Fri
Nov 21 2025
07:29 am
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines. The policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the classification of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
As I said earlier in the week, is it safe?
Update: Coast Guard reclassifies swastikas and nooses as hate symbols after backlash
Huh. "New Coast Guard Policy Downgrading Classification Of Swastikas, Nooses Takes Effect."
|
Topics:
|
|
Discussing:
- Tennessee: great for business, not so great place to live (1 reply)
- Marsha & China (4 replies)
- AI bubble burst? (2 replies)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (2 replies)
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (2 replies)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
- Happy 250th, pfft (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- US senators grill Blanche over ‘slush fund’ deal as he seeks attorney general confirmation (TN Lookout)
- EPA Administrator calls statewide data center moratorium a ‘cop out’ (TN Lookout)
- Waste, fraud, abuse… and the politics of power (TN Lookout)
- Trump presses ICE to continue traffic stops despite fatal shootings (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Bridge over troublesome waters? (TN Lookout)
- US House passes bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Rosebay Rhododendron adorns the new Linville Falls Connector Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Rocky Start (Knox TN Today)
- Doug McCarty + Brian Wanamaker + Haley Howard + Jennifer Holder + June Forstner ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 16 (Knox TN Today)
- Less real estate action this past week (Knox TN Today)
- ArtBeat: Arts & Entertainment Showcase (Knox TN Today)
- New Business Spotlight: Access Medical Clinic expands care across East Tennessee (Knox TN Today)
- Rotary Club of Bearden announces annual awards (Knox TN Today)
- HSTV needs kitten fosters (Knox TN Today)
- Everyday Genius: Inbox zero(ish), email tricks for real people (Knox TN Today)
- Landon’s Lego Cart + LMU combines schools + TN Sports Hall of Fame + In memoriam: Chuck Bolus + Johnny Bruce Gann + Susan Owen ++ (Knox TN Today)
- A big month at the East Tennessee History Center (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knoxville Police launch voluntary camera registry to help solve crimes (WATE)
- 'Bursting at the seams': $30M LeConte Center expansion to boost capacity, tourism revenue (WATE)
- Who were the 'Redhead Murder' victims featured in Elizabethton High's docuseries (WATE)
- Prosecutors seek single trial for 11 charged in Knox County Sheriff's Office corruption case (WATE)
- 'Mold young firefighters': Roane State launches new fire science program (WATE)
- Mayonnaise tossed during inspection at Madisonville restaurant (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Free Press Opinion: Vote for Queen for Executive Committee to put an end to political dirty tricks - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Times Opinion: Mark Herndon and what qualifies as disqualifying - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Cognitive Assesment - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Fired Incline Railway conductor’s fundraiser tops $18k as some call for its removal - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak - The Washington Post (Business)
- Wildfire smoke will worsen in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic through Friday - The Washington Post (US News)
- Tillis withholds Blanche vote until AG pick meets Epstein survivors - Axios (US News)
- Truth Social to sell trading firms 'fastest' access to Trump's posts - Reuters (Business)
- Live updates: At least 1 dead as flooding hits Texas Hill Country again - CNN (US News)
- Netflix Stock Drops on Revenue Miss, Engagement Update - Barron's (Business)
- With midterms on deck, Trump to deliver prime-time speech on election security - Reuters (US News)
- Substance FBI agent saw in van of man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was salt, family attorney says - NBC News (US News)
- John Fetterman says he would leave Democrats if they became ‘anti-Israel’ - The Guardian (US News)
- Hegseth's plan to screen military members for low testosterone raises concern for doctors: "Not a performance drug" - CBS News (US News)
- SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Elon Musk's future moon rocket is ready for liftoff today - Space (Business)
- America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now? - AP News (US News)
- Honda is officially pulling the plug on its only EV in the US - Electrek (Business)
- The Chip-Stock Slide Isn’t Over. The AI Trade Is Still Under Pressure. But ‘No One Is Short’ - Investopedia (Business)
- Sen. Warren says Trump's CFPB overhaul has cost Americans $26.5 billion - CNBC (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South
Update: Coast Guard
Update: Coast Guard reclassifies swastikas and nooses as hate symbols after backlash
Reminded me of this......
(in reply to bizgrrl)
(link...)
Huh. "New Coast Guard Policy
Huh. "New Coast Guard Policy Downgrading Classification Of Swastikas, Nooses Takes Effect."
Two schools of thought on this sort of governance.....
The first is that this is simply government by chaos. Do nothing, let everything collapse and refuse to address any foreseen problems.
The second would be the establishment of a fascist/Nazi state characterized by a strong police and harassment presence.
There are obviously more possibilities, though, at this point it's so far beyond cruel and destructive it's difficult to believe it wasn't intentional. Think about it. Do you honestly believe Glenn Jacobs wasn't involved in the cover-up of the criminal manner in which children were detained in the juvenile detention center?
There is a method to their madness, and goals.