"The prize itself is not transferrable, although she could offer him the medal, diploma and cash to try to placate his ego."

Hmm, hate to say I told you so...

AOC is salivating for the day she gets her hands on this much power.

refuse
noun
1. matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; rubbish
Example: heaps of refuse

So, Clinton's rubbish is going to appear for a subpoena?

"Night mouse?"

Close.

"Go save a drowning swastika."

You want to talk about swastikas? Okay, thanks for bringing that up! "Swastika" is a common name for women in India and among Indian populations abroad, as the term means "good fortune" or "well-being" in Sanskrit and is an important symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Notable individuals and recent news stories featuring Indian women named Swastika include:

Swastika Ghosh: An Indian professional table tennis player who is currently the India number three and has a world ranking in the top 110. She has represented U Mumba TT in the Ultimate Table Tennis league and has been recognized with the Shiv Chhatrapati Award.
Swastika Chandra: A woman from Sydney, Australia (who grew up in Fiji where the name is common) who made global headlines in 2024 after her Uber account was banned due to the app's global policy on "potentially offensive words". She refused to change her name, stating pride in her identity, and her account was eventually reinstated with an apology from Uber after intervention from the Hindu Council of Australia and the NSW Attorney-General.
Swastika Mukherjee: A prominent Indian actress who commented on the controversy surrounding the use of the name and symbol, stating her pride in her name and hoping that governments would understand the distinction between the political and personal uses of the word.
Swastika Budhathoki: A young woman who called into a local radio station in New York to discuss her name when a town called Swastika was considering a name change.

I would gladly save any of these Swastikas if they were drowning, and also defend them from bigots such as yourself.

"One news outlet Ed scooped this using two anonymous sources."

I think we exactly who the sources were for this story. One of them rhymes with "tight blouse" and the other is often confused with DHL.

Stay in your lane, Alexa. That's LMD's line.

"Transvestites???"

I thought that word was verboten. Or has come back into vogue now?

"LMAO. you giant ---."

Is that supposed to be an insult or a compliment?

If we can't even agree a giraffe costume is provocative, then nothing is.

What I want to know is where PETA when you actually need them? A poor baby giraffe was slaughtered so someone could cosplay in its skin.

Still, I'm sure some of the ICE agents probably found it oddly arousing and wanted to spend more time with the giraffe man for ... reasons.

"I was blocking traffic, along with 100 other protesters but they only arrested me."

That's what you get for wearing a giraffe costume. Sorry, but there are situations where wearing provocative clothing will inevitably attract unwanted attention.

"Over 200 comments.
You people are idiots."

I'm sure Rcade isn't complaining about it. Whether it's ReinheitGayBot, Lamplighter, Bellringer, or Boaz, they're all helping to keep the site afloat.

>"Behold, slobbering MAGAts have their new Kyle Rittenhouse."
>And progressives now have their own Ashli Babbitt.

Both of these comparisons are crap.

"She was there with intention. Just like Ashli had been at the Capitol building when she got shot."

Ashli was at the front of a violent mob that was literally breaking down the door into a highly restricted area of a government building. Renee was in a public place in her neighborhood, at worst being passive-aggressive before attempting to leave the scene.

#201, you mean the National Association of Marlon Brando Look-Alikes?

From what I've seen, DEI or diversity training or whatever-you-want to call it consistently falls into one of three categories. One of them is the toxic crap that Bellringer is referring to, which gives the right a wedge issue because many on the left refuse to call it out for some reason. Another one is well-intentioned but comes across as extremely patronizing and places too much emphasis on "special needs". And the third one is actually what it should be, promoting the values it claims to without the hypocrisy or tone deafness.

Unfortunately, I don't believe anyone here wants to have an honest or good faith discussion about it. So, carry on.

The prize itself is not transferrable, although she could offer him the medal, diploma and cash to try to placate his ego.

"so why are they leaving out the skinny ones."

Or the short ones.

*could have

Come on, you trolls can do better than that. You have used this as an opportunity to hijack the thread to talk about vaccines and anti-vaxxers.

" Isn't it standard in civil, liberal and socialist societies, where the social compact includes an acknowledgement of our obligation as members of the community to obey lawful orders of law enforcement officers?"

This is a fair point. It's also a fair point that it's unacceptable for law enforcement to angrily engage in excessive and punitive behavior just because someone disobeyed an order and disrespected their authoritai.

Still, it's far from the first time the Smithsonian has been involved in political controversy.

In addition to the recent removal of Donald Trump's impeachment text and the inclusion of material from Robin DiAngelo in 2020, the Smithsonian Institution has a long history of facing accusations of political bias and bowing to external political pressures.

Recent Controversies (2023"2026)

Removal of Slavery-Related Artifacts (2025): Under pressure to focus on "American exceptionalism," the Smithsonian reportedly removed approximately 30 artifacts related to slavery and African American history from displays in August 2025. Items removed included a hymn book used by Harriet Tubman and instruments used on plantations.

Amy Sherald Exhibition Cancellation (2025): Artist Amy Sherald canceled a planned 2025 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery after the museum requested a "contextualizing video" for a painting of the Statue of Liberty modeled by a transgender artist, which Sherald viewed as censorship.

"Entertainment Nation" Exhibit Criticism (2025): This exhibit at the National Museum of American History has been criticized for portraying 19th-century circuses as expressions of "colonial impulse" and for praising Anthony Fauci without addressing criticisms of his pandemic response.

"The Shape of Power" Exhibition (2025): An exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was criticized by the Trump administration for "divisive" content, specifically for promoting the idea that race is a "human invention".

Pro-Life Student Incident (2023): The Smithsonian faced a lawsuit and public outcry after staff at the National Air and Space Museum reportedly ordered a group of students to remove pro-life hats, which was later characterized as a violation of free speech.

Landmark Historical Controversies

The Enola Gay Exhibition (1994"1995): In what is often cited as the most significant instance of political pressure, the National Air and Space Museum was forced to cancel a planned 50th-anniversary exhibit of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Critics and veterans' groups argued the exhibit focused too much on Japanese casualties and not enough on American lives saved; the controversy led to the resignation of the museum's director.

"The West as America" (1991): An exhibition at the National Museum of American Art was condemned by several U.S. Senators as "perverse" and "historically inaccurate" for its revisionist interpretation of westward expansion as a process of conquest rather than heroic discovery.

"Science in American Life" (1994): This exhibit was heavily criticized by scientific organizations and lawmakers for presenting a "negative" view of science, specifically highlighting environmental disasters and the development of nuclear weapons.

Clarence Thomas Exhibit Omission (2016): At its opening, the National Museum of African American History and Culture faced backlash for initially excluding Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from its displays while featuring figures like Anita Hill, leading to accusations of partisan bias.

The text about his "two" impeachments would probably need to be updated anyway after the midterms.

Can legitimate protesters wear masks? Again, we can't have it both ways. You can't make absolutist statements about one without applying it to the other, no matter which way you're trying to apply the double standard.

"reiterating warnings against travel to Venezuela dating to 2019"

So what's the story here?

"In the video you could see the ICE goons acting like Japanese tourists zealously photographing their fellow citizens,"

You mean they were behaving just like the protesters, in this particular case? You can't have it both ways. Collecting information with cameras is not the same thing as being a terrorist. Neither is being passive aggressive. This rhetoric doesn't wash, no matter which side is using it.