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Be sure to play the <3-minute video at bottom here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Israeli Psyche and How It Got That Way https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/11/10/the-israeli-psyche-and-how-it-got-that-way-n591562

Hamas Shooting Civilians to Prevent Evacuation [...] Hamas representatives themselves have made clear that civilian casualties are not their concern, and even that they consider them a good thing since "martyrs" go to heaven. https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/11/10/hamas-shooting-civilians-to-prevent-evacuation-n591525

Agreement/disagreement with this interesting analysis? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Israel Must Destroy Hamas's Tunnels Demolishing the Group's Infrastructure Is More Important Than Eliminating Its Leaders [...] https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-must-destroy-hamas-tunnels

Thrilling Friday non-GS/ES report, see man: Brought stuff and lunch for Mama T-B., q.v. above man. Went GS-ing/ES-ing, q.v. above man. Finished grocerying for Two Guys week, all done man. Did Amazon return for Mama T-B. at Kohl's*, return we man. *consequently receiving a Many%-off store coupon, financially savvy we man Bought already-on-sale pants for Mini-B. WUOC, financially savvy we man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din was at the rip-off Chinese buffet, we man. Had half-hour phone caucus with Mama T-B., man. Din-dinned/brushed/played with demanding miu, service miu we man. Will probably put off uninhibited party with the rubias till tomorrow night, cavort later we man.

Friday GS/ES report, see man: We honored the itinerary as itineraried above, si man. The GS was a dud, oh well man. The first ES was a dud, oh well man. The second ES yielded the take, see man: -- hard bed-pillow (new), NIP box of Many (2+2) compression bags, NWT drawstring shorts, NIP box rug-grippers = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+1), deal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+1) No GSs/ESs itineraried for Saturday, no man.

Gracias, si man. We visited Mama T-B. again today, see we man senior she man man. Her flu or cold is better, but she can barely stand up or walk, sigh man. She's sleeping on her couch because she fears inability to get into/out of bed, sigh man. She also isn't eating, damn it man. She complains about weakness/shakiness/fear of falling, directly consequent to not eating, and man. She's terrified of falling again and getting kicked out "to a higher level of care," then EAT man. She can't bring a fork from plate to mouth, and refuses our temporary offer to feed her, man. She claims that she's "not hungry," intestinal excrement of bulls because she needs to man. She also doesn't want to take her Lasix because it sends her to the bathroom, man. Her feet and ankles are swollen again, causing walking issues man. Why, man -- WHY, man -- do old people refuse to follow their medication regimens, huh man? We honestly doubt that she'll last the month, sigh man. Her cause of death will be stubbornness, no other plausible choice man.

1. Mama T-B. ordered us to clean out stuff from her closet, see man. 2. She said to keep it, donate it, or find out whether ex-Mrs.-T-B. wanted it, si man. Many. We offered it to ex-Mrs.-T-B., who took it all, si and see man.

Great advice. If insurance against trip cancellation or interruption is offered, strongly consider buying that, too.

The consulate is right there "on the ground" and should be believed over more-remote sources. Still worth an e-mail to the consulate to confirm.

A hijack post has been removed, along with a reply to it.

Sickening! Video Purports to Show Palestinian Children Pretending to Kill Israeli Soldiers in School Play [...] This is an excellent time to remember that in many ways a lot of these Islamic cultures are still stuck in a very medieval mindset. [...] https://twitchy.com/coucy/2023/11/09/macabre-palestinian-childrens-play-n2389601

Netanyahu Demands Answers After Reports Reveal Liberal Media Embedded Hamas Photographers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came out swinging against liberal media networks whose journalists were caught embedded in photographs with Hamas terrorists during the October 7 attack. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/09/netanyahu-demands-answers-from-cnn-nyt-ap-reuters-on-embedded-hamas-photographers-n2631017

Michigan Town Votes Out Entire Local Government, Immediately Changes Locks [...] The residents took such drastic action in opposition to the construction in their town of a $2.3 billion EV plant by a company, Gotion, that has links to China. [...] https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2023/11/09/michigan-town-votes-out-entire-local-government-immediately-changes-locks-n2166107

What do we think about VDH's points? They seem to point to jihad as the destabilizing force in the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Squeezing the World's Vulnerable Peoples https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2023/11/10/squeezing-the-worlds-vulnerable-peoples-n2631042

'Shouts, Tears, Boos:' Illegal Immigrant Re-Settlement Meeting in Sanctuary City Doesn't Go As Planned [...] "Do you want a race war?" one woman shouted at the height of the vitriol. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2023/11/09/shouts-tears-boos-illegal-immigrant-re-settlement-meeting-in-sanctuary-city-doesnt-go-as-planned-n2630982

Celebs Start Cozying Up To Jews Again Now That Actors' Strike Is Over HOLLYWOOD — Actors are back to work Thursday following the end of a historic 188-day strike that prevented them from participating in film, television, and chasing helpless starlets around casting couches. Workers who participated in the strike, as well as in antisemitic pro-Hamas demonstrations, have begun cozying up to the Jews once again in hopes of finding work. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/celebs-start-cozying-up-to-jews-again-now-that-actors-strike-is-over

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gavin Newsom Quickly Bans High-Capacity Assault High Heels SACRAMENTO, CA — Shortly after watching the third GOP primary debate, California governor and dictator aficionado Gavin Newsom immediately called for a ban on high-capacity assault high heels from his remote office in The French Laundry. This new ban on high-capacity assault high heels comes in response to GOP primary candidate Nikki Haley's bold-and-not-weird-at-all claim that her high heels were, "Not for a fashion statement. They're for ammunition." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/gavin-newsom-quickly-bans-high-capacity-assault-high-heels

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nikki Haley Stumped When Debate Moderator Asks Her To List Some Countries She Wouldn't Invade [...] "I don't understand the question," a bewildered Haley said in response. "You're asking me about countries to not invade? Why would there be any countries I wouldn't want to invade? Is this a trick question?" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/nikki-haley-stumped-when-debate-moderator-asks-her-to-list-some-countries-she-wouldnt-invade

Thread is closed in favor of parallel thread in the Philippines regional forum.

Interesting blue-state article and pictures. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Triad Weed: How Chinese Marijuana Grows Took Over Rural Maine Illegal Chinese marijuana grows have taken over much of rural Maine. The government is either incapable — or unwilling — to do anything about it. The Maine Wire has identified more than 100 properties that are part of a sprawling network of Chinese-owned sites operating as unlicensed, illicit cannabis growing operations in rural Maine. According to an unclassified memo from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) obtained by the Maine Wire, the illicit grows are operated by Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs). [...] https://www.themainewire.com/2023/11/triad-weed-illegal-chinese-marijuana-grows-are-all-over-maine/

Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Awoke far too early, deficient-in-zzz we man. In morning, mowed front yard and undead portion of back yard, approx. 2/Many'rds man. Glad we did because of forecast and actual steady rain starting at 2 p.m., all-wet we man. Upon return inside, found phone message from Mama T-B., sick she man. She had several help-type requests, readily agree we man. Stopped at Subway to get BOGOs*, feed Mama T-B. we man. *bought WUOC, financially savvy we man Helped Mama T-B., miserable-feeling senior she man. Had to nag her to eat something, why do you think you're weak man, huh man? Mama T-B. was to have had phone caucus with doctor soon thereafter, verdict unknown man. Returned to casa with our Subway, ingest we man. Had several agenda items, chiefly errands man. Decided to siesta first, zzz we man. When we awoke, we discovered steady rain, glad we mowed man. Decided to venture forth for Many (2+1) of our Many (2x2x2 +1) errands, logical route in rain man. All achieved, successful we man. Retrieved Mini-B. from skool (in rain) for Two Guys eve, retrieve wee man we man. Two Guys din-din was Wendy's**, ingest Two Guys man. **bought WUOC, financially savvy we man Let Mini-B. play V.R., animated wee man man. Played some mini-hoop, energetic wee man man. Returned Mini-B., sigh man. Want to ensure that Mama T-B. is OK but don't want to wake her if zzz-ing, quandary man. Have itineraried 1 GS and 2 ESs for Friday, very local in case Mama T-B. needs us man. Supposed to be very cold, temperatures only around Many (2x2x2x2x2x2 -2-2) F. man. Party with the rubias later tonight, cavort we man.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a....beaver? [...] EarthSky recently dug into the history books and discovered an Idaho Fish and Game project from the 1940s relocating the bothersome beavers to a spot called Baugh Creek watershed...a place where no road dareth go. The idea? Parachute the beavers into this remote area of the state to let them thrive! That’s right, parachutes. [...] https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2023/11/08/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-abeaver/

I agree with your reasoning and conclusion.

Might be a cover-up.

Bidementia stands there picking his nose while U.S. forces and interests are attacked continuously. And he hasn't made a big deal at all about American deaths or hostages.