US Elections (& Politics) :)
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Oceanslider
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Trump important milestone in Maga, Make Asia Great Again.
bigredfish
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Sybertiger
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Most of these videos it's hard to know the context of what's going on. Heavily edited with someone's interpretation of what we are viewing. Like the ambulance video. I have no idea if the "injured" person is injured or just a terrorist pretending he needed medical attention after doing some heinous deed. Could be someone on the Gaza most wanted poster for all I know. LOL. Most of these videos likely have been released as propaganda to make one person's viewpoint pro or anti-Israel. Hard to say 100%. Who knows how many of them are "actors". LOL. I don't believe Israel is a friend to America. Rather, they are a convenient counter-weight in the region. Hamas is certainly an enemy of America. The problem with "Hamas" is that it goes beyond just a simple uniform. It's an ideology embedded in women, children and men who may not "officially" be a part of paid Hamas militants. And no doubt there are some Israelis and Gazans who would not think twice about knifing a kid they view as associated with their enemy. If Israel wanted all Gazans dead then they are terrible at their strategy especially when advising Gazans to evacuate an area. Israel is flat out incompetent if their plan is genocide. I'm pretty sure they can do better. I'm not aware of Gazans warning Israelis to evacuate any part of Israel on October 7th. In fact, I credit Gazans working in Israel with helping the terrorists with the October 7th crime. Just think of all the Gazans who celebrated on October 7th who now want sympathy from the rest of the world. What goes around comes around? It just highlights the bad side of human beings with our hostile and self destructive nature.
bigredfish
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I posts dozens of videos from dozens of dozens of sources and you pontificate they’re Hamas propaganda? Including the ones with Israeli leadership stating their goals?
There are literally hundreds if not thousands I don’t post. Many far to obscene to repost. It’s real blood
Dozens of countries have now come out against the genocide. A LIVE hospital hit on aid workers is shown a few days ago and it’s forgotten
Their own politicians say in no uncertain words that killing as many as possible is their goal. How do you ignore that?
Is there some propaganda on both sides? Sure. But the evidence is overwhelming
There are literally hundreds if not thousands I don’t post. Many far to obscene to repost. It’s real blood
Dozens of countries have now come out against the genocide. A LIVE hospital hit on aid workers is shown a few days ago and it’s forgotten
Their own politicians say in no uncertain words that killing as many as possible is their goal. How do you ignore that?
Is there some propaganda on both sides? Sure. But the evidence is overwhelming
We had a G.E. freezer last 40 years. Yes, it was 20 years old when my grandparents gave it to us, we had it another 20 years. I probably could of fixed whatever was wrong with it but we did not need a big upright freezer anymore at that time. Wish I had it now though...oh yeah, it stayed in our garage for those 20 years, which probably got to 80-85 degrees in the summers...add humidity, it was not frost free so that was fun, probably why it lasted so long.
bigredfish
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Bad news, X lets me repost just not post content to X for 7 days
Kinda like admitting “rates” aren’t the problem. Go figure
Kinda like admitting “rates” aren’t the problem. Go figure
bigredfish
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Bad news, X lets me repost just not post content to X for 7 days
Kinda like admitting “rates” aren’t the problem. Go figure
Because we need to socialize home building
I guess I'm disagreeing with you because I don't think any of us mere mortals know what the truth really is. As far as mass propaganda goes, yes if what you're seeing is really mass propaganda, it would be massive and thorough to the point of impossible to comprehend. But I also find the pager infiltration impossibly massive and thorough to the point of impossible to comprehend, yet it happened. Someone I know has a possible good explanation of why the Palestinians hate the Israelis, that those who are now adults, when they were kids, saw their parents massacred by the Israelis. If correct, it's easy to explain why there there is truly irreconcilable hatred, and the only way to stop the attacks is for one side to wipe out the other, or for some large power to keep them totally separated for a few generations.
Sybertiger
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Bad news, X lets me repost just not post content to X for 7 days
Kinda like admitting “rates” aren’t the problem. Go figure
Not necessarily liking the word ALLOCATION. But, if we can figure out a way to produce more of the materials in the USA needed for home construction that would be great. I always wonder how new homeowners maxed out on a mortgage can afford to replace their roof or HVAC which are by far the most expensive maintenance things.
For me, this "smartness" is a disease that keeps getting worse and worse. Our newer smart dryer almost always stops with the clothes still damp, while the old dumb one with the mechanical timer did this pretty well. It's the cars that are the worst: The auto dimming mirror that won't dim when I want it to, the radio that turns on when starting the car, the HVAC blower that changes the fan speed when I don't want it changed, the seat belt dinger that dings after the car is stopped and in park, and on and on with smart things that increase workload and distraction.
Sybertiger
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If "you" is referring to me then I suggest you read again what I posted. If Israel's ultimate goal is genocide of "Palestinians" then by far they are extremely incompetent given the means they have to quickly execute that strategy. All this propaganda reminds me of Russia, Russia, Russia with more than half the world likely believing it. In a world of AI it's gonna be more and more difficult to wade through the propaganda. The thing is, I'm not getting overly emotional about one side of this story or the other. I don't have a dog in this fight.
bigredfish
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The US government taking equity positions in private companies (Intel), and potentially "managing" prices in an industry such as Housing, is about as classic of an example of Socialism as there is.
I understand more each day how Europe got to the point that they are
I don't even have to go back 30 or 40 years. We just had to replace our paper shredder. We found the receipt for the old one - we bought it in 2002.
Genocide...Why now? Is Israel going to exterminate the whole Palestinian population? There is nothing new about the world turning on Israel, it happens every time they go to war. Notice Israel Never starts the wars. They actually employ thousands of Palestinians. They have sent Gaza money, aid, food/water every since Israel got part of their land back after WWII. The Fence/Wall went up because of the Gazan radicals/terrorist with their suicide bombers and later daily rockets. We would do the same, any country would, to protect themselves.
People screaming Genocide, this has happen in every war Israel has been in, nothing new.
I remember we were warned when we were over there at the Wailing Wall, where the Dome of the Rock was above, Palestinians were throwing rocks down on the Jews there. Who were the pick pockets while we were there? Not Israelis. As Christian tourists we were treated like kings. Yeah, I saw the recent video of the kids spitting on tourist. I am sure they are aware/sick of the Anti-Israel hate on Social Media and are lashing out.
Gaza is a small section/percentage of the Palestinian population, they are in Israel, the West Bank, in Jordan next to Israel, they use to be in most all the countries bordering Israel until those countries kick the majority of them out. But here is the kicker, they are treated much, much worse in those other countries. They had/have no rights. Israel is their best friend in that region yet they succumb to a radical Islam, that rules them. I get it, it happens all over the world, South America with the Cartels, Sudan in Africa, Taliban in Afghanistan, etc. The List is long: Terrorist Groups | National Counterterrorism Center
Is this a land grab by Israel? Greater Israel? A Regime change or total removal in Gaza? Is this a Lahaina or Malibu move? Instead of fire, it is with bombs? A new Tourist attraction, new Airport? End times destination for when everyone who will flood Jerusalem?
So many questions, so many speculations. The Palestinians outside of Gaza live with the Jews. They work with the Jews. They are governed by the Jews. They actually live in peace with the Jews.
Israel has given the Palestinians in Gaza countless chances to live next to them in peace. Every time a two state solution is presented they turn it down. Their mind set is we own (are entitled to) all the land from the River to the Sea or death to those who oppose. Now it looks like they are possibly getting kicked out of another land, you would think they would learn, right? Sadly, no...IMO
The new faucets, showerheads that are green, giving us less water just so the big Data Centers can steal water from our aquifers
How stupid is green, I still need/use the same amount of water idiots, now my showers take longer..
Out here in the country we now have a new fun paper shredder...our burn pile
Hard to explain, but there is just something satisfying about sitting around a burn pile/fire...well until the wind shifts in your direction, LOL
Counter opinion: To succeed at genocide, they'd have to pull it off without it looking like genocide which IMO precludes doing it quickly. All hypothetical thinking of course.