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  1. 33 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

    I'd rather it be this than an invasion/carpet bombing of Rafah. Not that it still can't happen, but yeah.

    What you got going on next Thursday?

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  2. 2 hours ago, BrickHorn said:

    Here’s a shocker: the board’s dumbfuck reactionaries turned out to be dumbfuck reactionaries. I put the worst offenders on ignore back in October and ditched the brainless DT thread entirely, and the conversation has been far more enlightening as a result. 

    Nobody likes a quitter brick. It's a real hoot over there. You should try it. Not really different here tbh. 

  3. To keep it news-thread-worthy, chart of aid work deaths worldwide over time. If you squint hard enough, you can clearly understand the intelligence behind why the events from this week were the tipping point for some. 

     

     

     

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  4. 22 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    Have you considered that adjusting thinking in reaction to reality is more intelligent than knee-jerk dogmatism.  Just a possibility for you to mull.


    A hit dog hollers. 

    The reality of what is taking place has been clear for some time. The story arch didn't start Oct 2023. But yes, I applaud your intelligence for breaking when the situation involves a bunch of white people getting blown up instead of the disposable browns that have been stacking by the tens of thousands. 

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  5. 2 hours ago, 'stache said:

    Both. I hope that’s true but I’m not willing to stake the future of this country on these numbers. It’s far more important that a fascist buffoon is defeated in November, whatever it takes.

    Arming ethnic cleansing operations because afraid of Trump is certainly a take.

    1 in 5 democrats and nearly 1 in 4 independents "much less likely to support" a candidate that continues military aid. If these numbers are accurate, your calculus seems backwards. Continuing with the status quo appears more likely to put Biden at risk with his own base and independents. If you think that Trump is going to wedge him on this issue and flip Democrats by taking on a pro-genocide position, I just don't see it. And Biden is not picking up those committed Trump voters either way. Seems the greater risk is eroding his own base, particularly the progressive wing of it and independents. Buy hey, maybe Michigan is disposable.   

  6. 1 hour ago, 'stache said:

    I hate it, but if he blocks it, Trump becomes president, I truly believe that to be true with where the people are on Israel.

    Blocks what?  A ceasefire, or blocks arms transfers?

    Where people are on Israel is evolving quickly.

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    Like many issues, U.S. partisans find themselves on opposing sides. Most Republicans, though fewer than in the fall, support Israel's actions, while the vast majority of Democrats are opposed. Independents’ opinions are now much closer to those of Democrats.

    Although Americans rate Biden's handling of the conflict poorly, his overall job approval rating is no lower now than before the conflict began. The issue does not register highly when Americans are asked to name the most important problem facing the U.S. Nor does it rank highly when Americans rate each of several international issues as critical threats to U.S. vital interests. It could hurt the president by dampening turnout among would-be Biden voters who care deeply about the issue and are upset with his handling of the situation.

     

    And more directly to the point of aid...

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  7. 1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said:

    What should it be? The west is not booting boots in there. I would go with Jordanian, Turks, North Africans. NATO aligned, but not NATO forces. Who else?

    Given the events of the last few days, can we agree on "Not the IDF" as a starting point?

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  8. Watching some clips from today of Kirby, the pentagon spokeswoman, and the state department spokespeople. Clowns and/or sociopaths. Keep your options open. Example given:

     

     

     

  9. 3 hours ago, mdmost said:

    Yeah but in this instance, we're the dad getting angry at our kid smoking weed, asking him where he got it and where did he learn to do it?

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    Every once in a while there is the perfect situation response and gif. This is one of those times. 

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  10. 3 hours ago, wildcat09 said:

    It's very obviously not a fucking mistake. Jesus christ.

    There is a fucking WCK sign on top of the vehicles. The route was approved in advance by the IDF. When they pulled the trigger (three times) they knew what they were aiming at. If they didn't, the level of incompetence is such that it's just one more reason we shouldn't be sending them weapons of war.  

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  11. 3 minutes ago, MC Fresh Breath said:

    The transaction, which would amount to the largest US foreign military sale to Israel since the country went to war with Hamas on October 7, comes as the administration is also expected to notify Congress soon of a large new sale of precision-guided munitions kits to Israel, the people said.

    You got to think that the outcry at this point should be enough to pressure the admin to stop these transfers, particularly of munitions. Right?

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  12. Haaretz reporting three drone strikes, knocking out three vehicles in sequence as the aid workers fled from one to the other. The convoy was travelling on an approved route that had been coordinated with IDF. Israeli security sources say that they observed an armed individual travelling with the convoy earlier in the day, before the convoy stopped at their supply warehouse. The vehicle that was carrying the armed individual was not part of the convoy when it was struck. WCK suspending their Gaza operations, and the ship they had sailing from Cyprus with aid has turned around.

    Here is a google translate image lifted from twatter.

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  13. 2 minutes ago, burntorangebongos said:

    I caught about bigger than pea size but not quite grape size hail for about a total of 7 minutes. What kind of damage do you think that did? Does anyone here know? My roof was replaced in 2016. 

    It moved through pretty quick. Wife's car took a few good dents. 

  14. 5 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    I don't think he's right. I was raised Southern Baptist, and it was definitely taught

    The IC is a doctrine related to original sin. The Catholics teach that Mary was conceived free of original sin. It doesn’t have anything to do with the virgin birth. It’s a doctrine that was formalized in the 20th century by the Catholic Church. It undermines an incarnational understanding of salvation and is based on a western understanding of original sin and for those reasons most orthodox reject it. 

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