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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: The "Trans, Anti-Fascist" Casing Marks
Date: 09/12/25 9:42 AM
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Britannica has this to say:

The most widely recognized gender symbols are the circle above a cross (♀), signifying female, and the circle below an arrow pointing diagonally upward to the right (♂), signifying male. These symbols are used in various contexts, including on restroom signs, as shorthand for scientific or medical purposes, and in other instances where gender identification or representation is relevant. Increased awareness of transgender and nonbinary identities gave rise to additional gender symbols. The transgender symbol (⚧) is one such sign. It typically consists of the traditional male and female symbols joined on the circle with a third element that is a combination of an arrow and a cross, representing the blending or transcendence of conventional gender categories. The combined Venus and Mars symbol (⚥) is a bigender designation.

So if ⚧ was engraved on the shell casings, that would clearly mean something.

But I've also seen the symbol using three parallel downward left pointing arrows in a circle as a trans symbol. See etsy.com - Three arrows transgender flag

But it's also the symbol of the Social Democratic Party of Germany!

en.wikipedia.org - Three Arrows

And is also apparently a general antifascist symbol:

no-gods-no-masters.com - The three arrows antifa symbol
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