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This piece is a reminder of that history, which can forever be debated. Regardless, the guy had a hard life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William Calley, the Only Man Convicted for the My Lai Massacre, Dead at 80 William L. Calley, Jr., the only American officer convicted of war crimes in Vietnam, died April 28 in Gainesville, FL, where he was in hospice care. No public announcement was made of his death, which was first reported by the Washington Post (William Calley, Army officer and face of My Lai Massacre, is dead at 80). [...] https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/07/30/william-calley-the-only-man-convicted-for-the-my-lai-massacre-dead-at-80-n2177571

NEW: USSS Counter Sniper Torches Agency Leaders in Leaked Email, Expects Another Assassination Attempt A US Secret Service counter sniper sent a scorching to the entire Uniformed Division on Monday night, claiming that the counter snipers working in Butler, PA on July 13 "did their job with their hands tied" and that supervisors routinely dismissed concerns counter snipers brought up. The counter sniper warned that there would be another assassination attempt before November, possibly within 30 days. The email was obtained by Susan Crabtree at Real Clear Politics, who reports that it was quickly deleted by the agency. Crabtree posted a photo of the email on Twitter, writing: [...] https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/07/30/new-secret-service-whistleblower-expects-another-assassination-attempt-before-november-n2177534

Athletes Say 'Pas Plus' To Unlivable Olympic Village Living Conditions So, think about this. You have worked your entire life at a sport you love, and your dream has finally come true. You made the American Olympic team. You are in Paris, one of the most fabled and beautiful cities in the world, representing your country with hopes of bringing home the gold. You and your fellow athletes arrive at the Olympic Village, home for the next two weeks for yourself, your teammates, and thousands of other athletes from around the world. But when you arrive, it is not exactly what you had in mind. In fact, it's horrible. [...] https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2024/07/30/athletes-say-pas-plus-no-more-to-unlivable-olympic-village-living-conditions-n2177552

Holy effective mackerel, Batman! See this commercial and the one in the linked article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Powerful New Dave McCormick Ad Ripping Kamala Harris on Border Crisis Hits 'Em Right Where It Hurts Not quite a week ago, and hot on the heels of Joe Biden being forced out announcing he was withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race, Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Dave McCormick released a hard-hitting campaign ad that tied his opponent, Sen. Bob Casey Jr., to Vice President Kamala Harris' record, leaving no stone unturned in the process. [...] https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2024/07/30/powerful-new-dave-mccormick-ad-hitting-kamala-harris-on-border-crisis-hits-em-right-where-it-hurts-n2177559

Here is historical support for why and how the technique is being used. https://pjmedia.com/raymond-ibrahim/2024/07/30/islams-forgotten-victims-enslaved-child-soldiers-and-suicide-bombers-n4931193

This tactic has been used for over a thousand years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ISIS recruits child soldiers in Mozambique's escalating conflict Human Rights Watch (HRW) says an ISIS-affiliated armed group in northern Mozambique is recruiting boys as young as 13 to participate in raids against Mozambican authorities and villagers in the region. HRW's senior Africa researcher Zenaida said in one of the incidents that occurred on May 10, the group – known locally as Al-Shabab – used child soldiers to raid and loot the town of Macomia in Cabo Delgado province. [...] https://apanews.net/isis-recruits-child-soldiers-in-mozambiques-escalating-conflict/

Thread is moved from General Immigration Discussion to the Europe & Eurasia regional forum, in hopes of country-specific advice.

Only because you were appropriately educated by moi. One of your many, MANY shortcomings, to be remediated only by centuries of evolution.

Their Max 8 jets are for the super-skinny -- the designers increased the overhead-bin space and forgot about the passengers. If I wanted to fly one of those other airlines, I'd do so. Now, nothing will distinguish SW from the others except for the 2 free checked bags -- which will eventually go away, too, I predict.

Agree. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editorial: Southwest Airlines becomes like every other airline [...] Back in the day, we were big fans of Herb Kelleher's Southwest way: low fares, plastic boarding cards, faster loading and connections, rapid treks out to the runway, avoidance of the O'Hare traffic. All you had to do was get to the airport and check in first, and you could get access to the best seats, however much you had paid. Alas, those egalitarian days are over. You can no longer barter your time for privilege. Now it all goes to those who generate the highest revenue. [...] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/editorial-southwest-airlines-becomes-every-100000310.html

Whoa: Trump Hits 52% in New Harvard/Harris Poll Say, whose honeymoon is this, anyway? Supposedly, Kamala Harris has "totally upended" the race with The Anointment and the media's rush to proclaim the advent of "Kamalot." Also, Donald Trump only has a ceiling in the mid-40s and can't possibly win an outright popular-vote majority, especially with such a Historic Candidate™ as an opponent. Or so analysts thought. According to a new Harvard-Harris CAPS poll, Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris 52/48 with leaners, and 48/45 without. Harris has improved Joe Biden's numbers on the latter, but not the former: [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/07/30/whoa-trump-hits-52-in-new-harvardharris-poll-n3792463

CULTURAL AWARENESS, FRENCH STYLE The French government announced today that it is imposing a ban on the use of fireworks at EuroDisney. The decision comes because a nightly fireworks display at the park, located 30 miles outside Paris, caused soldiers at a nearby French army garrison to surrender to a group of Czech tourists.

I've lost all respect for Current Biology for publishing such obvious tripe. We Central Chimpanzees have known this for YEARS. Duh. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wild chimpanzees' communication resembles human conversation Wild chimpanzees share humans' snappy conversational style, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of St Andrews and an international group of colleagues used the largest-ever database of wild chimpanzee gestural communication to show that chimpanzees' gestures and human languages share the same conversational structures. They've published their findings in the journal Current Biology. [...] https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/wild-chimpanzees-communication-resembles-human-conversation/

France has third-world health standards?

Well, DUH. What a patronizing article -- human beings are SUCH naive idiots. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chimpanzees appear 'capable' of human speech in remarkable resurfaced videos, researchers reveal Researchers are going bananas. A new scientific paper reports that chimpanzees "are capable of" producing sounds that mimic words they hear from people. It follows recent research revealing that chimpanzees can gesture to one another in conversation like humans. The new research looked at two archived videos of chimps "uttering" words on camera — one clip from the mid-2000s and another from the 1960s. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/chimpanzees-appear-capable-human-speech-212907252.html

Regarding your personal tension about the very real situation: -- We can control only what we can control. -- Violent physical exercise burns off a lot of stress.

I didn't know most of these facts. Interesting, so posted here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Cute Facts About Donkeys Most People Probably Don't Know When I was a kid, I always thought donkeys got the short end of the stick in many of the old stories I read. In those stories, donkeys were often described as "stubborn," "stupid," sometimes even "ugly," especially when compared to their more majestic equine counterparts, the horses. Those descriptions always broke my heart, because how could anyone not love donkeys: their big ears, kind eyes, soft muzzles, and loyal, affectionate dispositions? Fortunately, people have started to come around on the humble donkey, finally giving these animals their long-deserved place in the spotlight. But while we've gotten better at appreciating their cuteness, donkeys are still widely misunderstood. Donkeys are more than just the "awkward cousins" of horses; they're incredible animals with some truly unique traits. To prove that point, let's check out 10 amazing facts about donkeys that you probably don't already know! [...] Continues here: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/10-cute-facts-donkeys-most-120500538.html

Democrats Condemn Obviously Manipulated Audio Of Kamala Harris Where She Sounds Sober U.S. — Democrats are condemning a new viral video of Kamala Harris which uses AI to make her speech sound sober. "This is not the Kamala Harris I know," said an enraged Gavin Newsom. "Manipulating a voice to make it sound sober should be illegal. I'll be signing a bill in a matter of weeks to make sure it is." In the video, [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-condemn-obviously-manipulated-audio-of-kamala-harris-where-she-sounds-sober

New Google Homepage Honors Life Of Sharpshooter Thomas Matthew Crooks MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Continuing its tradition of utilizing artwork on its home page to commemorate significant historic individuals, Google revealed that its new Google Doodle would honor the life of sharpshooter Thomas Matthew Crooks. Following the near-assassination of former President Donald Trump, Google chose Crooks as the next recipient of its veneration as a Google Doodle as a testament to his "history-making initiative." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/new-google-doodle-honors-life-of-sharpshooter-thomas-matthew-crooks

Americans Thankful That Socialists Rigging Elections Only Happens In Venezuela WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro's use of military force to maintain political power after an election in which the opposition seemed to have won by more than 30 percentage points, Americans across the United States have expressed their extreme relief that socialists rigging elections is a phenomenon confined to Venezuela. According to numerous US citizens, socialists cheating in elections and undercutting the will of the people is an "unimaginable abomination." Over 98% of Americans polled say they are "incredibly grateful" that it could never happen in America. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/americans-thankful-that-socialists-rigging-elections-only-happens-in-venezuela

Worse than Queen Sheila Jackson Lee! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Good Morning, General' - Intern From Kamala Harris' Attorney General Days Shares Eye-Opening Stories There have been reports for years that Vice President Kamala Harris is a terrible boss, leading to a huge percentage of staff turnover and millions of taxpayer dollars spent to settle sexual harassment and hostile work environment lawsuits. Now, RedState has uncovered a 2019 editorial from a small community newspaper in Northern California in which the father of one of Harris' former interns shared four episodes from his son's monthlong internship in Harris' office when she was California's Attorney General, and they're like nothing you've heard before in the "terrible bosses" file. [...] https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/07/29/according-to-former-intern-kamala-harris-instructed-employees-at-ca-doj-to-address-her-as-general-n2177520

Lovely. ~~~~~~~~~~ Antisemites At Paris Olympics Chant 'Heil Hitler' As Israel Performed National Anthem During a men's soccer Group D match at the Paris Summer Olympic Games, a shocking scene of antisemitism broke out when Team Israel's men's soccer team was viciously targeted by radical pro-Palestine protesters. Ahead of Israel's match against Paraguay on Monday, a group of pro-Palestine protesters broke out into 'Heil Hitler' chants and held several flags as Israel's national anthem was performed at Parc des Princes. The Palestinian supporters, who have refused to condemn Hamas for their attack on Israel on Oct. 7, also made the Nazi salute during the anthem. The protesters also held up signs that read, "Genocide Olympics." [...] https://www.outkick.com/sports/palestine-supporters-chant-heil-hitler-during-israels-national-anthem

Can Kamala Harris's VP Pick Save The Dems? [...] Could any of the names on Harris's VP shortlist, then, improve her odds? By every indication, the answer is no. Recent reports indicate that some of the primary figures being considered to run alongside Harris are [...] https://amac.us/newsline/elections/can-kamala-harriss-vp-pick-save-the-dems/

Our future in November? Read about Maduro's dirty tricks, and consider who those tactics remind us of. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venezuela: Electoral fraud, right in their faces An old truism in politics is that if the win is big enough, the other guy can't steal it. Venezuela's latest election just put paid to that nonsense. Any filthy tyrant, especially a socialist with a lot to hide and a will to entrench himself in permanent power, can steal an election ... right in front of his voters' faces. And in the case of Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, be perfectly confident that he'll always get away with it. The opposition will be told to accept the result and go prepare for the next election six years from now. The West will wring its hands a bit, and just go along. Venezuelans have seen this movie before. Which is why Joe Biden's decision to drop sanctions on Venezuela in exchange for "free and fair elections" was such a disgusting deal, empowering the Maduroites to steal themselves another election, and enjoy the newly freed-up money, which included buying guns to fire into crowds, and then taking out the opposition afterwards through lawfare. That's what Maduro is doing now. Quite a steal for Maduro, and in more ways than one. [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/venezuela_electoral_fraud_right_in_their_faces.html

Thrilling Monday report, see man: We actually had a productive day, imagine that man. Fridge repairman came, si man. He replaced ice-maker, cleaned coils, and tightened door handles, si man. Miu observed the process with much interest, otherwise-bored miu man. Ice-maker doesn't do crushed, but does cubes, Mini-B. to be pleased man. Parts + labor = $Many00, but had to be done eventually oh well man. Lunch was onebag of nuked mixed vegetables, ingest and diet we man. A siesta was attempted thereafter, interrupted man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. called to say that Mini-B. wanted only his bangs cut, we man. She & we ganged up on Mini-B. to convince him to get a real cut, si man. Mini-B. apparently finally consented, fotos pending man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. describes it as "better not short but better," let's hope man. Garbage day Tuesday, collection man. We had ordered new indoor & outdoor floor mats for front entrance, arrived today man. We replaced both, heavier than we expected man. Miu investigated new indoor mat with great interest, Gracias for New Scratch-Pad Daddy man. We then decided to tackle the guest room, too many boxes/bins/containers of stuff man. (Miu was highly interested and involved in this process, otherwise-bored miu man.) Bookshelf was crammed with papers, obsolete from what we could see man. We took a box of cosmetics, important papers, and disposable razors to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, donate we man. We ran a couple of store errands, errand we man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest and diet we man. We out-threw a giant bag of papers/magazines/old notebooks, recycle we man. We out-threw 2 giant bags of misc. junk and unpaired chica-shoes, trash we man. We found a bin of Mini-B.'s old clothes, will warsh and take to children's resale place we man. We found Many (2+2+2) full pairs of ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s shoes, donate to thrift shop we man. Now we must move salvaged shampoo/mouthwarsh bottles to our bathroom, si man. Then we must move salvaged office supplies to our office, si man. Then we must move an end-table into our bedroom, no room left in guest room man. Then we must out-figure what to do with Many (2+1) suitcases, where to store them man. Then we must vacuum, not a big job man. Then guest room is fit for guests, as though we'll ever have any man. We needed a shower after all that, and our back hurts, Clean for Gene and ow man. However, we are not bored or moping, productive activity finally man. The mosquitoes are out already, Texas mosquitoes Many man. However, it did not rain all day, no and amazing man. All the Lawn Mexicans were out hurriedly doing the neighbors' lawns, catch up man. We had done ours yesterday, ha ha man. No fence work done today, waiting for further drying man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. HSM to be taken at bedtime, ow ow OW OW OW man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.