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Welshy

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  1. I could go line by line, but I'll offer a few pieces. Gazan's do have an affiliation to Hamas. Hamas is their government. "Opposed to violence" is not the same thing as opposed to Hamas, who perpetuated the violence. Hamas leads Gaza. I think you know this. Proof and shreds of evidence. From one quickly searched article: “Hamas has a clear propaganda incentive to inflate civilian casualties as much as possible,” Luke Baker, a former Reuters bureau chief who led the organization’s coverage of Israel and the Palestinian territories from 2014 to 2017, said in a recent X thread. (Baker declined to comment to TIME.) Like Biden, Baker does not dispute that civilian deaths have occurred. Rather, he says that the extent of the death toll is unverifiable and that those tasked with tracking casualties in Gaza may not be able to do so freely. “Any health official stepping out of line and not giving the death tolls that Hamas wants reported to journalists risks serious consequences,” Baker said. "...Skepticism over the death toll spiked in the aftermath of last week’s explosion at Gaza City’s Al Ahli hospital, in which hundreds are believed to have been killed. In the immediate aftermath, the Gaza health ministry said that 500 people had been killed in the blast—a sum that was later revised down to 471. (U.S. intelligence offered a more conservative estimate of between 100 and 300 deaths.) The only thing more contentious than the death toll is who was ultimately responsible for the blast. While Gaza’s health ministry spokesman laid the blame on an Israeli airstrike, Israel said that it was the fault of an errant rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza—an assessment that has been supported by the White House. A recent visual investigation into the blast carried out by the New York Times remains inconclusive." Different source: "President Biden, meanwhile, said on Oct. 25 that he has “no notion that Palestinians are telling the truth about how many people are killed” in Gaza. The U.S. leader said that he was sure that “innocents have been killed” and called on Israel to be “incredibly careful” to avoid civilian casualties, but he cast doubt on the reliability of Palestinian figures. “I have no confidence in the number that the Palestinians are using,” Biden said. 10 second search, and more than a shred - and not twitter based. I think it's clear what the Gazan government did, and what they deliberately set up Israel for. Also: "genocide denialism." brought the chuckles. Jesus.
  2. It could real like war and peace, but those things happened. Each one. Hamas contrived this situation. Boxed Israel so that they had no option but to look like the aggressor and the villan. If Israel does nothing, Hamas will kill more Israelis, and more brutally. Hamas will not stop. What option has Hamas left Israel? You can call me twitteriffic, but you cannot ignore the contrived nature of all of this.
  3. I'm Gen X, which basically means I trust no one, so I have a head start I suppose, but tell me...who do you trust to do the right thing? *Honest question. Do you understand how humans work? *not so honest. I think I know the answer to this one.
  4. Israel's government is shitty and authoritarian. Agreed What about Hamas? Supported by most Gazans...and most Palestinians? You know, the rapists and butchers who specifically and deliberately murdered babies, grandmothers, pregnant mothers to be and children in their homes. The people who say over and over Israel must be obliterated. Who won't allow the evacuation of its own civilians. Who is the "health authority" in Gaza reporting suspect health info? Who has copious amounts of staged, repurposed and suspect media with duplicative actors, dolls and clearly fabricated scenes depicting their "oppression?" Who is holding 200+ innocent civilians, as well as its own civilians, PLUS all the international workers they will not allow to to leave gaza, hostage? They need fuel for hospitals so bad they have been on their last reserves for days. Every day they are out of fuel for hospitals. Weird. Now I hear they are going to "run out" this weekend. Again. I wonder if Hamas wants fuel? Of course they do...and not for hospitals. Their lack of concern for Gaza citizens is pretty clear at this point.
  5. It's a fluid situation.
  6. Fair.
  7. You're entitled to your opinion. I'm just saying that doesn't seem like an enchilada. I'm happy to war about it...I don't wanna, but I've got big goddamned guns and I know what an enchilada is. Stop fucking about.
  8. Also, enchilada is in no way like a frito pie. They are not even in the same food group. One's a vegetable, ones a fruit.
  9. Where do I go from here? You can't make a grilled cheese, you can't life. Take me, jebus. I'm ready.
  10. They are not the same, you heathen.
  11. Burnt it. Still pretty good. ...didn't have any butter, Intertrons said mayonnaise. (That's the actual spelling. mayonnaise.) worked. Ate that shit like a boss.
  12. Ima make a grilled-cheese, brb. But before I do that, I want to say thanks be to Israeli Christian Arab gods make a grilled cheese. One thing we can all agree on is a grolled cheese is not possible without the intervention of some maniacal mf-er in the sky. > iPhones, amiriight? Praise allah/christ..They (ugh) will fix this.
  13. Please don't.
  14. Right?
  15. Misanthropy sucks. People do not suck. Tribalism sucks...especially in this global world. It's not people. It's teams. Theirs vs ours. Humans will go to incredible lengths to justify "our" side. Our side holds, fuck you. Their side holds, conspiracy. Black vs white, republicans vs democrats, Israeli vs Palestinian, north vs south, boomers vs millennials. It's not some core defect in humans. It's many, many, many years of survival and defense. Talk to anyone 1X1 and you can find common ground. Talk 2m to 2m and fuck them, protect our shit, they don't get it. Humanity is glorious and stunning and awe inspiring. Don't give up. Also, kill Hamas.
  16. Also still no Antibodies with daughter having it twice, probably 3 times (she didn't even get tested a few weeks ago, just acted as if), sister (came down with it when I was visiting her for a couple weeks 2 months ago and GF (twice). If it ever happens, I'm pretty sure I'm fucked. Just got new vaccine with the flu shot.
  17. Not in first, surly
  18. I love Fance!
  19. I'm an Ibuprofen guy, but I'm aware the oldz LOVE the asprin. Asprin? WOAH....
  20. Asprin? WOAH....
  21. Did you think it was? I'm not a sock. A shoe at worst.
  22. Bless your heart.
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