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US/Russia/Israel: the Lebensraum alliance
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At 14 seconds she nails it, with an expression to match.
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[email protected] Federal employees take an oath to support and defend the Constitution. You will have our respect and gratitude if you honor that oath.
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“This is truly unfolding into a nightmare scenario. We have no idea how widespread this version of the virus already is in cattle herds. Every time poultry flocks break (with virus], we’ll need to investigate cattle contacts (which are many) as well as
wild bird and other poultry contacts.”
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When Dems undermine the united effort to stop Musk/Trump, as Fetterman did, it is useful to let them know that they screwed up. There is a reason that parties have officers called "whips".
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Israel's genocide and ethnic cleansing is very unpopular. It's even more unpopular for the US to join the war crimes, and even more unpopular than that to introduce American troops.
US ownership of Gaza is vastly more unpopular than any of the above. Rep. Green is hitting Trump where he is weak.
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It's so much easier to blame the kids instead of blaming the geniuses in the Biden White House who clung to power for far too long and then dumped a genocide on Harris.
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There are also interesting possibilities in revisions to IP policy, and in incentives to US companies to move operations to Canada. Wealthy US individuals might be encouraged to make their money and pay their taxes in Canada.
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These insane tariffs were initiated by a cabal of billionaires and ideologues. Please hit them hard, and focus the punishment on the perpetrators. Tesla is a good start, as are Starlink, SpaceX, Twitter (X), and other Musk holdings. How about clients of Jamieson Greer and Robert Lighthizer?
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Napoleon counseled, "when the enemy is making a false movement we must take good care not to interrupt him". Maybe Dems are heeding this counsel while Trump & Musk destroy their own popularity.
However, Trump & Musk's seizure of high ground may not prove false.
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Right-wing Zionism seems to have a pretty good grip on the IDF.
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Voters often make stupid decisions. It is the job of politicians to convince them to vote more wisely. Harris couldn't get voters who only vote for men, but voters who found genocide unacceptable might have been reachable. She didn't make a clear case that she would end the genocide.
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I only disagree with your insistence on focusing the blame on misguided voters instead of on enablers of genocide.
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Voting for genocide is a repugnant act. It is unreasonable to focus blame on those who refused to vote for genocide. You can disagree with them, but please don’t transfer blame from the genocide supporters who created the horrific choice by enabling the slaughter.
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I reached the same conclusion, but it is a fact that some voters think genocide is simply unacceptable. Voters should never have been presented with a choice where genocide was the lesser of two evils. That choice was presented by Biden/Harris, and they bear responsibility for the outcome.
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What is the data to support your unqualified assertion that Gaza did not sway the election? Consider the fact that the genocide policy was very unpopular. "Biden ends his presidency with a -18 approval rating for his handling of the Israel-Palestine conflict" www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/1/...
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I think this "punishment" notion is misguided. 2020 Biden voters who didn't vote for Harris may have felt that it was simply wrong to vote for a genocidal administration. Or maybe they were soured on the whole system by the apparent rule by uniparty. Or maybe they were just demotivated.
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Refusing to vote for a genocidal administration is understandable, even if you disagree with it strategically. The primary responsibility for losing the support of such voters lies with the supporters of the genocide. If Joe hadn't insisted on sponsoring a genocide, Kamala might be President today.
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You’re right. Sorry. I misread it.
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It says 604 were polled, not 200. Perhaps you meant that 200 cited Gaza as a key issue? Bottom line, it was a poll of more than 600 voters.
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"Biden ends his presidency with a -18 approval rating for his handling of the Israel-Palestine conflict"
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/1/...
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Where did you get your figure of 200 voters sampled? The YouGov poll I saw sampled 600 voters.
The data that we have indicates that genocide sponsorship was significant in deciding the election. There is also extensive polling showing that most Americans disapproved of the genocide sponsorship.
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The Biden/Harris sponsorship of the genocide in Gaza contributed significantly to electing Trump. You can put some blame on the voters who couldn't stomach voting for the genocide's sponsors, but the supporters of the genocide bear chief responsibility for that contribution to Trump's election.
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That's nonsense. Read up on the Lavender program. www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-...
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You have given permission for invasions of Israel from every side by furious relatives of women and children murdered by Israel.
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That's simply false. Israel has chosen to kill tens of thousands of civilians in several different nations, including in the West Bank. These killings are clearly in excess of any military necessity, as is the destruction of civilian infrastructure. It's genocide and ethnic cleansing.
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Your own statements have provided permission for decades more of assaults on Israel and atrocities against Jews.
That seems like a self-destructive approach, whether or not those atrocities completely eradicate Israel.
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Again, you can't blame Hamas for the decisions that Israel made. Israel is a sovereign state that acts on its own initiative. Israel chose genocide. It will bear the stain of that evil decision for generations.
BTW, Hitler took many years to kill 6 million Jews, but it was always a genocide.
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You have just given permission for tens of thousands of Palestinians, Lebanese, and Syrians to descend upon Israel and exact vengeance for the women and children killed by Israel.
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I don't find it strange that Judge Cannon would abuse her authority and tarnish her court. It is exactly what I would expect from Judge Cannon.
What I find much stranger is that there are no repercussions for Cannon's misbehavior. The rot above Cannon is the real worry.
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It is a genocide. Read the legal definition and try your best to escape the inescapable conclusion that Israel is perpetrating a genocide.
Constantly invoking the excuse that Hamas is bad does not absolve Israel of its crimes. Israel chose its response. Israel chose genocide.
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Nations that commit crimes as egregious as the Israeli genocide should expect to be despised. You are in denial.
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Israel is responsible for the choice it made in responding to 10/7. Israel chose genocide. Biden chose to sponsor genocide. It is a stain that will endure through generations, both on Israel and on Biden.
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I also find it inexplicable that you are heartened by a sentencing that you admit took place under the shadow of a conflicted and corrupt SCOTUS. John Roberts dictated this zero sentence as clearly as if he had been in Merchan's seat. John Roberts is the heart of our judicial darkness.
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First, I must challenge this assertion: "Americans deserved a president who took office without a tail of obligations resulting from a sentence."
Americans knew such a sentence was possible when they chose him. What Americans REALLY deserve is a system of justice that proceeds without fear or favor.
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You're right. And there was no way to cast a serious vote against it. We're in very deep water.
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The Confederacy, the Japanese Empire, and Osama Bin Laden are dead. Eventually, after far too much damage was done, these evil forces were extinguished. After trying everything else, sometimes the American people do the right thing.