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The only thing it does is it expresses these kinds of gut suspicions and hostility to these countries. – Texas Hsu	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The lower west terrace and the lower west terrace tunnel were the scenes of shocking violence and hostility towards police on January 6, 2021, no police officer should have to endure these attacks. – District Judge Trevor McFadden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The hostility displayed by the Somerville Public School Committee is outrageous, the government cannot ban a religious school because they disagree with its religious beliefs. Doing so violates federal constitutional and statutory law. – Justin Butterfield	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I want the guilt hatred hostility shame violence perfectionism biases humanity to flee, jump off the Terminal Island bridge. How many times have I laid next to you in bed with my arms around you wanting to blow my brains out? My grave marks my preference, my erasure, my wholeness. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
China, on the one hand, wants to support Russia but is not willing to go to the full extent as an ally would because it worries that it'll get cut off from the Western economic system and invite hostility towards itself. – Michael Beckley	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They’re telling me I need to change my appearance; I may look unnecessarily menacing to people. That it’s the shaved head, beard, black leather jacket, black t-shirt decorated with blood, black jeans, black Doc boots. Now I’m supposed to turn into some preppy punk, internalize any appearances of aggression, regress to high school when I underwent the same BS and all this to avoid inviting unnecessary potential hostility and confrontations. What they seem to ignore is if this is true, it doesn’t bother me one damn bit. I’m happy to kick the shit out of anyone who doesn’t like my jacket. Then again, maybe that’s the attitude they’re trying to eliminate…. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
on sale today we have Doubts, Insecurities, Depression and Guilt for reduced prices, in this section Self-Hatred, Suicidal Ideation and Anger. that section there has Betrayal, Inferiority, Hostility and Frustration, but in the back, the best … Confusion, Apathy, Paranoia, Irritation and the beloved Need-To-Kiss-Ass-At-Work all on sale for very, very low prices… – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
This package would send a clear message to the Kremlin – we will not tolerate their destabilising activity, and we will always stand with our NATO allies in the face of Russian hostility, i have ordered our Armed Forces to prepare to deploy across Europe next week, ensuring we are able to support our NATO allies. – Boris Johnson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This guidance memo is one of the worst constitutional violations I’ve ever seen, and we’ve seen some doozies at First Liberty, this nothing less than a modern-day Inquisition. It demonstrates that the USCG’s real motivation is religious hostility. – Mike Berry	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
( Gottman) says that conversations end in the way they begin, joshua Coleman start a conversation out with hostility, anger, contempt or criticism ; it's probably going to end that way. – Joshua Coleman	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It was — Southern Poverty Law lists anti-gay groups, it is the intention of the SPLC to fix animus and hostility on the organizations it places on its hate map. – Floyd Lee	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I have never called anyone' f ** t' in my personal life and this conversation with my daughter was not a personal awakening. I do not use slurs of any kind, i have learned that eradicating prejudice requires active movement toward justice rather than finding passive comfort in imagining Matt Damon' one of the good guys'. And given that open hostility against the LGBTQ + community is still not uncommon, I understand why my statement led many to assume the worst. – Matt Damon**	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The city also points out that Masterpiece Cakeshop – in which a Colorado baker won after being sued for not making a cake for a gay wedding – was decided on narrow grounds due to the outright hostility the civil rights commission in Colorado expressed toward Christianity. There was no such hostility in this case, it said. But the farm's lawyers point to a statement made by East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier, who was previously a member of the city council, as relevant. A photo of Country Mill Farms, which is in a long-running legal battle with the city of East Lansing. ( ADF) ‘ We do n’t doubt that you're allowed to be a bigot … You can say it on Facebook, you can say ridiculous, horrible, hateful things, what we said is if you actually do discriminate in your business by not allowing same-sex couples to marry on your farm, then we don't want you in East Lansing. – Ruth Beier	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
When expressing their views, athletes are expected to respect the applicable laws, the Olympic values and their fellow athletes. It should be recognized that any behavior and/or expression that constitutes or signals discrimination, hatred, hostility or the potential for violence on any basis whatsoever is contrary to the Fundamental Principles of Olympism. – The IOC	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If you are daunted by armed struggle, you don't have to fight back with armories. Peace is not always achieved by retaliation or hostility. – CLIFFORD VILLALON	added by Chry$ler070494 3 years ago
While Officer Middleton’s actions may warrant some level of disciplinary action, it is particularly concerning he was more swiftly investigated and harshly punished for sharing non-critical information than officers who use excessive force against protesters or create the culture of racism and hostility Middleton reported to no avail. – The ACLU	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
He said that offending Islam and Muslims has become a tool to mobilize votes. He called the offensive cartoons depicting Muhammad a blatant hostility against this noble religion and its prophet. Egypts President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said that offending the prophet undermines high values many Muslims believe in. We, too, have rights ; right of not to hurt our feelings and not to offend our values. – Egypts President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
This is a purchase that wouldn't be necessary but for the President Donald Trump administration's hostility to Chinese ownership of any tech companies. – Mark Lemley	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Now the message is clear : either accept state control, monitoring and restrictions, or face state hostility, for the Christian activities, the purpose is to get house churches and Chinese Catholic underground church back under control. – Pierre Vendassi	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's very clear when there's external hostility towards China, the people do tend to become more nationalistic. And the( Chinese Communist) Party plays on Chinese Communist, people feel the Chinese ethnicity is under attack. They get very defensive. And it makes it very hard for more rational voices to speak out. – David Zweig	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The United States and the DPRK [ North Korea ] will not overcome a legacy of 70 years of war and hostility on the Korean Peninsula through the course of Earlier Saturday, these are weighty issues, and they require a strong commitment by both countries. United States has that commitment. – Morgan Ortagus	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
At the end of the day, she will ultimately prevail. She had no hostility to anyone, given that she stopped issuing all marriage licenses, the broader issue is what accommodation a court should provide someone based on their religious beliefs. – Mat Staver	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The state may not establish a ‘religion of secularism’ in the sense of affirmatively opposing or showing hostility to religion, thus ‘preferring those who believe in no religion over those who do believe. – Justice Potter Stewart	added by Normando 4 years ago
The Constitution protects speech, popular or not, from condemnation by the government. The message from the court is clear, government hostility toward religious Americans will not be tolerated. – Kelly Shackelford	Found on Reuters 4 years ago

The only thing it does is it expresses these kinds of gut suspicions and hostility to these countries.

– Texas Hsu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The lower west terrace and the lower west terrace tunnel were the scenes of shocking violence and hostility towards police on January 6, 2021, no police officer should have to endure these attacks.

– District Judge Trevor McFadden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The hostility displayed by the Somerville Public School Committee is outrageous, the government cannot ban a religious school because they disagree with its religious beliefs. Doing so violates federal constitutional and statutory law.

– Justin Butterfield

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I want the guilt hatred hostility shame violence perfectionism biases humanity to flee, jump off the Terminal Island bridge. How many times have I laid next to you in bed with my arms around you wanting to blow my brains out? My grave marks my preference, my erasure, my wholeness.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

China, on the one hand, wants to support Russia but is not willing to go to the full extent as an ally would because it worries that it'll get cut off from the Western economic system and invite hostility towards itself.

– Michael Beckley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They’re telling me I need to change my appearance; I may look unnecessarily menacing to people. That it’s the shaved head, beard, black leather jacket, black t-shirt decorated with blood, black jeans, black Doc boots. Now I’m supposed to turn into some preppy punk, internalize any appearances of aggression, regress to high school when I underwent the same BS and all this to avoid inviting unnecessary potential hostility and confrontations. What they seem to ignore is if this is true, it doesn’t bother me one damn bit. I’m happy to kick the shit out of anyone who doesn’t like my jacket. Then again, maybe that’s the attitude they’re trying to eliminate….

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

on sale today we have Doubts, Insecurities, Depression and Guilt for reduced prices, in this section Self-Hatred, Suicidal Ideation and Anger. that section there has Betrayal, Inferiority, Hostility and Frustration, but in the back, the best … Confusion, Apathy, Paranoia, Irritation and the beloved Need-To-Kiss-Ass-At-Work all on sale for very, very low prices…

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

This package would send a clear message to the Kremlin – we will not tolerate their destabilising activity, and we will always stand with our NATO allies in the face of Russian hostility, i have ordered our Armed Forces to prepare to deploy across Europe next week, ensuring we are able to support our NATO allies.

– Boris Johnson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This guidance memo is one of the worst constitutional violations I’ve ever seen, and we’ve seen some doozies at First Liberty, this nothing less than a modern-day Inquisition. It demonstrates that the USCG’s real motivation is religious hostility.

– Mike Berry

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

( Gottman) says that conversations end in the way they begin, joshua Coleman start a conversation out with hostility, anger, contempt or criticism ; it's probably going to end that way.

– Joshua Coleman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It was — Southern Poverty Law lists anti-gay groups, it is the intention of the SPLC to fix animus and hostility on the organizations it places on its hate map.

– Floyd Lee

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I have never called anyone' f **** t' in my personal life and this conversation with my daughter was not a personal awakening. I do not use slurs of any kind, i have learned that eradicating prejudice requires active movement toward justice rather than finding passive comfort in imagining Matt Damon' one of the good guys'. And given that open hostility against the LGBTQ + community is still not uncommon, I understand why my statement led many to assume the worst.

– Matt Damon

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The city also points out that Masterpiece Cakeshop – in which a Colorado baker won after being sued for not making a cake for a gay wedding – was decided on narrow grounds due to the outright hostility the civil rights commission in Colorado expressed toward Christianity. There was no such hostility in this case, it said. But the farm's lawyers point to a statement made by East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier, who was previously a member of the city council, as relevant. A photo of Country Mill Farms, which is in a long-running legal battle with the city of East Lansing. ( ADF) ‘ We do n’t doubt that you're allowed to be a bigot … You can say it on Facebook, you can say ridiculous, horrible, hateful things, what we said is if you actually do discriminate in your business by not allowing same-sex couples to marry on your farm, then we don't want you in East Lansing.

– Ruth Beier

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

When expressing their views, athletes are expected to respect the applicable laws, the Olympic values and their fellow athletes. It should be recognized that any behavior and/or expression that constitutes or signals discrimination, hatred, hostility or the potential for violence on any basis whatsoever is contrary to the Fundamental Principles of Olympism.

– The IOC

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If you are daunted by armed struggle, you don't have to fight back with armories. Peace is not always achieved by retaliation or hostility.

– CLIFFORD VILLALON

added by Chry$ler070494
3 years ago

While Officer Middleton’s actions may warrant some level of disciplinary action, it is particularly concerning he was more swiftly investigated and harshly punished for sharing non-critical information than officers who use excessive force against protesters or create the culture of racism and hostility Middleton reported to no avail.

– The ACLU

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

He said that offending Islam and Muslims has become a tool to mobilize votes. He called the offensive cartoons depicting Muhammad a blatant hostility against this noble religion and its prophet. Egypts President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said that offending the prophet undermines high values many Muslims believe in. We, too, have rights ; right of not to hurt our feelings and not to offend our values.

– Egypts President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

This is a purchase that wouldn't be necessary but for the President Donald Trump administration's hostility to Chinese ownership of any tech companies.

– Mark Lemley

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Now the message is clear : either accept state control, monitoring and restrictions, or face state hostility, for the Christian activities, the purpose is to get house churches and Chinese Catholic underground church back under control.

– Pierre Vendassi

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's very clear when there's external hostility towards China, the people do tend to become more nationalistic. And the( Chinese Communist) Party plays on Chinese Communist, people feel the Chinese ethnicity is under attack. They get very defensive. And it makes it very hard for more rational voices to speak out.

– David Zweig

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The United States and the DPRK [ North Korea ] will not overcome a legacy of 70 years of war and hostility on the Korean Peninsula through the course of Earlier Saturday, these are weighty issues, and they require a strong commitment by both countries. United States has that commitment.

– Morgan Ortagus

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

At the end of the day, she will ultimately prevail. She had no hostility to anyone, given that she stopped issuing all marriage licenses, the broader issue is what accommodation a court should provide someone based on their religious beliefs.

– Mat Staver

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The state may not establish a ‘religion of secularism’ in the sense of affirmatively opposing or showing hostility to religion, thus ‘preferring those who believe in no religion over those who do believe.

– Justice Potter Stewart

added by Normando
4 years ago

The Constitution protects speech, popular or not, from condemnation by the government. The message from the court is clear, government hostility toward religious Americans will not be tolerated.

– Kelly Shackelford

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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