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The usual billion-to-one ratio of prisoners exchanged for hostages, and the supplied aid will probably be hijacked by the terrorists once it's inside Gaza. The ceasefire will be used for rearming. Completely foreseeable and highly stupid. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BREAKING: Israel and Hamas Reach Tentative Agreement on a 4-5 Day Ceasefire and Limited Hostage Release After a marathon six-hour cabinet meeting, Israel agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Hamas that will result in Hamas releasing 30 kidnapped children, eight mothers, and 12 single women, for a total of 50 hostages. In addition to the official word, other media are reporting there is more to the deal. Israel will release 150 Palestinian women and children now in custody. There is no word if they will return to North Gaza or be released into the refugee stream into South Gaza. Allegedly, 300 trucks of humanitarian supplies will be allowed into Gaza. I'm assuming this refers to North Gaza, where Hamas terrorists are surrounded as humanitarian supplies have been flowing into South Gaza from Egypt. [...] https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/11/21/breaking-israel-and-hamas-reach-tentative-agreement-on-a-4-5-day-ceasefire-and-limited-hostage-release-n2166668

Bets on whether he'll make it? I say no. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Former marine completes day one of Antarctic ski A former Royal Marine has officially begun his world record-breaking attempt to ski unsupported, on his own, across Antarctica. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-marine-completes-day-one-132504827.html

So what's the answer or the moral -- tear down the wall, or shorten it, to ensure that illegals don't get hurt while breaching the border? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump said the border wall was unclimbable. But hospitals are full of those who've tried. [...] Border wall falls carry "a mortality rate that is higher than COVID in the general population," said [...] https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/21/biden-trump-border-wall-injuries-death-hospital-impact/71584829007/

Elon Musk Should Sue Media Matters Into Oblivion Media Matters is part of a left-wing propaganda machine that wants one thing: to censor and silence everyone who dissents from its narrative. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/21/elon-musk-should-sue-media-matters-into-oblivion/

With use of multiple oil- and petroleum-based products. The judge should have told her, "OK, as long as you swim there."

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Checked Costco flyer and discovered Many (2+1) items on sale that we should get, no time like the present man. There were many better times than the present, discover we man. Costco beyond mobbed, man. We managed to get our sale items, $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2 +1) man. Lunch was the footlong hot dog* + Pepsi for $1 + half a buck, financially savvy we man. *consumed standing up because no seats, ingest upstanding we man Left with the usual Costco Crowd Headache, get us out of that madhouse man. Was met at casa door by outraged miu demanding treats, service miu headachy we man. A restorative siesta was taken, si man. We did hear miu, in loudly vocal and vain attempt, bring up a feather-roller, Play Daddy man. Upon awakening, we coughed like an absolute illegitimate male child, it never ends man. Went to Mama T-B.'s for an Amazon return and to start the Mama T-B.-mobile, aysheep senior she man. Mama T-B. off-urinated at Walgreens for not having her Rx prepared yet, incompetent goons man. However, she didn't yell at or even lecture us this time, maybe too tired senior she man. Had us go to cafeteria to get ourself din-din with use of excess monthly funds, see details below man. Gave us leftover salad and piece of carrot cake, it's Christmas every day man. Took din-din and Amazon return to Kohl's, get $Many-off store coupon from Amazon there man. Returned to casa, served din-din to miu, and consumed din-din, see man: -- 2 thick ham slices, mac+cheese, baked beans, ingest we man. We then consumed the salad, ingest we man. We then consumed the carrot cake, ingest we man. We wonder whether we should now take Siesta #2, re-zzz we man: To zzz, or not to zzz, question man; That is the question, redundant man. On Wednesday, we shall click ourself into Mama T-B.'s parking area, surreptitious we man. We shall then fire up the Mama-T-B.-mobile and get Mama T-B. around front, si man. This is semi-inefficient, but the Mama-T-B.-mobile needs to be driven, si man. In addition, it is easier for Mama T-B. to get into/out of, si man. We are certain to be yelled at about our driving, in no doubt at all we man. We shall then lunch at ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s, si man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. reported that she had her eyelashes done today, vain ex-she man. We are still on the fence in regard to Siesta #2, agonizing decision man. Party with the rubias later, cavort we man.

You are precisely Many years old, see and si and duh and Bro G man! You will be that old (= Many years) someday and your kids will be reporting the same about you, si man. Discounted amount of new huge TV precised, see and si and man. Date of family increase precised, see and si and and congratulations on becoming the ancestor of more descendants man. They DO need you and haven't you heard of Continuing Medical Education, si and huh and man? You can ensure that daughter is birthing 2 and not 1 or Many, that's how man.

Well, good news and bad news. Thanks for the update, which will be helpful for others here.

Palestinian Authority Warns That Gaza Hospitals Running Dangerously Low On Ammunition NEW YORK, NY — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued an impassioned plea at the U.N. this week, begging Western powers for aid to help hospitals in Gaza, which he says are running dangerously low on ammunition. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/palestinian-authority-warns-that-gaza-hospitals-are-running-dangerously-low-on-ammunition

These ideas seem sensible. Which do you use already? Is anything missing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How to Deal With Annoying Leftists During Family Holidays Some years back, my mother-in-law, as fine a lady as ever drew breath, passed a unilateral rule for the family at family holiday events, dinners, and so on: No discussion of religion or politics at family events. That ended up being a good idea [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/11/20/how-to-deal-with-annoying-leftists-during-family-holidays-n2166589

BREAKING. Israeli Media Reports First Successful Use of Laser Anti-Missile System [...] If the reports are true, this would be the first-ever operational use of a directed-energy weapon and would mark a quantum shift in the missile vs. interceptor struggle [...] https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/11/20/breaking-israeli-media-reports-first-successful-use-of-laser-anti-missile-system-n2166594

Sad, but has to be expected. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AI generated women steal thousands from men looking for love in dating app and social media scams CHICAGO -- Artificial intelligence could be targeting you on texts, social media and dating apps. Some victims lost thousands of dollars to people they thought were real women but turned out to be fakes. The people behind the scheme were stealing their cash and hearts. [...] https://abc13.com/ai-character-generator-photo-enhancer-romance-scam-dating-apps/14070758/

And how could THIS go wrong? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Jersey Teachers Union Calls For End Of Basic Skills Test For Teachers The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is advocating for the demise of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing and Math. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's signing of Bill S1553 would eliminate that requirement; NJEA called the test "an unnecessary barrier" hindering the alleviation of teacher shortages. [...] https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-teachers-union-calls-for-end-of-basic-skills-test-for-teachers

Thread is moved from the main K-1 forum to the Case Progress subforum.

Thrilling Monday non-ES report, see man: We awoke early but returned to zzz, re-zzz we man. After ES, went to legacy supermarket for items for ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s Thanksgiving lunch, comply we man. Found 2 half-pies (apple) on half-off markdown toward sell-by date, financially savvy we man. Got gallon of sweet ice tea with small discount for store loyalty card, financially savvy we man. Went to nearby Subway* for lunch, Two Guys lunch** man. *WUOC, financially savvy we man **Ex-Mrs.-T-B. busy at office and Mini-B. at her casa, explanation man Rant, see man: Subway lady (franchise-owner?) remained a big idiot, rant we man. 1. We specified, "One footlong on white, one on wheat, si man," si man. 2. She pulled out 2 wheat, man. Many. She tore one bun while slicing it, didn't even seem to care man. Many. She replaced the good bun with the white one, rather than the torn one, man. Many. She tried to short us on tomatoes, correct her we man. Many. During this process, she served Many (2+1) -- si man, Many (2+1) -- other customers, man. Many. She didn't put stickers on the wrappers to distinguish the orders, man. Made it to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa later than anticipated, man. Put lunch goodies in refrigerator, amazing enough room man. Mini-B. was starving, hungry wee man. So were we, hungry we man. Both Subways met their gastronomical doom, ingest Two Guys man. Half of ours fell out of our torn bun, man. We returned to the casa and siesta'd uninterruptedly, zzz we man. Still coughing like an illegitimate male child, HSM not knocking out this cough yet man. Phone-caucused with Mama T-B., worse-than-yesterday-but-functional senior she man. Thoroughly brushed insistent miu, brush miu man we man. Din-din was onecan of Aldi chili, ingest we man. Week's garbage bag surreptitiously fit into neighbor's curbsided bin, resourceful we man. Stinkin' cold front blowing in now, Many degrees colder + Many-mph wind man. We hate winter, useless season man! Doc appointment on Tuesday, follow-up we man. Later, must start the Mama-T-B.-mobile, aysheep senior she man. Can collect din-din from downstairs with use of unused Manyvember funds, gracias senior she man. Perhaps party with the rubias tonight, perhaps-recovered we man.

Mac desktop with pretty big screen, actually, better to see DA man. Worked wonderfully well, gracias DA man! Tell us what you want to say about your new job and the preceding hunt-jobbing, si DA man. Very, very happy to hear that you're re-employed, si DA man.

Necessary for openness, but not family-friendly. All of whom were irrevocably moved. Not sure that I could take seeing it.

In addition to the retainer, there's the $12,573 charge for every 6 minutes of service thereafter... I think we're all in the wrong business.

Probably more than just one. Maybe the IDF has footage; however, their reasoning for not releasing images of the original massacre included cruelty to the affected families and not having permission from the families.

Funny, Y ma'am. --- A man telephoned a pet shop and said, "I'd like to place an order for 25,000 cockroaches." "What in the world do you want with that many cockroaches?" asked the clerk. "Well, I'm moving tomorrow," said the man, "and my lease says that I must leave the premises in exactly the same condition in which I found them."

This is interesting, and objectively good news. Sadly, the source article about the study requires a subscription, but maybe someone has one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Global Warming Delayed, Who Could Have Guessed? [...] A great example of how The Telegraph covers stories that get ignored or downplayed in the MSM is one published today about climate change. It describes a new study out of Ohio State University that shows current models, which are used to push apocalyptic predictions of runaway global warming, grossly underestimate the uptake of CO2 by plants. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/11/20/global-warming-delayed-who-could-have-guessed-n593374

This lawsuit seems a long shot, but Elon Musk has a valid point, I think. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As Promised, X Corp. Sues Media Matters Last Friday Elon Musk threated to sue Media Matters over its report about ads appearing next to neo-Nazi content. Yesterday he followed up his initial tweet about the lawsuit with this one calling what Media Matters did a scam. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/11/20/as-promised-x-corp-sues-media-matters-n593871

This is eye-opening. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UK doctor who worked at Shifa confirms Gaza hospital used for 'non-medical purposes' A British doctor who used to work at Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest medical center, under which the IDF says Hamas operates a major command and control base, has confirmed that there were areas of the hospital where he could not go, or else he would be shot. [...] https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-doctor-who-worked-at-shifa-confirms-gaza-hospital-used-for-non-medical-purposes/

VDH is again on fire! Do you agree with his solutions? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can We Save Our Universities? It took the widely reported, repellent, and exempt wave of anti-Semitism and violent pro-Hamas protestors harassing Jews, finally to convince Americans that their own hallmark universities are illiberal centers of mediocrity and intolerance—and increasingly unsafe. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2023/11/20/can-we-save-our-universities/

Texas is #1 (and #2, and #9), whee man! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 25 Roachiest Cities in America [take the Cockroach Quiz!] [...] Which are the Roachiest Cities in America? Pest Gnome mined data from the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as climate info to come up with our Top 25 list. (See Behind the Ranking for our methodology.) We also included expert tips on how to get rid of and how to prevent roaches. Oh, and check out our by-the-roaches fun facts quiz* for everything you might want to know (and some things you probably don't want to know) about these common household pests. [...] https://pestgnome.com/blog/studies/roachiest-cities-in-us/ *I scored 100% on the 6-question quiz! How will you score?