The Political Thread

[Comrade Khan]

Seems most of the evidence released over night points to Hamas errand rocket, and nowhere near 500 casualties and the hospital isn't actually leveled just damaged. Unsure how Biden is a bad guy in this particular situation, seems like he waited for the facts to make a declaration...NEws networks blaming Israel with Hamas as their source should kind of be ashamed. fog of war and propaganda on both sides.

 

[Chris]

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war rages as President Biden arrives in Tel Aviv

US President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel on an extraordinary high-stakes trip as the region is gripped by violence in the aftermath of Hamas' attacks and Israel's subsequent response. Follow here for live updates.

www.cnn.com

• During a high-stakes trip to Israel, US President Joe Biden urged the region to seek peace and not to be "consumed" by rage as violence continues in the aftermath of Hamas' attacks and Israel's subsequent response.
• Addressing Tuesday's deadly blast at a Gaza hospital that the Palestinian health ministry said killed hundreds, Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu it "appears as though it was done by the other team, not you." Israel asserts that the bombing was caused by an Islamic Jihad rocket, while Palestinian officials have blamed Israel.
• Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, in response to the October 7 terrorist attacks that killed 1,400 people. Nearly 3,500 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials, with WHO saying conditions are "spiraling out of control" for millions now trapped in the enclave.

Israel will not block humanitarian aid going into Gaza from Egypt, according to a statement Wednesday from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it will not allow supplies into Gaza from its own territory until Hamas releases all hostages.

"In light of President Biden’s demand, Israel will not block humanitarian aid deliveries, as long as they consist water, food, and drugs for the civilian population in the southern Gaza Strip ... and as long as the aid doesn’t reach Hamas," the statement said.

The statement comes shortly after US President Joe Biden said in remarks in Tel Aviv that Israel had agreed to allow aid into Gaza, with the understanding there would be inspections to ensure the supplies are not diverted or stolen by Hamas.

 

[Chris]

Representative Jim Jordan, the hard-line Republican from Ohio, lost a second bid for speaker on Wednesday after running headlong into opposition from a bloc of mainstream G.O.P. holdouts.

After he failed to win a majority on Tuesday, Mr. Jordan was defeated again when the number of Republicans refusing to back him grew by two. The result left the House in turmoil, still leaderless after two weeks of Republican infighting.

Jordan Loses Second House Speaker Vote as Republicans Remain Divided (Published 2023)

Jim Jordan, a hard-right Ohio Republican, couldn’t gain enough support from his party to become speaker. The House remains leaderless after two weeks of Republican infighting and will return Thursday, according to a person familiar with the plans.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Deezy]

Jim Jordan looks like a chomo.

 

[Chris]

Joran van der Sloot admitted to killing Natalee Holloway on Aruba beach in confession revealed in extortion case

Joran van der Sloot was charged in 2010 with trying to extort $250,000 from Natalee Holloway's mother Beth Holloway in exchange for information about her missing daughter's remains.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Deezy]

That guy and Keefe D......what's with people getting popped now for shit everyone knew they did?

 

[O-Blaze]

That guy and Keefe D......what's with people getting popped now for shit everyone knew they did?

After thinking about it since the Keefe D thing. Probably because they still needed evidence, even if the people admit to it, or it’s pretty much known they did. Still gotta collect evidence for it.

 

[Samoa Looch]

fog of war and propaganda on both sides.

Very much so... and it spills out to the whole planet, which leads to more and more tension in many countries, while most governments chose their side and ignore that there is a lot of blood on the hands of both sides... which will lead to more and more problems as well.

I'm sure it's far fetched to think this, but this whole thing, together with the ongoing Invasion in the Ukraine and other to the brim filled powder kegs, that could easily get ignited, might be the starting point of an actual third WW.

 

[Samoa Looch]

• October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
  • The United States vetoes a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that would have called for a humanitarian pause in Gaza. Twelve countries voted in favour of the resolution with two countries abstaining. (AP)
  • UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths reiterates that there are rules of war after the US vetoed the resoluton. (Al Jazeera)
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns the UNSC for failing to pass a resolution for a humanitarian pause, adding that efforts to deescalate the conflict have been impeded by the collective punishment of Palestinians through airstrikes and the deployment of US aircraft carriers to the region. (Reuters)

And from another location...

• Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–United States relations
  • Russia says that the U.S. decision to supply Ukraine with long-range ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles is a "grave mistake" which will have serious consequences. Ukrainian forces used the missiles in combat for the first time yesterday. (Reuters)

We are still on a downward spiral, aren't we

 

[Chris]

Gonna get a lot worse before it gets better I think, it's pretty gutting to think about

 

[Samoa Looch]

Question is how long it's gonna take until it'll get better again... and how much worse it's gonna get as well.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Tbh it feels like the edge of the abyss here. The Doomsday Clock has sat at 90 Seconds to Midnight.

With the War in Ukraine continuing, crawling its way and dividing all of Europe and North America, we now have the Israel/Palestine crisis.

Things must get better now. Because I believe we, the human race, cannot afford to let things get worse.

 

[Samoa Looch]

Tbh it feels like the edge of the abyss here. The Doomsday Clock has sat at 90 Seconds to Midnight.

If they would change the setting not just at the beginning of a year, I'm sure we'd have something like 60 seconds to Midnight, or something close to that now.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Best to watch as much wrestlingbas possible then

 

[Samoa Looch]

Best to watch as much wrestlingbas possible then

Definitely one of the very few things that keep me walking.