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Words the FBI considers red flags for domestic terrorism

The New Neo Posted on April 10, 2023 by neoApril 10, 2023

Using terms like “looksmaxxing”, “Chad”, and “Stacy” will get you on an @FBI list for "Involuntary Celibate Violent Extremism." pic.twitter.com/VoIegyoUby — Oversight Project (@OversightPR) April 3, 2023 You know what surprises me? That the Freedom of Information Act is still … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Law, Liberty | Tagged FBI | 16 Replies

CBS: don’t say trans

The New Neo Posted on March 31, 2023 by neoMarch 31, 2023

CBS issues a directive about coverage of the Nashville shooter: Top executives at CBS News have banned staffers from using the word “transgender” when reporting on the Nashville shooter — despite the fact that police have said Audrey Hale was … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Men and women; marriage and divorce and sex, Press | Tagged transgender | 36 Replies

Talking on the phone: what is it with people these days?

The New Neo Posted on March 13, 2023 by neoMarch 13, 2023

I continue to have somewhat surreal experiences with people who answer the phones these days. And I’m not talking about people who live in Bangladesh or wherever many seem to reside, I’m talking about right here in this country. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Language and grammar, Me, myself, and I | 77 Replies

Chatbots Gone Wild – haven’t we already seen a movie about this?

The New Neo Posted on February 18, 2023 by neoFebruary 18, 2023

Or maybe several movies? It’s not very reassuring: In a blog post Wednesday night, Bing said it was working to fix the confusing answers and aggressive tone exhibited by the bot, after tech outlets exposed that the bot gaslights and … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Language and grammar, Science | Tagged artificial intelligence | 33 Replies

On free speech: from Robert Reich, Yale Law School graduate

The New Neo Posted on December 17, 2022 by neoDecember 17, 2022

And he graduated from law school a long long time before wokery took over. And yet, he writes this: Elon Musk and his enablers have turned this website into a torrent of ad hominem attacks, lies floated as jokes, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Liberty, People of interest | Tagged Twitter | 30 Replies

Why doxxing is different

The New Neo Posted on December 16, 2022 by neoDecember 16, 2022

The special nature of doxxing is not that hard a concept to comprehend. But the same people who shriek “Words are violence!” when the subject matter is “mere words,” and who demand “safety” from the expression of thoughts they don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Liberty, Violence | Tagged Twitter | 12 Replies

Twitter files #5: retrofitting the “rules” in order to ban Trump

The New Neo Posted on December 13, 2022 by neoDecember 13, 2022

[NOTE: Part V of the Twitter files can be found here.] The powerful wokesters at Twitter wanted to ban Trump, the guy they all knew – just knew – is a Nazi. And so when he didn’t violate their rules, … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Liberty, Trump, Violence | 30 Replies

“Unsafe” at any speed

The New Neo Posted on December 12, 2022 by neoDecember 12, 2022

[NOTE: The title of this post is a riff on a 1965 Ralph Nader book about auto safety.] You’ve probably noticed the prominence of the words “unsafe” and “safety” in the working lexicon of the woke youngsters who now have … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Liberty | Tagged Twitter | 47 Replies

Trump’s explanation

The New Neo Posted on December 6, 2022 by neoDecember 6, 2022

Trump has attempted to explain what he meant and didn’t mean by his recent statement that caused so much controversy, about Twitter and the 2020 election. An excerpt: “The Fake News is actually trying to convince the American People that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Language and grammar, Politics, Trump | Tagged Trump | 44 Replies

The election of Italy’s “far-right” Giorgia Meloni: the EU “has tools”

The New Neo Posted on September 26, 2022 by neoSeptember 26, 2022

The EU was none too pleased at the prospect of the election of Giorgia Meloni of Italy: As Italians prepare[d] to vote in [Sunday’s] general election, the European Union has issued a warning – making clear that it stands ready … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Language and grammar, Liberals and conservatives; left and right | Tagged Italy | 35 Replies

Redefining crime to deny reality

The New Neo Posted on September 23, 2022 by neoSeptember 24, 2022

It’s a sad fact that in the US there are differences in the rates of violent crime commission and victimization according to race. Race is hardly the only factor influencing criminality, though; there’s also poverty, fatherlessness, education level, and of … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Law, Race and racism, Violence | 19 Replies

Fascism, real and fake

The New Neo Posted on September 1, 2022 by neoSeptember 1, 2022

“Fascism” and “fascist” are popular epithets that have come to mean anything people want them to mean, but they always mean “bad.” Lately Biden and his minions have taken to calling the half of America that doesn’t agree with them … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Language and grammar, Liberals and conservatives; left and right | 34 Replies

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