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  1. Dem "proud to be an American" has plummeted since 2016, while Indies are more of a slow erosion, but they're getting to the same place. The table showing party affiliation by age cohort is really telling.
  2. AP has a report out. 22 killed as Israeli forces fire on Palestinians in Gaza seeking food aid, witnesses say CAIRO (AP) β€” Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and wounded 20 others, many while attempting to get desperately needed food aid in southern Gaza on Monday, according to witnesses, hospitals, and Gaza’s Health Ministry. Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received the bodies of 11 people who were shot while returning from an aid site associated with Israeli and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund in southern Gaza, part of a deadly pattern that has killed more than 500 Palestinians in the chaotic and controversial aid distribution program over the past month. Ten others were killed at a United Nations aid warehouse in northern Gaza, according to the Health Ministry. The southern Gaza strike happened around 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the GHF site in the city of Khan Younis, as Palestinians returned from the site along the only accessible route. Palestinians are often forced to travel long distances to access the GHF hubs in hopes of obtaining aid. Witnesses recount firings by troops Yousef Mahmoud Mokheimar was walking along with dozens others when he saw troops in vehicles and tanks racing toward them. At the beginning they fired warning shots in air, before firing at the crowds, he said. β€œThey fired at us indiscriminately,” he said, adding that he was shot in his leg, and a man was also shot while attempting to rescue him. He said he saw troops detaining six people, including three children, and it wasn’t clear what happened to them. β€œWe don’t know whether they are still alive,” he said. Monzer Hisham Ismail, another witness, said troops attacked the crowds while returning from the GHF hub in eastern Khan Younis. β€œWe were returning from the American aid hub … we were targeted by (the Israeli) artillery,” he said. Nasser Hospital said another person was killed near a GHF hub in the southern city of Rafah. The Israeli military said it was reviewing information about the attacks. In the past, the military has said it fires warning shots at people who move suspiciously or get too close to troops, including while collecting aid. Israel wants the GHF to replace a system coordinated by the United Nations and international aid groups. Along with the United States, Israel has accused the militant Hamas group of stealing aid and using it to prop up its rule in the enclave. The U.N. denies there is systematic diversion of aid. The Israeli military said it had recently taken steps to improve organization in the area, including the installation of new fencing, signage and the opening of additional routes to access aid. Israel says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas, accusing the militants of hiding among civilians because they operate in populated areas. Strikes in and around Gaza City intensify In northern Gaza, at least 10 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on an aid warehouse in Gaza City, according to the Health Ministry’s ambulance and emergency service. It wasn’t immediately clear whether there was aid at the warehouse. The strike in Gaza City came as the military intensified its bombardment campaign across the city and the nearby Jabaliya refugee camp. On Sunday and Monday, Israel issued widespread evacuation orders for large swaths of northern Gaza. Palestinians reported massive bombing overnight into Monday morning, describing the fresh attacks as a β€œscorched earth” campaign that targeted mostly empty buildings and civilian infrastructure above the ground. β€œThey destroy whatever left standing … the sound of bombing hasn’t stopped,” said Mohamed Mahdy, a Gaza City resident who fled his damaged house Monday morning. Fares Awad, head of the Health Ministry’s emergency and ambulance services in northern Gaza, said that most of Gaza City and Jabaliya have become inaccessible and ambulances were unable to respond to distress calls from people trapped in the rubble. The Israeli military said it had taken multiple steps to notify civilians of operations to target Hamas’ military command and control centers in northern Gaza.
  3. I think it reflects the genuine opinion of many progressives, especially younger ones. If asked during the 1990s, a younger me could have been the author, but I mellowed somewhat after having a kid, and then Obama came along, which made me think the party was beginning to head in a more progressive direction. But, you know what, that younger me wasn’t entirely wrong, and much of that statement does ring true about the party’s leadership. In some ways, Democrats are the conservative party, just trying to protect the status quo, which has definitely given them the stench of stale losers for a lot of voters.
  4. Some bizarro world shit going on in the West Bank with Settlers attacking an IDF base because a Jewish teen was shot with a rubber bullet. The officer who shot the kid thought he was a Palestinian, but he was a part of a Settler group that was attacking the officer with rocks. It’s believed members of this same group may have also been some of the same ones who rampaged through a Palestinian camp last week, in which the IDF somehow ended up killing three Palestinians. At least, I think that’s what was going on, but I’m going to need a diagram, flowchart, or something to be sure. The story is kind of hard to follow, but it's clear the Settlers are out of control, and it's incredible how much they get away with. Free link: https://archive.is/LyjgL
  5. Wordle 1,472 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #750 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1253 8️⃣7️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  6. Wordle 1,471 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #749 🟩🟩🟩🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1252 6️⃣7️⃣ 8️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
  7. I suppose you’re not aware that this thread was originally intended for what was going on in Gaza, but then, when Israel started bombing Iran someone had the bright idea of changing the title and allowing the Israel/Iran shit to be posted in here under the title of "Isreal vs Everyone," which is an add-on bonus war to the ongoing ethnic cleansing taking place in Gaza and the West Bank, which is what the last page of posts has been covering almost exclusively. The Iran shit is done (for now) and we're back on the original topic. Keep up.
  8. What doesn’t make sense to me is when people, such as yourself, handwave away the murder of starving women and children as if their lives held no value.
  9. Go to bed. You’re fucking drunk.
  10. Could you diagram this sentence and then explain what the hell it’s supposed to mean? Also, please expand upon β€œI’ll kinda enjoy it no matter what it is.” What is it? What exact part of noncombatant civilians being murdered in cold blood do you "enjoy"?
  11. Gidget likes it up there, too. Here she is a few minutes ago, getting freaked out by Season 3 of Squid Games.
  12. As I was catching up, I was planning to mention that I thought Austin had switched from May to November municipal elections a few years ago, although I didn't realize there'd been opposition to it because it made complete sense to me at the time.
  13. From the best I can tell, this will be the conference realignment for FBS teams in 2026. Please let me know if there's anything incorrect.
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  15. Mad Max shit, I guess, for the rest of us then.
  16. Icono's wet dream comes true: Monarchy at the top; then the Houses of Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg, Bezos; followed by the warrior caste and some sort of merchant class; and of course serfs and/or slaves at the bottom.
  17. Full text of the article cited above about IDF soldiers ordered to kill unarmed Palestinians around food distribution sites: https://archive.is/rHhMU
  18. Wordle 1,469 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #747 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1250 4️⃣7️⃣ 5️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  19. After seeing your reply to him, and against my better judgment, I thought about it and decided to view his response just in case his order to "die" was directed at me, and I see that it was. Interesting. I went ahead and took a screenshot of that command from Rex to "die" on the off-chance y'all find that I've suddenly stopped posting one day. As we've recently seen, bigots are really feeling their oats these days and are all in on the old ultraviolence. So, I've got a simple request for someone to download it on their hard drive for me. Please and thanks in advance. But, then again, we're also seeing that hateful racists, such as "War Crimes Rex," do have the backing of what passes for law enforcement. Eh, whatchagunnado.
  20. I don't think it's weird at all. The same loud voices that claimed that it was only ever about saving lives are the same ones who are now making pushes against contraception and maternity care. I don't have the energy to get into it with you right now, but you're more than welcome to peruse or join in on the abortion thread in the CR to read all the arguments. It's a really long thread, and I wish I could tell you where a good starting point might be. I dunno, sorry, maybe start 5-10 pages from the end. If you decide to chime in, I'll address you over there when I'm not so tired. I promise to be civil. https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/1761-official-thread-for-abortion-demagoguery/
  21. Yeah, of course, Ireland probably doesn't have a lot of trade with Israel. Other than what you've listed, maybe some tech stuff due to them being the old "Celtic Tiger." But, here's the deal, it's not just Ireland that's getting fed up. Anger with Israel's actions against the Palestinians is growing in the ranks of EU member states, with the Prime Minister of Spain calling for the end of the association agreement the EU has with Israel. It hasn't happened yet, but we can only guess at what the tipping point will be. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/27/eu-leaders-leave-israel-partnership-on-shelf-despite-pressure-to-act Look, I'm a supporter of Israel, believing that they have a right to exist and to defend themselves, but they don't have a right to continue to flout international law and commit war crimes. I'm also on record as saying that they're pushing their luck, as they're quickly losing any claim to the moral high ground and are losing support across the globe due to their conduct. We're seeing it here in the US among young people who will be tomorrow's leaders and decision-makers. In Europe, they're probably a generation ahead of us and are reaching a tipping point in opposition. I don't want them to lose our or Europe's support, but the path that Netanyahu is leading them down will eventually lead them to having very few friends in the West unless they give up their dreams of ethnically cleansing Gaza and the West Bank for some Greater Israel.
  22. @Rex Kramer I dunno what to tell you, dude. Over the last three years, I've tried multiple times in this thread and several others to discuss various topics with you. I've tried to remain civil over the last three years up until the last couple of weeks after finally getting completely fed up with your bloviating bullshit when you barge into a thread and just fuck it up by making shit up, issue personal insults, call people names, and accuse people of heinous shit, like being a pedo or an antisemite. I get the feeling by the way you behave on these boards that in real life, you're used to always getting your way by acting like a bully and shoving people around because of your position, status, or even physical size. But here, you just lose your shit when people push back when you're acting like an empty-suited, know-nothing blowhard. You're probably pretty smart, but it shows that you're a lazy and entitled bitch because you absolutely refuse to ever do the work to back up any of your shit. I'm sure at work, you're a real joy to be around, barking orders at some underling to make you a spreadsheet or something while threatening to fire them if they can't get it done in 15 minutes or blame them when you make a stupid fucking decision. And, true to form, you exposed your ass twice in a single afternoon, refusing both times to back up some stupid accusation that you've made, yet again. So fuck off and good riddance.
  23. Yes, I'm sure. If I'm wrong, I'll readily admit so. Since you question those statements, your job is to find a single post from any poster on this site, who has expressed either opinion that 1) denies or disputes "severe damage" to the site, or 2) is happy that Iran might still retain the capacity to make a nuclear weapon. That's how this works. You cannot just say shit without proof. I doubt you'll bother to even look, though. If you haven't provided evidence for your claim when I come back to this thread later this evening, I will immediately put you on ignore.
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