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Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

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She/her. USCG Veteran

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Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

Writing retreat over tomorrow. Didn’t finish the novel but knocked out 45k words in 5 days.

Brain melty

January 21, 2026 at 3:18 AM

Ana Visneski

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2026 is be year we finally do season 2 of Disasterpiece Theatre!

We will be talking about Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Snakes on a Plane, The Game, Lake Placid and more.

Check out Season 1 here:

www.disasterpiecetheater.wtf

January 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM

Ana Visneski

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Z loves the beach

Z standing on the beach her shadow with huge ears on display

December 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM

Ana Visneski

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Every year we spend the holidays at the beach. Shocking no one being by the ocean is my happy place.

December 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM

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Pixel would like everyone to quiet down a bit

December 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM

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Pixel can’t be arsed.

Pixel looking a bit high in her carrier, snores were epic

December 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM

Ana Visneski

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Had a blast at Krampusnacht 2025… and don’t worry @thevowel.bsky.social I am not coming home with a Krampus mask…

November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

So last night at 1824 PST an email went out to CG members.

I need to point out to be clear- this is a different policy than the one the one the news story was about.

20 Nov 2025
MEMORANDUM
//S//
From: Kevin E. Lunday,
ADM
CCG(a)
To:
All Coast Guard
Subj: COAST GUARD POLICY AND LAWFUL ORDER PROHIBITING DIVISIVE OR HATE SYMBOLS AND FLAGS
Ref; (a) Discipline and Conduct, COMDTINST
1600,2 (series)
(b) Civilian Personnel Aotions: Disciplinary

Prohibition.
a. Divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited. These symbols and flags include, but are not limited to, the following: a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups as representations of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, anti-semitism, or any other improper bias.
b. The display of any divisive or hate symbol is prohibited and shall be removed from all Coast Guard workplaces, facilities, and assets.
c. Display or depiction of the Confederate battle flag
remains prohibited in all Coast Guard workplaces, facilities, and assets. This includes barracks and other quarters where the flag is readily visible, and the exterior of Coast Guard housing. This prohibition

(b) Civilian Personnel Actions: Disciplinary, Adverse, and Performance Based Actions,
COMDTINST 12750,4 (series)
1. General.
a. The Coast Guard does not tolerate the display of divisive or hate symbols and flags, including those identified with oppression or hatred. These symbols reflect hateful and prohibited conduct that undermines unit cohesion.
b. A symbol or flag is prohibited as a reflection of hate if its display adversely affects good order and discipline, unit cohesion, command climate, morale, or mission effectiveness.
c. This policy applies to all Coast Guard personnel.

November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

Yesterday I did a TT video reading the letter from the acting commandant to Coast Guard members that was sent early afternoon yesterday.

November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

People claiming that the article was inaccurate are trying to play a shell game of semantics.

But here the policy literally says “hate incident” is no longer in the policy and shows the language change to “potentially divisive”

color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability (physical or mental), parental status, marital status, or genetic information (including family medical history)).
c. Except in cases involving allegations of sexual harassment, reports must be made within forty-five (45) calendar days of an incident or in the case of a series of incidents, the most recent incident, with discretion for reports to be accepted beyond this time frame.
d. Conduct previously handled as a potential hate incident, including those involving symbols widely identified with oppression or hatred, is processed as a report of harassment in cases with an identified aggrieved individual, or in accordance with Chapter 11 of this Instruction. The terminology "hate incident" is no longer present in policy.
2
COMDTINST 5350.6A
e. District and area chiefs of staff are designated as convening authorities. District and area division chiefs and sector deputy commanders are designated as convening authorities, limited to reports involving subordinate unit command cadre.
f. An investigating officer may be from the same unit where allegations arose except for cases involving allegations of sexual harassment when the investigating officer must be from a separate unit. Lieutenants (Junior Grade) may now serve as investigating officers.
8. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT AND IMPACT CONSIDERATIONS. The Office of Environmental Management, Commandant (CG-SHORE-V) reviewed this Commandant Instruction and the general policies contained within and determined that this policy falls under DHS categorical exclusion A3. This CI will not result in any substantial change to existing environmental conditions or violation of any applicable federal, state, or local laws

COMDTINST 5350.6A
CHAPTER 11. PUBLIC DISPLAY OF DIVISIVE SYMBOLS AND FLAGS
A. General.
1. The public display of divisive symbols and flags, including those widely identified with oppression or hatred, can undermine unit cohesion and marginalize segments of our workforce.
2. A display is considered public when viewing is unavoidable by others in Coast Guard workplaces, common access areas, public areas, or operating facilities. This includes barracks and other quarters where readily visible, the exterior of Coast Guard housing, clothing and other apparel, bumper stickers and other vehicle adornments, and when displayed inside a vehicle in plain view. This does not include private spaces outside of public view, such as family housing.
3. A symbol or flag is divisive if its public display adversely affects good order and discipline, unit cohesion, command climate, morale, or mission effectiveness.
B. Potentially Divisive Symbols and Flags.
1. Potentially divisive symbols and flags include, but are not limited to, the following: a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups as representations of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, or other bias.
C. Removal of Divisive Symbols and Flags.
1. The public display of the Confederate battle flag is prohibited and shall be removed from all Coast Guard workplaces, common access areas, public areas, or operating facilities.
Commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, and supervisors shall inquire into public displays of other potentially divisive symbols or flags and, in consultation with their servicing legal office, may order or direct the removal of those determined to adversely affect good order and discipline, unit cohesion, command climate, morale, or mission effectiveness.
2. Displays that exist for an unquestionably legitimate purpose should not be subject to removal. Examples include state-sanctioned items or when the symbol or flag is only an incidental or minor …

November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

Of course a bunch of folks, including USCG leadership were quick to say fake news and that’s not what the policy said.

While it did not LITERALLY say “these things are no longer hate symbols” the changes in documentation DID downgrade them.

As posted by the WP

Excerpt from February 2023 U.S. Coast Guard policy document, Page 21
The following is a non-exhaustive list of symbols whose display, presentation, creation, or depiction would constitute a potential hate incident: a noose, a swastika, supremacist symbols, Confederate symbols or flags, and anti-Semitic symbols. The display of these types of symbols constitutes a potential hate incident because hatebased groups have co-opted or adopted them as symbols of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, or other bias.

Excerpt from November 2025 U.S.
Coast Guard policy document, Page 36
Potentially divisive symbols and flags include, but are not limited to, the following: a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups as representations of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, or other bias.

November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

Allllrighty so the Coast Guard swastika situation. Buckle up for a thread.

Yesterday it broke in the news that a USCG policy was being updated and that swastikas and nooses were no longer classified as hate symbols.

Mp EXCLUSIVE
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classily swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items "potentially divisive."
Updated November 20, 2025 at 4:03 p.m. EST

November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM

Ana Visneski

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This dog…🤣

November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM

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Trip is almost over already! We are on our way to our last stop today- Chang Mai.

Ana walking through a pillared passage way in Chang Rai

November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM

Ana Visneski

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Post you from a different era.

1998 and no I am not explaining.

Ana holding a large laser and a battletech mech in the background while men kneel at her feet

November 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM

Ana Visneski

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Another video from Thailand. This is my favorite part of the trip so far.

And the closest I will ever get to “influencer” photo at the end there

November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

2 week girls trip to Thailand. Here are some of my favorite photos from our temple tours.

Checking in on social media today just to see the results of the elections. Hell yes NYC and NC and and

A Thai temple with the sun shining behind it

The entrance to a Thai temple with the sun shining brightly

A view of the Temple of Dawn from across the river

November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

Do I look like a weirdo? Yes. Do these full spectrum light glasses help with my jet lag when traveling? Also yes.

Next stop- Thailand!

November 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

Do I look like a weirdo? Yes. Do these full spectrum light glasses help with my jet lag when traveling? Also yes.

Next stop- Thailand!

November 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

This post is for @muskratjohn.bsky.social and @muskratjohn.bsky.social only.

This is your fault.

A cardboard box labeled Upland cheese, regenerative agriculture for the planet

Three cheeses from Upland’s cheese, including their Rush Creek reserve

October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Ana Visneski

@oceanbound.bsky.social

So, yesterday we picked up my Grammy’s 1971 Mercedes from the car shop…NGL I bawled my eyes out driving it home.

This car was my grandmothers baby. If I got good grades she’d take me for a ride to get ice cream. Then later when my Dad owned it it was taken out on sunny Sundays together.