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Anastasis

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  1. So awesome, images and reports of the bombing of the St. Porphyrius church compound in Gaza coming through. This is a place where Palestinian Christians in particular have been seeking refuge. Early reports are that the two story admin building that was housing refugees was flattened. The images and video being shared online are clearly in the church compound, and well, shit looks pretty bad. We'll get to see how this one shakes out. There were reports a week ago or so that were not accurate, so again, will need to let the assessments play out.
  2. Seems like someone certainly would benefit from opening a history book and learning about the events between 1948-1966 and the systematic oppression and dehumanization of the Palestinians in Israel.
  3. What timeframe was that again?
  4. Israel has been engaged in an illegal occupation for decades. But see, international rules based order or some such. And some people wonder why nobody takes our shit seriously.
  5. I hate to be disagreeable*, but while all of this is certainly true, Jordan can do a shit load more to help the Palestinians in the WB. And Egypt and Lebanon and others as well. *syke
  6. Might as well. It’s all Monopoly money. Crazy to me that the justifications are so easy to find.
  7. It also exposes some of the positions that are rooted in evangelical and fundamentalist christian indoctrination. Even after some posters have moved beyond the theology, some of that worldview is hard to shake. Israel is offered a singular and unique dispensation.
  8. I am convinced that some of the lawyers here make real fucking hay in front of juries by rolling out acontextual analogies that in the end effectively misrepresent and strain complex realities. But if it works I guess it works. Just don't expect that none of us see through it.
  9. Yeah, that second part...don't hold your breath. Turn the strip to glass and the shit in the WB is only going to get worse. And we will turn a blind eye.
  10. Israel is an apartheid state that was built on terrorism and uses terrorism against civilians every day. And given that the power asymmetry strongly is in their favor, maybe they should be the ones that gotta go, first. Somebody just fucking go, for christ sake. America should apply extreme pressure on Israel or just stop sending them weapons and money.
  11. I smell poors... Who is eligible for IRS Direct File in 2024 “To ensure a good experience for taxpayers, the pilot will launch in phases,” Laurel Blatchford, chief implementation officer for the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Department of the Treasury said. For 2024, the pilot will focus on individual filers with “relatively simple returns,” but not all taxpayers will qualify. The IRS expects the program to include Form W-2 earnings, Social Security income, unemployment income and interest of $1,500 or less. The agency also plans to include filers claiming the earned income tax credit, child tax credit and credit for other dependents, along with the standard deduction, student loan interest deduction and tax break for educator expenses. However, some taxpayers will be excluded during the first year of the pilot, Werfel said. But seriously, doing taxes is a fucking beating. Everytime I hit submit, I have legit no idea whether the shit is right or not, just hoping that I didn't do anything to trigger a red flag for an audit.
  12. Have we discussed a scoop of rice in the bottom of the chili bowl yet?
  13. Nobody would shed a tear if we rightfully carpet-bombed the hq.
  14. Armenian flatbreads. Pics on the pizza thread.
  15. Do the Israelis have a version of lahumajeen? Cause if they ain’t packing that in their kit they are missing out.
  16. Just don’t fuck with Whataburger. We got enough bullshit to deal with already in that regard.
  17. First the Popeyes Louisiana chicken in Paris and now this?
  18. If Biden going has any chance of de escalation it is worth it.
  19. Because everyone is over their skies in this one as this point.
  20. Upthread you were speculating the fireball was the result of secondary explosions of munitions stored at the hospital, so please spare us the “full of shit unless there are real time images” nonsense. No one is talking from a position of incontrovertible evidence here.
  21. Probably why we have a couple carrier groups moving into the region. No one wants to see some tactical/battlefield nukes deployed if shit gets too spicy. Better to snuff that out.
  22. I hope this is right. Biden appears to be tamping shit down, or maybe it is primary driven by concerns around opening up some shit in the north. Either way, hope it can play out in a way that reduces the collateral damage.
  23. Just turn off Twitter embeds and let the god of your choosing sort it out.
  24. History would suggest otherwise. There have been plenty of attacks and raids into hospitals in the WB, both recently and further in the past. I mean, not quite like a bomb on the shit, but there doesn't seem to me to be any reason to dismiss the targeting of a hospital right out. Let the investigations play out, imo. The IDF says lots of bullshit in the moment, that later gets proven wrong by independent investigations, see for example Shireen Abu Akleh's murder. Her funeral incidentally triggered an IDF assault on the hospital they were removing her casket from.
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