The Good, The Bad, And The Stupid...

Israel has changed the paradigm; the quaint but naive idea that there can be some sort of cold peace with terrorist organizations has fallen to "Events, My Dear Boy, Events," as Harold Macmillan put it.

The robust response to Hezbollah has sent a clear signal to its benefactors in Tehran, and that signal is: "We can find you too!"

Iran's supreme leader taken to secure location, sources say

Israel has finally taken one glove off, and the Arab-terrorist world is reeling. Hamas is on the run, and Hezbollah has lost a good portion of its command structure, including its head terrorist, in just a few weeks. No longer will Israel tolerate a terrorist army on its borders, and while the rumored ground operation has not yet occurred, There is a good chance that it will happen so that Israel's 60,000 displaced citizens can finally return home. It is unconscionable that any Western government supports anything other than this return to a peaceful Northern Israel, but the usual clamoring for "de-escalation" and "restraint" are spouting out from the usual suspects. Israel has ignored them, and hopefully will continue to act in its own interest until Hezbollah is driven out of Southern Lebanon.

The sad thing is that it is the world and the United Nations that has allowed the destruction of what once was a vibrant country. Lebanon deserves better.

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Gee, what's the downside to an unprotected border?

647K Noncitizens Convicted Or Suspected Of Homicide, Other Crimes Are Not In ICE Custody

That is an incredible number, and an explosion of crime is here, although under-reported for odd reasons. Like overwhelming support of the Democrat junta among our media! But crime will just get worse as these dregs from prisons across the world become entrenched in our cities and towns. Look for South American style gangs, complete with road blocks and highway murders and wholesale open criminality in their backyards.

And maybe America will finally fight. The 2nd Amendment is designed to allow us to fight tyranny, and how else does one describe what is coming?

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Is there anything more embarrassing than a leftist spouting her hatred of America and Americans? This one is a doozy!

Mother Jones Editor Makes a Fool of Herself

Sadly, her attitude toward American's religion is shared by far too many blue-state denizens. They look down upon the heartland exactly because of its traditional religion, and their smug and condescending attitudes emerge with every word.

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Some old white guy named Thomas Sowell once pointed out that slavery is far more common in world history than freedom. He's part of the cis-het-white patriarchy, so the bien pensants ignore his wisdom, but it is the reality of human history.

That's one of the reasons why Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II were such great men...they freed five hundred million people from the slavery of communism.

Is the default of the human condition the desire for security over freedom? I think we will be finding out the answer to that question in the next fifty years.

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 Cue the music

Posted by: Skip at September 29, 2024 12:01 PM (fwDg9)

2 I just wonder what would happen in Iran if Israel smoked Khamanei?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:02 PM (0eaVi)

3 I just wonder what would happen in Iran if Israel smoked Khamanei?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:02 PM (0eaVi)

Just him? Probably nothing, but if several of the Mullahs got smoked? Revolution.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:03 PM (d9fT1)

4 I wonder can Israel hold out the pressure until hopefully January changes it?

Posted by: Skip at September 29, 2024 12:03 PM (fwDg9)

5 CBD, do you watch any of the Brit YTers who cook or sample American food? It seems as if they go crazy for it. It's as if their food is tasteless and boring.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:04 PM (0eaVi)

6 I just wonder what would happen in Iran if Israel smoked Khamanei?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:02 PM (0eaVi)

Who knows? I don't. I also don't know what would happen here, if they killed Rashida Tlaib.

But I'd like to learn.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:05 PM (awTae)

7 Just him? Probably nothing, but if several of the Mullahs got smoked? Revolution.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:03 PM (d9fT1)

Well, they almost had one a few years ago with K in charge, but some homosexual Kenyan scotched it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:06 PM (0eaVi)

8 Not sure if any of you have seen this, but HOLY CRAP!!

Congress is prepping for a "mass casualty event". Link to Youtube. Before the election.

https://tinyurl.com/2aw5jwrn

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 29, 2024 12:06 PM (iODuv)

9 If Israel killed every antisemitic politician currently serving, they would be at war with the entire Western world. Tlaib is US problem, not an Israeli one.

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:07 PM (V13WU)

10 Congress is prepping for a "mass casualty event". Link to Youtube. Before the election.

https://tinyurl.com/2aw5jwrn

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 29, 2024 12:06 PM (iODuv)

Preparing to protect themselves, not you.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:07 PM (0eaVi)

11 Though I do find it amusing that Starmer's government, that stopped arms exports to Israel, is looking at falling hard.

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:08 PM (V13WU)

12 Preparing to protect themselves, not you.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:07 PM (0eaVi)

Uh, yeah.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 29, 2024 12:09 PM (iODuv)

13 The sad thing is that it is the world and the United Nations that has allowed the destruction of what once was a vibrant country. Lebanon deserves better.
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Even without the EU and the UN, Islam destroyed Lebanon.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2024 12:09 PM (hH84v)

14 What can I say, don't take bribes. Brit politicians never learn...

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:09 PM (V13WU)

15 Very entertaining watch terrorist orgs get humiliated and dismantled

More please

Posted by: Zeera the ungoverened at September 29, 2024 12:10 PM (PE9AN)

16 Very entertaining watch terrorist orgs get humiliated and dismantled

More please
Posted by: Zeera the ungoverened at September 29, 2024 12:10 PM (PE9AN)

Let's not be too hasty here.

Posted by: The Democratic Party at September 29, 2024 12:12 PM (0eaVi)

17
Just him? Probably nothing, but if several of the Mullahs got smoked? Revolution.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:03 PM

A number of Iranian ex-pats in Canada are cheering on Israel. I'll have to find the video for you on X.
.......

Unrelated but fun to watch if you like car wrecks:
https://is.gd/6stoZk

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 29, 2024 12:12 PM (RKVpM)

18 Tlaib is US problem, not an Israeli one.
Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:07 PM (V13WU)

I know they won't blow her pussy off. But she is a Pali terrorist leader.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:13 PM (awTae)

19 Though I do find it amusing that Starmer's government, that stopped arms exports to Israel, is looking at falling hard.
Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:08 PM (V13WU)

I thought they had five years before any elections? They have too large a majority to have a no confidence resolution pass.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:13 PM (0eaVi)

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CBD: Found it:

"Thank You Israel' sign is the best:

Iranians in Canada celebrate the killing of terrorist Hassan Nasrallah

https://is.gd/k57S4D

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 29, 2024 12:14 PM (RKVpM)

21 I thought this was good. A blues song from the upcoming video game South of Midnight about spooky southern folklore. Death Don't Have No Mercy.

https://is.gd/2ePlBq

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at September 29, 2024 12:14 PM (L/fGl)

22 ***Sadly, her attitude toward American's religion is shared by far too many blue-state denizens.***

Saw this coming when they decided Sunday was not a holy day.
And as far as the root of the tree is concerned, making Saturday and Sunday holy days is just fine with me.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 12:17 PM (bxYeq)

23 I thought they had five years before any elections? They have too large a majority to have a no confidence resolution pass.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:13 PM (0eaVi)

Not exactly. They got rid of Boris almost the same way. A scandal and then a resignation. The party stays in power and the party conference (or something) , elects a new leader. Like they did Sunak (anyone more familiar, feel free to correct me). They stay in power until next general election. At the moment we have politicians quitting Labour party over "hypocrisy".

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:18 PM (V13WU)

24 I can't believe Mother Jones is even still around. How does a magazine survive when it caters to illiterates?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 29, 2024 12:18 PM (JkO4W)

25 Israel’s new approach is wonderful to behold. It just makes me wonder why it took 10/7… after all, the Israelis must’ve known who they were dealing with all these years. Did US and European governments really tie their hands?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 29, 2024 12:19 PM (i5Vkf)

26 Odd article at Arutz Sheva this morning. Mohammmed bin Salmen did some interview with The Atlantic and the article was about MbS saying he could care less about a two state solution and the "palestinian" people but 70% of the population in KSA is under 30 years old and all they know is current history.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 29, 2024 12:19 PM (I1GXe)

27 I saw a clip of Israeli newscasters partying on air, singing and ..drinking.

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:19 PM (V13WU)

28 It's as if their food is tasteless and boring.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:04 PM (0eaVi)

There's one that feeds British school kids classic American food, like biscuits and gravy. It's awesomely funny!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:20 PM (d9fT1)

29 I think Israel quit worrying about what the junta thought about their plans, quit laying them out and stopped listening to the junta's mouthpieces.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 29, 2024 12:21 PM (Q4IgG)

30 We are learning fascinating things daily in the middle east conflict - it appears that while Iran has been talking big about war against Israel for years, they have planned mainly to build up Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthi and have greatly neglected their own military capacity. Oh they have a lot of missiles, but not much else. They bet everything on Hamas and Hezbollah (Hourthi's are too far away to be anything but in irritant) and how they are terrified at the prospect of facing a direct conflict with Israel itself.

It is estimated that Hezbollah has lost 35% - 45% of all of it's stored weaponry, especially missiles, just in the last 2 weeks.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 12:21 PM (wyMQY)

31 Hezbollah Inc is exploding with opportunities and here are five reason that's a good thing.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:21 PM (wxgaw)

32 @LinusVanPelt, similar complacency and mismanagement that led to 9/11. some desert dwelling rats were able to bring about a lot of carnage way back , even though there were plenty of warnings.

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:21 PM (V13WU)

33 ***Is the default of the human condition the desire for security over freedom? I think we will be finding out the answer to that question in the next fifty years.***

We may find out this election. However; it may not be either/or we could resolve into not free and not secure. That's what serfdom under Queen Kamala will be.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 12:22 PM (bxYeq)

34 25 Israel’s new approach is wonderful to behold. It just makes me wonder why it took 10/7… after all, the Israelis must’ve known who they were dealing with all these years. Did US and European governments really tie their hands?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 29, 2024 12:19 PM (i5Vkf)

The Israeli Left is even more pernicious and self destructive than the American Left. This is what always paralyzed them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 12:23 PM (wyMQY)

35 One of the main ports in Yemen got an airstrike courtesy of the IAF just a bit ago.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 29, 2024 12:23 PM (I1GXe)

36
♪ Hava nagila, hava nagila, hava nagila venismecha ♪

Just when you think you've seen it all, figured it all out, you watch a video of a Persian handing out cake to Jews in Canada, with Hava nagila playing while holding flags of both Iran and Israel and a sign says, "Thank You Israel".

One of my major hat tips at the bicycle guys blog and international story was because I followed an Iranian ex-pat in Canada.

As they say, "It's complicated."

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 29, 2024 12:23 PM (RKVpM)

37 That Mother Jones is an insane Karen at large.

Posted by: Northernlurker , wondering where his phone is at September 29, 2024 12:23 PM (FfSAJ)

38 The Democrats with all these illegal felons is deliberately making the Mariel Boatlift crime surge look like a tiny blip.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:24 PM (wxgaw)

39 There's one that feeds British school kids classic American food, like biscuits and gravy. It's awesomely funny!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:20 PM (d9fT1)

That's "Jolly." I watch them on occasion. There's also Mr. H and Friends, and Cooking with H. They have a cute kid. They rely too much on "Texas" style bbq, as if that's the only kind. Although they have started branching out. Both groups travel here and sample food.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:24 PM (0eaVi)

40 NBC: More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide here or abroad are living freely in the U.S., ICE says. Expect to see the GOP bludgeon the DEMS with this... their October surprise.

ICE is a bunch of MAGA fanboys. I don't believe what they say. They'll try and make this the October surprise, and 10 months from now someone will get around to looking into it, and find that it's totally false.

Republicans: "We need to do something about all these criminals!!!" (Proceed to nominate one for president)

The ICE Acting Director needs to go before Congress and answer some questions under oath.

Um, as the house is run by Maga fascists, that would be in the category of a Real Bad Idea.

Mayorkas has testified before congress that the border is secure and people are vetted properly before being released.

Sounds like state and local officials are protecting them: "In other cases, migrants convicted of crimes may be released by state and local officials after they serve their time without ICE being notified..."

Rigggghht...Sanctuary cities are letting convicted murderers out after a couple months and giving them "Obama Phones"

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 29, 2024 12:24 PM (ycI94)

41 Even without the EU and the UN, Islam destroyed Lebanon.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2024 12:09 PM (hH84v)

The world helped drive the Druze out, and certainly the UN troops in the south were at best useless, and at worst, passively supportive of Hezbollah.

But..yeah...ultimately it was Islam, because everything it touches turns to shit.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:24 PM (d9fT1)

42 Some old white guy named Thomas Sowell once pointed out that slavery is far more common in world history than freedom.

But I thought only Americans kept slaves.

Posted by: Guy Who Read A People's History Of The United States! at September 29, 2024 12:25 PM (uxCna)

43 I can't believe Mother Jones is even still around. How does a magazine survive when it caters to illiterates?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 29, 2024 12:18 PM (JkO4W)

Lots of pictures?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:25 PM (0eaVi)

44 Britain has been such a monumental failure that maybe it's time to start over. They should go back to the Bell Beaker culture and try again from there. Wipe the slate clean.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 29, 2024 12:25 PM (JkO4W)

45 Did US and European governments really tie their hands?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 29, 2024 12:19 PM (i5Vkf)

European people don't get a say in anything, anywhere. Europe is a hospice facility for dying nations.

We tied Israel's hands. But thankfully, they seem to have finally figured out that friendship with America is the kiss of death... Any country that listens to us might as well just roll its armies into the street, kill all its own citizens, and cut out the middle man.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:26 PM (awTae)

46 One of the main ports in Yemen got an airstrike courtesy of the IAF just a bit ago.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 29, 2024 12:23 PM (I1GXe)

FAFO!

Shoot one missile at Israel that gets intercepted over the Med...lose a big fuel depot and maybe a refinery.

Maybe, in retrospect, just mind your own business?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:26 PM (d9fT1)

47 I can't believe Mother Jones is even still around. How does a magazine survive when it caters to illiterates?

Ahem.

Posted by: Left-Wing Billionaires! at September 29, 2024 12:26 PM (uxCna)

48 Did US and European governments really tie their hands?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 29, 2024 12:19 PM (i5Vkf)

It was politically expedient for Netanyahu to give in to US and European demands for minimal counters to terrorist attacks.

Now it isn't.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:28 PM (d9fT1)

49

Israel has killed more terrorists in the past few weeks than America has in over 20 years. Including those with the blood of many Americans, Europeans and others on their hands.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 12:28 PM (x0n13)

50 There is slavery in America, the government has subsidized generations to not work.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:29 PM (wxgaw)

51 Why are people avoiding me?

Posted by: Hashem Safieddine, Hezbollah's New Leader! at September 29, 2024 12:29 PM (uxCna)

52 Look for South American style gangs, complete with road blocks and highway murders and wholesale open criminality in their backyards.

Yup.
Only a matter of time.
When I moved to my quiet little residence, it was considered "out in the sticks." Now I hear sirens on an average of four times a day. In the years since I came here, over 50,000 have moved into the county, the majority into apartments, not homes, and a significant number do not speak English.
And it's getting worse.
I am armed everywhere i go.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 29, 2024 12:29 PM (W/lyH)

53
Losing a refinery is... in the words of Joe Biden, 'A big fvcking deal".

Good, they know how to play the game. Blowing up an aspirin factory doesn't cut it.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 29, 2024 12:29 PM (RKVpM)

54 Lefty Karen, Clara Jeffrey, got humiliated on X for all the times she used "blessed" in her old tweets.

Here's one from 2022.
Clara Jeffery
@ClaraJeffery
Replying to @ClaraJeffery

Blessed to have a kid that when I suggested that the jeans most likely to fit his frame were in the women's section, he didn't bat an eye. "Why are there men's and women's sections, anyway. That's dumb."

He's been complaining about the fake pockets, also.

Posted by: redridinghood at September 29, 2024 12:30 PM (NpAcC)

55 I guess it's too much to hope every Demonrat politician gets jailed for treason and all their wealth confiscated, as reparations to we the people, and used to build walls on our borders. Protected by pillboxes and lithium bonfires from no-longer-legal EVs...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at September 29, 2024 12:30 PM (udy9D)

56

As to the human leaning more towards slavery than freedom, John Kerry loudly declared at, where else, the WEF, we need the end of free speech.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 12:30 PM (x0n13)

57 Yemen is a country of retarded people. Very few Yemenis are of normal intelligence. It's gonna be impossible for them to rebuild anything Israel destroys. Iran will have to do it. Their hands are getting more full by the day

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:32 PM (awTae)

58 If you haven't had a chance to see this yet I highly recommend watching it. It is probably one of the best explanations of how our deep state was created, how it evolved and how it operates today complete with receipts. It really makes it easier to understand why things are happening and why it all seems coordinated, because it is.

Set aside 40 minutes and give it a watch. I think you will find it really helpful.

https://tinyurl.com/356cup7z

Posted by: JackStraw at September 29, 2024 12:32 PM (LkLld)

59 One of the main ports in Yemen got an airstrike courtesy of the IAF just a bit ago.
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A pretty bad-ass strike too, considering the distance and logistical hurdles the IDF had to overcome.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 29, 2024 12:33 PM (Q4IgG)

60 "Why are there men's and women's sections, anyway. "
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There used to be a considerable difference.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 12:33 PM (bxYeq)

61 Blessed to have a kid that when I suggested that the jeans most likely to fit his frame were in the women's section, he didn't bat an eye. "Why are there men's and women's sections, anyway. That's dumb."

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No it's not.

Your child is dumb. Bless his little heart.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:33 PM (awTae)

62 Thx CBD. The Mother Jones harridan got a bit of a comeuppance but I doubt it will hold. A bunch of people on X posted her old tweets using the term "blessed" like she was complaining about. Probably ten or so . Cue Nelson Muntz

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2024 12:34 PM (RTfY1)

63 Jean Francois Cary should have been sent to the glue factory years ago.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:34 PM (wxgaw)

64
Obviously, if your top leader is replaced by another leader and gets blown up within hours the Hezbollah pension plan may need to adjust the time before being vested.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 29, 2024 12:34 PM (RKVpM)

65 OSINTdefender @sentdefender 52m
Oil Tanks at the Port of Ras Isa in Western Yemen seen Exploding, following several Israeli Airstrikes against the Port and nearby Facilities.

https://tinyurl.com/2ptra7c4
12 seconds; LOUD, oddly enough

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:34 PM (CEzQx)

66 A pretty bad-ass strike too, considering the distance and logistical hurdles the IDF had to overcome.

Yemen is farther away from Israel than Iran.

There is a message there.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 29, 2024 12:35 PM (uxCna)

67 Posted by: Anna Puma

How's your knee?

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 29, 2024 12:35 PM (GI9/m)

68 OSINTdefender @sentdefender 1h
Thick Black Smoke and Flames can be seen for Miles, as the Main Terminal for the Houthi Oil Pipeline has been Destroyed by the Israeli Air Force.

https://tinyurl.com/4ecw7jcm
11 seconds; not as loud

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:36 PM (CEzQx)

69 So, hot enough for ya??

OSINTdefender @sentdefender 54m
Hezbollah confirmed earlier today the Death of Nabil Qaouk, a Deputy Member of Hezbollah’s Executive Council and the Commander of its Preventive Security Unit, who was Eliminated yesterday by an Israeli Airstrike on the Suburbs of Beirut.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:36 PM (CEzQx)

70 Nurse

Pretty much back in battery. Thanks.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:36 PM (wxgaw)

71 I am armed everywhere i go.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 29, 2024 12:29 PM (W/lyH)

I carry inside the house.

And not because my wife scares me...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (d9fT1)

72 36 Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 29, 2024 12:23 PM (RKVpM)

Surprised Justin Castreau-Cescu has not arrested the celebrants for hate speech.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (x0n13)

73 >>Some old white guy named Thomas Sowell once pointed out that slavery is far more common in world history than freedom. He's part of the cis-het-white patriarchy, so the bien pensants ignore his wisdom, but it is the reality of human history.

LOL
Thomas Sowell is an American treasure.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (scDBq)

74 Mother Jone readers aren't illiterates they're just arrogant ignoramuses. Like was said in A Fish Called Wanda "
Kevin Kline" gorillas don't read Kierkegaard "
Jamie Lee Curtis" yes they do they just don't understand it"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (RTfY1)

75 Israel has tankers to fuel its fighters so it has serious reach.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (wxgaw)

76 Yemen is farther away from Israel than Iran.

There is a message there.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 29, 2024 12:35 PM (uxCna)

Oh yes. The Mullahs may be religious maniacs, but they are not stupid.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:38 PM (d9fT1)

77 The Clara Jeffrey tweet about her son having no problem wearing women’s jeans and questioning why there are men’s and women’s sections is even more insane.

American Lefty White women worst humans in the world.

Posted by: Sebation Melmoth at September 29, 2024 12:38 PM (D6PGr)

78 OSINTdefender @sentdefender 24m
The Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Major General Tomer Bar at the Underground Command Center, following the Wave of Strikes this morning against the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen; “Anyone who tries to Harm the Citizens of the State of Israel, we will get to him.”

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:38 PM (CEzQx)

79 Obviously, if your top leader is replaced by another leader and gets blown up within hours the Hezbollah pension plan may need to adjust the time before being vested.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 29, 2024 12:34 PM (RKVpM)

Selecting a new Hezbollah leader is signified the same way as the selection of the Pope - it's immediately followed by a big puff of smoke.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 12:38 PM (wyMQY)

80 Thomas Sowell is an American treasure.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (scDBq)

He is #1 on my short list of people I want to meet.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 12:38 PM (d9fT1)

81 Hezbollah confirmed earlier today the Death of Nabil Qaouk, a Deputy Member of Hezbollah’s Executive Council and the Commander of its Preventive Security Unit, who was Eliminated yesterday by an Israeli Airstrike on the Suburbs of Beirut.

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Preventive Security?

LOL.

I'm surprised Hezbollah didn't kill this guy already, and save the Jews the effort.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:39 PM (awTae)

82 OSINTdefender @sentdefender 32m
The Israel Defense Force states that roughly 35 Rockets were launched in the last Two Hezbollah Barrages earlier against Northwestern Israel, with No Interceptions being attempted due to all of the Rockets falling in Open Areas and not resulting in any Damage or Casualties.

OSINTdefender @sentdefender 28m
Two Drones launched by Hezbollah at Northern Israel, were Intercepted earlier off the Coast by an Israeli Missile Boat and an Attack Helicopter; with both Drones being Downed over Israeli Territorial Waters.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:39 PM (CEzQx)

83 Israel has tankers to fuel its fighters so it has serious reach.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (wxgaw)

Do they have more than one? Asking for a friend, I mean, the US Navy.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:39 PM (0eaVi)

84 Well Israel just prevented someone else from causing any problems in the future.

When dead, recidivism rate approaches zero.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:39 PM (wxgaw)

85 24 I can't believe Mother Jones is even still around. How does a magazine survive when it caters to illiterates?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 29, 2024 12:18 PM (JkO4W)

According to wikipedia 1/3 of DC is illiterate so there is that.

Posted by: Reforger at September 29, 2024 12:39 PM (xcIvR)

86
"Iran's supreme leader taken to secure location, sources say"

He's probably at the American embassy.

Posted by: Speller at September 29, 2024 12:39 PM (pSotA)

87 Mother Jones Editor Makes a Fool of Herself

...by being the editor of Mother Jones.

FinishedTFY.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 29, 2024 12:40 PM (84gkw)

88 "Iran's supreme leader taken to secure location, sources say"

Feeling the heat is he ? LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at September 29, 2024 12:40 PM (IyPmt)

89 Do the Israelis have enough reach to take out a Rashida Tlaib campaign rally?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2024 12:40 PM (RTfY1)

90 Mother Jone readers aren't illiterates they're just arrogant ignoramuses. Like was said in A Fish Called Wanda "
Kevin Kline" gorillas don't read Kierkegaard "
Jamie Lee Curtis" yes they do they just don't understand it"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (RTfY1)

The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.—RR

Posted by: Sebation Melmoth at September 29, 2024 12:41 PM (D6PGr)

91 The sad thing is that it is the world and the United Nations that has allowed the destruction of what once was a vibrant country. Lebanon deserves better.
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How many Christians and Jews are left in the Middle East?

Named muslim groups invading other countries are one of the scary results of the past 50 years or so. See Myanmar (Burma) with a mostly Buddhist population being accused of 'genocide' against invading muslims (I think this group is called Royhinga). There is another group in China, and somehow the muslim invaders are victims.

Posted by: mustbequantum at September 29, 2024 12:41 PM (RxnYx)

92 84 Well Israel just prevented someone else from causing any problems in the future.

When dead, recidivism rate approaches zero.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:39 PM (wxgaw)

"Your fingernails and hair grow for a time after death, but eventually phone calls taper off"

- - Johnny Carson

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 12:41 PM (x0n13)

93 >Is the default of the human condition the desire for security over freedom?
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IMO

we still have some primitive instincts written into our DNA, and chief among them is the survival instinct

dogs run in packs
birds flock together
fish swim in schools

animals want to feel safe, so they often band together
We live, we die, we get married
maybe this one goes to college and that one pumps gas
you think things, you see stuff

I don't know where I'm going with this

Posted by: Don Black at September 29, 2024 12:41 PM (/7KEl)

94 82 OSINTdefender @sentdefender 32m
The Israel Defense Force states that roughly 35 Rockets were launched in the last Two Hezbollah Barrages earlier against Northwestern Israel, with No Interceptions being attempted due to all of the Rockets falling in Open Areas and not resulting in any Damage or Casualties."

Either all guidance systems are being blocked by the Israelis, or Hezbollah is down to shooting their store of crude unguided missiles - an effective terror weapon, but completely useless as a military weapon.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 12:42 PM (wyMQY)

95 the jeans most likely to fit his frame were in the women's section

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So, her son has no dick?

Unsurprising.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:42 PM (awTae)

96 If Rancid Tilapia travels to south Lebanon to go 'rah rah Hezbollah,' guess there could be collateral damage.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:42 PM (wxgaw)

97 "Your fingernails and hair grow for a time after death, but eventually phone calls taper off"

- - Johnny Carson
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 12:41 PM (x0n13)

But the junk mail keeps coming for years.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:42 PM (0eaVi)

98 Rohingya.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:43 PM (awTae)

99
But the junk mail keeps coming for years.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:42 PM (0eaV

And you continue to vote Democrat

Posted by: It's me donna at September 29, 2024 12:43 PM (IyPmt)

100 Posted by: Don Black at September 29, 2024 12:41 PM (/7KEl)

Conservatism goes against the grain , Our best and worst trait is individualism.

Posted by: Sebation Melmoth at September 29, 2024 12:43 PM (D6PGr)

101 The Burmese and Chinese deal with Muslims appropriately. Nobody else really does.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:44 PM (awTae)

102 Who is Thomas Sowell?

Posted by: NPC Leftist who thinks he is smot and well-read at September 29, 2024 12:44 PM (PiwSw)

103 Some 'strong horse' if Iran's leader is cowering in a spider hole.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:44 PM (wxgaw)

104 Hamas Hezbollah Yemen and Iran all having FAFO moments…. I find it particularly pleasing that the Iranian coward fled into hiding….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 29, 2024 12:45 PM (6RwsA)

105 Two Drones launched by Hezbollah at Northern Israel, were Intercepted earlier off the Coast by an Israeli Missile Boat and an Attack Helicopter; with both Drones being Downed over Israeli Territorial Waters.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:39 PM (CEzQx)

The biggest weakness of drones is that they rely completely on stealth. As a sneak attack they are great, but when there is a CAP in place they are easily detected and destroyed, because they are low and slow and have no defenses.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 12:45 PM (wyMQY)

106 > A pretty bad-ass strike too, considering the distance and logistical hurdles the IDF had to overcome.
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Yemen is farther away from Israel than Iran.

There is a message there.
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Overflights (Jordan, Iraq, Syria + SA) are.... unlikely. Depending on how a strike against Iran is planned. Jordan and Iraq are almost a must. Uncontested. Or it'll be a fight all the way. I guess "something could be worked out" on all that.

The strikes on Yemen were flown in uncontested / public airspace over the Red Sea (I assume.) Like the previous IDF attacks on Yemeni refinery assets.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 29, 2024 12:45 PM (Q4IgG)

107 Israel has tankers to fuel its fighters so it has serious reach.

==

https://tinyurl.com/47na2rz7

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:46 PM (V13WU)

108 And you continue to vote Democrat
Posted by: It's me donna at September 29, 2024 12:43 PM (IyPmt)

One thing I did when my parents passed was file an informational tax return for deceased taxpayer, inform Social Security, and contacted the elections department to indicate they were deceased. It seems to have worked, they only get junk ads and stuff.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:46 PM (0eaVi)

109 103 Some 'strong horse' if Iran's leader is cowering in a spider hole.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:44 PM (wxgaw)

He's afraid of getting an Israeli Qom-Shot! Right down that magic wishing well of the 13th imam?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 12:46 PM (x0n13)

110 For Anna especially...

OSINTdefender @sentdefender 1m
Footage showing F-15C/D Fighter Aircraft of the Israeli Air Force, each equipped with a Fuel Drop-Tank and several Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), preparing and launching earlier today from Tel Nof Airbase in Southern Israel, for their Strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.

https://tinyurl.com/5n7j4vkv
27 seconds

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:46 PM (CEzQx)

111 https://tinyurl.com/4ecw7jcm
11 seconds; not as loud

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:36 PM (CEzQx)

I like loud.

Posted by: javems at September 29, 2024 12:46 PM (8I4hW)

112 practicing a month ago ! what a coincidence !

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:47 PM (V13WU)

113 Operation Opera, Israel flew thru Jordanian air space to strike at Osirak with F-16s.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 29, 2024 12:47 PM (wxgaw)

114 2 I just wonder what would happen in Iran if Israel smoked Khamanei?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:02 PM (0eaVi)

Would be an interesting answer to the question 'WHAT have you been SMOKING?'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 12:47 PM (QGaXH)

115 Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes...

Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 1h
Israeli Channel 12 reports that Hassan Nasrallah died of suffocation in an unventilated bunker, which is why his body was recovered intact from the rubble.

Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:47 PM (CEzQx)

116 which airspace are flying through now..no , no, don't tell me !

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:48 PM (V13WU)

117 Frankly, you peasants can't be trusted with free speech, because it might cause you to form Incorrect Opinions.

You need carefully curated speech, provided by people such as myself.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a private jet to catch!

Posted by: John F'ing Kerry! at September 29, 2024 12:48 PM (uxCna)

118 Completely OT… but college football is awesome. The Georgia-Alabama game last night was INSANELY entertaining. Monstrous crowd in Tuscaloosa going absolutely nuts…. Amazing incredible plays… back and forth down to the wire. Makes the NFL look like the No-Fun-League

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 29, 2024 12:49 PM (6RwsA)

119 Rohingya.
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There hingya!!!

Oh. Are we not playing a game??

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:49 PM (CEzQx)

120 Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 29, 2024 12:45 PM (Q4IgG)

This is why stopping production of the F-22 after the development costs have already been incurred was idiotic IMO. Not only did we stop production we destroyed all the tooling. I’m just going to assume I’m not aware of the valid reasons.

I think we only have less than 200 of them.

Posted by: Sebation Melmoth at September 29, 2024 12:49 PM (D6PGr)

121 Israeli Channel 12 reports that Hassan Nasrallah died of suffocation in an unventilated bunker, which is why his body was recovered intact from the rubble.

Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:47 PM (CEzQx)

Poor fella. Just had to suffer the impending end maybe wide awake.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:49 PM (0eaVi)

122 Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 1h
Israeli Channel 12 reports that Hassan Nasrallah died of suffocation in an unventilated bunker, which is why his body was recovered intact from the rubble.

Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:47 PM (CEzQx)

I wondered how they recovered his body - well that's the problem with hiding deep underground, you don't need to blow up the actual structure, you just need to blow up all of the airvents and fill the rest with toxic gas. Nice to note that he died rather slowly.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 12:50 PM (wyMQY)

123 You are reminding me that Top Gun -Maverick was awesome.

Posted by: Sebation Melmoth at September 29, 2024 12:51 PM (D6PGr)

124 Do they have more than one? Asking for a friend, I mean, the US Navy.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Ha! Israeli air tankers won't do our Carrier fleet much good.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 12:51 PM (bxYeq)

125 18 Tlaib is US problem, not an Israeli one.
Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:07 PM (V13WU)

I know they won't blow her pussy off. But she is a Pali terrorist leader.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:13 PM (awTae)

Would have been interesting if one or more members of the squad or their staffs had experienced an exploding device when the signal went out......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 12:52 PM (QGaXH)

126 Ha! Israeli air tankers won't do our Carrier fleet much good.
Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 12:51 PM (bxYeq)

It's those darn E-85 nozzles, isn't it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:52 PM (0eaVi)

127 Something warlike is definitely brewing, a new party just joined Israel's unity government, Gideon Sa'ar's ..might replace Galant..there was talk he wanted to be Defense Minster - "Veteran lawmaker assigned minister without portfolio, will be included in inner circle of war consultations and serve as member of Security Cabinet." so there you go.

Posted by: runner at September 29, 2024 12:52 PM (V13WU)

128 >>Is there anything more embarrassing than a leftist spouting her hatred of America and Americans? This one is a doozy!

These tweets are so revealing because she's lashing out at a friendly worker for nothing to signal her alleged superiority.

And she'll no doubt whine about a lack of civility in response to being dragged all over twitter for her mean tweet. Where have all the nice people gone? Well, you just stabbed one in the back for "likes" and "retweets", lady.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 12:53 PM (scDBq)

129 You need carefully curated speech, provided by people such as myself.

For example, people are distributing the misinformation that Biden/Harris has let in 13,000 convicted murderers, and 16,000 convicted rapists.

Whether the misinformation is true or not is besides the point. The point is that this misinformation causes you to question the beneficence of Our Rulers, and therefore needs to be violently suppressed.

The Establishment Media knows this, and has properly said nothing, so we need to crack down on social media.

Posted by: John F'ing Kerry! at September 29, 2024 12:53 PM (uxCna)

130 >>> 26 Odd article at Arutz Sheva this morning. Mohammmed bin Salmen did some interview with The Atlantic and the article was about MbS saying he could care less about a two state solution and the "palestinian" people but 70% of the population in KSA is under 30 years old and all they know is current history.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 29, 2024 12:19 PM (I1GXe)

MbS is an interesting fellow. He seems to be genuinely *independent* while looking out for his country long-term. Hopefully that's not just a mistaken impression on my part.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 29, 2024 12:53 PM (FnneF)

131 There are absolutely slaves being held in captivity in the I S, wouldn't doubt in the thousands. Drug cartels, sex slavery, illegals working in illicit operations.

Posted by: Skip at September 29, 2024 12:54 PM (fwDg9)

132 Austria's Freedom Party is projected to win the national elections, though it won't be able to govern without a coalition.

It's opposed to immigration, so the media is going all-out to remind people it was founded by ex-Nazis. Because none of the other political parties in Austria have even a smidgen of association with Nazism, obviously.

Posted by: Dr. T at September 29, 2024 12:54 PM (lHPJf)

133 Run those OSINTdefender clips at 1/2 speed to savor the moments.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 12:54 PM (bxYeq)

134

The Israelis also have submarines that can launch cruise missiles.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 12:54 PM (x0n13)

135 There are absolutely slaves being held in captivity in the I S, wouldn't doubt in the thousands. Drug cartels, sex slavery, illegals working in illicit operations.
Posted by: Skip at September 29, 2024 12:54 PM (fwDg9)

In the six figures, I'd bet.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:55 PM (0eaVi)

136 Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 1h
Israeli Channel 12 reports that Hassan Nasrallah died of suffocation in an unventilated bunker, which is why his body was recovered intact from the rubble.

Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:47 PM (CEzQx)
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You must be choking!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 29, 2024 12:56 PM (hH84v)

137 Off topic but ya'll have to see this.

John Kerry is off at the WEF running his very large mouth about the need to 'take care of the problem' of social media and the lack of 'referees' like the days of old to confirm facts. This problem, he asserts, is why we cannot build consensus in the west today.

"The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now."

- John Kerry

https://tinyurl.com/3rxx4n6z
(2m 6s Video via End Wokeness on X)

I never thought I'd live to see the day that an American politician would say something like this.

They really want to create a Ministry of Truth here like they now have in many countries in Europe, and every other totalitarian nation on earth.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2024 12:56 PM (6ydKt)

138 The IDF has requested 8 KC-46's (aerial tankers) from Boeing. Their aging fleet of 707 based (KC-35?) tankers was grounded a few years ago.

No clue if they're still flying those aging planes.

+ The IDF might have 2 of those 8 KC-46's already +

But a full fledged strike on Iran will need more than 2.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 29, 2024 12:56 PM (Q4IgG)

139 We need more old white dudes like Thomas Sowell . Also David Webb and Harris Faulkner.

Posted by: Buck at September 29, 2024 12:57 PM (w76q1)

140 But the junk mail keeps coming for years.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:42 PM (0eaVi)

Pappymayhem passed almost 5 years ago and I still get junk mail addressed to him! We call it Pop's fan mail.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 12:57 PM (4XwPj)

141 I wondered how they recovered his body - well that's the problem with hiding deep underground, you don't need to blow up the actual structure, you just need to blow up all of the airvents and fill the rest with toxic gas. Nice to note that he died rather slowly.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 12:50 PM (wyMQY)

Perhaps he had time to think about his life choices and maybe even ask God for forgiveness. I hope so, for his sake.

Posted by: Dr. T at September 29, 2024 12:57 PM (lHPJf)

142 I read the story about the Rolling Stones gal on the airplane earlier.

All of that over:" "Have a blessed day!"

This woman has more issues than the magazine she works for.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2024 12:59 PM (6ydKt)

143 Pappymayhem passed almost 5 years ago and I still get junk mail addressed to him! We call it Pop's fan mail.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 12:57 PM (4XwPj)

Ten for dad, five for mom.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 12:59 PM (0eaVi)

144 >>"The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now."

- John Kerry
- - - -

They don't even bother pretending, happily sharing their plans.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 12:59 PM (scDBq)

145 The IDF has requested 8 KC-46's (aerial tankers) from Boeing. Their aging fleet of 707 based (KC-35?) tankers was grounded a few years ago.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 29, 2024 12:56 PM (Q4IgG)

Er, does Airbus make aerial tankers?

Posted by: IAF at September 29, 2024 01:00 PM (0eaVi)

146 "The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now."

- John Kerry

This guy took an oath to uphold the Constitution.

Might be time to remind him of that.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 29, 2024 01:00 PM (uxCna)

147 > "The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now."

- John Kerry
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Another name to the "those that must hang" list.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 29, 2024 01:00 PM (Q4IgG)

148 OSINTdefender @sentdefender 12m
MK Gideon Sa'ar has joined the Israeli Government under Benjamin Netanyahu as a Minister without Portfolio.

Israel Radar @IsraelRadar_com 5m
Israeli coalition expands to 68 seats after Gideon Sa'ar joins government with 4-member faction. This leaves other parties with reduced leverage, giving Netanyahu more flexibility to advance wider range of moves , i.e. Gaza deal or other steps on Lebanon front.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:00 PM (CEzQx)

149 >>Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.

>>You must be choking!

~~Hands up, don't shoot~~

I can't breathe

Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 01:01 PM (scDBq)

150 I wondered how they recovered his body - well that's the problem with hiding deep underground, you don't need to blow up the actual structure, you just need to blow up all of the airvents and fill the rest with toxic gas. Nice to note that he died rather slowly.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 12:50 PM (wyMQY)

We didn't think of that!

Posted by: Gates and others at September 29, 2024 01:01 PM (0eaVi)

151 Might be time to remind him of that.

While Trump was President, Kerry was regularly meeting with Iranian government officials, telling them how to defeat Trump's policy initiatives.

Clear-cut violation of the Logan Act.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (uxCna)

152 > Er, does Airbus make aerial tankers?
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Yup. Airbus A330 MRTT

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (Q4IgG)

153 149 >>Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.

>>You must be choking!

Hands up, don't shoot

I can't breathe
Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 01:01 PM (scDBq

Hands up, Breathe Soot!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (x0n13)

154 OSINTdefender @sentdefender 5m
The Israel Defense Force has just announced the Completion of an Extensive Series of Widespread Strikes against Hezbollah Command Centers across Lebanon; with over 120 Sites across both Southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley of Eastern Lebanon being Targeted and Destroyed by Israeli Airstrikes. Following the Destruction of Hezbollah Central Command Bunker in Beirut, as well as tonight’s Strikes, Hezbollah’s Command and Control Capabilities have been nearly Decimated.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (CEzQx)

155 149 >>Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.

>>You must be choking!

Hands up, don't shoot

I can't breathe
Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 01:01 PM (scDBq)

Come on, it wasn't that bad. And it wasn't me!

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (PiwSw)

156 73 >>Some old white guy named Thomas Sowell once pointed out that slavery is far more common in world history than freedom. He's part of the cis-het-white patriarchy, so the bien pensants ignore his wisdom, but it is the reality of human history.

LOL
Thomas Sowell is an American treasure.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (scDBq)

He doesn't seem to be as active lately - I guess age is catching up with him..

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (QGaXH)

157 Israel Radar @IsraelRadar_com 59m
In case you missed it: Nabil Qaouk was highly placed in Hezbollah hierarchy, involved in both military & political activity, designated to be part of top leadership in post-Nasrallah era, @GLZRadio reports. But now he’s dead too 👇
Israel Radar @IsraelRadar_com 8h
❗️IDF confirms: High-ranking Hezbollah official Nabil Qaouk eliminated yesterday in Beirut airstrike, @N12News reports.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (CEzQx)

158 >>Hands up, Breathe Soot!

Bless you, JJ

Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 01:03 PM (scDBq)

159 MbS is an interesting fellow. He seems to be genuinely *independent* while looking out for his country long-term. Hopefully that's not just a mistaken impression on my part.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

That's how I see him too.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:03 PM (4XwPj)

160 Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx)
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While Netanyahu's speech was playing on the TV. - Poetic

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 01:03 PM (bxYeq)

161 You must be choking!
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What a gas!

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:04 PM (CEzQx)

162 156 73 >>Some old white guy named Thomas Sowell once pointed out that slavery is far more common in world history than freedom. He's part of the cis-het-white patriarchy, so the bien pensants ignore his wisdom, but it is the reality of human history.

LOL
Thomas Sowell is an American treasure.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (scDBq)

He doesn't seem to be as active lately - I guess age is catching up with him..
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (QGaXH)

Another thought - it would be interesting if he made his presence known like VDH....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:04 PM (QGaXH)

163 He doesn't seem to be as active lately - I guess age is catching up with him..

Sowell is 94.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 29, 2024 01:05 PM (uxCna)

164 Following the Destruction of Hezbollah Central Command Bunker in Beirut, as well as tonight’s Strikes, Hezbollah’s Command and Control Capabilities have been nearly Decimated.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (CEzQx)

Decimated? Seems like too little damage for the amount of ordnance used....

Posted by: Word Pedant at September 29, 2024 01:05 PM (0eaVi)

165 The “default condition” in human history is beating your loincloth out with a stick down by the river. Slavery is just part of the whole package. Ironically the incongruity between the Free Market and collectivist or command and control type ideology often or even exclusively hinges around Private Property. Without strong and robust mechanisms to protect it, i.e. “High trust society” it will fail. Every time.

Anyone who has read widely about history knows this, and more. Without 500 or 1000 years of medical and myriad technical achievements we’re all living like Animals in about 60 seconds. We really are standing on the shoulders of giants.

Of course Free Speech is another crucial component of a free and open society. There is absolutely no way around this.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 29, 2024 01:06 PM (UYhYY)

166 While Trump was President, Kerry was regularly meeting with Iranian government officials, telling them how to defeat Trump's policy initiatives.

Clear-cut violation of the Logan Act.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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This time Trump should go 'Putin' on that act. Make sure he flies DEI Boeing.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 01:06 PM (bxYeq)

167 >>Sadly, her attitude toward American's religion is shared by far too many blue-state denizens. They look down upon the heartland exactly because of its traditional religion, and their smug and condescending attitudes emerge with every word.

Lets at least be intellectually honest here and admit that there's plenty of the schadenfreude spilt over these and other conservative online comments sections when "blue" areas of the country find themselves in peril. In particular, I remember quite a few nasty comments about how "they had it coming" when COVID spikes would hit urban areas quite hard.

Posted by: Defenestratus at September 29, 2024 01:08 PM (/SVFH)

168 Horde mind!!!

OSINTdefender @sentdefender 3m
Israeli Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi during a Assessment earlier on today’s Strikes against the Houthi Terrorist Group in Western Yemen, said in a Message towards Iran, “We know how to reach very far, we know how to reach even farther, and we know how to Strike there Accurately.”

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:08 PM (CEzQx)

169 There is slavery in America, the government has subsidized generations to not work.
Posted by: Anna Puma

The slaves are those forced to pay taxes while others sit on their asses.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 29, 2024 01:08 PM (/lPRQ)

170 93 We live, we die, we get married

Posted by: Don Black at September 29, 2024 12:41 PM (/7KEl)

Generally not in that order......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:09 PM (QGaXH)

171 Decimated? Seems like too little damage for the amount of ordnance used....
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Yes but English as a Second Language tweeter I think.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:09 PM (CEzQx)

172 The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now."

- John Kerry
- - - -

They don't even bother pretending, happily sharing their plans.

This is the same guy who said ‘If you don’t study and do their homework get stuck in Iraq’

Of course his apology /non-apology blamed Republicans for mischaracterizing his exact words and not reading his mind that it was a joke about Bush.

Also don’t forget he was present for a vote to assassinate a sitting Senator. He voted No but he was part of a group that formally considered it.

Posted by: Sebation Melmoth at September 29, 2024 01:10 PM (D6PGr)

173 He doesn't seem to be as active lately - I guess age is catching up with him..

Sowell is 94.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 29, 2024 01:05 PM (uxCna)

I’m nowhere near 94 but I’m no longer young and I’ve noticed an obvious decline in my energy levels in the last few years…. I doubt I’ll live into my 90s

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 29, 2024 01:11 PM (ANuwa)

174 >>Hezbollah’s Command and Control Capabilities have been nearly Decimated.

soooo... their command and control capability are slightly above 90%?

Its disheartening to see the word "decimated" or "decimation" used in such a way.

I'd call Hezbollah's C&C structure "completely and utterly annihilated".

Posted by: Defenestratus at September 29, 2024 01:11 PM (/SVFH)

175 Decimated? Seems like too little damage for the amount of ordnance used....
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Yes but English as a Second Language tweeter I think.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:09 PM (CEzQx)

Maybe, but the meaning is easy to find. Even so-called educated people keep misusing that word.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 01:12 PM (0eaVi)

176 For the pedants:

Merriam Webster-

: to select by lot and kill every tenth man of
decimate a regiment
2
: to exact a tax of 10 percent from
poor as a decimated Cavalier —John Dryden
3
a
: to reduce drastically especially in number
Kamieniecki's return comes at a crucial time for a pitching staff that has been decimated by injuries. —Jason Diamos
b
: to cause great destruction or harm to
firebombs decimated the city

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 01:13 PM (bxYeq)

177 What can I say, don't take bribes. Brit politicians never learn...
Posted by: runner

Say WHAT?
~US Universities relying on foreign students paying full tuition.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 29, 2024 01:13 PM (niARo)

178 Maybe, but the meaning is easy to find. Even so-called educated people keep misusing that word.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 01:12 PM (0eaVi)

See also, "affect" and "effect"

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Grammar Nazi at September 29, 2024 01:14 PM (PiwSw)

179 Posted by: Defenestratus at September 29, 2024 01:08 PM (/SVFH)

I think it was more ‘ this is what they voted regard to the restrictions ‘ . Not that they should die of COVID.

You may have had a stray die comment or two but you make it sound like it was the general consensus. It was far from it.

It’s the reason I have always despised Jonah Goldberg. Everyone of his columns criticizing the Left alway had the ‘ The Right also done this but……’

Posted by: Sebation Melmoth at September 29, 2024 01:16 PM (D6PGr)

180 Yes but English as a Second Language tweeter I think.
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Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:16 PM (CEzQx)

181 I was right!!

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Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:16 PM (CEzQx)

Georgia, USA? Oh, that's right. There was an interview by some Yankee station of a Georgian and they had to use subtitles because the guy didn't speak good.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 01:18 PM (0eaVi)

182 Good morning all

Thanks for the post CBD

Israel has been incredibly patient with the provocations of its neighbors, imo, so if it has decided to show strength and dominance, good for them.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 29, 2024 01:18 PM (PcTds)

183 We really are standing on the shoulders of giants.

Close enough to be a boob thread.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at September 29, 2024 01:21 PM (ftEfU)

184
See also, "affect" and "effect"

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Grammar Nazi at September 29, 2024 01:14 PM

I think part of the reason parents should teach their children to read tons of books, is that after time it almost becomes second nature to choose the correct one, even before being formerly schooled on the difference.

My grand daughter is expected to read 1,000 books between now and the end of the school year. She is in is kindergarten.

In some places things are changing for the better. She lives in the Knoxville, TN area. The high ground. I taught my son the value of living on the high ground.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 29, 2024 01:22 PM (RKVpM)

185 Following the Destruction of Hezbollah Central Command Bunker in Beirut, as well as tonight’s Strikes, Hezbollah’s Command and Control Capabilities have been nearly Decimated.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (CEzQx)

Luckily the Israeli intelligence apparatus isn't nearly as dumb as Israel's politicians...they kept collecting data and mapping pretty much everything about Hezbollah.

They are the heroes here.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 29, 2024 01:24 PM (d9fT1)

186 Israeli Channel 12 reports that Hassan Nasrallah died of suffocation in an unventilated bunker, which is why his body was recovered intact from the rubble.

Toxic gases from the explosions entered the room where he was staying, causing his gradual death.
Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at September 29, 2024 12:47 PM (CEzQx)

So he had time to savor his approaching demise, and regret his bad life choices? Good.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 29, 2024 01:24 PM (NhG0j)

187 95 the jeans most likely to fit his frame were in the women's section

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So, her son has no dick?

Unsurprising.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:42 PM (awTae)

Could be - perhaps her 'son' is a mentally ill daughter who thinks she's a he.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:24 PM (QGaXH)

188 There is no pedantry here. If there is one thing that unites us in the Commentariat, it's our eschewal of obsfucation.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at September 29, 2024 01:25 PM (NlwkK)

189 When I am elected as your ruler...

All non citizens will be removed from the country. Any property owned by anyone who is not a legal citizen will be confiscated by the government. All property owned by the federal government with the exception of national parks and landmarks, will be sold to American citizens. All national parks, landmarks, monuments and protected lands will be reviewed and assessed to determine their viability, any that are difficult to maintain or are dangerous and can be used for energy production will be removed from the list and opened up for development. The list of endangered species will be reviewed and assessed. Any creature that is thriving will be removed from the list. Any creature that serves little purpose will be removed from the list. All environmental laws and regulations that do nothing to improve the lives and health of citizens will be repealed. My rule will focus on conservation rather than communism wrapped in environmental bullshit.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:25 PM (4XwPj)

190 Snakes. Why does it always have to be snakes.

Posted by: Archer at September 29, 2024 01:26 PM (IDphi)

191 So apparently Iran has asked Israel for permission to send a plane to Beirut to transport Nasrallah's body to Iran.

I assume Israel responded: "Release all the hostages, and we'll talk."

Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 29, 2024 01:27 PM (uxCna)

192 Some 'strong horse' if Iran's leader is cowering in a spider hole.
Posted by: Anna Puma

With the Junta itching for war nd openly trying to 'let' Trump get killed while blaming Iran, yeah, I'd be keeping a low profile too.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 29, 2024 01:29 PM (/lPRQ)

193 Israel's massive successes this past week I think indicates a great weakening of terrorist groups like Hezbollah and even the mullahs of Iran. Just think of the score of sources from the inside of these regimes that were necessary to carry out these amazing exploits. They have killed the entire command structure in So. Lebanon. The head of Iran is in hiding. All with the help of spies.

Are we going to see a collapse like the Soviets in 1991? Sure smells like it.

Posted by: PJU at September 29, 2024 01:29 PM (RRCAT)

194 “Any creature that serves little purpose will be removed from the list.”

Oops, well there goes Congress.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 01:30 PM (2NaVH)

195
All non citizens will be removed from the country.

_______

Uh, that includes Her Majesty, who's lived here for over 50 years. Can she apply for a waiver? You won't find a bigger patriot.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 29, 2024 01:30 PM (BkEzK)

196 187 So, her son has no dick?

Unsurprising.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:42 PM (awTae)

Could be - perhaps her 'son' is a mentally ill daughter who thinks she's a he.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:24 PM (QGaXH)

G.I. Joe. G.I. = Girl Innie?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:31 PM (x0n13)

197 Are we going to see a collapse like the Soviets in 1991? Sure smells like it.
Posted by: PJU at September 29, 2024 01:29 PM (RRCAT)

It depends on whether the rest of Lebanon has the nerve to step up and toss Hezbollah out, now that they’re weakened. They’ve certainly got the opportunity, and it’s obvious that this where a lot of Israel’s intelligence about Hezbollah locations and personnel has been coming from.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 01:32 PM (2NaVH)

198 647k is, oddly enough, exactly the population of Vermont. That's a whole lot of 'undocumented' murderers and r@pists.

Posted by: 496 at September 29, 2024 01:32 PM (SLcpr)

199 How'd I confuse Rolling Stone with Mother Jones?
ooops.

Never read either, sooo... oh well.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2024 01:32 PM (6ydKt)

200 Orange Ent thought so to but didn't write that.
And guess most are under age

Posted by: Skip at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (fwDg9)

201 All non citizens will be removed from the country.

_______

Uh, that includes Her Majesty, who's lived here for over 50 years. Can she apply for a waiver? You won't find a bigger patriot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 29, 2024 01:30 PM (BkEzK)

Well, taken in context of the rant, I would suggest that "non-citizens" means illegal aliens, and visa scofflaws.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (NhG0j)

202 John Kerry - former US Secretary of State serving in the Barry Administration.

Posted by: mrp at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (rj6Yv)

203 Its disheartening to see the word "decimated" or "decimation" used in such a way.

I'd call Hezbollah's C&C structure "completely and utterly annihilated".
Posted by: Defenestratus at September 29, 2024 01:11 PM (/SVFH)

I nominate the word “noncinated” and I choose that to mean ninety percent.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (2NaVH)

204 PJU, it can't be ruled out. Obviously very different cases - Iran a totalitarian unpopular regime that has always contended with political/regional/ethnic divisions, and Lebanon a very pluralistic place now dominated for a generation by one faction with foreign backing.

But collapses often are as much a result of a spiritual/emotional shift or weakening as they are directly from material changes. And boy howdy does there seem to be a major shift of this sort across the region.

The incomprehensibly stupid, destructive, indefensible Iran policy of Obama/Biden - easily the worst and most pernicious foreign policy in American history - has probably given the Tehran regime another decade beyond where it would have gone. Maybe Israel finally getting serious will be enough to bring down the house of cards. Maybe.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (GcNJ2)

205 202 John Kerry - former US Secretary of State serving in the Barry Administration.
Posted by: mrp at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (rj6Yv)

And a good friend...

Posted by: James Taylor at September 29, 2024 01:36 PM (PiwSw)

206
647K Noncitizens Convicted Or Suspected Of Homicide, Other Crimes Are Not In ICE Custody

Jessica Tarlov said some of them were released during the Trump administration so don't blame Joe for all of them.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 29, 2024 01:36 PM (63Dwl)

207 205 202 John Kerry - former US Secretary of State serving in the Barry Administration.
Posted by: mrp at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (rj6Yv)

And a good friend...
Posted by: James Taylor at September 29, 2024 01:36 PM (PiwSw)

A good FIEND.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:36 PM (x0n13)

208 Put John Kerry on a swift boat to China.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 29, 2024 01:38 PM (63Dwl)

209
Well, taken in context of the rant, I would suggest that "non-citizens" means illegal aliens, and visa scofflaws.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (NhG0j)

__________

It's what I thought, but I wanted to nip any (*ahem, ahem*) overenthusiasm in the bud.

Never hurts to remember that for every illegal and visa scofflaw, there's someone who wants to come here and make a contribution.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 29, 2024 01:38 PM (rYBxx)

210 Can you imagine Nasrallah in the bunker during his last few moments? Assuming the concussion of the bombs didn't knock him out, he would be in the dark whining " Allah why have you forsaken me" . A great Israeli psy-op would be a loud speaker saying "because you made war on the Jews"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2024 01:38 PM (RTfY1)

211 204 The incomprehensibly stupid, destructive, indefensible Iran policy of Obama/Biden - easily the worst and most pernicious foreign policy in American history - has probably given the Tehran regime another decade beyond where it would have gone. Maybe Israel finally getting serious will be enough to bring down the house of cards. Maybe.
Posted by: rhomboid at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (GcNJ2)

Also, Iran is still on the road to nuclear capability. Hopefully this helps put the brakes on that, especially if internal strife helps bring down the regime as well.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:39 PM (x0n13)

212 "The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now."

- John Kerry

This guy took an oath to uphold the Constitution.

-
Constitution, Communist Manifesto, whatever.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at September 29, 2024 01:39 PM (L/fGl)

213 Now watching our media come up with alternate descriptions for dead terrorists other than "Austere religious scholar."

Posted by: NR Pax at September 29, 2024 01:39 PM (lXCUP)

214 208 Put John Kerry on a swift boat to China.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 29, 2024 01:38 PM (63Dwl)

Isn't Kerry's son-in-law an Iranian national?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 29, 2024 01:39 PM (PiwSw)

215 JJ - yep. The nukyler issue remains. Obviously the ideal outcome is a regime change leading to abandonment of that enterprise.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 29, 2024 01:40 PM (GcNJ2)

216 208 Put John Kerry on a swift boat to China.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 29, 2024 01:38 PM (63Dwl)

On an ice floe to Polar Bears

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:41 PM (x0n13)

217 Snakes. Why does it always have to be snakes.
Posted by: Archer

Oo! Oo!! I know this one!!
-- Zombie Eve

Posted by: Tonypete at September 29, 2024 01:41 PM (WXNFJ)

218 189 When I am elected as your ruler...

All non citizens will be removed from the country. Any property owned by anyone who is not a legal citizen will be confiscated by the government. All property owned by the federal government with the exception of national parks and landmarks, will be sold to American citizens. All national parks, landmarks, monuments and protected lands will be reviewed and assessed to determine their viability, any that are difficult to maintain or are dangerous and can be used for energy production will be removed from the list and opened up for development. The list of endangered species will be reviewed and assessed. Any creature that is thriving will be removed from the list. Any creature that serves little purpose will be removed from the list. All environmental laws and regulations that do nothing to improve the lives and health of citizens will be repealed. My rule will focus on conservation rather than communism wrapped in environmental bullshit.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:25 PM (4XwPj)

Why do I think every one of the above sentences should end with '...and gets a night in the box.' ?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:42 PM (QGaXH)

219 Assuming the concussion of the bombs didn't knock him out, he would be in the dark whining " Allah why have you forsaken me" . A great Israeli psy-op would be a loud speaker saying "because you made war on the Jews"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2024 01:38 PM (RTfY1)

I suspect he found out just who he’d actually been worshipping all these years, come to take him home.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 01:44 PM (2NaVH)

220

IIRC, there is also a Kerry connection to Burisma.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:44 PM (x0n13)

221 White Guys For Harris Walz!

https://is.gd/Gu2kTT

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at September 29, 2024 01:45 PM (L/fGl)

222 IIRC, there is also a Kerry connection to Burisma.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:44 PM (x0n13)

Teresa's son, I think.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 29, 2024 01:45 PM (PiwSw)

223 219 I suspect he found out just who he’d actually been worshipping all these years, come to take him home.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 29, 2024 01:44 PM (2NaVH)

72 Sturgeons > not Virgins!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:46 PM (x0n13)

224 Oops, well there goes Congress.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Under my rule the US House of representatives and the US Senate will no longer be paid from the national Treasury. Each state will pay it's reps and senators a salary not to exceed 3X the national poverty level. All states must own and maintain a barracks building for housing their reps and senators. A maximum of 25 aides may be shared between the congress critters from each state. No one who has ever worked in the US Congress may work for any lobby group or partisan think tank either before or after their congressional service. Every piece of legislation will be written in clear concise English and will not exceed 5 single spaced pages. All laws and regulations currently on the books will be reviewed and any that are outdated, repetitive, harmful or stupid will be repealed. Any laws deemed to be necessary and essential will be rewritten in clear concise English not to exceed 5 pages, and revoted after it is explained to the American people. No more omnibus bills or continuing resolutions will be allowed. Term limits will be established. No more that 6 terms (total twelve years) for House and 2 terms(total twelve years) Sen.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:46 PM (4XwPj)

225 207 205 202 John Kerry - former US Secretary of State serving in the Barry Administration.
Posted by: mrp at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (rj6Yv)

And a good friend...
Posted by: James Taylor at September 29, 2024 01:36 PM (PiwSw)

A good FIEND.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:36 PM (x0n13)

Who could have imagined you should have this on your 2024 bingo card -
Former US Senator, major party POTUS candidate, and Sec'y of State says "The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now."

Leftists are fiends.

Posted by: Gref at September 29, 2024 01:46 PM (aBgBM)

226 189 When I am elected as your ruler...

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:25 PM (4XwPj)

I'd like a constitutional amendment stating 'anyone who entered the country illegally at any time, at any age, including those previously amnestied, is ineligible to vote or (nor?) hold elective or appointed office'.

also - naturalized citizens shall have resided in the country 25 years before eligible to vote.

and...- the voting age for all US Citizens shall be 25 years of age.

That'll fix 'em....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:46 PM (QGaXH)

227 @174/Defenestratus: I'd call Hezbollah's C&C structure "completely and utterly annihilated".

Annihilation is total, 100%, no survivors. It also isn't quite appropriate.

How about "Devastated"? Some remain, but they're no longer a functional body capable of making war.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2024 01:48 PM (O7YUW)

228 Uh, that includes Her Majesty, who's lived here for over 50 years. Can she apply for a waiver? You won't find a bigger patriot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Granted. She really should get citizenship though.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:48 PM (4XwPj)

229 There are still slaves in the Middle East and Africa...

But we are spending our money bombing Russians...

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 29, 2024 01:49 PM (QAkQ3)

230 199 How'd I confuse Rolling Stone with Mother Jones?
ooops.

Never read either, sooo... oh well.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 29, 2024 01:32 PM (6ydKt)

Only one had a song about 'being on the cover of'

Apologies for poor phrasing/grammer

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:49 PM (QGaXH)

231 221 White Guys For Harris Walz!

https://is.gd/Gu2kTT
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at September 29, 2024 01:45 PM (L/fGl)

Paid for by Beige Rainbow PAC.

That's got to be full of manly White Guys!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 29, 2024 01:49 PM (PiwSw)

232 but if several of the Mullahs got smoked? Revolution.

Hopefully before BOC is too old to play Divine Wind in Tehran.

Posted by: DaveA at September 29, 2024 01:50 PM (FhXTo)

233 Annihilation is total, 100%, no survivors. It also isn't quite appropriate.

How about "Devastated"? Some remain, but they're no longer a functional body capable of making war.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2024 01:48 PM (O7YUW)

How is it that the US can seize Russian Bank Accounts, Yachts, ships, and Planes... when they have not directly killed Americans...

yet... Hamas leaders, who are worth billions... and have actually KILLED Americans, get a pass.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 29, 2024 01:50 PM (QAkQ3)

234 _______

Uh, that includes Her Majesty, who's lived here for over 50 years. Can she apply for a waiver? You won't find a bigger patriot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Time for her to take the pledge.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 01:51 PM (bxYeq)

235 230 Only one had a song about 'being on the cover of'

Apologies for poor phrasing/grammer
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:49 PM (QGaXH)

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, 1972/73?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:51 PM (x0n13)

236 I'll never understand why Israel didnt just ignore the world decades ago and do what needed to be done rather than live in the shadow of terror for several generations.

Of course, I'm sure other places look at the US and have no understanding why we can secure a southern border despite being the most powerful military on Earth.

Posted by: Blago at September 29, 2024 01:51 PM (wMRY8)

237 211 204 The incomprehensibly stupid, destructive, indefensible Iran policy of Obama/Biden - easily the worst and most pernicious foreign policy in American history - has probably given the Tehran regime another decade beyond where it would have gone. Maybe Israel finally getting serious will be enough to bring down the house of cards. Maybe.
Posted by: rhomboid at September 29, 2024 01:35 PM (GcNJ2)

Also, Iran is still on the road to nuclear capability. Hopefully this helps put the brakes on that, especially if internal strife helps bring down the regime as well.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:39 PM (x0n13)

Maybe Israel should start filtering in (smuggling) guns and ammo to the unarmed populace....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:51 PM (QGaXH)

238
Granted. She really should get citizenship though.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:48 PM (4XwPj)

__________

She really should be getting AKC approval to judge more breeds too, but there also she never seems to get around to it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 29, 2024 01:52 PM (BkEzK)

239 229 There are still slaves in the Middle East and Africa...

But we are spending our money bombing Russians...

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 29, 2024 01:49 PM (QAkQ3)
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So we should be bombing the slaves instead?

(I kid, I kid)

Posted by: 496 at September 29, 2024 01:52 PM (6Yj4P)

240 Term limits will be established. No more that 6 terms (total twelve years) for House and 2 terms(total twelve years) Sen.
=====

I would like the same established for ANY federal paychecks -- military assessed separately. Twelve years for all. In fact, the 12-year rule should be before the elected officials are changed.

Posted by: mustbequantum at September 29, 2024 01:52 PM (RxnYx)

241 >>>yet... Hamas leaders, who are worth billions... and have actually KILLED Americans, get a pass.
Posted by: Romeo13
---------------------------

Somewhere between 'real politic' and commies in control.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 01:53 PM (bxYeq)

242 45 Did US and European governments really tie their hands?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at September 29, 2024 12:19 PM (i5Vkf)

European people don't get a say in anything, anywhere. Europe is a hospice facility for dying nations.

We tied Israel's hands. But thankfully, they seem to have finally figured out that friendship with America is the kiss of death... Any country that listens to us might as well just roll its armies into the street, kill all its own citizens, and cut out the middle man.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 12:26 PM (awTae)

I believe that some of us said just after 10/7 that if Israel couldn't get the job done in the first two weeks, that it would take two years. Biden and his State Department did all they could to prevent Israel from getting it wrapped up quickly.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 29, 2024 01:53 PM (t5Wn4)

243 Paid for by Beige Rainbow PAC.

That's got to be full of manly White Guys!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at September 29, 2024 01:49 PM (PiwSw)

They buy their jeans in the women's section.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 01:54 PM (0eaVi)

244 If the Iranian regime were to fall, Obama will fly into a sissy-rage. Some catamite is definitely getting drowned if that happens.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 01:55 PM (awTae)

245 Our UN ambassador did not bother attending Bibi 's speech. That says all you need to know about the murderous, traitorous Biden junta

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2024 01:55 PM (RTfY1)

246 If the Iranian regime were to fall, Obama will fly into a sissy-rage. Some catamite is definitely getting drowned if that happens.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

This has me laughing out loud enough to annoy the girl spawn and the cat.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:56 PM (4XwPj)

247 235 230 Only one had a song about 'being on the cover of'

Apologies for poor phrasing/grammer
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:49 PM (QGaXH)

Dr. Hook & the Medicie Show, 1972/73?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:51 PM (x0n13)

You gots it....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:56 PM (QGaXH)

248 __________

She really should be getting AKC approval to judge more breeds too, but there also she never seems to get around to it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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The two are not equivalent.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 01:57 PM (bxYeq)

249 If the Iranian regime were to fall, Obama will fly into a sissy-rage. Some catamite is definitely getting drowned if that happens.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

This has me laughing out loud enough to annoy the girl spawn and the cat.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:56 PM (4XwPj)

Pres Mom Jeans buys his in the women's section too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 29, 2024 01:57 PM (0eaVi)

250 162 156 73 >>Some old white guy named Thomas Sowell once pointed out that slavery is far more common in world history than freedom. He's part of the cis-het-white patriarchy, so the bien pensants ignore his wisdom, but it is the reality of human history.

LOL
Thomas Sowell is an American treasure.
Posted by: Lizzy at September 29, 2024 12:37 PM (scDBq)

He doesn't seem to be as active lately - I guess age is catching up with him..
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:02 PM (QGaXH)

Another thought - it would be interesting if he made his presence known like VDH....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:04 PM (QGaXH)

I had lunch with a CT real estate developer a year ago. He said that Sowell is his intellectual hero. He reached out to Stanford, asking to meet Sowell for lunch one day. The developer offered to donate $100,000 to Hoover to make it happen. They declined, saying that at this point he's too old to meet people these days.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 29, 2024 01:58 PM (t5Wn4)

251 This has me laughing out loud enough to annoy the girl spawn and the cat.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:56 PM

Glad to be of service

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 01:58 PM (awTae)

252 Posted by: Blago at September 29, 2024 01:51 PM (wMRY

Israel has their own Lefty problems.

Posted by: Sebation Melmoth at September 29, 2024 01:59 PM (D6PGr)

253 She really should be getting AKC approval to judge more breeds too, but there also she never seems to get around to it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Tell her she is making time for citizenship. Cart her ass off to take the tests. I recommend spanking!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:59 PM (4XwPj)

254 247 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:56 PM (QGaXH)

interesting group. strung together a number of top 40 hits and then kind of disintegrated over the usual music biz meshugas. And drugs. Oh well.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:59 PM (x0n13)

255 224 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 29, 2024 01:46 PM (4XwPj)

My pet peeve among many:

Government, when prosecuting for non-drug, non-violent crimes, shall provide the defendant the same level of resources used to investigate and prosecute.

Or...maximum penalty for all 'process' crimes, violation of regulations, etc shall be $5.

And no more stacking charges - one action, one charge. Period.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 02:00 PM (QGaXH)

256 The IDF has sent commando units into parts of south Lebanon adjacent to Israel. Widely reported, and Israel hasn't denied it.

This is prep for an IDF ground operation.

I suspect Israel may invade (incursion) sooner rather than later, before Hez has time to reorganize.

Posted by: mnw at September 29, 2024 02:00 PM (NLIak)

257 @233/Romeo13: "yet... Hamas leaders, who are worth billions... and have actually KILLED Americans, get a pass."

Because:

Barack Obama (D)
Keith Ellison (D)
André Carson (D)
Ilhan Omar (D)
Rashida Tlaib (D)

And I suspect a fair number of other (D)'s too.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2024 02:01 PM (O7YUW)

258 1ST WORLD PROBLEM NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 29, 2024 02:01 PM (fwDg9)

259 I get agitated and I forget to close the italics tag again. Apologies.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2024 02:01 PM (O7YUW)

260 The final annihilation of Israel was supposed to be Obama's legacy. It's not working out well at this juncture. I'm sure he's just livid, and inconsolably disappointed in Hamas and Hezbollah. Watching the Ayatollah run off to a bolthole in fear of Jews has to be nauseating for him .

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 29, 2024 02:03 PM (awTae)

261 >>>I suspect Israel may invade (incursion) sooner rather than later, before Hez has time to reorganize.

Posted by: mnw
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Take the ground, take the ground, take it, take it.

Posted by: Braenyard at September 29, 2024 02:03 PM (bxYeq)

262 John Kerry didn't have any complaints about the First Ammendment back when he was badmouthing American soldiers who served in Vietnam.

Posted by: Cosda at September 29, 2024 02:03 PM (iTA1W)

263 254 247 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 01:56 PM (QGaXH)

interesting group. strung together a number of top 40 hits and then kind of disintegrated over the usual music biz meshugas. And drugs. Oh well.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 29, 2024 01:59 PM (x0n13)

'tis the way of the world....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at September 29, 2024 02:05 PM (QGaXH)

264 Some Syrian living in Germany and drove his car into two shops and injured 30 in Germany. Religion of peace my ass

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 29, 2024 02:07 PM (RTfY1)

265 And I suspect a fair number of other (D)'s too.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at September 29, 2024 02:01 PM (O7YUW)
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Valerie Jarrett

Posted by: 496 at September 29, 2024 02:08 PM (Kc0kf)

266 Thomas Sowell is black.

Posted by: AMON-RA at September 29, 2024 02:17 PM (PxM69)

267 266 Thomas Sowell is black.

CBD knows that. We all do.

Posted by: Chas C-Q at September 29, 2024 02:52 PM (U8S9W)

268 "a spiritual/emotional shift"

That's what I think, rhomboid. Their people don't believe in their ideology any more, hate them and are not that afraid of them either.

Posted by: PJU at September 29, 2024 03:34 PM (RRCAT)

269 LIBs expect you NOT ONLY to Sponsor your Adversaries, but Actively Defend them as well -- viz. Gaza Protestors.

Only then will LIBs be able to maintain their Monopoly on "Who must be Sacrificed, so They may Live."

LIBs wail and Bemoan the Rights of the Desperate and Deliberately Evil while they do unto you Precisely what they forbid you to do to your Adversaries -- those who demand the unearned and seize the undeserved, but whose only common ground they seek for you is to bury you within it.

LIBs, would have you Pity the Devil for Being Evil.
forWAR'd:: ctHARRIS fading battle cry calling for the Final Extinction of Normal People. Why Settle for the Lesser Evil?

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at September 29, 2024 03:38 PM (4kFNP)

270
And no more stacking charges - one action, one charge. Period.

Add: And the same for plea deals. If there is a deal, it is for ONE charge (and included less offences) and for ONE proposed penalty. If the accused goes to trial, it is for THAT ONE charge, and for that proposed penalty and NO MORE. If found guilty, the judge may impose less, but no more. The other charges cannot be mentioned.

Add: And where there are no plea deals, and multiple charges, any charges which are found not-guilty, or are dismissed are NOT allowed to be used in sentencing. At present, penalties can be adjusted *upwards* on the basis of allegations which have been dismissed or found not-guilty!

And then there is 'civil forfeiture' and unqualified impunity.....

Posted by: Dyspeptic Curmudgeon at September 29, 2024 04:12 PM (gYfPj)

271 To the editor: The back room bit keepers have screwed up again and has been deleted from the font list. In particular:

"Some old white guy named Thomas Sowell once pointed out that slavery is far more common in world history than freedom. He's part of the cis-het-white patriarchy, so the bien pensants ignore his wisdom, but it is the reality of human history."

is missing the tag.

Or you, the editor, are too ignorant to know that Thomas Sowell, is NOT a white member of the cis-het-white patriarchy. He is black.

Posted by: Dyspeptic Curmudgeon at September 29, 2024 04:15 PM (gYfPj)

272 OH I can't use html tags! substitute The back room bit keepers have screwed up again and "font sarcastic" has been deleted from the font list.

Posted by: Dyspeptic Curmudgeon at September 29, 2024 04:17 PM (gYfPj)

273 Yesterday I saw a car with a bumper sticker "Harris-Walz, Obviously" here in this very red corner of Florida. It was th "Obviously" that got me. If I had my shotgun, I would have perforated their windshield.

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