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The Germans have been the standard, at least until recently...

EVs can really be red herrings, sticky wickets, etc.

We've probably all had one (or more) like this... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'He Said Get Somebody Else to Do It!': Man Walks Off Date After Woman Slurps Up 48 Oysters In One Sitting and Expects Him to Cover the Tab, Viral Video Shows A feisty Atlanta influencer is facing backlash after a video of the woman eating 48 oysters on a first date went viral on social media. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/said-somebody-else-man-walks-195017103.html

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Mini-B. in decent mood, enjoys showering in the mornings man. Took Uncle T-B. for routine doc appointment, we man chauffeur senior he man man. Lunch was Subway bought WUOC, ingest financially savvy we man. Needy miu was serviced, treat/feed/brush needy miu man. A desperately needed siesta was taken, zzz we man. Din-din was sliced weenies* + beans with root beer, ingest Two Guys din-din Two Guys man. *Many (2+1) apiece, no wimpy servings man Discovered that Nicaraguan maid did something with (or threw out) our air-fryer manual, man. Chicas can never resist molesting a guy's kitchen, keep your cotton-pickin' hands OFF our stuff unless YOU plan to cook for us (and even then), si man. Watched goofy YouTube videos with Mini-B., actually not bad man. Played basketball on back patio with Mini-B., Texas weather Many man. We think that this weeklong suspension of Mini-B.'s phone is a good thing, si man. We should get our hairs cut on Wednesday or very soon, hirsute we man. Initial compilation of ES list begins, anticipate we man. Party with the rubias ongoing, cavort we man.

Trump Skirts Gag Order With Mini-Trump Ventriloquist Doll NEW YORK, NY — Donald Trump outsmarted his enemies once again with another brilliant 4D chess maneuver, making use of a mini-Trump ventriloquist doll to skirt a gag order imposed by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/genius-trump-skirts-gag-order-with-mini-trump-ventriloquist-doll

A ray of hope in Ecuador Years ago, we spoke of Ecuador and having some of the wonderful "ceviche" they prepare in Guayaquil. It was a quiet and beautiful country that rarely made the front pages. Today, Ecuador suffers the narco violence and social upheaval that its neighbors face. You may remember that a presidential candidate was killed weeks ago. On Sunday, a little ray of hope came from Ecuador. They had elections and a good guy won. This is the story: [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/a_ray_of_hope_in_ecuador.html

This shows guts. Needs to be replicated everywhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arkansas Gov. Sanders' Latest Move Against the CCP Is a First in the Nation Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will announce on Tuesday that a Chinese state-owned corporation must sell more than 100 acres of agricultural land in northeast Arkansas, the consequence of a law signed by Sanders earlier this year barring ownership of agricultural land by prohibited foreign parties [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/10/17/gov-sanders-boots-chinese-owned-corp-from-land-in-arkansas-n2629918

Hee-HEEEEE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WATCH: Nun Takes Out Environmentalist With Amazing Flying Tackle [...] An order of nuns is trying to build a chapel and a Catholic center in Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier, France. But there's been an ongoing battle with environmentalists who have been trying to prevent the build, claiming they're concerned about the "environmental footprint" and a rare plant that exists in the area. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/10/17/watch-nun-takes-out-environmentalist-with-flying-tackle-n2165190

Here's what I think lends moral clarity to the demands for a "proportionate" response as demanded from Israel by so many. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why It Is Our Spiritual Obligation to Completely Destroy Hamas [...] There is now a powerful media campaign to castigate Israel for defending herself from the evils demonstrated by Hamas. This attempt to draw a moral equivalency between Hamsas and Israel needs to be repudiated and rejected in favor of an honest appraisal of Hamas' evils; of the ludicrousness of "proportionality" in the face of that evil; and of Israel's commitment to striving to always preserve lives…even of their enemies. But recognizing the evil of Hamas and the fallacies of a "Palestine" country and people isn't enough in the struggle for a permanent peace in the region. We need to determine what really must be done in the face of the horrors that Hamas performs in the name of "Palestine." Education is meaningless unless it leads to action, and we must now determine how to act. [...] https://pjmedia.com/columns/rabbi-michael-barclay/2023/10/16/why-it-is-our-spiritual-obligation-to-completely-destroy-hamas-n1735523

Can't begin to think what's happening to these people. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Little Hope for Quick Release of Hamas Hostages Hamas has confirmed that 250 hostages are being held by various factions of the terror group. This adds a complicating factor to hostage negotiations, as the United States discovered in 1980 with the Iran hostages. The 52 Americans captured in Iran were trophies of war, held by various factions of the Iranian revolution who used them for domestic political purposes. They were status symbols that the revolutionaries gained notoriety and political capital in holding. It's very likely that something similar will play out in Gaza — at least with the 50 hostages not being held by Hamas's main force. This will make negotiations torturous and extremely dangerous. [...] https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/10/17/little-hope-for-quick-release-of-hamas-hostages-n1735642

This speaks very well indeed of DeSantis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's More to the DeSantis Airlift Story Than We Realized Yesterday, we reported that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cut through the red tape to rescue Floridians stranded in Israel. What we didn't know is that he's also planning to pick up non-Floridian Americans, as well as those Joe Biden dumped in Greece. [...] https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/paula-bolyard/2023/10/17/desantis-will-send-planes-to-pick-up-americans-biden-dumped-in-greece-n1735720

Note the crimes committed by illegal Venezolanos. The professional Venezolanos are largely already in the U.S. (via tourist visas) and have applied for asylum. These are the others. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What Deficit Update: Chicago Has $9000 Cash for Every Migrant [...] Speaking of money, lucky thing it's a subject progressives never tire of nor do they ever run out of other people's to spend. And they're going to do it some more in a big hearted way in Chicago, for their freedom-seeking nomads. [...] https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2023/10/17/what-deficit-update-chicago-has-9000-cash-for-every-migrant-n585577

Be sure to read the update at very bottom. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Rocket/Missile Hit a Hospital in Gaza and Both Sides are Blaming One Another (Update) There was a big explosion at the site of a hospital in Gaza and now both sides of the conflict are blaming each other. Hamas says it was an Israeli air strike. The IDF claims it was a Hamas rocket which misfired. Let's start with the Hamas side of this. Note that the Gaza health ministry which is reporting death tolls in Gaza is run by Hamas. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/10/17/an-rocket-missile-hit-a-hospital-in-gaza-and-both-sides-are-blaming-one-another-n585565

It would go a long way toward clearing up the murkiness in people's minds if everyone simply called this what it is: Jew-hatred. It's not just the semitic Jews who are endangered. And Arabs are semites, but almost no one hates them as a group, to this extent.

Certainly it hurts. And whatever you're feeling at any given moment is OK. Take care of the divorce, then turn and look forward without looking back. Take care of yourself. There's a whole world of available, sincere, loving men who will value you and return your love, respect, and commitment.

No one can ever question Roger Kimball's scholarship. This is a quick, punchy read. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who or what are 'the Palestinians?' It's so cute when politicians like AOC and Rashida Tlaib, to say nothing of hysteric undergraduates and ill-informed lefties across the country, complain that Israel is an "apartheid state" that is illegitimately "occupying" the land West of the Jordan River [...] https://thespectator.com/topic/palestinians-plo-yasser-arafat-soviets/

This needs readin'. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What I Saw When I Guarded the Border with Gaza Jacob Katz is a 25-year-old former IDF soldier from Florida who returned to Israel this week. Here, he tells of his time with the IDF from 2018 to 2019, where he patrolled the Gaza border at the same spot where Hamas terrorists bulldozed the fence and invaded Israel on October 7. [...] https://www.thefp.com/p/what-i-saw-when-i-guarded-the-gaza-border

At least DeSantis is showing good sense. Haley can take a long walk off a short pier. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DeSantis Draws Red Line on Gaza Refugees, GOP Field Follows Suit [...] DeSantis reiterated his red line on refugees during an interview with “Face the Nation,” telling Margaret Brennan of CBS that “those Gaza refugees, Palestinian Arabs, should go to Arab countries. The U.S. should not be absorbing any of those.” And he reiterated his warning that, while “not everyone is a member of Hamas,” the culture in Gaza is so “toxic” that welcoming large numbers of refugees “would increase antisemitism” and “anti-Americanism” in the United States. Haley rejected that broad characterization during a CNN interview Sunday, telling Jake Tapper that a large portion of Palestinians bristle under Hamas in Gaza. “There are so many of these people who want to be free from this terrorist rule. They want to be free from all of that,” she said before adding that Americans have always been sympathetic to the idea “that you can separate civilians from terrorists.” [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/10/17/desantis_draws_red_line_on_gaza_refugees_gop_field_follows_suit__149912.html

Needs to hit 40%. When it does, needs to hit 50% instead. Etc. (Fauci-type reasoning)

Outlaws and martyrs are greatly improved by death.

Texas sayings: -- The bigger the mouth, the better it looks shut. -- Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction. -- Some folks ain't got the brains to be hoss-thieves. -- You can educate a fool, but you can't make him think. -- You can talk sense to a smart man but not to a fool. -- A loud mouth and a shallow brain go well together.

Texas Senate moves border bill that allows state police to arrest migrants at U.S.-Mexico border The Senate advanced two immigration-related bills on Thursday evening, one of which would allow state police to arrest migrants who cross the southern border. Senate Bill 11, sponsored by state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, would create a new state crime for illegally entering Texas from Mexico and authorize state police to arrest violators. A first-time offender could be convicted of a misdemeanor, but the penalty would jump to a felony if the person has a criminal record and has repeatedly entered the country illegally. [...] https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/12/special-session-border-immigration-bills/

Between the eyes! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why won't the Jews just let themselves be killed? Nothing better captures the moral decay of our woke elites than their haughty disdain for the State of Israel. [...] https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/10/16/why-wont-the-jews-just-let-themselves-be-killed/

Why Are So Few Talking About the Hostages? One of the striking things about the coverage of the Israel/Hamas war is how underreported the story of the hostages Hamas took has been. Obviously, we know about the hostages. How could we not, since they have been a key part of Hamas' strategy to hamstring Israel's conduct in the war? Hamas has counted on those hostages to help shield themselves from attacks [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/10/16/why-are-so-few-talking-about-the-hostages-n585260

Terrifying Haunted House Just Displays Current Gas And Grocery Prices Along Dark, Creepy Hallways BELTON, MO — As the Halloween season kicks into high gear, local residents have been buzzing about the newest, most terrifying haunted house they have ever experienced. Surprising reviews claimed the attraction just displays current gasoline and grocery prices along dark, creepy hallways. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/terrifying-haunted-house-just-displays-current-gas-and-grocery-prices-along-dark-creepy-hallways