The Morning Report — 10/24/23

Good morning, kids. It's looking like the section entitled "ISRAEL AT WAR" is proving to be a misnomer. Despite artillery and aerial bombardment that has reportedly taken out senior commanders and some numbers of the terrorists, Israel is not at war. Israel right now is merely playing at war. They have wasted precious time, is frittering away the energy, readiness and righteous rage of its frontline troops as well as its citizenry, and squandered the very limited window of opportunity afforded them by the rare generally worldwide outrage at the worst atrocity on the Jewish people since the Second World War, and worst of all are perhaps not only on the verge of losing the initiative but being transmogrified by its enemies into the actual aggressor.

If this sounds all too familiar, that's because it is. Every time Israel has had to deal with military incursions and operations to punish/neutralize the disease carrying cockroaches, (Islam being the disease and "Palestinians" the carriers) they wind up leaving them to fester just out of reach. While much of that is the fault of insane "international pressure," i.e. Jew-hatred, some of it for sure is their own fault, for whatever internal political dynamics there are in Israel.

But this time, "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" is an understatement to say the least (unintentional Yogi-ism). Global as well as internal Israeli dynamics are such that letting Hamas, the "Palestinians" and Islam itself escape unscathed after what happened just over two weeks ago could quite possibly prove to be a death blow to Israel. And I do not think it's a stretch to conclude that if Israel goes, much of the free world (for your definition of the word "free") and whatever is left of what we hold dear is going to go soon afterwards.

The question of course is "Why?"

What’s taking so long? Why hasn’t Israel moved into Gaza and begun to obliterate Hamas? The answer, I’m afraid, is drearily predictable.

The death toll for the Hamas jihad massacres in Israel has now climbed over 1,400, yet over two weeks after the Oct. 7 attacks that appalled the world, the promised Israeli ground offensive has not yet materialized. The reason for the delay can be summed up in what the man who claims to be president would say were two words, and those words are that same man’s name: Old Joe Biden.

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that “U.S. and European governments have joined to put pressure on Israel to hold off on its ground invasion of Gaza to allow more time to win the release of hostages held by Hamas, U.S. and foreign officials said.” That pressure almost certainly originates from the Biden regime, which showed its hostility to Israel from the beginning by restoring aid to the Palestinians after Trump had stopped that aid in view of their continuing support for jihad terror, and which reaffirmed that hostility just days ago, when Old Joe went all the way to Israel to stab our most reliable Middle East ally in the back and announce that he was giving $100 million to Gaza, which means, despite his denials, $100 million to Hamas. . .

. . . Every day the ground incursion is delayed, in fact, aids Hamas by giving it time to strengthen its defenses, set traps for Israeli soldiers, and stir up its populace with even more Jew-hatred and bloodlust than they get in ordinary times. At this point, it isn’t even completely certain that there will be any ground operation in Gaza at all, despite the fact that there can be no definitive end of Hamas without one, and so the bloody events of Oct. 7 will just be replayed on another day.

What the estimable Robert Spencer does not state in his analysis is that Joey Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants and most especially his dog-eating mutt stoner controller who is directly responsible for tearing this nation apart have a rabid hate on for Israel and Jews. Always have, always will. And if, that is to say when this is "replayed on another day," Israel will be finished and their dream of making Iran not just a counterbalance to Israel, as the psycho eggheads in Foggy Bottom want, but actually the sole power in the region will be realized.

Speaking of dog-eating mutt stoners, I give you your emetic for the day, with a hint of roast poodle and a soupçon of halitosis for some extra texture:

. . .the world is watching closely as events in the region unfold, and any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire. Already, thousands of Palestinians have been killed in the bombing of Gaza, many of them children. Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes. The Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to a captive civilian population threatens not only to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis; it could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations, erode global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel’s enemies, and undermine long term efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.

Aside from the fact that the concept of "Palestine" and "Palestinian" are even more mythical than Shangri-La, Brigadoon and the tooth fairy combined, the Islamic attitude for Israel and Jews for the last millennum-and-a-half has not been exactly akin to Rodney King with a bottle of Coke (cola, not llello) doing a guest shot with the New Seekers in a rendition of "Kumbaya," now has it?

It is becoming more and more evident, to me anyway, that Biden and his handlers are gumming up the works intentionally. Despite carrier groups and aid money (allegedly) and the initial total bullshit of standing shoulder to shoulder with Israel, the actions of this junta, that is the illegitimate government of the United States is acting in alliance with Hamas.

Well, what about the American and other foreign hostages being held in Gaza? Don't you think, Sefton, that Biden has concern for them? Do. Not. Make. Me. Laugh. Joe Biden cares for the American citizens being held in Gaza about as much as he cared for the American citizens likely still trapped in Afghanistan. That is to say, fuck-all. Check that: he cares for them insofar as he can help Hamas use them as human shields to either delay or cancel an Israeli invasion. Hell, Biden is praying to whatever pentagram-induced demon he prays to for Americans to get killed so that he can condemn Israel to political death with its actual death perhaps his legacy in his, or his successor's, second term. The American and foreign citizens there are every bit as much being used as human shields by Biden, and other nations, as they are being used by Hamas.

Is that harsh? Is that hyperbolic? If you look at his/his handlers' words and deeds over the course of years as well as that of Foggy Bottom and the ivory tower Ivy League eggheads who have infected it for decades, as well as history, then I challenge you to draw any other conclusion.

Pause for a moment to consider now the video footage from 17 days ago and it is even more horrendous than the eyewitness accounts. And it's only going to get worse from there. So that leads us back to the question of why Israel is delaying this. Surely, if a somewhat enlightened Brooklyn schmuck like me can see what's going on, they can. Can't they?

How can they be worried about "non-combatants" when we have clear evidence that so-called non-combatant Gaza citizens joined in the raping, burning and pillaging with as much if not more savagery than the Hamas "fighters" (puke) who were amped up on some kind of crystal meth pervatin and Koranic excerpts (but mostly Koranic excerpts)? Bibi, baby. THIS IS WAR. Not only that, it's a very close doppelgänger to Operation Barbarossa. You were actually invaded by a military force whose main aim was not only mass murder of unarmed civilians but the attempted seizing and holding of territory.

I'll say it until my dying day: Israel must invade Gaza, flatten every building and kill every legitimate military target that walks on two feet without regard for civilian casualties and indeed any hostages. Those are secondary, at best, considerations.

The future of Israel hangs in the balance here. If they continue to sit on their hands, which is in my view a second front being waged against them by the junta-controlled United States, then soon enough, that future will be in doubt.

UPDATE: Commenter and friend Nevergiveup reminded me that with our attention focused on Gaza, there are still thousands of missiles, and who knows how many Hezbollah terrorists aimed at Israel from the north. The calculus might be to launch some kind of operation in that direction first. We shall see.

UPDATE 2: Commenter Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, who is in Israel is reporting an incoming rocket barrage into central Israel from Gaza.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• "In 1983, a suicide bombing was the last thing the Marines in Beirut expected. 40 years later, a survivor remembers the shock."
  Pulled from the Pit in Beirut
  
• "What actually happened in one of the most disruptive episodes of the supposed Watergate scandal?"
  The Saturday Night Massacre at 50

ISRAEL AT WAR
• "Just as cruel as the terrorists."
  Many Ordinary "Palestinians" Joined in Hamas's Atrocities Against Israel
  
• Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst said he had to censor the brutality uttered by a captured Hamas terrorist who admitted to doing “things humans do not do.”
  Fox News Reporter Trey Yingst Visibly Shaken as He Shares Gruesome Details of Hamas Terrorist's Israel Massacre Confession
  
• “Hamas terrorists enter a house, where a small girl is seen hiding under the table. After some talking back and forth they shoot and kill her as she hides under the table. Hard to say how old she is but looks like 7-9 years old.” (Show the footage to the IDF forces on the eve of the invasion, which better happen like yesterday - jjs)
  “I just saw indescribable, raw footage of Hamas’ massacre along with 100 other international journalists”
  * * * * *

• ". . . the worst part is that he doesn’t seem to be concerned that the world is falling apart around him. On Sunday, the [so-called quote-unquote "president"] was once again taking it easy at his Delaware beach house."
  Seventh U.S. Embassy Evacuated Under Biden's Watch While He Vacations
  
• "Their release follows Friday’s release of an American mother and daughter, 59-year-old Judith Tai Raanan and 17-year-old Natalie Raanan, by Hamas."
  Two Elderly Israeli Women Hostages Released by Hamas
  
• “And to date, at least, Hamas has blocked them from leaving, showing once again, its total disregard for civilians of any kind who are- who are stuck in Gaza.”
  Blinken: Hamas Has Blocked Almost 600 Americans From Leaving Gaza
  
• "22-year-old Israeli-American killed by Hezbollah remembered as proud Zionist."
  Local Hero Omer Balva Falls in War Against Hezbollah Terror
  
• "Hiding military or terrorist assets under a mosque is the act of a coward. Maybe not as cowardly as sending terrorists — which the BBC’s moral freak show helpfully described as mere 'gunmen' — to murder partygoers and toddlers, but it’s along the same general lines. . . Rushing an urban campaign will result in more dead Israeli army soldiers. But when most of a world of eight billion is arrayed against a tiny nation of nine million, Jerusalem might be forced to act in deadly haste."
  You'll Never Believe Where Hamas Hid a Military Headquarters (Actually, You Will)
  
• Rabbi Dov Fischer: "No amount of outside condemnation should deter her in the battle plan."
  Israel’s Ground Incursion Won’t Look Pretty, But Let It Be
  
• "The propaganda the establishment media doesn't 'fact-check.'"
  Shifa Hospital is Both a Hospital and a Hamas Hub
  
• This filthy piece of shit. Visions of Israeli paragliders hovering over Kalorama. That is all - jjs
  Obama Criticizes Israel over Gaza: "Don’t Harden Palestinian Attitudes for Generations"
  * * * * *

• Robert Spencer: "Priorities, priorities."
  Biden Warns Against ‘Islamophobia’ in Hamas-Israel War
  
• Robert Spencer Part Deux: "Every day the ground incursion is delayed, in fact, aids Hamas by giving it time to strengthen its defenses, set traps for Israeli soldiers, and stir up its populace with even more Jew-hatred and bloodlust than they get in ordinary times. At this point, it isn’t even completely certain that there will be any ground operation in Gaza at all, despite the fact that there can be no definitive end of Hamas without one, and so the bloody events of Oct. 7 will just be replayed on another day."
  Why Israel Still Hasn’t Started Its Ground Operation in Gaza
  
• "As several on X (formerly Twitter) pointed out, the alleged President of the United States is now a Norm McDonald gag: –What terrifies me is if ISIS were to detonate a nuclear device and kill 50 million Americans. Imagine the backlash against peaceful Muslims? – Funny, but I’m not laughing.
  Biden Doubles Down on Stupid
  
• “I demand that Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib be prevented from participating in any classified briefing about Israel’s ongoing military operations, Israel’s self-defense efforts, or any American military movements in and around the region,” Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) said in a letter to House leadership.
  Lawmaker Calls for "Taliban" Tlaib to Lose Clearance Over Security Concerns : Her "Allegiance Lies with Hamas"
  
• "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prohibited Tlaib and Omar from visiting the country back in 2019 after both members made anti-Semitic remarks. Democrat members of the House brought a resolution to condemn Omar’s remarks on the floor after Jewish lawmakers and the Anti-Defamation League raised concerns."
  Titty Caca AOC is Distraught That Rancida Taliban Tlaib and Bro-Fo Omar Aren’t Allowed in Israel (They should be banned from this planet - jjs)
  
• "XR-Netherlands, ostensibly an environmental activism group, is a grantee of the Climate Emergency Fund (CEF), a U.S. based nonprofit that uses funding from a host of wealthy American liberals and left-of-center organizations, including one established by wealthy American oil heiress Aileen Getty, to bankroll confrontational eco-activism groups across the world."
  Radical Eco-Activist Group Backed by Oil Heiress, Wealthy American Liberals Protests Against Israel at the Hague
  
• Of course the left and media frame the story as “White man drives through pro-'Palestine' rally.” Drone video shows the truth.
  Minneapolis City Council Candidate, Rioters Terrorize Old Man in Car at "Pro-'Palestine’" Rally
  
• “Just came home to hundreds of people outside of my apartment here in NYC calling for Intifada, which given recent events, may well be considered a call for the mass murder of Jews,” New Yorker Ethan Klein wrote on X. “Never did I expect to see this kind of open antisemitism so close to home.” (I'm just spitballing here, but my guess is that you're a lifelong Democrat and think Trump is literally Hitler, so enjoy it - jjs)
  Pro-"Palestinian" Scum in NYC Chant Nazi Sentiment at Anti-Semitic March: "There Is Only One Solution"
  * * * * *

• Christian Toto: "Activist body praised BLM, goes silent after Hamas tortures, kills 1,400 Jews."
  Writers Guild Can’t Reach Consensus on Condemning Terror
  
• Daniel Greenfield: "Giving terrorists a state only leads to more terrorism." (The Two-State Solution is merely a renewal of “The Final Solution" - jjs)
  The "Two-State Solution" is Terrorism
  
• "As an American Jew living in Israel, I say to the Israelis: DO IT." (Depopulate Gaza with extreme prejudice - jjs)
  Our Last Chance
  
• Robert Zimmerman: "The attempt by Israel to defend itself after a brutal terrorist attack by Hamas, torturing and killing what appears to be more than a thousand people, including many women, children, and babies, has accomplished one and only one good thing: It has caused the Nazis among us — almost all of which are on the left — to finally make clear their true feelings and goals: It’s all right to kill Israelis, especially if they are Jews. And it’s also all right to torture little children before you do it."
  “Formerly clandestine Nazis will continue protesting, sometimes violently”
  
• "The murderous demonic sneak attack on Israel from Gaza on October 7 must be fully understood in the context of Islamic history, warfare and tactics."
  Never Again: The Gates of Vienna Revisited
  
• "The U.S. has learned nothing from the deadly consequences of the 1983 Beirut Barracks bombing, while our enemies have learned much."
  Sending U.S. Troops To Stop Israel From Defending Itself Has Historically Disastrous Consequences
  
• "A conversation with Edward Luttwak."
  Technology, Innovation, and War

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• "An unconscious Armita Geravand was seen via CCTV footage in a train station being dragged out of one of the train cabs earlier in October. "
  Iranian Teen Left Brain Dead After Alleged Attack by "Morality Police" for Not Wearing Hijab
  
• "Day of jihad?"
  Another Muslim Kills a Teacher in France

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• Dearborn, Michigan, mayor Abdullah Hammoud (D.) has called Israel an "apartheid system," falsely accused Israel of bombing a Gaza hospital, and called for the eradication of the Jewish state. Now, he will serve on a blue-ribbon State Department panel working to "shape a foreign policy for all Americans."
  State Department Taps Anti-Israel Mayor To Help ‘Shape Foreign Policy for All Americans’
  
• What a weak answer. And why are you looking in the book? What’s the approved answer?” [Jared] Moskowitz, who is Jewish, said in an X post.  “The simple answer is yes, you are concerned about the rise of antisemitism. Of course we are also worried about hatred against Muslim Americans. Must do better,” the Florida lawmaker added. 
  Democrat Slams WH Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for "Weak Answer" on Anti-Semitism: "Must Do Better" ("Must do better" is about as weak as the mop-top muff-munching mental munchkin's non-comment - jjs)
  
• "Noli Indian School has zero tolerance for any hate speech or hate actions, and strongly condemns any form of either. Any unjust behavior within our community will be addressed immediately and thoroughly. There is simply no place in a decent society for expressions of hate." (And yet, your little bastards learned it somewhere - jjs)
  ‘Nazi Salute,’ ‘Antisemitic Slurs’ Reportedly Hurled at L.A. Jewish High School Football Team

  AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• "Feds warn that Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists are likely getting through."
  The Worst EVER Illegal Border Crossing Numbers Were Quietly Announced on Saturday Morning
  
• "More than 4 million economic migrants crossed the southern border during the government’s October-to-September budget year, according to federal data released October 21. In contrast, 3.67 million Americans were born during the matching 12-month period in 2022, according to the Census Bureau. That 2022 number includes at least 400,000 births to illegal migrants."
  Biden’s 2023 Flood: One Migrant for Every American Newborn

  BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS

• Margot Cleveland: "Beyond providing more proof that Biden directly profited from his family’s selling of influence, his $200,000 check reveals he has money that rightfully belongs to innocent creditors."
  Joe Biden’s $200,000 Check Shows He Profited From the Family Biz to the Detriment of Innocent Creditors

  SHAMPEACHMENT 1.0, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• Michael Walsh: "Now the Democrats are building a case against Trump and his petulant, inadvisable rear-guard resistance. As anyone who's followed gangland prosecutions knows, you flip the smaller fish early with very attractive plea deals, such as were given to Powell and Chesebro, with an eye on the big prize. And when that happens, the former president will have no one to blame but himself." (Regardless of the fact that the charges are completely baseless - jjs)
  The Lights Go Out in Georgia
  
• "Deep State is attacking our right to elect the President of our choosing." (2020 shows that they likely destroyed it - jjs)
  Gag Order Against Trump Is the Real Threat to Democracy

  CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• "And prosecutors knew it."
  Chauvin Did Not Murder George Floyd
  
• "While the ruling class pays professors and DEI administrators to come up with new ways to advertise its compassion for the victims, ordinary people worry about how to pay for the next fill-up at the gas pump."
  The Bankruptcy of the Victim Ideology

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• "6 of 23 'journalists' killed in Israel-Gaza war worked for outlets run by Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad."
  Committee To Protect Journalists Lists Hamas Members on List of Journalists Killed in Gaza
  
• "Orwell’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ and Huxley’s recipe for enfeebling the masses in a hedonistic stupor have combined to usher in a twisted new era of Western totalitarianism."
  In the Mouth of Marxist Madness
  * * * * *

• Mollie Hemingway: "The lifting of a lower court’s ban means the Biden [junta] can resume directing Big Tech companies to censor Americans’ speech and debate."
  Supreme Court Temporarily Green-Lights Biden Admin Conspiring With Big Tech Censors
  
• "The latest bad news for the struggling media shows deep trouble for the industry as readers and viewers seek news and entertainment elsewhere."
  Americans’ Trust in the Media Hits All-Time Low in Latest I&I/TIPP Poll
  
• The complaint, filed in federal court, focuses on NewsGuard’s relationship with the Pentagon’s Cyber Command. In 2021, the Pentagon contracted NewsGuard to develop a system called “misinformation fingerprints” to catalogue “known hoaxes, falsehoods and misinformation narratives that are spreading online.”
  Consortium News Sues NewsGuard, U.S. Government over Censorship Collaboration
  
• "The modern media environment doesn’t warrant the sweeping libel protections of 1964."
  It Is Time for Sullivan to Go

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• "Interest payments for small businesses will rise to about 7% of revenues next year on average, as opposed to being just 5.8% of revenues in 2021, according to the NYT. The Fed has raised its federal funds rate to a range of 5.25% to 5.50% following a series of 11 hikes that started in March 2022, bringing the rate to its highest point in 22 years."
  ‘Mathematically Impossible’: Soaring Interest Rates Are Squeezing Out Small Businesses
  
• "UAW members began striking on September 15 on the grounds that the three automotive giants have failed to give workers a fair share of the $21 billion combined total profits they earned within the first six months of 2023. Over the past five weeks, the strike has grown from three assembly plants to seven plants and 38 parts distribution centers across 22 states."
  Auto Worker Strike Expands to Giant Ram Assembly Plant of 6,800
  
• "When it comes to Biden’s approval, all the arguments are losing ones."
  Media: "Biden’s Economy is Great Everywhere" — Except Where it Counts
  
• "Jon Donenberg, who will be joining President Joe Biden’s National Economic Council as a deputy director, is currently working as Warren’s chief of staff but will start his new position next month, according to CNN. Besides creating Warren’s student loan plan, Donenberg also manufactured her tax proposals and advised a number of actions, including pushing for regulations from the Treasury Department to increase payments from high-wealth families, large multinational corporations, and hedge fund managers, according to Bloomberg."
  Biden White House Taps Architect of Liz "Fauxca-Hasbeen" Warren’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan for Economic Aide Post
  
• "The 'expert' predictions keep telling us that, when it comes to the economy, everything will be all right, but the truth is the exact opposite."
  Our Economy is Facing a "Seldon Crisis"

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• "We know top officials in Biden’s [junta] work hard not to implement policies."
  Report: Top Biden Officials Furious Over Junta Resuming Oil and Gas Leasing
  
• "California’s Air Resources Board’s draconian reductions in how many miles each resident travels by car each year clashes with highway safety in the real world."
  Driving Down the Golden State
  
• "I miss the global warming."
  Another Long, Hot Summer
  
• "Investment funds focused on sustainability goals have lost $2.7 billion in the third quarter of 2023 and they have been closing faster than they are opening during the same period, according to Morningstar. U.S. funds experienced withdrawals overall, but ESG funds experienced a significantly worse decline than their counterparts, facing four straight quarters of outflows as investors have lost interest due to regulatory scrutiny and concerns about returns."
  Woke Investing Takes Massive Hit as Investors Lose Interest: REPORT

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• "It was not immediately clear why Emerson attempted to disrupt the flight. However, Alaska Airlines officials said the crew secured the aircraft without incident."
  Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Attempting to Shut Down Plane Engines Mid-Flight Charged with 83 Counts of Attempted Murder: Reports
  
• Among other tips, the one most emphasizing the American capital’s descent into a low-trust, low-social cohesion zone urges: “Don’t stop to assist a stranger with a broken-down car; call the police from a safe location instead.” Drivers are urged to behave as though they are perpetually in danger, using attended garages if possible, parking in well-lit areas, and remaining on the alert whenever exiting their vehicles.
  ‘Don’t Help People’: DC Crime So Bad That Senate Sergeant Tells Congress Staff Not to Assist Broken Down Drivers.
  
• "Seattle’s lax attitude on crime, [Chinese] COVID-19 shot orders that drove cops out of the job, and the left’s defunding the police movement, which has left Seattle Police undermanned, have once again left the most vulnerable people to the tender 'mercies' of the godless, nihilist mob. Again. Dystopia, here we come are."
  Seattle Dystopia: Students at Three Schools Targeted by Masked and Armed Gangs
  
• Law enforcement officers were initially dispatched to the homes of other judges in the Old Line State as investigators scrambled to find a motive for the attack. Since then, they have named 49-year-old Pedro Argote, who had a divorce hearing before Wilkinson on Thursday, as their main suspect. Police are warning the public “to not approach [Argote] but to immediately notify law enforcement” if they think they see him. His nationality has not been disclosed.
  Maryland Circuit Court Judge Gunned Down in Driveway

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• Biden’s new insult comes to us in the form of his shiny new “White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention,” and if you see the irony in the idea that any agency of government – which only gets its money from threatening peaceful people in order to make them cough up taxes – can point its government guns at us while ALSO claiming it stands against “gun violence”? You’re not alone.
  Biden's New Insult to Constitutional Rights: The "Office Of Gun Violence Prevention"
  
• "'Commonsense gun laws' have three strikes against them, two with massive preventable fatalities in Ukraine and Israel; the UK got lucky because Operation Sea Lion never went forward."
  Gun Control: The End Results

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• "Today’s brazen support for Hamas terrorists is an indicator that rule by terror is fast replacing the rule of law throughout the Western world."
  University Students’ Support for Terrorism Isn’t Ideology, It’s Conditioning
  
• "A glimpse into their true nature – and motives."
  Hamas’ Defenders
  * * * * *

• Victor Davis Hanson: "Before graduating, students should demonstrate a minimum competence in math, science, and general knowledge." (First you have to have profs who will teach and not brainwash - jjs)
  The Sickness of Our Universities—and the Cure

  ABORTION

• "Late Saturday evening, Judge Daniel Domencio blocked a state ban that prohibited pregnancy centers from administering abortion pill reversal drugs for mothers who start the process of an abortion but then change their mind, saying the ban violated the First Amendment religious and speech rights for the staff at the Bella Health pregnancy center."
  Colorado Judge Blocks Ban on Abortion Pill Reversal Drug

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• "In a 3-0 decision, the Michigan Court of Appeals determined that guidance issued by Benson, a Democrat, ahead of last year’s Aug. 2 primary elections violated provisions of the state’s Administrative Procedures Act, which outlines rulemaking authority for state agencies. More specifically, the court reaffirmed an October 2022 trial court ruling that Benson’s guidelines “reach beyond defendants’ general supervisory scope” and ordered that they be revised or rescinded."
  Court: Democrat Secretary Of State’s 2022 Rules For Poll Challengers Violated Michigan Law

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• "A Manhattan grand jury filed a superseding indictment Oct. 12 charging Menendez, who was initially charged with three counts stemming from his alleged acceptance of bribes in September, with one count of conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent. The indictment alleges Menendez agreed to take actions benefiting Egyptian military and intelligence officials in exchange for bribes between January 2018 and June 2022."
  Bob Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent for Egyptian Government
  
• "It’s very tough for us to understand why Governor Newsom decided to visit China," said Charles Lam, spokesman for Hong Kong Forum Los Angeles, who added that "China is going to use Newsom as basically an advertisement to pretend that business is as usual even in light of all these crackdowns." (It's not that tough, Charlie. Newsom is a fraud who cares fuck-all for anyone's freedom, except his - jjs)
  Activists Slam Newsom's Hong Kong Visit for Focus on Climate Instead of Human Rights

  POLITICS

• According to the 45th president’s prepared remarks for his campaign stop in Derry, New Hampshire, in the afternoon, Trump will label Biden’s speech “a grotesque betrayal of Israel and a confused mess of neocon warmongering and America-last lunacy.”
  Trump in NH: U.S ‘Inches’ from WWIII Under Biden’s Leadership, ‘Neocon Warmongering’
  
• "There are nine candidates."
  House Republicans to Meet to Choose Speaker Nominee
  
• "The controversial tenure at the NRCC isn’t the only objection being raised to a prospective Speaker Emmer. The Minnesota Congressman’s voting record has been less than stellar in the eyes of House conservatives."
  Tom Emmer Wants to Be House Speaker. Here’s Why That Would Suck.
  
• “Well that’s a quiet part out loud moment,” GOP communicator Matt Whitlock said in a post to X. “He said the quiet part out loud,” California GOP Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson similarly observed. “FIGHT,” added radio show host and former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch.
  Newsom ‘Sarcastically’ Wishes He Was President
  
• "The former representative apparently hasn’t ruled out a presidential run." (Might entice Trump to attend a debate so he can rip her to shreds - jjs)
  Liz-ard Cheney, It’s Too Late to Run for President

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• “At the peace negotiations in Istanbul in March 2022 with Rustem Umeirov, the Ukrainians did not agree on peace because they were not allowed to. They first had to ask the Americans about everything they had discussed,” Schröder stated.
  Ex German Chancellor Says US Sabotaged Ukraine-Russia Peace Negotiations
  
• Ukraine’s success is due mostly to the CIA building up Ukraine’s soviet-style intelligence directorates and forging deep ties with elite groups of Ukrainian operatives since Russia first invaded in 2014, the Post reported, citing more than two dozen current and former U.S., Western and Ukrainian intelligence and security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject. The CIA and some officials in Kyiv are uncomfortable with the targeted killings of Russian citizens, officials and alleged collaborators on Russian and occupied territory.
  The CIA Built Up Ukraine’s Intelligence Services. Now It Wonders If Ukraine Has Gone Too Far

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• "The cherry on top of this sundae of eerie similarities is that Massa is dealing with scandals involving his own corrupt staffers. It’s almost like somebody took the Trump vs. Biden situation and franchised it in South America. How weird is it to realize that leftists are the same no matter what country they’re in?"
  What's Going on in Argentina's Elections Sounds Awfully Similar to What We're Seeing in the U.S.
  
• “Moscow was irreparable, but Brussels and the European Union can still be fixed.”
  Orban Blasts EU as "Bad Parody" of Soviet Occupation
  
• "Beijing's aggression must be checked before it worsens."
  A Test of Wills: ISR Missions Must Be Protected Now
  
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1 God bless you.

Posted by: Marooned at October 24, 2023 07:56 AM (kt8QE)

2 FIRST!!!

SPONGE!!!

Posted by: SturmToddler at October 24, 2023 07:56 AM (nXhwP)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at October 24, 2023 07:57 AM (sNtYB)

4 damnit, slow fingers...


eh covfefe wasn't ready so i wasn't ready.

now you get to go chase the otters...

and i'm off to content

Posted by: SturmToddler at October 24, 2023 07:57 AM (nXhwP)

5 Top 10!

Posted by: Mick at October 24, 2023 07:57 AM (sVc11)

6 Good morning

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at October 24, 2023 07:58 AM (R4t5M)

7 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 07:58 AM (zhLdt)

8 Good Morning Vietnam

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at October 24, 2023 08:00 AM (CecP5)

9 The rotten tree of Nov 2020 continues to bear fruit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2023 08:01 AM (zZu0s)

10 Newsom went to Israel and dd a far better job than I thought possible, announcing all sorts of things California would contribute, and closing with this comment

"I wish I was president of the United States. I could start doing all those things."

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:01 AM (Ckf5Z)

11 Good morning again dear morons and thanks JJ

I will never understand this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 24, 2023 08:02 AM (RIvkX)

12 The parade of world leaders visiting Israel to 'lend support' is a smokescreen to slow roll any Israeli response.

and Im pretty sure they're equivocating their support if Israel were to do anything 'harsh'

Basically, Israel is being asked to take one for Team Globalist.

Posted by: McCool at October 24, 2023 08:03 AM (Vm5ir)

13 Haven't read the comments but I just can't ditch the impression that the Israeli's got pantsed by the f'n Arabs.

This is turning out to be a master-class in how to get away with atrocity in todays world. The latest chapter is dribbling out the hostages, a few at a time. People would say, why attack when if we wait more innocents will be saved.

The assholes that planned this are incredibly diabolical. This is the enemy that the West faces.

Posted by: pawn at October 24, 2023 08:03 AM (5g9YU)

14 12 Basically, Israel is being asked to take one for Team Globalist.
Posted by: McCool at October 24, 2023 08:03 AM (Vm5ir)

Take one in the head.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:03 AM (x0n13)

15 13 This is the enemy that the West faces.
Posted by: pawn at October 24, 2023 08:03 AM (5g9YU)

They only got away with it because the West, sadly, is in the main allied with them and therefore and enemy in and of itself.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:05 AM (x0n13)

16 i'll say this JJ, more and more, i'm of the mind that Israel needs to take 30 minutes of the video they showed reporters, use the graphic videos and ONLY block the faces of the victims, and broadcast it globally.

Make it as ugly and explicit as it was. Then publicly summon the various ambassadors and ask them to deny Israel's right of retaliation. make it black and fucking white.

is this ok to you, or do you support israel? and if they hem or haw at ALL, expell them and their mission.

Posted by: SturmToddler at October 24, 2023 08:05 AM (nXhwP)

17 FJB doesn't give a shit about his own flesh and blood except for how he can use them to enrich himself.

Why would anyone believe he gives a shit about Jews in Israel?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2023 08:05 AM (YIVH2)

18 10 Newsom went to Israel and dd a far better job than I thought possible, announcing all sorts of things California would contribute, and closing with this comment

"I wish I was president of the United States. I could start doing all those things."
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:01 AM (Ckf5Z)


I believe he went to Hong Kong, no?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:05 AM (x0n13)

19 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2023 08:06 AM (l8w2w)

20 16 Posted by: SturmToddler at October 24, 2023 08:05 AM (nXhwP)


He should show it first to the IDF soldiers who are losing their edge minute by minute. And then give the go code.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:06 AM (x0n13)

21 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2023 08:07 AM (Q4IgG)

22 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2023 08:07 AM (FIUji)

23 Yup, J.J. Not good here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:08 AM (2ShPH)

24 ISR missions over the South China Sea have typically been low-stress, until China started harassing intel planes as aggressively as they harass Philippine fishing boats.

Those flights should now be accompanied by a minimum of three or four fighters, who should move to intercept Chinese fighters well away from the ISR. Don't wait for the Chinese to disrupt the formation. Be aggressive.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:08 AM (2KU5M)

25 Basically, Israel is being asked to take one for Team Globalist.
Posted by: McCool at October 24, 2023 08:03 AM (Vm5ir)

Not really 'asked' more 'told'.

Part of this is just the continuation of what they (the Global community) have done for the last two decades. Allow horrific acts in the name of keeping the business as usual going. They see this as a small price to pay (because they are not the ones paying it.)

I keep hoping that people will see that this is becoming less and less about small scale things and is rapidly devolving into survival, where the small stupidities can no longer be allowed, because you just no longer have the margin of error for them any more.

The response to the current thing in Israel reminds me a ton of the response to 9/11- but on a much quicker time scale. Mass outrage, followed by equivocation, stupidity and doing stupid shit once they thought the coast was clear. After 9/11 it took a few years. This has taken just days for the worms to start crawling out of the wood work.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2023 08:08 AM (zZu0s)

26 Harden the palis, no you JEF they are already at diamond level. I'm not sure how their hatred could become more intense.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 24, 2023 08:09 AM (2NHgQ)

27 Good morning fine people. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:09 AM (45fpk)

28
Keep the power turned off, only enough water to sustain life, no food, no fuel. Demand every single hostage back before we restore anything. Demand every person involved in 10/7 surrender or is turned over.

Demand, demand, demand. Gaza residents control their own future. I know what they'll choose... death. If that's their choice so be it. Tell the rest of the world to take a flying fvck at the moon.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (enJYY)

29 It Is Time for Sullivan to Go

Oh.
I thought ya meant Ed.

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (T4tVD)

30 I believe he went to Hong Kong, no?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:05 AM (x0n13)
------------------
He stopped in Israel on his way to China.

"I grieved with families in mourning, I met with young soldiers fresh from bomb shelters and battlefields, and I sat with leaders who bear the responsibility of response to it all.

"Despite the horror, what I saw and heard from the people of Israel was a profound sense of resilience. A commitment to community and common purpose, especially in these most difficult of times.

"That's the Israeli spirit. And it's also the California spirit. We are bound by more than those who live one place or another, or who have family here or there. My heart is heavy for all innocent people under the crushing pressure of loss and grief, no matter which side of fence they quite literally find themselves on.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (2KU5M)

31 26 Harden the palis, no you JEF they are already at diamond level. I'm not sure how their hatred could become more intense.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 24, 2023 08:09 AM (2NHgQ)

I'll say again, after beheading fucking babies, there is not much room to get MORE fucking evil.

Pardon my language.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (zZu0s)

32 He should show it first to the IDF soldiers who are losing their edge minute by minute. And then give the go code.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:06 AM (x0n13)


I am not worried about them losing an Edge.
I am worried about:
- the effect of a prolonged call up on the Israeli economy
-Biden/American Pressure
-There might also be a plan afoot to go into the North first to neutralize Hezbellah BEFORE going into Gaza

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (pVWRI)

33 The Democrats (and other globalists)' love for Islam is going to end in untold deaths.

And they're rubbing their hands with glee over it.

Posted by: XTC at October 24, 2023 08:11 AM (sm6Pk)

34 Good morning fine people. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:09 AM (45fpk)

Okay.

Hiya Grammie !

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 08:11 AM (T4tVD)

35 If Israel doesn't ignore the rest of the world and do what has to be done, they will be destroyed. I don't have any problem with them killing every damn one of those savages.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2023 08:12 AM (vFG9F)

36 Hiya JT!

Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:12 AM (45fpk)

37 33 The Democrats (and other globalists)' love for Islam is going to end in untold deaths.

And they're rubbing their hands with glee over it.
Posted by: XTC at October 24, 2023 08:11 AM (sm6Pk)

Well, then first they just need to *types* *deletes* first.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2023 08:12 AM (zZu0s)

38 We are trapped in Obama's Plan. Yes, he is a stoner and lazy and pleasures men but as he says it the Left does it. He is The Word on the Left or at the very least the conduit through which the Leftist Word and Action is foretold.
Israel, to its discredit , is so far derelict. It is imperative that it destroy Hamas....to the last Hamas member and the civilians who harbor them.

Posted by: Voter theater. at October 24, 2023 08:13 AM (5xvZ1)

39 It ain't warm out thar.

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 08:13 AM (T4tVD)

40 "That's the Israeli spirit. And it's also the California spirit"

The Spirit of Self Destruction? F' that.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2023 08:13 AM (vFG9F)

41 Lets assume the $200K was, in fact, a loan repayment. How was it Joe had a spare $200K lying around to loan to his brother? Where did that money come from?

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at October 24, 2023 08:13 AM (CecP5)

42 32 Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (pVWRI)

Good points, NGU.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:13 AM (x0n13)

43 Global as well as internal Israeli dynamics are such that letting Hamas, the "Palestinians" and Islam itself escape unscathed after what happened just over two weeks ago could quite possibly prove to be a death blow to Israel. And I do not think it's a stretch to conclude that if Israel goes, soon after much of the free world (for your definition of that word) and whatever is left of what we hold dear is going to go soon afterwards.
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There are two ways to look at that, I think. One is that Israel is the vanguard of the civilized, a pied-a-terre in the barbarian reaches, a contemporary Hadrian's Wall holding back the hordes. If it falls then the thrust of civilization is pushed back in the hinterlands but the homeland is still secure (from an empire standpoint - Israel's homeland is most decidedly not secure).

But the other side of such an assessment is that when an empire runs out of steam, it tends to do so quickly and the loss of outlying provinces spells a strong probability of barbarians sacking Rome itself before too long.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:15 AM (d04cU)

44 At this point, it isn’t even completely certain that there will be any ground operation in Gaza at all, despite the fact that there can be no definitive end of Hamas without one, and so the bloody events of Oct. 7 will just be replayed on another day.
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"All according to plan," he suspected with a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:16 AM (d04cU)

45 "Joey Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants and most especially his dog-eating mutt stoner controller who is directly responsible for tearing this nation apart have a rabid hate on for Israel and Jews."

For a guy who hates Jews, he's sure got a lot of him in his cabinet.

What percentage of his cabinet would be Jews if he liked them?

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at October 24, 2023 08:17 AM (h/asz)

46 How was it Joe had a spare $200K lying around to loan to his brother?

Maybe Joe, like Bob Menendez, comes from a culture where its always wise to have cash and gold bars in hiding for such times when flight becomes necessary ?

Posted by: McCool at October 24, 2023 08:18 AM (Vm5ir)

47 Missiles in the air again as I type.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:18 AM (2ShPH)

48 And now the distance booms can be heard. This is absurd!

Go to hell, Netanyahu!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:19 AM (2ShPH)

49 WTH is this headline at the CFP? "US and Israel special forces suffer heavy losses in Gaza excursion" ... I havent been able to find anything more about this and of coarse the link does not work.

Posted by: meal team 6 at October 24, 2023 08:19 AM (C7WvU)

50 And now the distance booms can be heard. This is absurd!

Go to hell, Netanyahu!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:19 AM (2ShPH)


I can't even imagine living so close to a war zone. Prayers for your safety.

Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:21 AM (45fpk)

51 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:15 AM (d04cU)

Interesting use of Hadrian's Wall analogy. The wall was originally built to bisect Brigantes(?) territory. They were a group that had given the Romans a lot of trouble in Britain and they wanted to specifically restrict THIER movement, not keep them out. They used the wall to control the flow of people and trade through that specific territory. And it worked (as did the Antonine Wall to the north.)

The better analogy would be the Limes(sp?) Germanicus. A line of fortification along the Rhine meant to keep out the German tribes from invading Gaul and Northern Italy. The thing is? Many Romans of the time HATED the idea of the Limes Germanicus. It was seen as TOO passive and being on the defensive instead of neutralizing the threat.

So, good analogy- just wrong series of fortifications.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2023 08:21 AM (zZu0s)

52 The Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to a captive civilian population threatens not only to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis; it could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations, erode global support for Israel, play into the hands of Israel’s enemies, and undermine long term efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.
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Israel does not have "global support." It's never even had mere "international support." It had *American* support and basically nothing else. Even in the "good old days," America was unable to bring its empire to heel on this topic.

So forget the "global community" nonsense. It doesn't apply and it never has. The only thing that matters is American support, and it appears that Israel doesn't have it anymore. So it will probably be going it alone no matter what, and I hope they realize that.

As to the latter, who care about "Palestinian attitudes?" They hate Israel with an incandescent fury anyway. When they already view you as subhuman monsters who need to be exterminated and when they already work toward that end with single-minded obsession for decades on end, what's the real added risk?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:21 AM (d04cU)

53 It Is Time for Sullivan to Go

Oh.
I thought ya meant Ed.
Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (T4tVD)
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No one will ever fit in his shoes.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:21 AM (2ShPH)

54 I'm curious. Does anyone who is Jewish who posts here think there are any people who are in Biden's cabinet who don't put leftist politics above their allegiance to Judaism and/or or a Jewish state?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:22 AM (RSbhh)

55 Bibi is delaying because he wants to, not because of US or EU pressure. He's a manager--not a leader or a warrior.

As a discussed here in the 1st days after, there is no way he doesn't escape the coming blame for missing the build-up.
Especially when you couple that blame with the inevitable international outcry over a few dead Palestinians.

He's delaying because he and his advisors are trying to chart a path through the second part (limited, precision strikes) that he thinks will save him from the international left and fend off the domestic right.

Declare all who remain in Gaza enemy soldiers--becaues they all are--and stop pussy-footing around.
Expell all media from Isreal. Even domestic.
Shut down the internet, phones, TV and radio; blanket Gaza and a 5-mile radius with cell phone and radio jammers.
Make Isreal an informational black hole.
Then, after 3 days of panic, confusion and chaos in Gaza--which will reveal their logistics, communications and fortifications; and the traitors providing aid--attack with a rebel yell charge to spread total fear.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 24, 2023 08:23 AM (TzW+Y)

56 So some dude named Colonel MacGregor is on Tucker last night and says the US and Israeli special forces have already suffered heavy losses in Gaza.

I can't find this reported anywhere.

Anyone heard this?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 24, 2023 08:23 AM (2tdDi)

57 It's National Bologna Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2023 08:24 AM (NpAcC)

58 For a guy who hates Jews, he's sure got a lot of him in his cabinet.

What percentage of his cabinet would be Jews if he liked them?
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at October 24, 2023 08:17 AM (h/asz)

JINOs, Self Hating Jews, and left winger's who's religion is progressiveology

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 08:24 AM (pVWRI)

59 U.S. funds experienced withdrawals overall, but ESG funds experienced a significantly worse decline than their counterparts, facing four straight quarters of outflows as investors have lost interest due to regulatory scrutiny and concerns about returns.

For most people who are proponents of ESG, it's a good-time luxury... a cheap virtue signal. We're not in good times and nobody has room for luxuries.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:24 AM (zhLdt)

60 I can't even imagine living so close to a war zone. Prayers for your safety.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:21 AM (45fpk)
-

To me the difference between now and the Gulf War Iraqi scuds is that back then our kids were little and it eventually became cozy in our sealed rooms (after we stopped putting on those useless gas masks). Now they're grown up with children of their own and our boys are out there on the line.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:25 AM (2ShPH)

61 I don't believe biden et al love muslims and hate Jews, they fear muslims and don't want to anger them and have a repeat of 9/11. It's appeasement for security. Blind fools, the muslim hordes must laugh constantly when they see how we protect ourselves from their terrorism. I flew this past week and even though I have TSA Precheck it's still a royal pita. For what, because Richard Reed tried to blow up a plane with his tennis shoe? Throw out your can of mousse because it's over 3 ounces, take off your jacket and shoes. I had to have all of our electronics tested for residue flying out of Missoula. A random check on someone who has global entry and auto TSA. Utter stupidity.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 24, 2023 08:25 AM (2NHgQ)

62 I don't know if it was discussed, but you know the natural gas ban that wasn't happening and it's good that it was?

New York State:

"A bill floated by the group would effectively allow the decommission of natural gas pipelines and plants and expedite the transition away from using natural gas for heating or cooking in all New York homes, according to Gothamist.

The proposed legislation passed the Senate 39-23, but did not successfully pass in the Assembly, where it is back in committee with 71 co-sponsors, per the website."

https://tinyurl.com/yvb5o6so

A complete ban on ALL natural gas appliances, and decommissioning natural gas lines. It's already passed the state senate.

Coal and NG make up around 70% of our power, and they're going to be completely shut off by 2030 with no replacement available.

The *only* chance we've got to change things is to get an (R) president past the cheat in 2024, but Trump said pussy.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:26 AM (RDD2k)

63 47 Missiles in the air again as I type.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:18 AM (2ShPH)

I assume they're incoming.

Fuck.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:27 AM (x0n13)

64 I repeat:

https://tinyurl.com/yxhsrrjc

(Twitter)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:27 AM (2ShPH)

65 It is becoming more and more evident, to me anyway, that Biden and his handlers are gumming up the works intentionally. Despite carrier groups and aid money (allegedly) and the initial total bullshit of standing shoulder to shoulder with Israel, the actions of this junta, that is the illegitimate government of the United States is acting in alliance with Hamas.
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I don't think the US government gives two shits about Hamas. It *might* care a bit more about Israel. What the US is probably striving for is status quo ante. The goal, I suspect, is more of the same and no major spill-over into Lebanon or Jordan that might compel Iran to get more directly involved and therefore engage the Saudis or the Emirates.

If that were to happen, the US will be in a tough spot of either openly backing its favored son (Iran) against massive opposition to that idea at home, working against its favored son - and destroying at least a decade's worth of intense diplomatic work - or of just sitting it out and losing credibility as the global hegemon.

There is *nobody* in powerful offices right now that wants anything but business as usual as of three weeks ago.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:27 AM (d04cU)

66 61 For what, because Richard Reed tried to blow up a plane with his tennis shoe?
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 24, 2023 08:25 AM (2NHgQ)

Because Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up a plane with his underwear

Posted by: XTC at October 24, 2023 08:27 AM (sm6Pk)

67 ...a state ban that prohibited pregnancy centers from administering abortion pill reversal drugs for mothers who start the process of an abortion but then change their mind...

Freedom of exactly one choice, with exactly one acceptable option.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:28 AM (zhLdt)

68 Hamas seems to be winning the messaging war.
The longer this drags on, the longer that people forget the atrocities Hamas committed.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2023 08:28 AM (NpAcC)

69 I assume they're incoming.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:27 AM (x0n13)
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Yes.

https://tinyurl.com/47tv5jza

(JPost)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:28 AM (2ShPH)

70 The Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to a captive civilian population threatens not only to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis;

--

A "captive civilian population", also known as Hamas' constituents.

It's a war. There is no "captive civilian population." The population declared war on Israel. Israel is responding.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:29 AM (RDD2k)

71 I has a movie question for you morons and ettes:

What did you think of Spielberg's movie "Munich"?

I've never seen it because reading the reviews at the time it seemed like the same old boring leftist "we've become worse monsters than the monsters we're hunting" equivalence that just irritates the dog piss outta me.

The reason I ask is that the Israeli gov't/military has announced that they are forming a special unit to find and kill all the Hamas terrorists involved in the recent massacre of civilians. Which sounds very similar to what the Israelis did after the massacre at the Munich Olympics.

So...Hollywood will almost certainly follow-up with some form of sequel to "Munich". Will it be some sort of left equivalence cubed? Will it be a more realistic look at the current world?

Or, have I understood "Munich" the movie wrongly and it recognized the righteousness of the post-Munich assassinations?

Posted by: naturalfake at October 24, 2023 08:29 AM (QzZeQ)

72 56 So some dude named Colonel MacGregor is on Tucker last night and says the US and Israeli special forces have already suffered heavy losses in Gaza.
I can't find this reported anywhere.
Anyone heard this?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 24, 2023 08:23 AM (2tdDi)

with all the psy-ops floating around, it's impossible to say that a breaking story is true or not (see the hospital fiasco) But as best as I can tell, no one besides MacGregor has said anything like this, and since he's now just an armchair warrior, one wonders about his sources.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:30 AM (S6gqv)

73 It Is Time for Sullivan to Go

Oh.
I thought ya meant Ed.
Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (T4tVD)
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No one will ever fit in his shoes.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:21 AM (2ShPH)

So, HE was Bigfoot !

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 08:30 AM (T4tVD)

74 Israel can't start the ground war today--friggin' Macron is visiting Bibi.

Where did that rule come from, BTW? Wherever it came from, it needs to be rescinded. The calvalcade of politicians preening for the cameras in Israel is never going to stop.

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at October 24, 2023 08:30 AM (sWM8x)

75 "Throw out your can of mousse because it's over 3 ounces, take off your jacket and shoes. I had to have all of our electronics tested for residue flying out of Missoula. A random check on someone who has global entry and auto TSA. Utter stupidity.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine"


Thousands have come across our Southern border. It's like locking the front door while leaving the back door open with a sign that says "ENTER HERE".

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2023 08:31 AM (vFG9F)

76
The Gazan's could have years of food and water stored below ground. Joey Shit for Brains can give them a ton of money but what can they buy?

Nobody wants these people so I can't imagine any world leader saying much of anything when the reply is so easy, "You want them, come get them".

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 24, 2023 08:31 AM (enJYY)

77 Hamas seems to be winning the messaging war.

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They have the entirety of the MSM and U.S. government behind them.

We broke the siege, and our spokesmen and women make sure that everyone knows the elected government that the people of the area fully and totally support is not *really* the elected government that everyone there supports.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:31 AM (RDD2k)

78 UPDATE: Commenter and friend Nevergiveup reminded me that with our attention focused on Gaza, there are still thousands of missiles, and who knows how many Hezbollah terrorists aimed at Israel from the north. The calculus might be to launch some kind of operation in that direction first. We shall see.
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Preparing to launch. I don't think Israel is going to remilitarize the West Bank as a part of its plan, nor do I think they'll invade Lebanon or Syria or Jordan. But there is a real risk of a front there opening no matter what once they roll into Gaza. I don't know how much preparation is going on to move west and north in response to a front opening there, but having an army in place and ready *before* moving into the inevitable long slog in Gaza may be a part of the delay.

Or Israel blinked due to US pressure. That is still a possibility, of course. I suppose we'll find out at some point.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:31 AM (d04cU)

79 Speaking of using Americans and children as hostages and human shields, here are two small observations.

1. According to the UN, roughly half of the population of Gaza is age 18 or younger. This tends to be a feature of undeveloped, nay, primitive societies. Consider what this says about life expectancy in Gaza. Also a convenient weapon for Hamas to use in leveraging international sympathy and as JJ highlighted in the content, stoking generational rage against Israel.

2. Colorado Pediatrician Barbara Zind who traveled to Gaza around 10/5/23 remains stuck at a UN compound in southern Gaza near the closed border crossing into Egypt (as of last update about four days ago). It is not clear from available reports whose control this compound is under, be it Egypt, Hamas, or the UN.

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2023 08:32 AM (l4B/J)

80 12> Totally agree. The outside world leaders are definitely the reason why there has not been an all out assault on Gaza.

Posted by: sidney at October 24, 2023 08:32 AM (Uy/WF)

81 This is the enemy that the West faces.
Posted by: pawn at October 24, 2023 08:03 AM (5g9YU)

This is the enemy with whom the West colludes, believing that they can change things at the last moment to save themselves.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:32 AM (zhLdt)

82 The better analogy would be the Limes(sp?) Germanicus. A line of fortification along the Rhine meant to keep out the German tribes from invading Gaul and Northern Italy. The thing is? Many Romans of the time HATED the idea of the Limes Germanicus. It was seen as TOO passive and being on the defensive instead of neutralizing the threat.

So, good analogy- just wrong series of fortifications.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2023 08:21 AM (zZu0s)
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Yes, it was weak and I like your take on it. It occurred to me only when I read JJ's intro, so it wasn't well developed

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:33 AM (d04cU)

83 It's also,
United Nations Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2023 08:33 AM (NpAcC)

84 The price of 5.56 is spiking since 10/7

https://tinyurl.com/yv2sfyjy

Posted by: McCool at October 24, 2023 08:33 AM (Vm5ir)

85 So some dude named Colonel MacGregor is on Tucker last night and says the US and Israeli special forces have already suffered heavy losses in Gaza.

I can't find this reported anywhere.

Anyone heard this?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 24, 2023 08:23 AM (2tdDi)
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I dislike that guy. He always sounds like Mr. "Surrender while we can still be allowed to live!"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:34 AM (YBR5e)

86 "It's also,
United Nations Day.
Posted by: redridinghood"

Aw, bologna!

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2023 08:34 AM (vFG9F)

87 More incoming. Now the booms again. Seems like aiming for BG Airport.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:34 AM (2ShPH)

88 i'll say this JJ, more and more, i'm of the mind that Israel needs to take 30 minutes of the video they showed reporters, use the graphic videos and ONLY block the faces of the victims, and broadcast it globally.

Make it as ugly and explicit as it was. Then publicly summon the various ambassadors and ask them to deny Israel's right of retaliation. make it black and fucking white.

is this ok to you, or do you support israel? and if they hem or haw at ALL, expell them and their mission.
Posted by: SturmToddler at October 24, 2023 08:05 AM (nXhwP)

Sadly, probably too late at this point. At least some in the media who call it fake, their activist friends would parrot that, and the people who never shy away from a reason to hate Jews would take up the banner.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:34 AM (zhLdt)

89 Great, it appears Hamas has now learned they can slaughter Jews at will, but, as long as they take a few hostages, they'll be able to avoid any real consequences.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 08:34 AM (z5vMw)

90 So some dude named Colonel MacGregor is on Tucker last night and says the US and Israeli special forces have already suffered heavy losses in Gaza.
I can't find this reported anywhere.
Anyone heard this?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 24, 2023 08:23 AM (2tdDi)

with all the psy-ops floating around, it's impossible to say that a breaking story is true or not (see the hospital fiasco) But as best as I can tell, no one besides MacGregor has said anything like this, and since he's now just an armchair warrior, one wonders about his sources.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:30 AM (S6gqv)

Look Israel has launch small incursions into Gaza for intel and tactical reasons and yes have taken loses. Heavy loses no, since this is Israel and every Commander answers directly to an Israeli Mother, we'd know. US Special Forces? I have no idea. I strongly doubt they are boots on the ground in other than an advisory role. But who knows

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 08:35 AM (pVWRI)

91 Happy Birthday, J.J.!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 08:35 AM (z5vMw)

92 Good morning everyone. Thx JJ. I think Israel has yet to launch the Gaza invasion for several reasons. The first is the reservists have to get to there units. Secondly the Israelis have to position troops across the the Northern border and along the Golan, because I have no doubt that once Gaza is invaded Hezbollah will attack in north. The Israelis have sent in a couple of probing attacks into Gaza one of which was met with antitank fire killing one soldier. When Israel commits and the fighting gets nasty the other fronts have to be ready

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 24, 2023 08:35 AM (PeRgH)

93 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2023 08:36 AM (Zz0t1)

94 He should show it first to the IDF soldiers who are losing their edge minute by minute. And then give the go code.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 08:06 AM (x0n13)

I'm not a ground pounder but I suspect that would be a bad idea. You want your troops thinking clearly, not emotionally bent on personally enacting revenge.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:37 AM (zhLdt)

95 I'm curious. Does anyone who is Jewish who posts here think there are any people who are in Biden's cabinet who don't put leftist politics above their allegiance to Judaism and/or or a Jewish state?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:22 AM (RSbhh)
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I am, and I don't - but my being Jewish or their being Jewish is beside the point in the question. One needn't be Jewish (or any other group) to observe and draw conclusions. And this isn't a distinctly Jewish issue, either.

"Do any {insert group member} here think that {insert person here} doesn't put politics above her {whatever other thing here}?"

The answer is, universally, "no" - but it is particularly emphatic when it comes to religion. Politicians wear faith as a suit and nothing more. Nancy Pelosi the great Catholic, Lindsay Graham the great Baptist, etc. - it is all fiction and has always been fiction. Religious faith and domestic political power are mutually incompatible. It is *all* a show, at all times, in all contexts.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:37 AM (d04cU)

96 Colorado Pediatrician Barbara Zind who traveled to Gaza around 10/5/23 remains stuck at a UN compound in southern Gaza near the closed border crossing into Egypt (as of last update about four days ago). It is not clear from available reports whose control this compound is under, be it Egypt, Hamas, or the UN.
Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2023 08:32 AM (l4B/J)
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She should be safe there (so close to the southern crossing point to Egypt) from Israeli bombing, I would guess. Hamas might be a different matter.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:37 AM (YBR5e)

97 Columbia University professor calls out pro terror groups on "elite" college campuses. Post from Legal Insurrection:

https://tinyurl.com/ytcbj9jw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:37 AM (RSbhh)

98 So some dude named Colonel MacGregor is on Tucker last night and says the US and Israeli special forces have already suffered heavy losses in Gaza.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 24, 2023 08:23 AM (2tdDi)
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If he was referring to the first 2-3 days of the war, then yes. And many of the losses were within Israel, not in Gaza itself.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:37 AM (2ShPH)

99 "Great, it appears Hamas has now learned they can slaughter Jews at will, but, as long as they take a few hostages, they'll be able to avoid any real consequences.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing"


Well if they pulled that shit here then let me tell you what they would really really, uh, yeah, uh,

probably get the same treatment.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2023 08:37 AM (vFG9F)

100 It Is Time for Sullivan to Go

Oh.
I thought ya meant Ed.
Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 08:10 AM (T4tVD)
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No one will ever fit in his shoes.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:21 AM (2ShPH)

"Tonite, on OUR Shew..."

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (T4tVD)

101 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2023 08:36 AM (Zz0t1)
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always brings a smile!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (YBR5e)

102 I don't know how much preparation is going on to move west and north in response to a front opening there, but having an army in place and ready *before* moving into the inevitable long slog in Gaza may be a part of the delay.

Or Israel blinked due to US pressure. That is still a possibility, of course. I suppose we'll find out at some point.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:31 AM (d04cU)
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Didn't Israel call up something like 400,000 reservists from around the world? It will take time for them to make their way to Israel and be redeployed elsewhere. That may be a factor in the delay as well, accumulating the manpower and supplies necessary to maintain a protracted assault.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (YIVH2)

103 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:37 AM (d04cU)

This prospective politician doesn't.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (RSbhh)

104 The rest of the world has Israel in a catch 22. IF they do what they SHOULD do and lay waste to those trying to destroy her, they'll be shunned by the rest of the world.

If they do what the rest of the world wants them to do and sit on their hands, they'll be systematically destroyed by islhamic terrorists.

Sucks to be them right now, unfortunately. The rest of the world isn't going to do one damn thing to help them.

We'll just keep sending them money telling them to not defend themselves for the money.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

105 I'm curious. Does anyone who is Jewish who posts here think there are any people who are in Biden's cabinet who don't put leftist politics above their allegiance to Judaism and/or or a Jewish state basic human morality?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:22 AM (RSbhh)
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FIFY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:39 AM (2ShPH)

106 Jews or not, barbarity is barbarity.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2023 08:39 AM (vFG9F)

107 President Joe Biden received his worst ever favorability and job approval ratings from registered New York voters, a Siena College poll released Tuesday found. According to the poll, Biden has a negative 45-52% favorability rating, down from 50-45% last month, and a negative 46-51% job approval rating, down from 47-48% last month.

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 08:39 AM (RHGPo)

108 "This is the enemy that the West faces.
Posted by: pawn at October 24, 2023 08:03 AM (5g9YU)

This is the enemy with whom the West colludes, believing that they can change things at the last moment to save themselves."

The enemy is ultimately within us. The first step in knowing your enemy is to know yourself.

-Some shit Sun Tzu said, probably.

Posted by: pawn at October 24, 2023 08:39 AM (5g9YU)

109 I would also think the Israelis are waiting for a resupply from US of interceptor missiles for Iron Dome. If Hezbollah launches massively from the Lebanon the interceptors will be getting a workout

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 24, 2023 08:39 AM (PeRgH)

110 Or Israel blinked due to US pressure. That is still a possibility, of course. I suppose we'll find out at some point.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:31 AM (d04cU)
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With Joe and the Junta ruling the US (I don't for a minute believe they are duly elected) and having way too much power to make bad things happen, I can see Israel backing down. I'd also point out Israel is absolutely hated by the people currently running the country. The junta no longer thinks its necessary to hide their true sentiments, either.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 08:39 AM (z5vMw)

111 > So some dude named Colonel MacGregor is on Tucker last night and says the US and Israeli special forces have already suffered heavy losses in Gaza.
I can't find this reported anywhere.
Anyone heard this?
____________

Is there a connection to the SoF that were photographed (unintentionally?) last week and their ID's exposed? I don't know if they had actually been in Gaza prior to the photo being circulated. But if they had, it would suggest there has been at least some activity by Special Forces (both American and Israeli) since the early days of the conflict.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2023 08:40 AM (Q4IgG)

112 "Great, it appears Hamas has now learned they can slaughter Jews at will, but, as long as they take a few hostages, they'll be able to avoid any real consequences.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing"

--

It's crucial that there is no blowback or Islamophobia, h8r

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:40 AM (RDD2k)

113 Didn't Israel call up something like 400,000 reservists from around the world? It will take time for them to make their way to Israel and be redeployed elsewhere. That may be a factor in the delay as well, accumulating the manpower and supplies necessary to maintain a protracted assault.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (YIVH2)
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I saw a rumor of that, but not confirmation (but I could easily have missed it, and it would be a normal move). And that occurred to me, yes - needing reservists and weapons in place to respond immediately to the opening of a new front could explain the delay. Also might not. No idea.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:40 AM (d04cU)

114 The answer is, universally, "no" - but it is particularly emphatic when it comes to religion. Politicians wear faith as a suit and nothing more. Nancy Pelosi the great Catholic, Lindsay Graham the great Baptist, etc. - it is all fiction and has always been fiction. Religious faith and domestic political power are mutually incompatible. It is *all* a show, at all times, in all contexts.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:37 AM (d04cU)

Very good point - and for all those who go into politics, no matter from what creed, Power and Control is always their only true religion.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:40 AM (S6gqv)

115 I would also think the Israelis are waiting for a resupply from US of interceptor missiles for Iron Dome. If Hezbollah launches massively from the Lebanon the interceptors will be getting a workout
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 24, 2023 08:39 AM (PeRgH)
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Repeat and rinse:

https://tinyurl.com/yxhsrrjc

(Twitter)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:41 AM (2ShPH)

116 The *only* chance we've got to change things is to get an (R) president past the cheat in 2024, but Trump said pussy.
Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:26 AM (RDD2k)

Actually there is a second choice. The Founders provided the blueprint, but are we, as a people, willing? Sadly, I believe the answer is 'no'.

Posted by: thatcrazyjersey guy now with twice the crazy at October 24, 2023 08:41 AM (h4nev)

117 Biden has a negative 45-52% favorability rating, down from 50-45% last month, and a negative 46-51% job approval rating, down from 47-48% last month.

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People are paying $1000 more per month since 2021 just to exist the same way they were existing, and half the country still says he's doing a great job.

Pull the other one.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:41 AM (RDD2k)

118 1. According to the UN, roughly half of the population of Gaza is age 18 or younger. This tends to be a feature of undeveloped, nay, primitive societies. Consider what this says about life expectancy in Gaza. Also a convenient weapon for Hamas to use in leveraging international sympathy and as JJ highlighted in the content, stoking generational rage against Israel.

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2023 08:32 AM (l4B/J)
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The primary purpose of women in Gaza is to breed more jihadists. That's it. They send them out to kill or be killed as soon as they are old enough to carry a weapon or even a rock.

It's no wonder there are relatively few oldsters among them.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2023 08:42 AM (YIVH2)

119 above their allegiance to Judaism and/or or a Jewish state basic human morality?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:22 AM (RSbhh)
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FIFY
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:39 AM (2ShPH)

Biden and his team - "How many votes does Basic Human Morality have? Not many, right?"

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (S6gqv)

120 Ah . . . . . here we go again . . .having to endure the complete lying Marxist bullshit from the carrier of the most fake Hawaiian documentation ever, the Chicago Thug in Chief, the calmer of the oceans, the Kenyan "transformer" of our fine nation,. . . . the Odildo. . ., the one half of the brats' two daddies, who is in earnest finishing his 3rd term in office through Joey Sundowner Bidet. . . . just great.

Posted by: Depise Kenyan Manchurians at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (5uy7A)

121 Didn't Israel call up something like 400,000 reservists from around the world? It will take time for them to make their way to Israel and be redeployed elsewhere. That may be a factor in the delay as well, accumulating the manpower and supplies necessary to maintain a protracted assault.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (YIVH2)


360,000 but most were in Israel already

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (pVWRI)

122 This prospective politician doesn't.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (RSbhh)
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Which is why, if you get in and win your election, you will either not rise to national office (if that is your ambition), or you will not maintain your faith if you do so.

There is no room - not even a micron - for faith or morality at any political table in Washington, DC or in many of the state capitals. Faith and morality is squeezed out of any person who tries to get there, or that person will be forbidden entry. There are no moral men in Washington.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (d04cU)

123 Invading Lebanon was a mistake last time and would probably not happen again, but I could see as a possibility that Israel might become very aggressive in the no-mans-land along the northern border. Mostly, I bet they wait to see what Hezbollah does first. No reason to pick a fight by invading, I would think, when Israel really hopes to avoid that expansion.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (bVJye)

124 Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:40 AM (S6gqv)

Yes; if elected to the township committee I plan to storm the
the meetings and declare myself Mayor for Life.

(And that was sarcasm for anyone who wasn't sure. I'm running for a one year term in place of someone who resigned and there's no way I'd get elected Mayor.)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (RSbhh)

125 (Who was the black guy who died while selling "loosies?" - jjs)

Eric Garner

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (/HDaX)

126 I have opined that the ground incursion could be a feint. It will be costly beyond measure.

The world is watching the troops amassed and talking about that.

Meanwhile the IDF is dismantling Hamas from the air and with commando raids.

They could move and make this opinion look silly though.

Posted by: blaster at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (9C3LC)

127
Actually there is a second choice. The Founders provided the blueprint, but are we, as a people, willing? Sadly, I believe the answer is 'no'.

Posted by: thatcrazyjersey guy now with twice the crazy

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It's a solid point, but I was referring solely to operating with discussion, voting, and within the framework of the system.

Because once the other box is opened it becomes something else entirely. Heck, look at the move towards totalitarianism that occurred when they got the chance during the first civil war.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (RDD2k)

128 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (d04cU)

I do not plan to run for any other office and if I lose my faith, I lose the most important thing in my life.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:45 AM (RSbhh)

129 116 The *only* chance we've got to change things is to get an (R) president past the cheat in 2024, but Trump said pussy.
Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:26 AM (RDD2k)

sadly I think the only chance we now have is for all of this to crash and burn as quickly as possible, and for a new generation to try and cobble some semblance of decency back from the ashes. Too many huge parts of this society are now far, far past the possibility of reform.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:45 AM (S6gqv)

130 I don't know if there's any moral men or women in DC or not. I cannot judge their hearts.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:46 AM (RSbhh)

131 Obozo that platitude spouting sanctimonious sack of dung never misses an opportunity to disappoint.

Posted by: Comanche Voter at October 24, 2023 08:46 AM (cB7nX)

132 I do not plan to run for any other office and if I lose my faith, I lose the most important thing in my life.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:45 AM (RSbhh)
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Right, which is why it's good that they won't have to stymie your ambitions. This is not a comment about you, it's a comment on the universal evil of all those with real political power in this country. The system self-selects for evil. Demons need not apply.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:46 AM (d04cU)

133 *Non-Demons need not apply.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:47 AM (d04cU)

134 Yes; if elected to the township committee I plan to storm the
the meetings and declare myself Mayor for Life.

(And that was sarcasm for anyone who wasn't sure. I'm running for a one year term in place of someone who resigned and there's no way I'd get elected Mayor.)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (RSbhh)

ha, I didn't mean it for you - the genius of local positions is that no one at that level has any actual "power", not like the ones who enjoy sending missiles flying and jailing their percieved enemies.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:47 AM (S6gqv)

135 I do not plan to run for any other office and if I lose my faith, I lose the most important thing in my life.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:45 AM (RSbhh)


Fight the good fight. Run the race. Keep the faith. Long for His appearing.

Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:47 AM (45fpk)

136 Tom Elliott
@tomselliott

FBN’s
@MariaBartiromo
: “2,000 Chinese nationals [were] apprehended in the first 2 weeks of the new fiscal year. That’s just Oct 1st to Oct 14th. Two weeks, you had 2,000 Chinese nationals, largely military-aged men. You have to question what’s going on & what is Xi
Jinping directing, b/c I don’t think you can leave China for an extended period w/o having approval from the communist gov’t”

https://tinyurl.com/2p9ks5ue

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2023 08:47 AM (NpAcC)

137 "University Students’ Support For Terrorism Isn’t Ideology, It’s Conditioning"


It's the same for all the Leftist crap that is destroying the nation. College students and 'youth' have been conditioned to love Democrats, hate Republicans, support trannie uber-rights, hate guns, support no-limits abortion, support FedGov censorship of speech, and on and on.

Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (5fDan)

138
"Yes; if elected to the township committee I plan to storm the
the meetings and declare myself Mayor for Life"

So it begins.

Posted by: Guy who always says "So it begins" at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (vFG9F)

139 DOJ Offers Sweetheart Plea Deal To IRS Consultant Who Leaked Tax Return Information Of Trump And Thousands Of Wealthy Americans

Yet prosecutors in the Justice Department’s public integrity section of the criminal division charged Mr. Littlejohn in September with only a single count of willfully disclosing confidential tax information. ... The plea deal documents filed with the court note that ... “the defendant’s stipulated Sentencing Guidelines range is 8 to 14 months,” with a fine range of “$4,000 to $40,000.” What a steal. ...

The good news is that federal Judge Ana Reyes might not go along for this easy ride, given the gravity of the crime. During last week’s hearing, she promised there would be “severe consequences to this illegal act.” She’s still limited by the government’s decision to let Mr. Littlejohn cop to one count, since that means he cannot receive more than five years in jail.

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (RHGPo)

140 Iron Dome is an entirely domestic system. The missile is produced in Israel. It may have some US components (from Honeywell and the like) but I am pretty sure that info is hard to come by.

The US purchased a couple of Iron Dome systems a while ago "for research purposes". I think any reference to the US "resupplying" Iron Dome may be referring to the US sending these systems back.

I am guessing here.

Posted by: pawn at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (5g9YU)

141 All of us armchair warriors can talk all day about why Israel hasn't sent in ground troops, we don't know but just keep speculating. I've been following comments here since this all started and most of you have been wrong. From 24-48 hours and they'll have boots on the ground, waiting on hostage negotiations to every other imaginable scenario. Not going to do it anymore. Going to pray that the Good Lord keeps Israel safe and watches over Bibi, his cabinet and every member of their military & of course their citizens. Hang in their Biden's Dog.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (2NHgQ)

142 One side of the coin, Israel does whatever it deems necessary, at terrible cost, and the rest of the Arab world sits it out, at least directly.

The other side of the coin is Israel doing whatever it deems necessary, and the rest of the Arab world does not sit it out. Then much of the Middle East becomes a smoking hole, along with Israel and who knows where else.

Same as it ever was, or Biblical. Flip the coin.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (MZ+PY)

143 Invading Lebanon was a mistake last time
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (bVJye)
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Wrong! The mistake was not finishing the job. Reagan. Schultz. Habib.

Sounds like: Biden. Blinken. [insert whatever relevant names you wish here].

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (2ShPH)

144 I don't know if there's any moral men or women in DC or not. I cannot judge their hearts.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:46 AM (RSbhh)
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From the outside looking in, based on what's happened to Sarah Palin and now Boebert, I'd say running for higher office in this country is a good way to lose your faith and get caught up in the world.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 08:49 AM (z5vMw)

145 130 I don't know if there's any moral men or women in DC or not. I cannot judge their hearts.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:46 AM (RSbhh)

I listen to what Rashida Talib says, and I have no hesitation in judging her heart. She directs us to make that call.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:49 AM (S6gqv)

146 I remember from reading in history books what happened
between September 1 1939 and June 22 1940 when the Allies dithered and donked and screamed and shouted and turned themselves about and didn't go on offense.

Fortune Favous The Bold.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 24, 2023 08:49 AM (R/m4+)

147
Fight the good fight. Run the race. Keep the faith. Long for His appearing.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:47 AM (45fpk)
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Good morning, Grammie. Amen.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 08:49 AM (z5vMw)

148 I'm not familiar with Tom Emmer but from a cursory read he sounds like the worst Speaker candidate yet.

I'm sort of surprised the GOP isn't considering Elise Stefanik (NY). She's popular with the old guard, seems acceptable to the many RINO's, and Trump loves her.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:50 AM (JMwgj)

149 Hang in their Biden's Dog.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (2NHgQ)
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My worry is cannon fodder.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:50 AM (2ShPH)

150 Aaaaand, the House in the People's Democratic Republic of Massachusetts has just passed the most sweeping gun control law in American history. No doubt every Dem in the Senate will vote for it, and our governor is itching to sign it.

Fuck this place, in particular.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 24, 2023 08:50 AM (aQy7p)

151 Israel (and all countries) must learn: if you make common cause with the DC regime, it will only bring you suffering and death. America is a syphilitic old whore of an empire. Lay down with her, and your dick will rot off.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 24, 2023 08:50 AM (0FoWg)

152 Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:47 AM (45fpk)
l
Thanks, Grammie. I appreciate the scriptural encouragement. I'm doing my best with God's help and very kindly Republicans who have been encouraging to me, some who have told me they are praying for me and also help me laugh.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:50 AM (RSbhh)

153 Fight the good fight. Run the race. Keep the faith. Long for His appearing.
Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:47 AM (45fpk)
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Thank you grammie for that reminder.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:50 AM (JMwgj)

154 Good morning, Grammie. Amen.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 08:49 AM (z5vMw)


Good morning blake!

Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 08:51 AM (45fpk)

155 Trump is expected to be in court today, as well as Michael Cohen who will testify against him.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2023 08:51 AM (NpAcC)

156 All of us armchair warriors can talk all day about why Israel hasn't sent in ground troops, we don't know but just keep speculating. I've been following comments here since this all started and most of you have been wrong. From 24-48 hours and they'll have boots on the ground...

--

That last sentence there was the most important and prescient one posted here back when all this started. It was pointed out that the longer they waited the more monkeywrenches would be thrown in the works and the more the MSM and our own government would work against them. Striking immediately while everyone was on the side of the good guys - and it was a clear case of good and bad guys - was the best choice, and the longer it was postponed the less likely it would be to happen because "oh no Muslimophobia" and "womenz and childrenz"

And here we are.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:52 AM (RDD2k)

157 Yes; if elected to the township committee I plan to storm the meetings and declare myself Mayor for Life.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:43 AM (RSbhh)

Do you have your military uniform complete with sash, epaulettes, and dozens of medals ready?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:52 AM (zhLdt)

158 151 Israel (and all countries) must learn: if you make common cause with the DC regime, it will only bring you suffering and death. America is a syphilitic old whore of an empire. Lay down with her, and your dick will rot off.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 24, 2023 08:50 AM (0FoWg)

Unfortunately the US remains militarily the 900 lb gorilla stomping around mindlessly, which no one can afford to ignore. That's Israel's dilemma.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:53 AM (S6gqv)

159 I don't know if there's any moral men or women in DC or not. I cannot judge their hearts.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke


You will know them by their actions.

And I haven't seen morals in decades.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2023 08:53 AM (l8w2w)

160 Wrong! The mistake was not finishing the job. Reagan. Schultz. Habib.

Sounds like: Biden. Blinken. [insert whatever relevant names you wish here].
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (2ShPH)
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Well, I bow to superior knowledge. But even you would (I hope) acknowledge it seriously bogged Israel down militarily and turned into a propaganda disaster.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:53 AM (JMwgj)

161 @MariaBartiromo: “2,000 Chinese nationals [were] apprehended in the first 2 weeks of the new fiscal year. That’s just Oct 1st to Oct 14th. Two weeks, you had 2,000 Chinese nationals, largely military-aged men. You have to question what’s going on & what is Xi
Jinping directing, b/c I don’t think you can leave China for an extended period w/o having approval from the communist gov’t” ...
Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2023 08:47 AM (NpAcC)
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It is almost certainly a combination of factors, and Bartiromo is smart enough to know it.

Some of them are surely Xi's agents. I doubt it's most of them, though it could be. Xi doesn't need to send them over the southern border when he can send them straight to Stanford on student visas, and where they will do far more damage. Xi probably isn't building terror cells in the American interior. There'd be no point. That isn't the game.

I suspect that most of the Chinese nationals streaming over the border are the Chinese equivalent of the Guatemalans streaming over the border: poor people running away (except the Chinese are probably not cartel-managed slaves like the Latinos are).

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:53 AM (d04cU)

162 Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2023 08:53 AM (l8w2w)

There is much that happens behind the scenes. I wouldn't judge their morality entirely by what they do or not do in front of a microphone.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:55 AM (RSbhh)

163 "I suspect that most of the Chinese nationals streaming over the border are the Chinese equivalent of the Guatemalans streaming over the border: poor people running away (except the Chinese are probably not cartel-managed slaves like the Latinos are)."

I agree. The Chinese agents are given the best advantages possible. They want them infiltrating the defense department labs, not the kitchens.

Posted by: pawn at October 24, 2023 08:55 AM (5g9YU)

164 sadly I think the only chance we now have is for all of this to crash and burn as quickly as possible, and for a new generation to try and cobble some semblance of decency back from the ashes. Too many huge parts of this society are now far, far past the possibility of reform.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:45 AM (S6gqv)

On the plus side, I doubt there are enough intelligent people, educated properly, to maintain the current surveillance state forever, let alone expand/update it.

Sucks for us but once again evil will doth evil mar.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:56 AM (zhLdt)

165 While I disagree with the delays, I believe what most are missing here here the biggest weakness of the current West, and that is-

the need/obsession to "Titrate" all events and actions.

It's part of Our Betters need/obsession for total control. Usually, it's expressed by the word "proportionality".

But, what it is is the believe that if "we" just put the right amount of military pressure or give them just the correct smidgen of cash or let them have "room to riot" and surrender exactly the correct piece of land, that we can win negotiations and get what "we" want.

We saw that here in the US after 9/11. But, suppose that we'd taken our righteous anger and immediately nuked the top 3 islamic holy sites, including Mecca to dust. Nuked anything bigger than a dog house in Afghanistan, assassinated every single Saudi and Emirate Royal who financed 9/11(and there were plenty). What if we'd done all that? I'd argue that we'd be in a much better world today.

Yes, it would've been horrible. But, it would've been a "horrible" that the world understood.

Right now, we see Israel engaged in the same titration...it won't work well for them either.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 24, 2023 08:56 AM (QzZeQ)

166 Stephen Colbert is so jazzed about Covid vaccines that he did a cringeworthy song and dance about them but it doesn’t look like they have done him much good. The far left “comedian” shut down the Late Show last week as he dealt with his third round of Covid.

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 08:56 AM (RHGPo)

167 I am giving Israel the benefit of the doubt and hoping that they are degrading Hamas from the air before the ground offensive. That will also free up the air force to concentrate on the North.

But I have to agree with Sefton...this is a turning point in Israel's geopolitical position. If they don't destroy Hamas, then the Arab world will assume correctly that they are no longer the preeminent power in the region.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 24, 2023 08:56 AM (3Gtis)

168 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:52 AM (zhLdt)

LOL. Not ready yet. The election isn't until November 7th.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:56 AM (RSbhh)

169 "Virtue-signaling ‘inclusiveness’ can't budge men's tastes."
Beauty is Truth Against Woke Fantasy"

Telling people what they have to call "beautiful" is one of the mind control methods tyrants use to keep people in line.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2023 08:57 AM (vFG9F)

170 There is much that happens behind the scenes. I wouldn't judge their morality entirely by what they do or not do in front of a microphone.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:55 AM (RSbhh)
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What happens behind closed doors leaks out into the visible world, one way or another. The specific deals and conditions usually don't, but the *effects* of those decisions are inevitably on full display.

Well look around at what is on full display.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 08:58 AM (d04cU)

171 The good news is that federal Judge Ana Reyes might not go along for this easy ride, given the gravity of the crime. During last week’s hearing, she promised there would be “severe consequences to this illegal act.”
Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 08:48 AM (RHGPo)

She bought herself a yardstick and she's gonna give those knuckles a good old rap. It'll hurt for several minutes.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 08:58 AM (zhLdt)

172 China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job recently without any official explanation. Li was also removed from his positions as a member of the Central Military Commission – a powerful body headed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping who ultimately commands the armed forces – and as one of China’s five state councillors – a senior position in the cabinet that outranks a regular minister, state broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday.

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 08:58 AM (RHGPo)

173 I'm of two minds on Menendez, guiltily. Yes, he is extraordinarily corrupt, but if the Democrats hate him so much I sort of hope he gets off again, so he can keep irritating the Junta.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:58 AM (JMwgj)

174 "The far left “comedian” shut down the Late Show last week as he dealt with his third round of Covid.
Posted by: SMOD"

It's my fault because I didn't get the shots. You should be thanking me.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2023 08:59 AM (vFG9F)

175 Spiked has a piece out about how so many liberal jewish organizations in the US, such as the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, gave their full hearted vocal and financial support to Black Lives Matter (BLM) Now that BLM has shown their complete support for Hamas, these groups are finding out what we were trying to tell them - when they said "Black Lives Matter" the unsaid part was "And No One Else's Lives Matter to Us."

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:59 AM (S6gqv)

176 places coexist bumper sticker on JJ's urban support vehicle and runs for cover!

Posted by: Disenfranchised Voter at October 24, 2023 09:00 AM (dLiGu)

177 There is much that happens behind the scenes. I wouldn't judge their morality entirely by what they do or not do in front of a microphone.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:55 AM (RSbhh)

Not even Yoko when she sings ?

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 09:00 AM (T4tVD)

178 "On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;
he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace
from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken."

Isaiah 25:7-8

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2023 09:00 AM (b82nJ)

179 I'm of two minds on Menendez, guiltily. Yes, he is extraordinarily corrupt, but if the Democrats hate him so much I sort of hope he gets off again, so he can keep irritating the Junta.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:58 AM (JMwgj)
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I think he's a sacrifice for propaganda. He's a reasonably big big shot, but not such a big big shot that he has a huge power network. Taking him out for routine corruption will give the DoJ spokeswhores a concrete example they can point to when they assert that there is but one standard of enforcement.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 09:00 AM (d04cU)

180 Israel walk on road. Walk right side, safe. Walk left side safe. Walk middle, sooner or later get squish like grape. Here, war, same thing. Either you war do "yes" or war do "no." You war do "guess so."

Posted by: Mr. Miyagi at October 24, 2023 09:01 AM (gmo/4)

181 166 Stephen Colbert is so jazzed about Covid vaccines that he did a cringeworthy song and dance about them but it doesn’t look like they have done him much good. The far left “comedian” shut down the Late Show last week as he dealt with his third round of Covid.
Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 08:56 AM (RHGPo)

The greatest piece of comedy he could ever do in his life would be if he were to die of it right now.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 09:01 AM (S6gqv)

182 I find great comfort in that, Marcus T.

Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at October 24, 2023 09:01 AM (45fpk)

183 Israel walk on road. Walk right side, safe. Walk left side safe. Walk middle, sooner or later get squish like grape. Here, war, same thing. Either you war do "yes" or war do "no." You war do "guess so" you squish like grape.

Posted by: Mr. Miyagi at October 24, 2023 09:02 AM (gmo/4)

184 I think he's a sacrifice for propaganda. He's a reasonably big big shot, but not such a big big shot that he has a huge power network. Taking him out for routine corruption will give the DoJ spokeswhores a concrete example they can point to when they assert that there is but one standard of enforcement.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 09:00 AM (d04cU)
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Was Menendez caught up in an underage hooker scandal, too?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 09:02 AM (z5vMw)

185 I have a retarded aunt that has had Covid 3 times since being vaxxed and boosted. She'll get her next booster as early as possible.

You can't fix stupid.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at October 24, 2023 09:02 AM (R4t5M)

186 177 There is much that happens behind the scenes. I wouldn't judge their morality entirely by what they do or not do in front of a microphone.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 08:55 AM (RSbhh)

When people stand up in public and tell you who they are - Believe Them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 09:02 AM (S6gqv)

187 Was Menendez caught up in an underage hooker scandal, too?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 09:02 AM (z5vMw)
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Something like that, I think, yeah. I don't remember the details.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 09:03 AM (d04cU)

188 About those Chinese nationals at the southern border....

IIRC anyone who legally leaves China has to apply for an exit visa. "Legally" being the operative there. With an exit visa there'd be no reason to be smuggled into the U.S. But you'd be identified.

So, one of two things; these Chinese nationals are poor and somehow avoided Xi's police state mandates and made it all the way from mainland China to South or Central America.
- Or -
They've been "sent" here by the CCP with the full backing of the Chinese government.

Only one of those is really plausible. IMO YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2023 09:04 AM (Q4IgG)

189 Amen Grammie. All of Isaiah 25 is comforting.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2023 09:04 AM (b82nJ)

190 The Guardian: Children in Gaza are developing severe trauma symptoms alongside the risk of death and injury, according to a Palestinian psychiatrist. The “lack of any safe place has created a general sense of fear and horror among the entire population and children are most impacted,” he said.

@SenFettermanPA Now is not the time to talk about a ceasefire. We must support Israel in efforts to eliminate the Hamas terrorists who slaughtered innocent men, women, and children. Hamas does not want peace, they want to destroy Israel. We can talk about a ceasefire after Hamas is neutralized.

Whenever someone says "think of the children", they leave out an implied "Israel should do something about that". They never mention that Hamas started this crisis (and certainly didn't "think of the children" ) and can end it just as quickly.

Inhumane. These kids have ZERO responsibility for Hamas, But they are paying the price. Ceasefire NOW!

What's your plan to restrain the IDF do it quits doing headshots to innocent little kids as it's done for years? How about your plan to stop bulldozing homes?

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 24, 2023 09:04 AM (NCgXW)

191 Unfortunately the US remains militarily the 900 lb gorilla stomping around mindlessly, which no one can afford to ignore. That's Israel's dilemma.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:53 AM (S6gqv)

Yes very accurate. Which is why many of us on the right long ago suggested Israel find a way to ween itself off USA Financial Aid. But, of course, that is easier said than done. Even if that aid is mostly used to buy American Weapons and does benefit the American Arms Industries and the American economy

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 09:04 AM (pVWRI)

192 @151, 158 I think we can agree that the US is acting like a 900 lb syphilitic old whore stomping around mindlessly

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 24, 2023 09:05 AM (PeRgH)

193 The Junta wants the IDF's plans for Gaza ops. Gee, I wonder why? I can think of several reasons. None that will help the IDF and Israel.

https://tinyurl.com/ymn9n88y

"Biden administration 'fears Israel lacks achievable military objectives in Gaza and IDF doesn't have a workable plan for ground invasion' - as top Marine is deployed to advise on urban warfare"

"Officials said they are yet to see a workable plan for the expected Gaza invasion"

"They're warning urban warfare is complicated and may result in heavy casualties"

"Top Marine Lt Gen James Glynn has been sent to advise Israel over the invasion"

Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2023 09:05 AM (5fDan)

194 I'm going with Joe Mannix on this one: Menendez is being sacrificed because the Junta can get away with it. Menendez made the mistake of being openly corrupt without having any insurance information to keep the DOJ at bay.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 09:05 AM (z5vMw)

195 Taking him out for routine corruption will give the DoJ spokeswhores a concrete example they can point to when they assert that there is but one standard of enforcement.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 09:00 AM (d04cU)
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Yes, true, but as Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations and the primary voice in the party against the secret Iran deal he was a problem. That they are trying to claim he was a spy for Egyptian Intelligence tells you something, I think, since Egypt dislikes Iranian expansionism. I'm a little surprised they haven't discovered a Saudi link they can throw out, but maybe the Saudis focus entirely on buying Republicans.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 09:06 AM (JMwgj)

196 Mr. Muldoon sir, thank you for the limerick! It made my dad laugh and he was so happy to get a special Muldoon limerick!
Thank you to all who offered prayers for Mindful Webworker. He is still in for a long recovery but doing better everyday.

Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (Uul2f)

197 Stephen Colbert is so jazzed about Covid vaccines that he did a cringeworthy song and dance about them but it doesn’t look like they have done him much good. The far left “comedian” shut down the Late Show last week as he dealt with his third round of Covid.
Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 08:56 AM (RHGPo)

The greatest piece of comedy he could ever do in his life would be if he were to die of it right now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 09:01 AM (S6gqv)

That would be an Andy Kaufman-grade longterm cringe comedy act for the ages.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (QzZeQ)

198 Good morning, all. Feliz cumpleanos, J.J.

Do you see the congruency with Shrub's handling of 9/ll? And it isn't just Jews. It's the entire west staring at the Anschluss in frozen horror.

But doing nothing. Again.

Posted by: creeper at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (cTCuP)

199 >>Well, what about the American and other foreign hostages being held in Gaza? Don't you think, Sefton, that Biden has concern for them? Do. Not. Make. Me. Laugh.

"LOLGF" is the typical Biden admin response to Americans they leave behind in a war zone or other disaster.

Just ask all the civilians (and military dogs) in Afghanistan, or the residents of East Palestine (oh! we've found 'Palestinians' the MSM/DC feel free to ignore), the missing children in Maui, the WSJ reporter held in Russia, and so on.

One way this Israel approach is on-brand is that they also ignore Americans slaughtered by domestic terrorists, such as Waukesha Christmas parade and Nashville school shooting victims and their families.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (izj35)

200 172 China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job recently without any official explanation. Li was also removed from his positions as a member of the Central Military Commission – a powerful body headed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping who ultimately commands the armed forces – and as one of China’s five state councillors – a senior position in the cabinet that outranks a regular minister, state broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday.
Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 08:58 AM (RHGPo)

There was a story yesterday saying that a book in China about the last Ming Emperor, who mismanaged China into the ground and committed suicide, was being banned by Xi. I noted that one of the things that characterized the Chongzhen Emperor (his chosen name) was that he almost maniacally seized and executed all of his top ministers because of his paranoia. And then he would execute their replacements.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (S6gqv)

201 Amen Grammie. All of Isaiah 25 is comforting.

--

I recently discovered Micah 6:8

I think that's the important part of reading and re-reading the Bible, and then starting over and doing it again. Things will resonate with you when they need to, and you will be able to understand things you didn't see before as you grow.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (RDD2k)

202 Biden administration 'fears Israel lacks achievable military objectives in Gaza and IDF doesn't have a workable plan for ground invasion' - as top Marine is deployed to advise on urban warfare"

Boy, that's fucking rich.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (R4t5M)

203 Addendum: Heaven knows I need all the growing I can get. I'm trying, though.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 09:08 AM (RDD2k)

204 Well, I bow to superior knowledge. But even you would (I hope) acknowledge it seriously bogged Israel down militarily and turned into a propaganda disaster.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:53 AM (JMwgj)
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We are where we are today with Iran's front line proxy, Hizballah, because of that stall in Beirut and then the hasty retreat to the Litani and then the ultra-hasty retreat back to the 1967 CF line with our abandoning our allies, the S. Lebanese Christians (all the latter thanks to coward and traitor to this very moment, Ehud Barak).

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:09 AM (2ShPH)

205 Thanks JJ !

AGAIN !!!

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2023 09:09 AM (T4tVD)

206 So, one of two things; these Chinese nationals are poor and somehow avoided Xi's police state mandates and made it all the way from mainland China to South or Central America.
- Or -
They've been "sent" here by the CCP with the full backing of the Chinese government.

Only one of those is really plausible. IMO YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2023 09:04 AM (Q4IgG)
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I'd bet on a lot of them being near-poor (not abjectly poor, but not doing well, and with no expectation of improvement). Gaming Red China's exit visa system is difficult but not impossible, and it happens via third countries. It is hard to get an exit visa to the US and similar, but it is fairly easy to get an exit visa to other places.

Go from China to some country where the entry visa can also be applied to a third country (say, Turkey) without involvement from the CCP. Then hop from Turkey to a country where there is open visitation (say, Brazil). Once in South America, move overland until you hook up with a cartel-backed convoy and make your way north. Unlike the natives, you will have to pay the cartel operatives cash. The scheme will cost $15k-$20k. Real money, but workable for many.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 09:09 AM (d04cU)

207 “The Horizon Captain and First Officer quickly responded, engine power was not lost and the crew secured the aircraft without incident.”

**********

...without incident...?

Allow me a moment to ponder this statement.

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2023 09:09 AM (l4B/J)

208 Biden administration 'fears Israel lacks achievable military objectives in Gaza and IDF doesn't have a workable plan for ground invasion' - as top Marine is deployed to advise on urban warfare"

Boy, that's fucking rich.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (R4t5M)

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You know, a real MSM would have doubts about anything the Junta has to say about military operations after Afghanistan.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 09:09 AM (z5vMw)

209 "think that's the important part of reading and re-reading the Bible, and then starting over and doing it again. Things will resonate with you when they need to, and you will be able to understand things you didn't see before as you grow."

Amen. Indeed. There is so much meaning you can directly relate to. More comfort then you will find anywhere else.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2023 09:09 AM (b82nJ)

210 Biden administration 'fears Israel lacks achievable military objectives in Gaza and IDF doesn't have a workable plan for ground invasion' - as top Marine is deployed to advise on urban warfare"

Boy, that's fucking rich.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (R4t5M)
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Stupid is as stupid does, mama always said

Posted by: Gen. Mark Milley-Vanilli (RET) at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (JMwgj)

211 The call up and activation of reserve troops, logistics, supplies, etc takes time. O ce Isreal pulls the trigger, they cannot ever retreat or stop until the mission is done. And Bibi and others have made the mission's goal elicit.

The continued barrage of rockets while Isreal does not launch a ground operation only helps with their ultimate decision to invade.

Hezballah in the north must be accounted for in any "what if" calculation.

Unfortunately, the hostages cannot be taken into consideration.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (FxH7T)

212 From the Tech Thread: Wow.

7 people killed after more than 150 vehicles crashed along Louisiana’s I-55 amid dense fog, officials say (CNN)
Posted by: m at October 24, 2023

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The latest count is 158 vehicles, 7 dead, 28 injured. But you know, in all these stories, there hasn't been a mention of whether it happened on the northbound side or the south. I expect the latter, as that would be the normal commute pattern in the morning from outlying areas, but no mention that I've seen. This a.m. the news people say the northbound side is the one completely closed, so I guess that it happened there.

Yes, there was fog, and smoke from a marsh fire. (I saw the haze and smelled it on Sunday afternoon.) You'd think people would call in and say, "It's too dangerous to drive." You'd think they'd slow the F down and leave extra space between the vehicle ahead. But noooo. At least one driver was quoted as saying, when she tapped the brakes to slow down, the truck behind hit her. That's following WAY too close.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (J2vNu)

213 Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (Uul2f)

Good news.. Prayers continuing

Posted by: It's me donna at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (bs+z0)

214 "Officials said they are yet to see a workable plan for the expected Gaza invasion"

"They're warning urban warfare is complicated and may result in heavy casualties"

"Top Marine Lt Gen James Glynn has been sent to advise Israel over the invasion"
Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2023 09:05 AM (5fDan)

If I was Israel, I would put effort into making a very believable but completely fake plan to give to Biden - so that after Biden sends it to Hamas, they will be concentrating their forces in all the wrong places.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (S6gqv)

215 Imagine being an Israeli soldier just coming back from a fight. Or an Israeli political leader being tasked with formulating a response.

And someone tells you that some American politician wants to meet with you to amp up their campaign.

How, in the hell, do you ever agree to such a thing and not spit in that person's face?

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (KbCG3)

216 Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (RDD2k)

That's wonderful, Robbie!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (RSbhh)

217 The Democrats will probably end up electing our Speaker.
They'll decide which one is the most moderate/ liberal and give that person enough votes from their side to get to 217.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2023 09:11 AM (NpAcC)

218 There might also be a plan afoot to go into the North first to neutralize Hezbellah BEFORE going into Gaza
Posted by: Nevergiveup at O

Maybe some other plans too....

Posted by: runner at October 24, 2023 09:12 AM (hht4k)

219 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:09 AM (2ShPH)
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and look what's happened to the Christian population of Lebanon since. Dropped by half.

Posted by: Gen. Mark Milley-Vanilli (RET) at October 24, 2023 09:12 AM (JMwgj)

220 >>Inhumane. These kids have ZERO responsibility for Hamas, But they are paying the price. Ceasefire NOW!



[insert pictures of the lil' toddlers being dressed in camo, waving guns and chanting "Kill the Jews" here]

Golda Meir had a comment about this. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2023 09:12 AM (izj35)

221 Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (Uul2f)

Thanks for letting us know, dear. Prayers continue.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 09:13 AM (RSbhh)

222 If I was Israel, I would put effort into making a very believable but completely fake plan to give to Biden - so that after Biden sends it to Hamas, they will be concentrating their forces in all the wrong places.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (S6gqv)
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agree

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 09:13 AM (JMwgj)

223 Doubt stale techniques from 20 years ago would be any use...

Posted by: runner at October 24, 2023 09:13 AM (hht4k)

224 But noooo. At least one driver was quoted as saying, when she tapped the brakes to slow down, the truck behind hit her. That's following WAY too close.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (J2vNu)
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where I used to live was noted for the dreaded Tule Fog. I've seen that fog so dense one can barely make out the line along the edge of the road. In that same fog, I've seen someone come barreling out of it at 65mph. It isn't that the fog is so dense; it's the dense drivers who are the problem.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 09:13 AM (z5vMw)

225 >>And someone tells you that some American politician wants to meet with you to amp up their campaign.


An American politician who's placed an Iranian agent as the top ME expert within his team.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2023 09:14 AM (izj35)

226 MOUT operations are incredibly complex and high risk. The enemy knew this would be one of the responses and has already had an incredibly long time to prep. Delaying could have the effect of degrading their capabilities and uncovering some of their prepared positions and tunnel complexes. They will also need to resupply and the longer you wait the more movement gets uncovered. They have also advised the civilian population to move out which will allow the assault to proceed scorched earth. Meanwhile they're taking out command and control. They may have gotten pressure not to go in, and they will eventually, but militarily it could be a plus in the end.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2023 09:15 AM (b82nJ)

227 ... You'd think they'd slow the F down and leave extra space between the vehicle ahead. But noooo. At least one driver was quoted as saying, when she tapped the brakes to slow down, the truck behind hit her. That's following WAY too close.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (J2vNu)
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You'd think, but that's not what happens. California studied this exhaustively because of fog-related pileups. What they learned was completely the opposite of what they expected.

In heavy fog, speeds often *increase.* People intend to go slower, but they actually do the opposite, entirely by accident. There is less visual input, fewer obvious indicators of speed. You think you're going slow, but you're actually going fast - and since visibility is low, you're paying attention to what's in front of you and checking your gauges less.

California's first response to that finding was surprisingly effective. During fog, they reprogram the electronic highway signs. They say things like, "Dense Fog. SLOW DOWN!"

Fog-related pileups declined precipitously after making that change.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 09:15 AM (d04cU)

228 ...according to a Palestinian psychiatrist...

*********

Great. Now 'm going to need yet another moment to ponder THIS phrase...

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2023 09:15 AM (l4B/J)

229 Boy, that's fucking rich.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at October 24, 2023 09:07 AM (R4t5M)

Well, the U.S. military has an excellent recent history of success. Look how well we did in Afghanistan and Iraq!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 24, 2023 09:15 AM (3Gtis)

230 The election system is designed in such a way as to assume honesty will prevail.
There are virtually no safeguards against rigging that can be exercised after the count has been performed. The timing is too short to really go thru courts, the courts don’t want to deal with it for a multitude of reasons, other politicians are afraid that their elections (with or without their knowledge) were rigged and they will lose their positions, the system doesn’t want to believe the elections can be rigged or the facade of the Potemkin governments just might be revealed. Leaving us with anarchy.

When Joe Biden says that Trump is destroying democracy, he means that, unlike Nixon who let JFK cheat in Texas and Illinois, Trump would not turn the other cheek to maintain the illusion of fairness and honesty.

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2023 09:15 AM (RHGPo)

231 Good centered morning everyone. Thank you J.J.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 24, 2023 09:15 AM (h/xVB)

232 Well, time to take the dog for a walk.

Later!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 09:16 AM (z5vMw)

233 We are where we are today with Iran's front line proxy, Hizballah, because of that stall in Beirut and then the hasty retreat to the Litani and then the ultra-hasty retreat back to the 1967 CF line with our abandoning our allies, the S. Lebanese Christians (all the latter thanks to coward and traitor to this very moment, Ehud Barak).
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:09 AM (2ShPH)

Abandoning Lebanon to Hezbollah and Iranian control has been a huge, 40 year mistake, highlighted by this week's 40 year anniversary of the marine bombing in Beirut. The only thin defense for Israel is that once America turned tail and ran, it was difficult for Israel to maintain it's positon there. (but now the price is clear)

The only truly great foreign policy disaster of Reagan's presidency, but in his defense he was in his first term, and he went along with what his State Department wanted him to do.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 09:16 AM (S6gqv)

234 and look what's happened to the Christian population of Lebanon since. Dropped by half.
Posted by: Gen. Mark Milley-Vanilli (RET) at October 24, 2023 09:12 AM (JMwgj)
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And they didn't move to Bethlehem!

I feel miserable for them. Some of them escaped to Israel. The ones I bump into now and then are simple good hard working people.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:17 AM (2ShPH)

235 =============
always brings a smile!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 08:38 AM (YBR5e)


I help where I can.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2023 09:18 AM (Zz0t1)

236 MSM should ask Mop Top, John Kirby, Jake Sullivan, and Antony Blinken (four spits), "If Hamas is going to eventually give back all their hostages without getting anything tangible in return, why did Hamas take hostages? Are you being duped into inaction by Hamas occasionally returning a few US or Israeli hostages?"

MSM will not ask those questions.

Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2023 09:19 AM (5fDan)

237 The Biden administration saying Israel has no plans in Gaza is stupid. They are setting out on a search and destroy operation. The Biden idiots are thinking "social justice" , a workable Gaza government framework, and of course Gaza LGBT rights

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 24, 2023 09:19 AM (PeRgH)

238 The only truly great foreign policy disaster of Reagan's presidency, but in his defense he was in his first term, and he went along with what his State Department wanted him to do.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 09:16 AM (S6gqv)
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Another failure was the Iraqi Osirak reactor. Fortunately Menachem Begin ignored American diktats then.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:20 AM (2ShPH)

239 There might also be a plan afoot to go into the North first to neutralize Hezbellah BEFORE going into Gaza
Posted by: Nevergiveup at O

Maybe some other plans too....
Posted by: runner at October 24, 2023 09:12 AM (hht4k)

yes. Look this is not Israel's first rodeo. I "assume" and hope whatever Israel does, it will be the unexpected. They should have learned from their mistakes in the past fighting in Gaza and US issues when fighting in an urban setting.

I trust the Israeli Military, even if I do not trust their civilian Leadership

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 09:20 AM (pVWRI)

240 Biden administration 'fears Israel lacks achievable military objectives in Gaza and IDF doesn't have a workable plan for ground invasion' - as top Marine is deployed to advise on urban warfare"
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Now do Ukraine.

What is our exit plan?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 24, 2023 09:22 AM (TzW+Y)

241 California's first response to that finding was surprisingly effective. During fog, they reprogram the electronic highway signs. They say things like, "Dense Fog. SLOW DOWN!"

Fog-related pileups declined precipitously after making that change.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023 09:15 AM (d04cU)

I'm sorry, I have a hard time believing this it true. The idea that the California government did something intelligent and effective is just not believable.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 09:22 AM (zhLdt)

242 A complete ban on ALL natural gas appliances, and decommissioning natural gas lines. It's already passed the state senate.

Coal and NG make up around 70% of our power, and they're going to be completely shut off by 2030 with no replacement available.

The *only* chance we've got to change things is to get an (R) president past the cheat in 2024, but Trump said pussy.
Posted by: Moron Robbie is raising arrows at October 24, 2023 08:26 AM (RDD2k)

A (R) president isn't going to save NYS. A (R) president isn't going to solve NYS problems. What is scarier is that the legislature is talking about decommissioning pipelines. There are pipelines that go through New York to New England. They have to - can't get into New England without going through NY somehow. And New England is NG starved as it is. What NG we do have comes in from......Russia....into Boston Harbor.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 24, 2023 09:22 AM (N39Ws)

243 239 I trust the Israeli Military, even if I do not trust their civilian Leadership
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 09:20 AM (pVWRI)


They cannot inform Biden's handlers at all. Total radio silence until the absolute last second. And even then, maybe not that.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 09:23 AM (x0n13)

244 The election system is designed in such a way as to assume honesty will prevail.
There are virtually no safeguards against rigging that can be exercised after the count has been performed. . . . .
Posted by: SMOD

I've mentioned before I worked with voting systems for almost 10 years. Both on the registration and tabulation sides.

SMOD's statement is absolutely correct. My firm had a set of standing suggestions for the (State) Secretaries of State for every installation we performed. They were never implemented - not due to cost btw.

Nothing is easier than honest registering a (real) voter. Nothing is easier than counting. Nothing is easier than keeping the counts honest and secure.

They. Just. Didn't. Want. To. Do. That.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 24, 2023 09:23 AM (h/xVB)

245 The Israel - Hamas conflict is all about choosing sides right now. Everything these days is framed this way. Whether it's societal, political or religious you are forced to choose a side. And you'll be judged on which side you choose.

The *biden junta hasn't chosen one yet. At least not in any meaningful way. Which is telling.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2023 09:23 AM (Q4IgG)

246 What terrifies me is if ISIS were to detonate a nuclear device and kill 50 million Americans. Imagine the backlash against peaceful Muslims?
~~ Norm Macdonald
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The Biden attitude.

I prefer the Chicago Way myself.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 09:24 AM (bVJye)

247 Palestinians
No arms wish to embrace them
But the warm sea’s waves

Posted by: Oglebay at October 24, 2023 09:24 AM (7fVdQ)

248 Well, the U.S. military has an excellent recent history of success. Look how well we did in Afghanistan and Iraq!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 24, 2023 09:15 AM (3Gtis)

In fairness, the military did pretty well until the politicians said "that's enough".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023 09:24 AM (zhLdt)

249 243 239 I trust the Israeli Military, even if I do not trust their civilian Leadership
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 09:20 AM (pVWRI)


They cannot inform Biden's handlers at all. Total radio silence until the absolute last second. And even then, maybe not that.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 09:23 AM (x0n13)

The good news is that our own CIA and FBI are abject incompetents.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 09:24 AM (x0n13)

250 In heavy fog, speeds often *increase.* People intend to go slower, but they actually do the opposite, entirely by accident. There is less visual input, fewer obvious indicators of speed. You think you're going slow, but you're actually going fast - and since visibility is low, you're paying attention to what's in front of you and checking your gauges less.

California's first response to that finding was surprisingly effective. During fog, they reprogram the electronic highway signs. They say things like, "Dense Fog. SLOW DOWN!"

Fog-related pileups declined precipitously after making that change.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2023

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It's true that driving the Buick, at least on a smooth road, I often feel as though I'm going 20 mph less than the speedometer reads. But in fog or heavy rain, or when the rain first begins and the road is slippery, I make a conscious effort to slow down. "Conscious" being the operative word. I suspect that some of these drivers here were sipping coffee, fiddling with the radio or their phones, and BANG!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2023 09:24 AM (J2vNu)

251 247 Palestinians
No arms wish to embrace them
But the warm sea’s waves
Posted by: Oglebay at October 24, 2023 09:24 AM (7fVdQ)


"Hai-KUUUUUUUU'll you!"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 09:25 AM (x0n13)

252 They cannot inform Biden's handlers at all. Total radio silence until the absolute last second. And even then, maybe not that.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

If they are smart, they'll send the adviser, no matter what his rank, out for tea or coffee and then change the locks.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 24, 2023 09:25 AM (h/xVB)

253 The good news is that our own CIA and FBI are abject incompetents.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 09:24 AM (x0n13)

That's assuming globalist* elements in Israel's own government do not straight out tell them.

*we all became Alex Jones so slowly, I did not notice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2023 09:26 AM (zZu0s)

254 I'm sorry, I have a hard time believing this it true. The idea that the California government did something intelligent and effective is just not believable.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 24, 2023

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Maybe the Cali DoT got lucky and had someone sensible in charge.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2023 09:26 AM (J2vNu)

255 Also, J.J. - thank you for one of the best news aggregations on the internet!

Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at October 24, 2023 09:26 AM (Uul2f)

256 224 But noooo. At least one driver was quoted as saying, when she tapped the brakes to slow down, the truck behind hit her. That's following WAY too close.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2023 09:10 AM (J2vNu)
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where I used to live was noted for the dreaded Tule Fog. I've seen that fog so dense one can barely make out the line along the edge of the road. In that same fog, I've seen someone come barreling out of it at 65mph. It isn't that the fog is so dense; it's the dense drivers who are the problem.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(z5vMw) at October 24, 2023 09:13 AM (z5vMw)


The first action you should take in dense fog and heavy rain is turn on your emergency flashers. Then slow down. The emergency flashers are more visible than your tail lights at the same distance. Reaction of most drivers upon seeing the flashers is to slow down.

Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2023 09:27 AM (5fDan)

257 I trust the Israeli Military, even if I do not trust their civilian Leadership
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 09:20 AM (pVWRI)
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You are very wrong. Both need to be purged from the neck up.

Just heard some big boom. Not sure what it was. No national warning in the last minute or two. Could be anything.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:27 AM (2ShPH)

258 Most likely a contributing factor to the hesitant Israeli movement is the issue with gear. I've been looking into getting them material for their defense forces, and the issue of no SAPI plates has come up.

Israel rejected a shipment of plates that had components sourced from China, and after testing determined they were sub-standard (shocking, I know). This set them back substantially, as reserves would not have the protection desired. Sourcing plates has been difficult, as few companies have any in reserve stock. It's a global issue.

Posted by: Mr Wolf at October 24, 2023 09:28 AM (pgbTp)

259 In heavy fog, speeds often *increase.* People intend to go slower, but they actually do the opposite, entirely by accident.

There is less visual input, fewer obvious indicators of speed.



Ignore that big ol speedometer on your dashboard.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2023 09:29 AM (l8w2w)

260 255 Also, J.J. - thank you for one of the best news aggregations on the internet!
Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at October 24, 2023 09:26 AM (Uul2f)


"One of?! (Otter pointing at mouth, "Not that great?!")

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 09:29 AM (x0n13)

261 The first action you should take in dense fog and heavy rain is turn on your emergency flashers. Then slow down. The emergency flashers are more visible than your tail lights at the same distance. Reaction of most drivers upon seeing the flashers is to slow down.
Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2023

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A good idea -- but Lousy-ana drivers speed up to get around you in that case. They're afraid you're about to break down and they'll get stuck.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2023 09:29 AM (J2vNu)

262 You are very wrong. Both need to be purged from the neck up.

Just heard some big boom. Not sure what it was. No national warning in the last minute or two. Could be anything.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:27 AM (2ShPH)

You might very well be right, unfortunately we can not do that in the middle of this war. And my comment about having faith in the Israeli Military was directed less at their upper leadership than at the field level Commanders and rank and file

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2023 09:30 AM (pVWRI)

263 259 In heavy fog, speeds often *increase.* People intend to go slower, but they actually do the opposite, entirely by accident.

There is less visual input, fewer obvious indicators of speed.



Ignore that big ol speedometer on your dashboard.
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Its called riding with Jesus and The Holy Ghost.

Posted by: Pudinhead at October 24, 2023 09:30 AM (naiw2)

264 Ars gratia artis

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2023 09:30 AM (J2vNu)

265 One morning many years ago, I was driving in a thick fog and suddenly a vehicle was coming straight at me.

I barely got out of the way. I still remember that morning to this day because my heart was pounding so hard.

Posted by: dantesed at October 24, 2023 09:30 AM (88xKn)

266 Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2023 08:49 AM (S6gqv)

I was speaking of ALL Politicians-not specific ones. That is, I wouldn't judge the morality of all politicians based of what Rashida Tllaib says. If people think all politicians are evil then what is the purpose for voting for any of them?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2023 09:30 AM (RSbhh)

267 Ignore that big ol speedometer on your dashboard.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2023 09:29 AM (l8w2w)
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Speedometer? I thought that was a blood pressure monitor!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:31 AM (2ShPH)

268 I got a bad feeling about Israel getting stabbed in the back by everybody.

Posted by: Eromero at October 24, 2023 09:31 AM (NxC5+)

269 "The system self-selects for evil. Non-Demons need not apply."

I have a special circle of hell reserved for that sanctimonious f*ck Jimmy Drama Comey, for pretending he's saved and we're not, because of the fervor of his faith.

Posted by: Ignoramus at October 24, 2023 09:31 AM (K6vwr)

270
"One of?! (Otter pointing at mouth, "Not that great?!")

Haha! Ok, THE best!

Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at October 24, 2023 09:31 AM (Uul2f)

271 Its called riding with Jesus and The Holy Ghost.
Posted by: Pudinhead a

Didn't Carrie Underwood sing about that?

Posted by: BruceWayne at October 24, 2023 09:31 AM (CIS44)

272 Trump filled some interesting motions last night in DC.

1) arguing that all references to J6 should be struck; none of the charges have anything to do with it; they are there just to inflame.
2) that the charges violate the 1st
3) that the charges violate the Fair Notice and Due Process requirements
4) that the charges violate due process as vindictive and selective prosecution

Basically, until Trump, it was legal to contest an election and say it was stolen.

In Heritage America, they'd easily result in the case getting thrown out.

But we live in Clown World.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 24, 2023 09:32 AM (TzW+Y)

273 The good news is that our own CIA and FBI are abject incompetents.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 09:24 AM (x0n13)
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Oh, I don't know...they're pretty good at color revolutions, encouraging traitors in the line of command, and outright coups against duly-elected Presidents.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 09:32 AM (Sd+ww)

274 Ignore that big ol speedometer on your dashboard.
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Its called riding with Jesus and The Holy Ghost.
Posted by: Pudinhead at October 24, 2023 09:30 AM (naiw2)
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I don't think that one particular dashboard bobbing head makes the difference over another.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 24, 2023 09:32 AM (2ShPH)

275 268 I got a bad feeling about Israel getting stabbed in the back by everybody.


yeah me too

I don't even have anything to say, just working on getting my soul right as much as possible

also the article about Provorov standing against LGBTXXX is nice, but didn't mention that the flyers got rid of him for his trouble.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2023 09:32 AM (AcWfM)

276 After Obama's abject failures in Syria, Iraq and Iran, it's amazing he dares open his fat, cum-soaked yap.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 09:33 AM (Sd+ww)

277 276 After Obama's abject failures in Syria, Iraq and Iran, it's amazing he dares open his fat, cum-soaked yap.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2023 09:33 AM (Sd+ww)

Nobody has ever accused Obama being self aware.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 24, 2023 09:35 AM (N39Ws)

278 No arms wish to embrace them
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That's NOT funny!

Posted by: michelle fields at October 24, 2023 09:36 AM (krqg6)

279 Just an observation:
The West seems to have a lousy track record dealing with islam. Even our wins have asterisks.

It's an ideology that gets rooted quick and essentially impossible to uproot. Worse it doesn't bring to its people a better standard of living. It has severe problems with basic services such as sewer water garbage potholes street lights utilities.

And you don't vote your way out of it.

Now compare to Islamic apologists... Democrats.

Posted by: torabora at October 24, 2023 09:45 AM (iD3ua)

280 FYI. VERY Graphic vid of the Thai National being beheaded with a hoe, as mentioned in one of the linked articles.

Posting so that the vid gets disseminated and is difficult to deny.

https://twitter.com/RealSarahIdan/status/1712586514863984857

Posted by: zonedar at October 24, 2023 09:47 AM (rce0H)

281 Urban warfare has always been dangerous, but is more so today due to improvements in weaponry and multiplied by staff/political complexities to avoid civilian collateral damage. Political complexities certainly increase casualty rates among westernized troops in the attacking force.

Posted by: Archer at October 24, 2023 09:48 AM (gmo/4)

282 Its called riding with Jesus and The Holy Ghost.
Posted by: Pudinhead


Going 90, I ain't scary 'cause I got the virgin Mary a sitting on my dashboard watching over me.....

Posted by: Archer at October 24, 2023 09:52 AM (gmo/4)

283 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J. Mea culpa.

Hmm. Soon to be compared to the Bosnian war?

This Week, 10/22:
The U.S. is "concerned" that fighting between Israel and Hamas, in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack, could spill over into a broader conflict throughout the Middle East that would imperil American military forces, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Cindy McCain, U.N. World Food Program Executive Director: ...The situation is catastrophic in Gaza right now. There has been no food, no water, no electricity. You’ve heard all the stories....This is a catastrophe happening and we just simply have to get these trucks in.

(Bloomberg, yesterday China Repeats Its View That Israel Must Protect Civilians
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Today, CNBC: French President Emmanuel Macron proposed expanding an existing coalition that fights IS to also combat Palestinian militant group Hamas.

And soon, the Afghan refugees in Pakistan will be expelled.

Orchestrated


Solidarity with Israel!

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at October 24, 2023 10:14 AM (GshMh)

284 How do Israeli munitions manage to only kill children and women?

Posted by: Unkaren at October 24, 2023 10:37 AM (+dPsZ)

285 How is an end to the current war going to cause the end of the West and the USA? How is it even going to cause an end to Israel?

Posted by: Eric2 at October 24, 2023 10:44 AM (t7mrP)

286 284. How do Israeli munitions manage to only kill children and women?
Posted by: Unkaren at October 24, 2023 10:37 AM


IDK. After all, Hamas killed children and women by hand on October 7th, yes? Oh, and babies & the elderly too, and booby trapped homes, kidnapped many even taking some dead by reports...

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at October 24, 2023 10:49 AM (GshMh)

287 Like it or not, pal, "Palestine" and "Palestinian" appear frequently in the New Testament, meaning that the terms were in regular usage 2,000 years ago (or more) and since then.

If you want to pretend to know history, at least know what the New Testament has to say.

Posted by: dad29 at October 24, 2023 11:00 AM (GU/kd)

288 Mr 2,

sigh

Posted by: DOYLE at October 24, 2023 11:00 AM (Z8Yh2)

289 285 How is an end to the current war going to cause the end of the West and the USA? How is it even going to cause an end to Israel?
Posted by: Eric2 at October 24, 2023 10:44 AM

What???

Q for you: Are you in the USA and did you fulfill your legal obligation of Selective Service registration?

BTW, under O & Joe, the ban on women in combat was lifted in entirety, ergo female service members can serve in direct ground combat roles.

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at October 24, 2023 11:01 AM (GshMh)

290 Obama has given us one of those rare opportunities to see the original of the orders the White House is executing. It's not often that our real Commander in Chief tells us his thoughts. One of those thoughts is that the Hamas-reported casualties in Gaza are to be trusted and not verified. Another, not to be ignored by his powerful minions, is that we should read the Leftist propaganda pieces he lists at the end of his essay (ie, his statement of the Party Line). One is Thomas Friedman's recent NY Times entry. Therein one finds this beauty: "Israel is run by a government [viz. Netanyahu's right-wing coalition] that thinks, and acts, as if it can justifiably exact its revenge on Hamas while unjustifiably building an apartheidlike society run by Jewish supremacists in the West Bank." He is also at pains to give the leaders of Hezbollah and Iran great credit for their restraint so far in face of Israeli provocations. His thesis is that Israel does not have the moral authority to invade Gaza and can only acquire it by surrendering enough to terrorists to get a "two-state solution." The guy is a reverse weather vane, both in morality and in politics.

Posted by: Craken at October 24, 2023 11:03 AM (nSRZX)

291 287. If you want to pretend to know history, at least know what the New Testament has to say.
Posted by: dad29 at October 24, 2023 11:00 AM

Indeed. Where is the name Palestine within the New Testament? Thank you. : )

Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at October 24, 2023 11:10 AM (GshMh)

292 Chauvin Did Not Murder George Floyd "And prosecutors knew it."

Which is why everybody involved should have their prosecutorial or other immunities stripped and be made to spend the rest of their lives in prison. An example needs to be made of those who commit such crimes for the purpose of a narrative.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 24, 2023 11:14 AM (ynpvh)

293 287 Like it or not, pal, "Palestine" and "Palestinian" appear frequently in the New Testament, meaning that the terms were in regular usage 2,000 years ago (or more) and since then.

If you want to pretend to know history, at least know what the New Testament has to say.
Posted by: dad29 at October 24, 2023 11:00 AM (GU/kd


Yeah, I kind of doubt this but still, I hate to be the one to break this to you but the Old Testament predates the New by a few millennia, friend.

Thanks for playing and being a sport about getting spanked.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2023 12:34 PM (x0n13)

294 Sefton, yes, Israel needs to utterly wipe out Hamas, annex Gaza, and any human shields who happen to perish in the process would in fact be Hamas's murder victims.
My fear is that Israel may not currently have the resources and preparedness necessary to conduct protracted, grueling, building-by-building urban warfare. - Especially if Joke Biden yanks away US support and aid. That fear of mine is _mostly_ conjecture; and I sure want it to be wrong. Unfortunately, it seems like the best explanation as to why Israel is unwilling to send in ground forces in a fully committed campaign.

Posted by: Bach in Black at October 25, 2023 12:05 AM (dBoDT)

295 Zhou, Jing. "New 'Confucius Genealogy' Out Next Year." China Internet Info
Heart, Oct. 31, 2008. (Sept.

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