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9. While they're at it, they might as well ban words like

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:29 AM

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Energy Dept. adds 'climate change' and 'emissions' to banned words list [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Unreal yankee87 Sunday #2

Got it. Very catchy. taxi Sunday #3

Definition of "Orwellian". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #4

"You don't grasp the beauty of the destruction of words ... muriel_volestrangler Monday #12

Science doesn't give a shit liberalgunwilltravel Sunday #5

Also under consideration for deletion are the following; Buddyzbuddy Sunday #7

What took them so long? Gimpyknee Monday #8

While they're at it, they might as well ban words like Lionel Mandrake Monday #9

Plenty of work-arounds: instead of "green" say "blue + yellow". Etc. TheRickles Monday #10

JFC orangecrush Monday #11

"Renewable" will go soon; and then "efficiency" muriel_volestrangler Monday #13

That would then torpedo the DOGEshit office! BumRushDaShow Monday #14

Good point - it would be the Department of Goverment muriel_volestrangler Monday #15

OR BumRushDaShow Monday #16

The thing they don't mention BumRushDaShow Monday #18

True! mahina Monday #19

But Lets Kill The Planet can Stay. Cha Monday #20