"[...] in 1797, two stars of German Romanticism, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) and Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805), published the Xenions, one of the most elaborate works of literary insult ever written."
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/xenions/
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“Wretches, Speak Evil of Me”: Goethe and Schiller’s *Xenions* (1896 edition)

One of the most elaborate works of literary insult ever written.

The Public Domain Review

As for the reaction of the outside world, Trump seems determined to infuriate his one-time allies for failing to support him. He #insults them almost daily. He raises #tariffs on their goods.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/donald-trump-iran-us-constitution-world-response

#FarRight #fascist #fascism #USThreats #USAggression #BoycottUSA #DementiaDon #dictators #tyrants #sociopath

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To a world at a loss as to how to handle Trump, I say this: the only answer may be to wait him out

A great effort will be needed to undo the damage once the US president has gone. But with the constitution unable to bring him to order now, that is what we must do, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian

“‘Macron – Whose Wife Treats Him Extremely Badly’: Trump’s Iran War Unraveling”

by Ramzy Baroud in The Palestine Chronicle on Substack

@palestine
@Palestine
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@iran
@france

“The attack on Macron is not an insult—it is a confession. Trump is not managing a war; he is managing its failure. What cannot be won on the battlefield is now being displaced onto allies, rewritten in real time, and stripped of any remaining coherence”

https://open.substack.com/pub/palestinechronicle/p/macron-whose-wife-treats-him-extremely

#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Macron #Insults

‘Macron – Whose Wife Treats Him Extremely Badly’: Trump’s Iran War Unraveling

By Ramzy Baroud

The Palestine Chronicle

Insults

20th century: "F*ck you, and the horse you rode in on"

Late 2020s: "Go back to Twitter"

#insults

A new paper proposes that evolution of language was driven by sexual selection on a facility for insult humor.

Summary: https://scienceblog.com/why-human-language-evolved-to-make-us-funnier-not-just-friendlier/

Original paper: https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/5/3/pgag052/8559600

#Science #Language #Evolution #Humor #Insults

Why Human Language Evolved to Make Us Funnier, Not Just Friendlier

Key Takeaways Ljiljana Progovac's analysis proposes that human language evolved partly due to sexual selection, emphasizing wit and verbal competition.

ScienceBlog.com

Dioisms:

"You fk like a spoon cuts wood."

#Insults #RealLife

If a 'president' calls other countries 'cowards', am I allowed to call him curse names in return?!
Unfortunately, I'm slowly running out of swear words for that 🤬 🤮 ...

If you also have the problem to find adequate #insults, find help with the Merriam Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/insults (great if English is a foreign language!)

#languageLearning #vocabulary #WortSchatz

Insults for All Occasions | Merriam-Webster

Shakespearean insults, old-fashioned ways to say 'stupid,' and 10 polite words for impolite people.

Manitoba NDP, Tories trade accusations and insults in testy legislature session
The insults and accusations are flying in the Manitoba legislature.
#Politics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11737109/manitoba-ndp-tories-trade-accusations-and-insults-in-testy-legislature-session/
Manitoba NDP, Tories trade accusations and insults in testy legislature session
The insults and accusations are flying in the Manitoba legislature.
#Politics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11737109/manitoba-ndp-tories-trade-accusations-and-insults-in-testy-legislature-session/

Hate Speech & Insult Law with Jason Oberman

On air discussion with Jason Oberman addressing their three part series #Inciting #Hatred and #Slinging #Insults: Exploring the #Legal Apparatus of the BRD on The #Left #Berlin. Jason Oberman (they/them) is an #anti-zionist #Ashkenazi #Jewish #American based in Zürich. A #musician, #composer, #songwriter and #rogue #scholar who formerly lived in Berlin, Jason #researches, #lectures and #writes on Jewish identity, #Zionism, #Palestine and Germany’s weaponization of the “fight against Antisemitism”.

https://www.instagram.com/jason.oberman/

Interview by performer and anthropologist Jara Nassar. Joined by Alex Head and juwelz in the studio.

#theleftberlin #jasonoberman #live #radio

Alt Text: Jason Oberman gave us this wonderful portrait that has been chromo-cast in a way that brings out the ethereal quality of the image in yeloow and grey-black.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/radio-against-repression/id1873380913?i=1000747722018

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