New research finds Australians increasingly anxious about national security Threats like economic shocks and cyber attacks were considered most likely, but nearly half of Australians expect foreign military action on Australian soil.

New research conducted by security-wallahs & war hawks finds that Australians very concerned about (economic shocks, foreign interference, natural disasters, distrust in government & its agencies, etc that they claim are all basically issues of) "national security".

Um ok!

#auspol #WeaselWords

The use of parody to illustrate how language sidesteps the Constitution.
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#philosophy #parody #satire #humour #comedy #gameshow #video #youtube #short #war #politics #statement #morality #trump #weaselwords

The use of parody to illustrate how language sidesteps the Constitution.
philosophics.blog/2026/03/08/psa-is-it-war...

#philosophy #parody #satire #humour #comedy #gameshow #video #youtube #short #war #politics #statement #morality #trump #weaselwords

"That I can tell you" (more commonly: "I can tell you that much") is a phrase that I've only ever heard used by evasive egotistical a-holes.
It's an empty expression meant to divert attention from the lie or exaggeration preceding it.
#weaselwords

#weaselwords

Words And Phrases Republicans Use To Gaslight America - Rantt Media A taxonomic guide to Republicanisms

#DoubleSpeak #WeaselWords
All is not what it appears!
Republicans have gaslit voters for decades, SAVE ACT IS just the latest. This is an old list. Please add to it
Call them out! Time to educate.
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#WeaselWords It seems that the FBI and DOJ are covering for pedos and Massie will not find out which, or if both, are. Anyone covering for the ISRAELI government, or any other govt, if NOT for AMERICA. Take your citizens united BS with you when you go!

📣 HE 📣 QUALIFIED 📣 HIS 📣 STATEMENT 📣 SO 📣 THEY 📣 CAN 📣 LATER 📣 CLAIM 📣 IT 📣 IS 📣 THE 📣 COMBINATION 📣 OF 📣 VACCINES 📣 THAT 📣 CAUSES 📣 AUTISM! 📣

📣 THIS 📣 IS 📣 ALSO 📣 BULLSHIT! 📣

#WEASELWORDS
#FUCKYOUJAY #FYJ
#FUCKRFK
#FUCKICE

The Metaphysics of “Why”: A Scavenger’s Guide to the Accident The Broken Map You wake up in the middle of a collapsing building. Someone hands you a map and says, find your way home. You look down. The map is for a different building entirely. One that was ne…

I've long had an issue with the English 'why'. Dan Dennett had similar misgivings. The term in English carries a lot of metaphysical baggage – more than necessary.
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#language #semantics #metaphysics #philosophy #perception #weaselwords #intent #causation #meaning

#WeaselWords #auspol
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#WeaselWords from our Govt

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#Fascists 💝 #WeaselWords.

"ICE has previously denied Democratic members of Congress access to the 10th-floor holding cells, arguing that their oversight authority does not extend to the cells because they are temporary holding facilities in an ICE field office, not a detention center."

"Eleven […]

The Language of Oil and Gas, Explained From “ethical oil” to “responsible development,” industry catchphrases are everywhere. Here’s how to unpack them and understand what’s really being said.

Big Oil loves buzzwords like “ethical” and “sustainable.” But peel back the PR, and the story changes.
I dig into the weasel words the petroleum industry uses to hide the damage.
Read here 👉

#BigOil #ClimateCrisis #WeaselWords

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Are you saying the @nytimes.com are #Pussies? I don’t like #WeaselWords

#WeaselWords

#WeaselWords #Normalization #ObeyInAdvance

Like "having access to" buying a Lamborghini. #weaselwords

look at how they word the headline. the use of “holding up” is not a coincidence. #weaselwords

Original post on mindly.social

So, three (3) months ago, I got an unexpected letter from my credit card company. They notified me that my account "may" [1] have been compromised, and that "out of an abundance of caution", they were preemptively cancelling my credit card, and issued me a new one (with a different account/card […]

Back in the day it was called a "pre-emptive strike."

#WeaselWords

It’s a bit pointless having LNP politicians on telly till they have something useful to say - or anything at all really …

#ABC730 #McGrath #LNP #WeaselWords #Irrelevant #AusPol

Unspun Listen to Unspun on RedCircle

“Mistakes were made.”

Sound familiar?

This week on UnSpun, we dissect the slippery language politicians use to dodge accountability. #WeaselWords

Find it here or wherever you pod.

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Unspun Listen to Unspun on RedCircle

🐍 “Mistakes were made.” Sound familiar? This week on UnSpun, we dissect the slippery language politicians use to dodge accountability. #WeaselWords

Find it here or wherever you pod.

bit.ly/UnSpunPod

I feel like the administration is saying “no classified information was transmitted” because by definition - the second they send classified information over signal it’s officially public information now?
They’re experts at weasel words.
#weaselwords