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Why profanity is having a f*cking moment

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All 1 reports on Wed, 29 July 2026

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Nick BeauchampPoliticiansNortheasternWashington

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  1. Wed, 29 July 2026

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    • Axios20:45first to report

      Politicians are increasingly abandoning scripted language and publicly cursing as profanity becomes a more common political tool. Why it matters: The shift suggests politicians are using profanity intentionally to project authenticity, signal confrontation and distance themselves from traditional Washington norms. What they're saying: "There's this dissatisfaction and anti-establishment fervor that's been present for probably at least a decade now," Nick Beauchamp, a professor at Northeastern...

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