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Posts posted by MagicSoccerSpray
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15 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:
Cross posting from the CR thread.
Keep it in the CR thread
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14 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:
Yeah, this won't go down well.
Israel carries out attack against Hamas leadership in Qatar, Israeli source says
Israel carried out an attack against the Hamas leadership in Doha, an Israeli source told CNN, after an explosion was heard in the Qatari capital.
The source didn’t say who was targeted, but Hamas leaders have used the Qatari capital as a headquarters outside of Gaza for years.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/middleeast/qatar-hamas-israel-strike-intl
12 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:I wonder if Qatar will stop hosting negotiations at all after this?
Like negotiations have been going well. Qatar had been playing with fire too long, it was bound to get burned.
11 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:Thinking about the weekend. I wonder if what set this off was the killing of 6 Israelis, over 10 wounded?
Yes, without a doubt.
11 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:This strike was planned, sure. But was it the catalyst? Also, IAF had to fly real close to some US bases no matter what route they took and we should have had AWACs up. Plus our Navy.
Was this quietly allowed by the Arab states? Qatar has a pretty modern air force.
The US was aware, and informed the Qataris shortly before the strike, that we were not involved. There is a simple and straightforward way to end this.
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1 hour ago, South Austin said:
I’ve found him annoying as fuck, and think he’s overrated as an actor.
49 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:My only Ruffalo is question is can he rise above the writing? He’s great in a great movie, Zodiac and Spotlight.
Pelphrey is already fully cooking.
He wasn't bad in Collateral
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3 hours ago, Bolero88 said:
I like saps, but prefer super Thai myself.
They're good, but I prefer Saps
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20 hours ago, StassneyHorn said:
I like that Las Lomas randomly turns into a Tejana club with a DJ on Friday/Saturday nights sometimes.
In my opinion Tuk Tuk Thai has always been the jewel of the area. They switched to a take out model during COVID and you have to ask them to sit down now. Pad Thai and beef noodle soup is great
Saps is where it's at if you're looking for S Austin Thai imo.
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On 9/5/2025 at 9:28 AM, CooterBrown said:
AI right?
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From IT
QuoteI have a second-hand family/friend connection with Stroh. I figured I would let it play out before saying something but this has apparently been on the radar since the second scrimmage when he outplayed Neto. They've been splitting reps since then, and Stroh was taking solo reps at LG when Neto was getting tackle reps when Goosby was out.
No idea if the kid is good or not, considering he has played zero snaps through 2 seasons, but his body transformation has been impressive. He has dropped around 30 pounds, and his weight room numbers have only increased from when he was 370.
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8 hours ago, Disco Strangler said:
Historically in favor of US economic support for Israel. Now, I hope we never give one more American dollar to the country. They can stand or fall on their own and defend themselves without our help. I expect that new generations of US politicians coming up will feel the same way and Israel's status as our ally will shift dramatically in popular opinion. The next generation of US citizens and their representatives will have a much starker memory of the country's current actions than they do of their grandparents' memories of what happened in WWII.
Was it memories of WWII, or was it that Israel was the only pro-western democracy in the Middle East? An argument could be made for NATO Turkey, but they have been back-sliding since the 90s.
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On Wednesday, the Trump administration’s envoy to Lebanon, Tom Barrack, received a stunning proposal from the Lebanese government– a plan to disarm Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed Shia militia group that has dominated Lebanon’s politics and fought two major wars with Israel over the past 20 years. The process would occur over the next four months, in exchange for Israel halting strikes on Lebanon and withdrawing from the country’s South.
If Hezbollah were to drop its weapons it would redefine the Middle East virtually overnight. But can the Lebanese government really turn this proposal into reality?
On the one hand, Hezbollah has never been weaker. Over the past year and a half, Israel has decimated the group’s leadership and destroyed a great deal of its weapons. The collapse of the Assad regime, a key ally, upended a major smuggling route for weapons from Iran. And the regime in Tehran itself has been hobbled by the recent Israeli and American airstrikes.
Hezbollah has not publicly responded to the proposal, but is reportedly at least considering shrinking its arsenal. However, according to Eurasia Group’s Middle East expert Firas Maksad, “Hezbollah could just be buying time” by appearing open to diplomacy, hoping that the winds in the region shift back in its direction.
Why does the Lebanese government want Hezbollah to disarm? Hezbollah, which enjoys support from Lebanon’s sizable Shia population, is a major challenge to the Lebanese government. The group dominates South Lebanon, providing social services to the population, and it makes decisions about war and peace in the conflict against Israel without the national government’s consent.
“With the exception of Hezbollah’s support base, most Lebanese very much would like to see strengthened state authority and control over weapons,” says Maksad.
They aren’t the only ones. Wealthy international donors, including the US and the Gulf Arab monarchies, have made it clear that desperately needed financial and reconstruction aid won’t flow to the Lebanese government while a powerful armed group like Hezbollah operates effectively beyond state control.
What would it take for them to disarm? Hezbollah and its supporters in South Lebanon see its arsenal as a protection of Shia interests in Lebanon’s fragile sectarian balance, as well as a defense against Israel. Among many in the Shia community, Maksad explains, “any attempt to try and take away the weapons [is seen as] meant to undermine the community.”
He added that real disarmament would require, at a minimum, Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon under the terms of ceasefire agreements reached last November.
“There is this sense in Beirut, reflective of Hezbollah’s thinking, that Israel would need to fulfill its side of the obligations before more can be expected,” says Maksad.
But that sets up an impasse: Israel’s position is that it can’t leave Southern Lebanon while an Iran-backed militia is dug in there with weapons pointed at the Jewish state.
So where do things go from here? Maksad says there are two scenarios. One is a slow, drawn-out process where Hezbollah makes limited concessions under the guise of diplomatic dialogue — but without any real, comprehensive disarmament.
The other involves Israel forcing the issue. With its campaign in Gaza winding down, Israel may now look northward again, making a fresh effort to weaken Hezbollah so much that the group has no choice but to surrender.
At the moment, that looks like the way things are headed – Israel on Wednesday night launched a limited attack into South Lebanon, and its attacks on Hezbollah’s territory have ramped up in recent weeks. That almost certainly puts the prospect of a negotiated disarmament further out of reach in the near term.
“I don’t see diplomacy right now providing the required results of fully disarming Hezbollah,” Maksad warns.
QuoteLebanon’s government has told the army to devise a plan that would bring Hizbollah’s weapons under the control of the state by the end of the year, as the country’s political leaders come under mounting US pressure to disarm the Iran-backed militant group.After reviewing a US proposal to disarm Hizbollah, the government tasked the army with presenting “an actionable plan” by the end of August, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said after a meeting of his cabinet on Tuesday.But the government postponed further discussion of the divisive proposal previously outlined by US envoy Tom Barrack until later.Two ministers seen as aligned with Hizbollah and its political ally Amal left the cabinet meeting early because they disagreed with the outcome, information minister Paul Morcos said.Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun said last week his country’s amendments to the US proposal to disarm Hizbollah would be presented to the cabinet meeting, adding the plan included taking the group’s weapons.As the cabinet convened on Tuesday, Hizbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected a deadline for the group’s disarmament and dismissed what he said were America’s demands.“If you look at the deal Barrack brought, you won’t find a deal, you’ll find dictates, stripping Hizbollah and Lebanon’s power . . . it’s completely in Israel’s interest,” he said.Hizbollah has defied growing calls from Lebanon’s political leaders and its domestic rivals to disarm, saying the group’s weapons are necessary to defend the country against Israel.Salam and Aoun came to power in January following Israel’s latest war with Hizbollah, which involved the Israel Defense Forces invading Lebanon and left the group severely weakened.The war was triggered when Hizbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel in the days after Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, launched its October 7, 2023 attack on the Jewish state.An agreement that ended the war in November said Hizbollah would withdraw from parts of Lebanon south of the Litani river near the border with Israel.The deal also said UN security council resolution 1701, which stipulates that Lebanese weapons be under the authority of the state, would be implemented.Despite the agreement, which said Israel should withdraw from Lebanon entirely, the Israeli military has occupied five locations in the south and continued to carry out regular air strikes on what it has said are Hizbollah targets.Qassem said on Tuesday that, if Israel were to launch another full-scale war on Lebanon, “missiles would fall” on the Jewish state.When they came into office, Salam and Aoun vowed to monopolise weapons in the hands of the Lebanese state and see through full implementation of UN resolution 1701.However, the government has been unwilling to take Hizbollah’s weapons by force, and negotiations with the group appear to have made little progress.-
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Been a couple of times to the "Greek Bar" in the old Tarboush location on Oltorf by Curras. It's been great, with good food and good drinks. I recommend it if you like mediterrean. It's cheaper than Yamas, but more expensive than a casual restaurant. Cozy date place.
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6 hours ago, futureman said:
he ain’t temu anything. that guy's great.
I do like him
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29 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:
50K armed deserters. wowza
That is like Newt Knight and his crew on steroids and vodka.
50k is equal to the number of all US military deserts during World War II in Europe. But we had almost 2,000,000 servicemen in Europe at the time, and the geographic reach of where all the troops were stationed is vastly greater than the small amount of territory in an occupied Ukrainian area.
I assume the 50k is a little inflated, but really any number above a 5k is bad news for them.
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On 5/29/2019 at 9:45 PM, tantric superman said:
Gave me the run down on who made the best recruits, worst recruits,
Who made the best and worst recruits?
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"Atesh agents within the 247th Air Assault Regiment, stationed in the occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, report widespread unauthorized abandonment of positions (AWOL). This is particularly affecting one of the air assault battalions," the statement reads.
The reasons for desertion are described as obvious — forcibly mobilized Ukrainians from Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea do not want to fight against their own country. Lawlessness, incompetent leadership, refusal to register official reports, intimidation, and constant frontline casualties only strengthen their desire to flee.
Read also: Partisans uncover reconnaissance drone production at Luhansk factoryPartisans note that soldiers are often listed as deserters even after being wounded, as they are "lost" in the paperwork following transfer to a hospital. Medical personnel typically do not specify the soldier's location, and officers attribute their absence to desertion.
As previously reported, nearly 50,000 armed Russian deserters are significantly worsening the criminal situation in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
QuoteAlmost 50,000 armed Russian deserters are rapidly worsening the criminal situation in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian lands.According to Ukrinform, this was reported in Telegram by the Center for National Resistance.
"Due to the mass desertion of militants of the so-called "svo" security situation at the TOT of Ukraine is rapidly deteriorating. According to the Center for National Resistance, more than 49 000 Russian servicemen have left their seats in service since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. And this is the equivalent of several full-fledged divisions," the message reads.
It is noted that most of these criminals do not return to the Russian Federation, but hide on the TOT and become a real threat to the local population. Robbery, beatings, rape and murder, which the occupiers are trying to hide or attribute to civilians, have become commonplace.
The invaders bring rescuers from Russia to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine"International human rights organizations should pay attention to the complete degradation of security on the TOT of Ukraine," the Center for National Resistance calls.
As Ukrinform reported, the Russians have developed a plan for the resettlement of "SVO veterans" to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
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10 hours ago, Captainant said:
1) rage posting at 3AM is totally normal.
2) I've posted actual journalism and 3rd party investigative findings that support the 60K death toll number. I'm specifically not relying solely on hamas numbers.
3) your inability to talk about the IDF's genocide without foaming at the mouth and shouting HAMAS!!! is extremely aggy.
How is any of that Racist? You said it. Justify it.
10 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:I'm not going to argue with you about the GHM's figures. There are countless articles you can easily find explaining why the numbers they put out are credible, have been consistently credible in the past, and have been cited and used as a credible source countless times by many world governments, including Israel and our own. There are numerous studies that suggest that their numbers are likely a significant undercount if anything.
Why is saying The GHM is run by Hamas, racist? If it's so obvious, explain it.
10 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:Don't bitch and complain about being banned for being a racist dipshit. Your PRONG HORN posting doesn't fool anyone.
Explain, specifically, how what I said was racist.
10 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:You're really fucking bad at agitprop. Just give up and stop shitting up the thread you moron.
Oh, there are definitely morons shitting in this thread, it's just not who you think it is.
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News recently broke that France has decided to officially recognize Palestinian statehood—a move welcomed by some and ignored by others. The fact of the matter is that there are certain entry-level requirements needed for a group of people to operate as a modern country, and Palestine fails to meet them. Most glaringly, Palestine in its present form consists of several different political entities controlling pockets of territory separated by Israeli-held land. Add to that the almost 100% important dependence for food and energy and we are looking at a state that could only survive by receiving continuous outside support.
And if you are one of those people advocating for a Palestine from the river to the sea, that will not solve anything. As much as people dislike the reality, the only way to begin to solve this decades-long problem is for the two parties to swallow their pride and make uncomfortable concessions.
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Any opinions on Parish BBQ off Manor near KG BBQ? I've heard it's very good.
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