Ban Hammer

i guess the vaccine passport idea didn't work out............

not surprising.  so many marched in lock step with whatever the WHO said.

things are about to get worse on campus with this.

If, as the article says, the weapon was launched “far from Israeli or Iranian airspace” then the 160nm range isn’t enough to reach Natanz from outside Iran.
 
Most likely theory now is either a Silver Sparrow, or modified Blue Sparrow air-launched ballistic missile, fired from Syrian airspace. Range is 1,250nm, which is easily enough and the Iranians don’t have much that will pick up a ballistic trajectory.
 
The irony here is that Israel usually uses these without a warhead to mimic Iranian ballistic missile to test their missile defence systems. 🤣

the article describes a terrain following missile that locks onto the radar signature of the s-300's scanning radar.  not exactly news in the way of smart weapons..........

Perhaps she should return to opulence and comfort in Somalia.

the article describes a terrain following missile that locks onto the radar signature of the s-300's scanning radar.  not exactly news in the way of smart weapons..........

Arrested for Being 'Openly Jewish?'
 
"You are quite openly Jewish.  This is a pro-Palestinian march.  I am not accusing you of anything but I am worried about the reaction to your presence."
 
With those words, a London police officer explained to Gideon Falter that if he did not leave the area he would be arrested for threatening the peace.
 
Arrested for walking near pro-Hamas protesters.  By merely existing, he was told, he was a danger to the community.  [...]
 
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/04/19/london-police-stops-jews-from-walking-london-n3786812

how does one know when they are too far left?  when they get fired by google for protesting............

Wokeiness goes amok when the establishment embraces it.
 
Police Scotland swamped with more than 7,000 complaints in first week of new hate crime laws
 
Cops were swamped with thousands of anonymous complaints in the week after Scotland's controversial new hate crime laws took effect, the force has confirmed.
 
Analysis by Police Scotland published showed just 240 crimes and 30 non-crime incidents were ultimately recorded from 7,152 complaints in the week beginning April 1.
 
The force said the vast majority of complainers chose to remain anonymous when completing the online complaint form.
 
The new hate crime legislation came into force on April 1 an immediately prompted a massive backlash from critics including JK Rowling who worried it would curtail free speech.
 
The law also proved a headache for cops as the simple process to record a complaint was quickly shared on social media - with thousands of pointless allegations logged as a result.
 
Nearly half of all the complaints made online were filed on April 1.
 
The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) - which represents rank-and-file officers - today branded the new law "a financial disaster in the making".
 
David Kennedy, SPF general secretary, said: "Officer numbers in Scotland are down by 1,000. We are asked to take a proportionate response and not investigate minor crimes.
 
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsscotland/police-scotland-swamped-with-more-than-7-000-complaints-in-first-week-of-new-hate-crime-laws/ar-BB1lnVnd

cue the class/wage envy...........

She will make her money through endorsements, not playing Basketball for the Dump.
 
Now apparently the other Ladies are not happy she will be earning a lot more than they do collectively.

Surprising!
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Unprecedented:  USC's Antisemitic Valedictorian Banned from Delivering Speech
 
Is the tide turning on college campuses?  Are college officials ready to turn around the antisemitic behavior of student activists?  Or is it only a college campus safety concern?
 
USC's valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, a Muslim, was selected as this year's valedictorian but questions began to arise over her suitability when she publicly raised questions about the Israel-Hamas war.  The links she posted on social media allegedly promoted antisemitism.

Tabassum has been banned from delivering her speech during the commencement ceremony as a part of the undergraduate speaker lineup.  [...]
 
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/04/16/unprecedented-uscs-antisemitic-valedictorian-banned-from-delivering-speech-n3786624

I love how mediabiasfactcheck lists NPR as slightly Left of Center.
 
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/npr/

Do you have a valid WAVA case? Did she physically abuse you? Do you have police reports or restraining orders? Did you suffer mental abuse that is documented? Do you have witnesses? It sounds like a weak / no WAVA case so far.

firemen everywhere celebrate..........

Sometimes you just cannot win for losing.
 
The Paradox That's Supercharging Climate Change
No good deed goes unpunished—and that includes trying to slow climate change. By cutting greenhouse gas emissions, humanity will spew out fewer planet-cooling aerosols—small particles of pollution that act like tiny umbrellas to bounce some of the sun’s energy back into space.
 
“Even more important than this direct reflection effect, they alter the properties of clouds,” says Øivind Hodnebrog, a climate researcher at the Center for International Climate Research in Oslo, Norway. “In essence, they make the clouds brighter, and the clouds reflect sunlight back into space.”
 
https://www.wired.com/story/the-paradox-thats-supercharging-climate-change/

Not all Heroes wear Capes
 
 

Turley weighed in.
 
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/04/14/profoundly-disrespectful-hurtful-and-demeaning-npr-ceo-strikes-out-as-editor-who-exposed-the-bias-of-company/

Even if the aforementioned goodwill is transitory, Gaza disappears from the news cycle for a couple of days and the West turns their attention to the backers of Hamas, Hezbollah, et al.
 
As for the Iranians and Palestinians gloating, that is all for public consumption. Behind the veil, Iran will be feeling embarrassed at the lack of return on their attack, even if it was announced 72 hours prior to its enactment. Worse still, the most serious casualty is, if I read correctly, a 7 year-old girl, who is currently in critical condition. If she dies, Iran will get labelled a terrorist nation, not just a supporter of terrorism. As retaliation for their terrorist advisers killed in the embassy strike, this would be seen as even more of an indiscriminate terror attack, with a minimal return.
 
If I were to advise the Israelis, I would urge that they sit back and emphasize the civilian casualties of this drone attack and compare them directly to the seven Iranians killed. They do not need a retaliatory strike. The loss of face on the part of the Iranian military is retaliation enough. The exhibition of the IDF’s defence systems is enough of an Israeli victory to outweigh the need to strike back.
 
This then puts the onus on the Iranians to either stand by their word at the UN and face their ineffectiveness, or prove themselves liars and try again. Only then, would I let loose the IDF to respond.
 
But that response would be an overwhelming one that would return the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Stone Age.

Sidebar:  I remember (and at least Charles probably does, too) about 10 to 12 years ago when we had those two radical Palestinian chicks in this forum.  Discussions here would not have been civil at all if they were still around.

and let me guess, crime will drop as there are no police to take reports.............

that should make them board up shop quicker before any such law passes.

The latest form Planet Fitness
 
Planet Fitness member arrested after going into ladies’ locker room ‘completely naked’ and claiming he identified as a woman https://nypost.com/2024/04/11/us-news/planet-fitness-member-arrested-after-going-to-ladies-locker-room-claiming-he-identified-as-a-woman/
 

 
So it seems the above Lady went into the Ladies changing room and asked another lady to assist her with massaging her cucumber.
 
Instead of drawing management attention to this, and presumably being banned the Lady called the Cops who presumably had not read Planet Fitness Diversity Inclusion and Equity policy and took exception to her activities.