Ukraine wouldn’t launch Operation Spiderweb if Russia agreed to ceasefire — Ukraine could face 500+ Russian drones a night as Kremlin builds new launch sites — Putin’s disregard for troops highlighted as Russian losses approach 1 million, CSIS report shows — For the first time, Pentagon chief to skip Ramstein-format meeting of Ukraine’s allies … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/thursday-june-5-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/thursday-june-5-2025/</span></a></p>
axadle<p>Hirshabelle President Alleges Federal MP Xadoole is Undermining Local Authority <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Somalia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alleges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authority</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HirShabelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HirShabelle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Xadoole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xadoole</span></a>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/26l3ur35" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/26l3ur35</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Carmen Zedler<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@smaurizi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>smaurizi</span></a></span> auch die # <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/merz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>merz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/cdu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdu</span></a> hat eine bedrohliche Nähe zu <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thiel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palantir</span></a> !<br><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutschland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/techbro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techbro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spyware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/faschismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faschismus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/spahn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spahn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/krieg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>krieg</span></a></p>
axadle<p>Al-Shabaab Gains Control of Key Somali Town, Undermining Government Forces <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Somalia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlShabaab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlShabaab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/control" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>control</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/key" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>key</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Somali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Somali</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/town" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>town</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/25lcggm3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/25lcggm3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>More outrageous behavior toward other nations by the current US government, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/threatening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threatening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advancement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advancement</span></a>. See this article in the journal Nature: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00850-5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-025</span><span class="invisible">-00850-5</span></a> <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00850-5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-008</span><span class="invisible">50-5</span></a></p>
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]<p><strong>Ukraine Daily summary - Wednesday, February 12 2025</strong></p> Russia concerned with weakening sway over allies amid Western pressure, FT reports -- Ukraine strikes Russia's Saratov oil refinery -- North Korea has sent 200 long-range artillery guns to Russia -- Russia records worst-ever ranking in key corruption index -- and more <p><a href="https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Wednesday,%20February%2012%202025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U</span><span class="invisible">kraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Wednesday,%20February%2012%202025/</span></a></p>
Patrick Borsoi<p>Security (b)log: Inside and under the mine<br>Are there parallels between mining and <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a>?</p><p>News from the big bad world: phishing tests are pointless | ransomware is changing | AI chatbots see more than you see | more</p><p><a href="https://securityblogpatrick-english.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">securityblogpatrick-english.bl</span><span class="invisible">ogspot.com/</span></a></p>
Ecologia Digital<p>"<a href="https://mato.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>, and <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> have earned the rather dubious honor of being named some of the worst corporate underminers of democracy by the world's largest trade union federation. </p><p>The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) published a list of 7 companies it said were <a href="https://mato.social/tags/emblematic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emblematic</span></a> of the ways large corporations have begun tossing their weight around to influence global affairs. </p><p>"…protects and expands [their] own profits by <a href="https://mato.social/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://mato.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>." </p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/23/amazon_tesla_meta_democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2024/09/23/ama</span><span class="invisible">zon_tesla_meta_democracy/</span></a></p>
Manuel 'HonkHase' Atug<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> among world’s top companies <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> – report</p><p>"Corporations such as <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a> and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Blackstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackstone</span></a> also big <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/funders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funders</span></a> of <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a>, new trade union report finds"<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/23/amazon-tesla-meta-climate-change-democracy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2024/</span><span class="invisible">sep/23/amazon-tesla-meta-climate-change-democracy</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The new interconnected breed of <a href="https://c.im/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> gains and retains power<br> -- by deception --</p><p>globally <a href="https://c.im/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracies</span></a> through their own institutions</p><p>An autocratic wave has crept up on us in the U.S. -- and over the world in the last decade. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> were once seen as two separate and distant worlds <br>with little in common, <br>and that the triumph of one weakened the other. </p><p>Now, however, autocrats across the globe, <br>in poor and wealthy nations, <br>in established and nascent democracies, <br>and from the right and left, <br>are using the same tactics to ⚠️dismantle democracies from within.</p><p>As of 2021, of the 104 countries classified as democracies worldwide,<br>37 had experienced moderate to severe deterioration in key elements of democracy, <br>such as open and free <a href="https://c.im/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>, <br>fundamental <a href="https://c.im/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> and liberties, <br>civic <a href="https://c.im/tags/engagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engagement</span></a>, <br>the rule of <a href="https://c.im/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, <br>and checks-and-<a href="https://c.im/tags/balances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balances</span></a> between government branches. </p><p>This democratic backsliding wave has accelerated since 2016 and infiltrated all corners of the world.</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-the-new-autocrats-who-dismantle-democracies-from-within/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/meet-the-new-autocrats-who-dismantle-democracies-from-within/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>What are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/straightwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>straightwashing</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ciswashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ciswashing</span></a>? The worrying <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trends</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progress</span></a>. </p><p>In recent years <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/critics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>critics</span></a> have introduced the term “straightwashing” to highlight the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/marginalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marginalisation</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hollywood</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> and in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/12/what-is-straightwashing-gay-characters-hollywood-films-was-cole-porter-gay/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepinknews.com/2024/08/12/wha</span><span class="invisible">t-is-straightwashing-gay-characters-hollywood-films-was-cole-porter-gay/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>You probably know <a href="https://c.im/tags/Stephen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stephen</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Miller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miller</span></a> as an <a href="https://c.im/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/denier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>denier</span></a>, a perennial Fox News guest, and, most famously, as the Trump adviser 🔸who proposed immigration policies so brutal that his own uncle spoke out against him. 🔸<br>These days, Miller also helms a hard-right law firm that is bent on eradicating any and all diversity efforts, everywhere from NASCAR to law schools.<br>You can think of Miller’s 💥America First Legal💥 ( <a href="https://c.im/tags/AFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFL</span></a> ) firm as sort of a <a href="https://c.im/tags/low" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>low</span></a>-<a href="https://c.im/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> version of the longtime conservative law firm 💥Alliance Defending Freedom💥 (ADF). <br>Where ADF knows enough to present a professional facade while trying to <a href="https://c.im/tags/eradicate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eradicate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a>, enshrining into law <a href="https://c.im/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> against LGBTQ people, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> efforts in the middle of a pandemic, AFL displays no such restraint.</p><p><a href="https://www.publicnotice.co/p/stephen-miller-america-first-legal-explained" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">publicnotice.co/p/stephen-mill</span><span class="invisible">er-america-first-legal-explained</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accuses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pushing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pushing</span></a> ‘<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/agenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agenda</span></a>’ after <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pushback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pushback</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antigay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antigay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SecretaryofState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecretaryofState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AntonyBlinken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntonyBlinken</span></a> announced an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/expansion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expansion</span></a> of the previous <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restriction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> targeting “those believed to be <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/responsible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>responsible</span></a> for, or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/complicit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complicit</span></a> in, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>process</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a>” Monday. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/4345682-uganda-accuses-us-pushing-lgbt-agenda-pushback-anti-gay-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/internation</span><span class="invisible">al/4345682-uganda-accuses-us-pushing-lgbt-agenda-pushback-anti-gay-law/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/restricts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restricts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/visas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visas</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ugandan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ugandan</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Zimbabwean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zimbabwean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/officials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>officials</span></a> for ‘<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>'</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antiLGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, considered one of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/harshest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harshest</span></a> in the world, was enacted in May and carries the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/deathpenalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deathpenalty</span></a> for "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aggravatedhomosexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aggravatedhomosexuality</span></a>," an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/offence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offence</span></a> that includes <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transmitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transmitting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> through <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sex</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Zimbabwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zimbabwe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.iol.co.za/travel/world/north-america/us-restricts-visas-for-ugandan-and-zimbabwean-officials-for-undermining-democracy-60a9feb8-8cac-5b2b-88a7-d1fa1fa04635" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iol.co.za/travel/world/north-a</span><span class="invisible">merica/us-restricts-visas-for-ugandan-and-zimbabwean-officials-for-undermining-democracy-60a9feb8-8cac-5b2b-88a7-d1fa1fa04635</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>This fundamental interpretive shift is noteworthy and prompts serious <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/questions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>questions</span></a> regarding the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RFRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFRA</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congruity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congruity</span></a> with the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConstitutionalAmendments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalAmendments</span></a> like the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/1stAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1stAmendment</span></a> must not be <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/altered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>altered</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/misconstrued" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misconstrued</span></a> through the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/enactment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enactment</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ordinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ordinary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> like the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RFRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFRA</span></a>. Such <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/alterations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alterations</span></a> must be viewed as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> the inherent <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authority</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a> and its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amendments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amendments</span></a>, potentially creating <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/discrepancies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrepancies</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/loopholes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loopholes</span></a>. (6/8)</p>
Duncan Keefe<p>Houston, TX schools superintendent: "Kids are reading below the levels they should."</p><p>Also Houston schools superintendent: "We're closing our school libraries."</p><p>Not kidding. Both of these statements are in the same story. <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/07/26/hisd-to-eliminate-librarians-turn-libraries-into-discipline-centers-at-28-campuses/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">click2houston.com/news/local/2</span><span class="invisible">023/07/26/hisd-to-eliminate-librarians-turn-libraries-into-discipline-centers-at-28-campuses/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doublespeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doublespeak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peterprinciple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peterprinciple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> imposes <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visa</span></a> restrictions on some Ugandans following adoption of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antigay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antigay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> may take additional <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>actions</span></a> to promote <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> for Ugandan <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/officials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>officials</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/others" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>others</span></a> responsible for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a>, abusing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> (incl. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQI</span></a>+), or engaging in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/corruptpractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruptpractices</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thegrio.com/2023/06/18/us-imposes-visa-restrictions-for-some-ugandans-following-adoption-of-anti-gay-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thegrio.com/2023/06/18/us-impo</span><span class="invisible">ses-visa-restrictions-for-some-ugandans-following-adoption-of-anti-gay-law/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/head" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>head</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Baroness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baroness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KishwerFalkner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KishwerFalkner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/investigated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investigated</span></a> over <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/complaints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complaints</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/staff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>staff</span></a> </p><p>There had been an "increase in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bullying</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harassment</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a>" within the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EHRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EHRC</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Impartiality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Impartiality</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Independence</span></a> from the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> is "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/underthreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>underthreat</span></a>". The EHRC <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/chair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chair</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/board" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>board</span></a> have been "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/assisting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assisting</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/undermining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> by proposing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amendments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amendments</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/equalityact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equalityact</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/education-65694666" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/education-6569466</span><span class="invisible">6</span></a></p>