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Nice explanation here of why Israel quit doing the same-old. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Israel's New Rules of War October 7, nearly a year ago, changed Israeli calculations in ways that are still being revealed. The very bestiality of the event, with its torture, murder, mass rapes, and the like, was an expression of both Palestinian blood hatred and Iranian grand strategy. Soon after the event, the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, described October 7 as "great," "blessed," "heroic," and "courageous," even as his Shiite group rained down missiles on northern Israel, forcing 60,000 civilians to flee south. Repelling such a war of annihilation is not pretty, especially for a democracy governed by the consent of the governed, which is therefore charged by its citizenry with protecting their physical and material well-being. Indeed, democracy entails obligations that are not always benign. This naturally leads to adjustments in the military rules of engagement. Remember, there is a profound difference between imagining the worst that your enemy might do to you and then palpably experiencing it. October 7 left nothing to the imagination. It would have been both immoral and irresponsible if Israeli military thinking had not evolved as a consequence. [...] https://nationalinterest.org/feature/israels-new-rules-war-213044

Confronting Hamas, Iran and the Universal Lessons From Amalek [...] The hatred displayed by Hamas and the Iranian axis of evil can be described as a deeply entrenched ideological and religious hostility, primarily driven by a radical Islamist worldview that calls for the destruction of Israel and the eradication of its people. Iran, along with its proxies like Hezbollah, spreads its influence through support for militant groups, aiming to destabilize the region and promote its revolutionary agenda of exporting radical Shiite Islam. Their common hatred is not only political but rooted in a fundamental rejection of Israel's right to exist, coupled with a broader goal to dominate the Middle East through violence, terror, and subversion. The Oct. 7, 2023, atrocities Hamas committed in support of their genocidal cause are not merely political maneuvers but assaults on the moral foundations that hold societies together. The violence and terror Hamas unleashed on the young, defenseless revelers at the Nova music festival reminds us that the struggle is not Israel's alone – it is a fight for the ethical principles that sustain our global community. Again and again, Iran and its proxies target the innocent and defenseless, acting as a terror syndicate, whose core ideals require the physical destruction of Israel. It is no longer acceptable for the global Muslim leadership to promote an originalist reading of the 7th-century Koran, so finally the international community must hold them to account. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/10/04/confronting_hamas_iran_and_universal_lessons_from_amalek_151727.html

Thrilling Saturday non-GS/ES report, see man: Breakfast/lunch was onecan of Many-bean ([2+1]-bean) salad*, ingest we man. *bought at a recent ES, financially savvy we man At noon, we were called by a lady from Uncle T-B.'s bank, follow-up man. We could not be added as a secondary joint owner through financial Power of Attorney alone, no man. There was also no designated beneficiary, uh-oh if anything happened to Uncle or Mama T-B. man. We swung into action, swing and act we man. We up-picked Uncle T-B. and delivered him to bank, deliver we man senior he man man**. We up-picked Mama T-B. and delivered her to bank, deliver we man senior she man man**. **both could not fit into the T-B.-mobile simultaneously, no man The papers were signed and we were added, relief man. We re-casa'd Mama T-B., exhausted senior she man. We re-casa'd Uncle T-B., exhausted senior he man. We were reminded of how absolutely infirm each of them is, it's hell to be old man. From there, we went to Costco Business Center, completely discretionary trip man. From there, we went to the ES, see above and we man. From there, we went to Aldi, finish shopping for Two Guys week man. After all this, we were completely exhausted ourself, too much man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. A massive siesta was then taken for 1 + half an hour, dead-to-the-world we man. No plans for Sunday other than laundry, unplanned we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort exhausted we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

Thrilling Saturday GS/ES report, see man: We went to the large community GS rather early, dedicated we man. Parking up close was available, first time ever man. One vendor had the take, see man: -- onetube Colgate Total anti-plaque toothpaste = $2, deal man From there, we went to another GS, visit we man but nothing there man. Hours later (see Thrilling Saturday non-GS/ES report), we visited an ES, ghastly man. The family was on the scene, "that's not for sale man," man. We walked out in disgust, don't waste our time like that man. Total = $2

Good luck to the most recent poster -- be sure to update your timeline when matters progress. Thread from 2019 is now closed to further comment.

The Amish are obviously to blame, yet again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Massacre in Burkina Faso left 600 dead, double previous estimates, according to French security assessment Up to 600 people were shot dead in a matter of hours by al Qaeda-linked militants in an August attack on a town in Burkina Faso, according to a French government security assessment that nearly doubles the death toll cited in earlier reports. The new figure would make the assault, in which civilians were shot dead as they dug trenches to defend the remote town of Barsalogho, one of the deadliest single attacks in Africa in recent decades. Militants from Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al Qaeda affiliate based in Mali and active in Burkina Faso, opened fire methodically as they swept into the outskirts of Barsalogho on motorcycles and shot down villagers, who lay helpless in the freshly upturned dirt of the trench, according to several videos of the August 24 attack posted by pro-JNIM accounts on social media. Many of the dead were women and children, and the footage is punctuated by the sound of automatic gunfire and screams of victims as they are shot while apparently trying to play dead. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/massacre-burkina-faso-left-600-040138443.html

After watching this, I still can't understand why (and how) "order" and "protocol" is crucial enough to supersede the need to rescue as many people as possible very rapidly.

Trembling, Bleeding Spokeswoman Issues Statement Denying That Doug Emhoff Would Ever Hit Anyone [...] "These accusations are absolutely ridiculous," the spokeswoman said as blood trickled from a scrape under her left eye. "Mr. Emhoff would never, ever do such a despicable thing as to strike anyone — much less a woman. The woman who was allegedly slapped by Mr. Emhoff simply fell down some stairs… just like I did right before coming out here to speak with you all today." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/trembling-bleeding-spokeswoman-issues-statement-denying-that-doug-emhoff-would-ever-hit-anyone

All Charges Dropped After Diddy Claims He's Just A Knucklehead NEW YORK, NY — All charges of sex trafficking and racketeering against rapper and business mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs were formally dropped Thursday after he admitted he was just a knucklehead. "Look, I can be a bit of a knucklehead at times," Diddy said as he addressed the court. "What can I say? Ope!" He continued, "So look, my commitment has been from the beginning, to make sure that I'm there for people, to make sure that I get this right. I will say more than anything, many times, I will talk a lot. I will get caught up in the rhetoric. But being there, the impact it made, the difference it made in my life. I learned a lot from sex trafficking. It made me who I am today." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/all-charges-dropped-after-diddy-claims-hes-just-a-knucklehead

This confirms that PMSNBC, for one, is firmly in Kommie's grasp. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whistleblower Reveals Left-Wing Networks Are 'Rigged' for Kamala An MSNBC producer just blew the lid off the liberal media's plan to get Vice President Kamala Harris elected, and it's every bit as shady as you'd think. Undercover conservative journalist James O'Keefe released a video of MSNBC producer Basel Hamdan admitting that the network is "doing all they can" to elect Harris by making viewers "dumber over the years." Hamdan, a writer and producer for the network's show "Ayman," was asked by an undercover journalist what MSNBC is doing to help Harris win the race. Speaking into a hidden camera and microphone, he said that [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/10/04/whistleblower-reveals-left-wing-networks-are-rigged-for-kamala-n2645745

Elon Musk to Join Trump Campaign Rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday: Unbowed, Unbroken, and Unrepentant Earlier on Friday, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein officially accused the Democratic National Committee of spying, infiltrating their organization, lawfare, and other dirty tricks. And Friday afternoon, none other than Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged to join the upcoming Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pa. — the same place where Donald Trump nearly lost his life after being struck by an assassin's bullet — over the upcoming weekend. It's noteworthy that Stein and Musk — who, arguably, represent the two most high-profile environmental movements in the country (politically and commercially) — have come together in agreement that the Democratic Party is their common enemy. [...] https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2024/10/04/elon-musk-to-join-trump-campaign-rally-in-butler-pa-on-saturday-unbowed-unbroken-and-unrepentant-n4933077

A brief and very well-expressed article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ US union members and leaders are not always on the same political page The saying goes, "don't ask the question if you don't want to know the answer". US labour leaders have taken that advice to heart, largely declining to poll their membership on what political positions their unions should take. The problem is that, for many of them, their own progressive instincts are often woefully disconnected from the views of their members. [...] https://www.ft.com/content/8d09dee7-a508-43da-b37d-1b8a7b9008f3?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9

How to Play With a Cat and Why It's So Important Playing with your cat is not only fun, but it can also help keep your beloved, four-legged feline happy and healthy. Understanding how to play with your cat is easy once you figure out which toys, games, and activities your mini tiger loves the most. "Much in the same way that humans require social interaction on some level, it's a necessary aspect to companion cat care to encourage playtime to ensure they live their happiest lives," Shelby Bundy, a cat expert and shelter manager at the Longmont Humane Society in Colorado says. Here's how to play with your cat to ensure they get all the exercise and enrichment they need to thrive. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/play-cat-why-important-130000721.html

Thrilling Friday non-GS/ES report, see man: Awoke long before sunrise, man. Gamely stayed in bed till alarm rang, futility man. Served miu breakfast, still hoping to grab her for trip to beauty salon man. Miu finally began eating, and we nabbed her and threw her into miu-carrier, outraged miu man. Miu began screaming and never stopped, How Dare You Do This To Us Daddy man. We paused to take long-unused bag of dry miu-food from closet, opportune time man. (Miu had previously tried to rip into bag, partially successful miu man.) We had not used bag because miu had grown chubby eating dry stuff, vet's orders man. We poured most of bag into plastic jug, prevent spoilage man. Miu kept screaming, outraged miu man. We finally took miu to vet, miu screaming nonstop man. Vet tech applied all-wheel manicure to miu, much calmer miu afterward man. Miu screamed all the way back to the casa, screaming miu man. Before releasing miu, we poured some dry miu-food into bowl, pour we man. Released miu got her bearings and immediately devoured all the dry stuff, sight to behold man. We reminded miu that she is an obligate carnivore and does better on a wet diet, remind we man miu man. Breakfast was a sliced-turkey sandwich, ingest we man. We groomed ourself and went ES-ing, q.v. Thrilling Report man. Upon return, we considered showering, borderline need man. We rejected the "pro" argument and siesta'd instead, excellent decision and zzz we man. Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest we man. We delivered Mama T-B.'s various purchases, deliver we man. One of our favorite community GSs begins at o'dark-Many on Saturday, if we self-motivate man. We have itineraried another GS and an ES, both highly local man. We shall then (on paper) do casa-hold and administrative stuff, probably merely veg out instead man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

Thrilling Friday GS/ES report, see man: We attended the above, reliable we man. Many (2+2) of the ESs yielded the take, see man: -- Many (2x2x2) disposable sandwich-plates = $1, deal man -- glass coffee mug = $1, deal man -- beach towel, "Mr. Coffee" pot, gigantic paper clip, full can wasp/hornet-killer, ~full bottle Soothe eyedrops = $Many ($2+2+2+1), steal man -- long-sleeved shirt for Mini-B., spray Calamine lotion, NIP CVS artificial tears, NIP wax paper, verrrrry sharp Cuisinart cake-knife = $Many ($2x2x2 +1), steal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2)

Watch the weekly price-reductions like a hawk, and swoop in when 30% first goes to 40%.

That's the most intriguing 10:36 video that I've experienced in a while.

NBC Nightly News made sure to specify to us that this was because there are two different accounts in that budget.

FEMA Reports They Spent All The Taxpayer Funding On A Sweet PowerPoint Presentation About Racial Equity ASHEVILLE, NC — Official sources within the Federal Emergency Management Agency were disappointed to inform victims of Hurricane Helene that the government agency was unable to offer them any taxpayer funding, as it had spent it all on a PowerPoint presentation about racial equity. According to FEMA spokesperson Gayle Kane, the agency would have loved to help out North Carolina residents affected by the storm but was simply unable to do so as it had blown the remainder of its budget having an intern with purple hair put together the presentation. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/fema-reports-they-spent-all-the-taxpayer-funding-on-a-sweet-powerpoint-presentation-about-racial-equity

Tim Walz Polling Strong Among Men Who Choose Middle Urinal U.S. — With little over a month left before election day, results of a new national survey showed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz polling strongly among men who choose to use the middle urinal in men's rooms. The new poll, conducted in the days following Walz's debate with Senator J.D. Vance, showed a steady increase in support for Walz among guys who are often classified as ambiguous creepy and prone to making other men uncomfortable. "He's running away with that demographic," said Professor Blake Rumsey, a political analyst and [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/tim-walz-polling-strong-among-men-who-choose-middle-urinal

~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ayatollah Frantically Googles 'How To Build Iron Dome Thingy FAST' TEHRAN — After watching his missile bombardment of Israel fail to yield the results he had hoped for, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei frantically googled "how to build iron dome thingy FAST." Israel's much-publicized "Iron Dome" missile defense system was placed under tremendous strain during Iran's attack but was able to prevent mass casualties despite a barrage of well over 100 ballistic missiles. "Okay, so we didn't wipe out the Jews and now they're going to retaliate," Khamenei reportedly told high-ranking members of the Iranian government. "But don't worry, I have a plan." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/ayatollah-frantically-googles-how-to-build-iron-dome-thingy-fast

North Carolina Asks Zelensky For $100 Billion In U.S. Funding RALEIGH, NC — With civilians working hard to rescue their neighbors along the path of devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene and FEMA revealing a lack of available money, the state of North Carolina asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for $100 Billion in U.S. funding. Though President Biden approved North Carolina's request for federal disaster relief, uncertainty about the timetable for receiving funds amid various obstacles and bureaucratic red tape, the state's officials decided to go directly to the man with more U.S. taxpayer dollars than anyone else. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/north-carolina-asks-zelensky-for-100-billion-in-us-funding

Yes, Gov. Kemp Blasted Biden-Harris Admin's Hurricane Helene Response [...] Meanwhile, FEMA is reportedly out of money after having wasted resources providing services and housing to illegal immigrants who have crossed the southern border in record numbers under Biden-Harris. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/10/03/gov-kemp-blasts-biden-harris-administrations-hurricane-helene-response-n4933045

Debate revealed Tim Walz to be a fraud 'everyman' — and a lightweight If Donald Trump wins this election, the postmortems on Kamala Harris' campaign should put her choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate at the top of her list of mistakes. Much of America got to know Walz for the first time during Tuesday's vice-presidential debate. Unlike his appearance at the Democratic National Convention, the Walz we saw on the debate stage didn't have his words written for him in a teleprompter. And the unfiltered version underscored a very obvious fact about the governor: He is patently fake. [...] https://nypost.com/2024/10/02/opinion/debate-revealed-tim-walz-to-be-a-fraud-everyman/

Who knows what USCIS will do? Your Congressional office is your ally, and you should rely on them heavily. Sincere hopes from all of us for a happy resolution. Keep us apprised.