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Images of "Enola Gay," the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan are among those targeted by the U.S. military in an initiative to eliminate content related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

They are among a number of photos unrelated to DEI that have been mistakenly flagged, including those from an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in California, seemingly because an engineer in the image had the last name "Gay."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Now we'll never have a bomber called 'ur mom gay' :(

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

It's hard to tell what stuff is intentional, to flood the news with so much batshit stuff that we start to ignore things and what is genuine incompetence at this point.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

First they came for the…

wait, what am I even talking about… most people in the US are probably cheering this on having allowed it continue to this level of stupidity.

So much for the cHeCkS aNd bAlAnCeS and aMeRiCaN vAlUeS

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, it says "gay" right in the name and we all know "gays" are gay. /s

[–] [email protected] 83 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What the fuck are we doing

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Fools electing grifters, a story as old as time :)

"I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative. . - John Stuart Mill

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Laughing all the way to Hell, my friend

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

At least we have a good sense of humour.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Voting fascists with about 6 braincells into office, apparently. 🤷

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

6 braincells collectively right?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bet you “Big Balls” saw that and thought it was some liberal’s screen name.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe he's dyslexic and read Elon a gay

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can we sue the government for incompetence? There's gotta be a judge somewhere that'll approve standing for it at at this point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think there are multiple lawsuits going around targeting various shit the current admin is doing. They even got some preliminary injunctions stopping or cancelling a lot of it (e.g. mass layoffs). However, remember that the final instance is SCOTUS which currently has 3 conservatives, 2 fascists-lite and 4 fascists PRO MAX, and they have already given their fuhrer carte blanche to do any illegal shit without personal consequence, so the odds are not good.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Courts are corrupt. Have to go Article 5 convention to rewrite the Constitution, I think.