Why am I in pending?

For some reason, my posts are going straight into pending.  I realize I have a very low score (the result of being hit with downvote ‘bots after arguing with a Holocaust denier), but this seems rather sudden.  I also see nothing rule breaking in the posts in question.

AlextheKayMariam 2 minutes agoPending

Remember, Russia was first Hitler’s ally, joining him in dismembering Poland.

AlextheKayMariam 3 minutes agoPending

Well, I’ve just learned that using the word “partisan” will get a post into “pending” for reasons I cannot imagine.