The monstrous Hamas attack used brutal techniques Putin’s butchers tried out in Ukraine. We must help fund both Israel’s defense and Ukraine’s, not choose between them. And here’s a way to do both without any added tax burden on Americans: Make Putin pay.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4250867-now-is-the-perfect-time-for-biden-to-transfer-russias-frozen-assets-to-ukraine/
“Only the Russians, among Hamas's allies, have experience in the use of drones with drop mechanisms, and it was the Wagner mercenaries who allegedly handed them over to Hamas militants during exercises in Africa.”
About 35 days until the next government shutdown deadline. No work appears to be happening on any funding bills because there’s no speaker. Nor has the House had either a symbolic or real response to the events in Israel. No sign there’ll be a speaker anytime soon. The Senate has been doing appropriations work, but w/o the House, they have nowhere to send their versions of bills which would require negotiation anyway.
Rocky Horror Picture Show and Tell
Harold and the Purple Crayon and Maude
The Jerusalem Post reports
“Four out of five Jewish Israelis believe the government and Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu are to blame for the mass infiltration of #Hamas terrorists and the massacre of #Israel's South, a new Dialog Center poll released on Thursday found.
An overwhelming majority of 86% of respondents, including 79% of coalition supporters, said the surprise attack from #Gaza is a failure of the country's leadership, while a staggering 92% said the war is causing anxiety”
Children of the Candy Corn
Harold and the Purple Rain Crayon
We had all better face the fact that our government may be on the verge of a complete meltdown. Another of those things no one could have ever imagined, that may in fact happen. Then the MAGA saps will learn that the deep state WAS the state, and it kept their social security checks arriving on time each month. It could all come to a crashing to halt if the lunatics remain in charge of the asylum. America is broken.
Russia didn't have much to say when Israel was attacked but boy they sure were quick to defend their friends in Syria.
Israelis Were Slaughtered, Now Jews are Threatened Worldwide
https://www.thedailybeast.com/israelis-were-slaughtered-now-jews-are-threatened-worldwide
Yuval Noah Harari:
"No matter what one thinks of Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the way populism corroded the Israeli state should serve as a warning to other democracies all over the world."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/11/netanyahu-populism-weakened-israeli-security
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