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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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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Drill Baby Drill!! Carbon USA
Date: 03/26/24 1:59 PM
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Get this - the DEI people in the intel community don't want to use "problematic words" any more:

dailywire.com - Internal docs show entire intelligence community warned to avoid problematic phrases on islamic terrorism

An internal newsletter sent by diversity, equity, and inclusion officials in the Biden administration’s top intelligence agency warns personnel not to use “problematic phrases” when discussing Islamic terrorism and foreign adversaries such as China, an internal document obtained by The Daily Wire reveals.

The unclassified newsletter from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, called “The Dive” and exclusively obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by The Daily Wire, argues in its cover story that the intelligence community needs to focus on “changing terminology related to counterterrorism,” because “words matter.”


Words do matter, all right, and these guys won't be able to accurately describe any of America's enemies. Except Trump voters. Those folks are toast.

“Some of the problematic phrases include, but are not limited to: ‘Salafi-Jihadist,’ ‘Jihadist,’ ‘Islamic-Extremist,’ ‘Sunni/Shia-Extremism,’ and ‘Radical Islamists.’”

BTW saying "cakewalk" is racist.

Evidently the word "Khawarij" is what you're supposed to say. Let's see who the first one here to adopt it will be.

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