Coast Guard clarifies 'hate symbols' policy
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The U.S. Coast Guard will stop classifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols under a revised policy that takes effect next month. Instead, the symbols will be labeled “potentially divisive,” part of a broader overhaul that also softens guidance on Confederate imagery.
The strikes have come amid a broader buildup of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean as the Trump administration continues to put pressure on Venezuela.