Judging by the way past US leaders have described their rivals, you’d think Washington has been fighting against the likes of Darth Vader. On March 8, 1983, then-President Ronald Reagan branded the Soviet Union, America’s Cold War adversary, as an “evil empire” that was the “focus of evil in the …
Read More »Phrase ‘trigger warning’ is too triggering for students, university says
The phrase “trigger warning” itself has become a provocative term, the university confirmed to the Daily Mail on Sunday, announcing it had relegated the phrase to the dustbin of university history and replacing it with “content notes.” Such ‘notes’ varied in content, but were generally described as being necessary because …
Read More »‘Over-the-horizon’ is just the newest buzz phrase for American incompetence – as proven by recent drone strikes in Afghanistan
The August 26 suicide bombing outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital killed more than 150 people, including 13 American troops. The Islamic State-Khorasan, or ISIS-K, claimed responsibility for the attack. That night, in a televised address to the American people, President Joe Biden declared “We will not …
Read More »Facebook bans phrase ‘stop the steal’ to protect Biden inauguration as it widens post-riot crackdown on speech
Any content with the blacklisted phrase is being removed from Facebook and Instagram, under the Coordinating Harm policy, the company announced on Monday evening. VP for Integrity Guy Rosen and VP for Global Policy Management Monika Bickert claimed that the phrase was used “by those involved in Wednesday’s violence in …
Read More »The star of the Internet can go down for the phrase about “Slaves of the state”
Alain Vodonaeva was summoned to the office of the interior Ministry in the Tagansky district of Moscow. Available Super was a letter addressed to the Director, 37-year-old star of the Internet with an invitation for a conversation. The investigators are going to discuss with Vodonaevoy its publication on abortion and …
Read More »“There is not a minute to lose”. Putin repeated this phrase 14 times in 20 years
President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with members of the government said that the new Cabinet not a single minute to lose. This phrase is the head of state said at least the 14th time in the last 20 years, and she’s turned into a meme. “I believe that the …
Read More »“Putin take”: Russian-Ukrainian phrase-book “” have fun Network
The Russians told how to talk. In the network appeared “correct” a short Russian-Ukrainian PhraseBook, which explains how to call things by their proper names in the light of the constant fakes of Russian propaganda and ideology of the “Russian world”. It was published by the Russian journalist Alexander of …
Read More »“Private property”: a patrol amused amusing phrase
The patrol was not ready for the movies. In Vyshgorod, Kyiv oblast patrol forbade the man to get him on video, saying that it is private property. The record appeared on the community page “Prompt Kiev” in Facebook. “Do not shoot me, please. You have no right. This is private …
Read More »The Russian Governor of the laugh Network of “succinct” phrase
Journalists ‘ questions concerned the compensation for kindergarten. The Governor of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov said “how!“ asked by reporters why the regional government has no plans to recover compensation for kindergarten. He later explained that many recipients of social benefits do not need them. In the Kaliningrad region …
Read More »“Hands will be hewing”: Poroshenko repeated a phrase from the Quarter-95
Such a proposal was received from the “double” of the President. The statement of the President of Petro Poroshenko about a corruption scandal in the Ministry of defence that he will not allow anyone to steal in the army – or “hands cut off” found in the script of one …
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