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artemisia1

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5. Seeing a USCG cutter with the National Ensign in the background with this policy infuriates me as someone who

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 05:31 PM

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wore their uniform for years. Even at the height of the G.W. Bush era, wearing one of these in uniform would have gotten me booted. A picture of me wearing one in civilian clothes would also have gotten me in serious trouble and likely booted.

What a difference 20 years makes. The "Let the Eagle Soar" guy was Director of DHS.

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They Lied: U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses. [View all] spanone Tuesday OP

But this current administration is attacking colleges who claim that are................ Lovie777 Tuesday #1

So, the outrage last month was for show. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #2

They lied about it. I edited to show that they claimed they retracted it. spanone Tuesday #4

does that include guillotines? eShirl Tuesday #3

Seeing a USCG cutter with the National Ensign in the background with this policy infuriates me as someone who artemisia1 Tuesday #5

Coast Guard enacts policy calling swastikas, nooses 'potentially divisive' LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #6

It's madness malaise Tuesday #7

Coast Guard lied, expected under Trump NotHardly Tuesday #8

Truly disgusting. And drumphf's poison keeps spreading. electric_blue68 Tuesday #9