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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-27 06:57:59

While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end,
#Jacob #Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to ✅ scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday,
as Trump and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the …

Trump news at a glance: White House poised to scale back surge in Minnesota as outrage mounts over killings
President and team soften harsh rhetoric after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents – key US politics stories from Monday 26 January at a glance

@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
2026-04-24 05:46:56

"The best war oratory is not actually about war. It is about peace. People hear it and think not merely of the lives that might be lost, but of a way of life that might be: they fear for culture, for democracy, for decency. You weep at good oratory because you fear not just a lost war but a lost world. Yet when you watch the White House videos, you weep for a lost world anyway. "
🎁
The rhetoric of war has changed. Not for the better
economist.com/culture/2026/04/

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-02-25 09:12:32

UK parliament descending into anti-immigrationbhate in just 7 years.
How rightwing rhetoric has risen sharply in the UK parliament – an exclusive visual analysis | Politics | The Guardian
theguardian…

Graph of positive Vs negative statements on immigration in UK parliament showing decline from all time positive peak in 20018.
@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2026-02-26 17:35:50

What does Neuralink want — to help people with paralysis, or prepare for a war with AI? archive.ph/c96dg Conflicting rhetoric from Elon Musk's company impedes brain implants' ability to gain traction as medical devices, competitors say";

Neuralink founder Elon Musk. Samuel Corum/Getty Images.
@gwire@mastodon.social
2026-02-27 11:20:36

The US right wing in 2025: The left's hateful rhetoric is getting people killed.
The US right wing in 2026: This podcaster is pure evil, a literal demon who deserves to go to hell.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-03-20 13:31:14

A top FEMA official has history of violent rhetoric and said he once teleported to Waffle House (CNN)
cnn.com/2026/03/20/politics/fe
memeorandum.com/260320/p31#a26

@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-02-22 18:57:44

In case you want to report this Zionist hasbara account that posted this reply and blocked me, please feel free to.
(This is their new tactic. The anonymous cowards.)
PS. Be careful, they’re on a German instance, they might block you instead if the admins are pro-genocide also (it’s a very common thing in Germany).
#zionism

antizionist memes @hydra4455@berlin.social 22/02/2026, 18:50 Replying to @aral Advocating for lynchings, totally not a hate movement. Totally normal rhetoric to call for hangings, dear. Deffo not hate speech. #antizionism ANTIZIONISTS KNOW THEY ARE KLANSMEN THAT'S WHY THEY MASK UP
@benb@osintua.eu
2026-02-10 17:39:06

ORBAN'S anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is intensifying! India and the West are finishing off the RF economy: benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/orban

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Modern art makes me want to rock out
A blog running on Micro.blog

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-17 12:20:14

Contested Cures: Between Elite Rhetoric and Healing Rituals in Late Antique Palestine networks.h-net.org/group/annou

Contested Cures: Between Elite Rhetoric and Healing Rituals in Late Antique Palestine | H-Net
Online lecture from the UCL Institute of Jewish Studies by Megan Nutzman, Ohio State University. Sickness and injury were inescapable in Roman and late antique Palestine. The speaker will argue that their treatment was a realm in which people were willing to experiment with seemingly successful techniques, even if they originated in a foreign cultural or religious tradition. References to ritual healing practices in literary sources indicate that elite authors used these ritual cures to police …

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-20 16:23:50

Gregg Phillips,
the head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery,
has a history of violent political rhetoric
-- and claims of teleporting to a Waffle House
yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-

Trump FEMA Official Has History of ‘Violent Rhetoric’ and Claimed He Teleported to a Waffle House
FEMA's Gregg Phillips has a history of violent rhetoric and claims of teleporting at a Waffle House that is now out in the open, thanks to a new report.

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-04-10 20:21:03

Democrats demand Trump undergo cognitive assessment after ‘disturbing’ rhetoric on Iran war | Courthouse News Service
courthousenews.com/democrats-d

@cdp1337@social.bitsnbytes.dev
2026-03-22 12:10:25

@… Nice research, and wonderful implementation! Rather click-baity header image, but it works to do the job.
The article itself is very dry, concise, well sourced with first-party sources, and has just enough personality to keep it interesting without needed to fallback to emotional arguments and rhetoric; …

@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-02-21 04:41:32

Sometimes, people with a large audience let it go to their heads. When they are shitty, they feel the need to justify it with fancy rhetoric because they're above the rest of us.
We all take shortcuts, we all cheat on the diet, we all hit the snooze button for another 5 mins of sleep, we all do the thing we think we can get away with (and then feel guilty about it later) because no one was looking. We're human. Sometimes you've just gotta be honest and own up and say "…

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-17 07:25:53

Contested Cures: Between Elite Rhetoric and Healing Rituals in Late Antique Palestine networks.h-net.org/group/annou

Contested Cures: Between Elite Rhetoric and Healing Rituals in Late Antique Palestine | H-Net
Online lecture from the UCL Institute of Jewish Studies by Megan Nutzman, Ohio State University. Sickness and injury were inescapable in Roman and late antique Palestine. The speaker will argue that their treatment was a realm in which people were willing to experiment with seemingly successful techniques, even if they originated in a foreign cultural or religious tradition. References to ritual healing practices in literary sources indicate that elite authors used these ritual cures to police …

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-03-09 23:50:33

"By 2030, Kentucky is projected to have a shortage of 3,000 physicians."
Kentucky GOP’s hateful rhetoric comes home to roost
forwardky.com/kentucky-gops-ha

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-10 23:15:55

Sam Altman reflects on the attack on his house, OpenAI's success, personal regrets, and advocates for de-escalating rhetoric and tactics in the AI industry (Sam Altman)
blog.samaltman.com/2279512

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Here is a photo of my family. I love them more than anything. Images have power, I hope. Normally we try to be pretty private, but in this case I am sharing a photo in the...

@rberger@hachyderm.io
2026-02-03 20:55:45

This is the kind of shit the “Democratic Leadership" keeps pulling. Shapiro, Newsom, Fedderman, Clintons, Summers, Obama. They are all neo-liberals who also work for the billionaires too. We need to elect folks like Krasner, AOC, Sanders, etc who actually work for citizens.
inquirer.com/politics/philadel

@theodric@social.linux.pizza
2026-03-16 12:22:43
Content warning: your daily inflammatory rhetoric

Web pages are not software.
Also, Electron apps are not software.
I know they may technically be software, but an electric skateboard is not a flatbed truck even though you can pile some dirt on it and drive it somewhere.

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-17 06:22:04

Contested Cures: Between Elite Rhetoric and Healing Rituals in Late Antique Palestine networks.h-net.org/group/annou

Contested Cures: Between Elite Rhetoric and Healing Rituals in Late Antique Palestine | H-Net
Online lecture from the UCL Institute of Jewish Studies by Megan Nutzman, Ohio State University. Sickness and injury were inescapable in Roman and late antique Palestine. The speaker will argue that their treatment was a realm in which people were willing to experiment with seemingly successful techniques, even if they originated in a foreign cultural or religious tradition. References to ritual healing practices in literary sources indicate that elite authors used these ritual cures to police …

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-06 13:40:31

When War Crimes Rhetoric Becomes Battlefield Reality: The Slippery Slope to Total War on Iran (Just Security)
justsecurity.org/135797/war-cr
memeorandum.com/260406/p26#a26

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-23 16:00:21

"Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate

Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds
Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-03-06 18:30:33

CBC Reporting: “Trump says only deal with Iran would be 'unconditional surrender’”
This sounds way way too close to Gaza rhetoric.
We cannot allow this axis of idiotic evil to wipe another people off the map.
#IranUSIsraelWar
cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/ir

@teledyn@mstdn.ca
2026-02-10 04:17:35

Speaking to convince is a skill once called Rhetoric; at my International School in '63 I was the first generation to be spared that subject. I learned it anyway 😅
tumblr.com/teledyn/80801615527

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-02-17 08:45:50

A review of a book from the Venezuelan left.
The debacle due to,
1) US imperial sanctions and blockade,
2) Vz leadership failure, despite rhetoric, to challenge & replace capitalist relations,
3) Continued dominance of oil and dependency on primary exports.
Venezuela: the end game – Michael Roberts Blog

Venezuela: the end game
The kidnapping of Venezuela’s President Maduro and his wife by US military forces, the subsequent takeover by the Vice President Rodriguez and her agreement to allow the US to control Venezuela’s o…

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-06 20:30:35

US Democratic lawmakers visit Cuba, call on Trump to "bring the rhetoric down" (Dave Sherwood/Reuters)
reuters.com/world/us/us-democr
memeorandum.com/260406/p67#a26

@scott@carfree.city
2026-04-01 16:39:27

“Ban cars”? Really? Such extreme rhetoric only turns people off from your “movement.”

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-03-09 03:52:12

Military Leaders See Iran War as Part of “God’s Divine Plan” #fascism

Military Leaders See Iran War as “God’s Divine Plan” — a Chilling Turn for Trump’s Fascism
A military watchdog has been “inundated” with complaints that officials are using end-times Christian rhetoric to justify war.

@fgraver@hcommons.social
2026-04-01 16:34:17

As it stands right now, the rest of NATO is better off without the US. Trump is too stupid and unpredicable to be an ally for anyone. He does not understand international relations, economics, or the basic principles of what being an ally means. The only thing he is interested in is personal enrichment and stroking his own puffed-up ego.

Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from Nato
The president, a longtime critic of Nato, has stepped up his rhetoric after allies refused to join the US-Israel war on Iran

@ocrampal@mastodon.social
2026-02-08 10:39:19

AGI is Our Generation's Alchemy, And We're Too Arrogant to Admit It
The AI industry has a dirty secret: we're building toward Artificial General Intelligence without the faintest consensus on what intelligence actually is.
ocrampal.com/from-sophi…

From Sophists to Alchemists to AI Coders: The Technique Without Understanding
We believe we are at the cutting edge of history, but we may just be repeating its oldest mistakes. From the Sophists’ empty rhetoric to the Alchemists’ blind experimentation, humanity has a long history of mastering technique without possessing understanding. This dialogue explores how today’s AI-driven world is creating

@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2026-04-01 21:16:40

Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from Nato
Perhaps a problem is that NATO is a mutual defense agreement, and Trump is singularly offensive.
theguardian.com/world/2026/apr

Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from Nato
The president, a longtime critic of Nato, has stepped up his rhetoric after allies refused to join the US-Israel war on Iran

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2026-04-01 21:16:40

Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from Nato
Perhaps a problem is that NATO is a mutual defense agreement, and Trump is singularly offensive.
theguardian.com/world/2026/apr

Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from Nato
The president, a longtime critic of Nato, has stepped up his rhetoric after allies refused to join the US-Israel war on Iran

@chiraag@mastodon.online
2026-01-31 01:07:38

Hell yes. We need more of Otto Lee and less of the quisling sheriff.
sanjosespotlight.com/will-sant

Will Santa Clara County arrest ICE agents at Super Bowl? - San José Spotlight
As the clock ticks toward the Super Bowl, one Santa Clara County leader’s vow to arrest ICE agents may force officials across the valley to confront their own rhetoric — pitting local cops against federal ones.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-29 15:35:44

Rep. Ilhan Omar points finger at Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' after town hall attack (Kyla Guilfoil/NBC News)
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/
memeorandum.com/260129/p60#a26

@benb@osintua.eu
2026-03-02 12:11:10

Between Security and Memory: Ukraine in the Political Rhetoric of Polish President Karol Nawrocki: benborges.xyz/2026/03/02/betwe

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Modern art makes me want to rock out
A blog running on Micro.blog

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-17 06:25:38

Contested Cures: Between Elite Rhetoric and Healing Rituals in Late Antique Palestine
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Contested Cures: Between Elite Rhetoric and Healing Rituals in Late Antique Palestine | H-Net
Online lecture from the UCL Institute of Jewish Studies by Megan Nutzman, Ohio State University. Sickness and injury were inescapable in Roman and late antique Palestine. The speaker will argue that their treatment was a realm in which people were willing to experiment with seemingly successful techniques, even if they originated in a foreign cultural or religious tradition. References to ritual healing practices in literary sources indicate that elite authors used these ritual cures to police …

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-10 16:50:31

American history professor Gregory A. Daddis argues that Trump’s violent language
“represents a consistent and central aspect of his approach to international relations”
—and it must be taken seriously.
This rhetoric is also counterproductive, Daddis writes:
“All the while, an almost joyous attitude about inflicting suffering persists
despite its negative impact on the United States’ long-term interests.”
After Trump’s address to the nation last Wednesday

The true cost of Trump’s Iran war
On Sunday, U.S.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-07 17:15:45

Hegseth's boastful claims about Iran war contradict reality, officials say (Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com/national-se
memeorandum.com/260407/p74#a26

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-03-05 02:47:55

Albuquerque Homeless Citations Have Surged Despite Mayor’s Rhetoric — ProPublica #NewMexico

Albuquerque’s Mayor Said Arrests Were “Not the Solution” to Homelessness. Yet Jail Bookings Have Skyrocketed.
Under Tim Keller’s leadership, the city has increasingly criminalized conduct associated with homelessness, causing a growing number of people on the streets to be arrested and jailed.

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-05 07:24:59

CFP Rhetoric and Communication. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-06 19:24:37

In war, rhetoric matters. The violence of Trump’s language represents a consistent and central aspect of his approach to international relations.
The White House seems to believe that hostile and threatening language,
paired with the use of overwhelming force,
represents an effective approach to global leadership, one that will force other countries to bend to the United States’ will.
The reality, however, is that while threats can sometimes get results,
Trump’s l…

Trump’s Rhetorical Terror
Violent language has become a consistent and completely counterproductive part of Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-05 06:24:42

CFP Rhetoric and Communication. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/

@gwire@mastodon.social
2026-02-01 17:05:56

One positive thing about the rise of LLMs is that I can look at the social media profiles of people defending the reputations of their favourite billionaires and tell myself they're probably AI.
(Which is a twist on the "NPC" rhetoric some use to apply to real people.)

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-02 22:30:50

Philly DA Larry Krasner says 'don't be a wimp' after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to Nazis (Anna Orso/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
inquirer.com/politics/philadel
memeorandum.com/260202/p110#a2

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-03 16:52:47

CFP Rhetoric and Communication. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-07 04:53:46

It Can Now Be Plainly Said:
Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État
During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off.
Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.
Back in 2024, Kamala Harris and the Democrats struggled to convince voters that a second Donald Trump term would constitute a serious threat to democracy.
We can debate the effectiveness of her, and their, rhetoric.
But on a cert…

It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État
During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.

@teledyn@mstdn.ca
2026-03-18 23:34:03

Despite the rhetoric I expect Canada will follow suit(s) 😔 Again I get my local news from Australia rather than CBC or TVO
youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?si=Q6N9Fd

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-08 15:25:36

Massie on Trump's rhetoric: 'He's gone too far' (David Cohen/Politico)
politico.com/news/2026/02/08/m
memeorandum.com/260208/p16#a26

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-04-07 19:16:06

Dear Canadians.
Send a message to our Prime Minister!
pm@pm.gc.ca
This is what I just sent.
Dear Prime Minister,
I am shocked and deeply disturbed by your inaction and inability to call out the President of the United States who is using the rhetoric of a madman.
Canada should call in the USA Ambassador, close our airspace to USA forces on Iran-related flights, and denounce in public this clearly criminal and suicidal rhetoric.
Sincerely
Chris
You can also fill in this contact form: #IranUSAIsraelWar #Iran #USA #TheAmericanFascist #CanPoli #CdnPoli

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-07 22:55:54

With Threat to Wipe Out Iran's Civilization, Trump's Rhetoric Goes Beyond Bluster (Katie Rogers/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/poli
memeorandum.com/260407/p135#a2

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-04-07 16:23:33

Serious question.
At what point do the leaders of the world coordinate a joint statement to tell Donald Trump to calm the F down?
Because really, this rhetoric is way way out of hand.
Even Putin, whoever Iran's current leader is, Kim Jong Il, Bibi, all seem more rational than the current inhabitant of the White House. I don't believe any of them would use nuclear weapons first.
I am no longer sure that Trump will resist, certainly not Hegseth.
#USA #TheAmericanFascist #Insanity #Iran

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-29 03:40:43

Omar criticizes Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' after attack; suspect had made pro-Trump posts online (Associated Press)
apnews.com/article/ilhan-omar-
memeorandum.com/260128/p135#a2

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-03-11 16:26:04

CFP: Ethos in Contemporary Contexts: Authority, Identity, and Trust in Contemporary Rhetoric
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@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-03-11 16:26:02

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@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-03-11 16:26:01

CFP: Ethos in Contemporary Contexts: Authority, Identity, and Trust in Contemporary Rhetoric
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@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-03 16:31:00

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@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-03 16:30:59

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