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It's a valid indictment. If it wasn't, it never would have made it passed the grand jury. And even if it did, the judge would have dismissed the motion due to lack of evidence. The judge has deemed that there's enough evidence in the motion to allow the case to continue.

The judge for the Trump case has released the evidence. There's some interesting things including Trump admitting that he lost (in private) while publicly claiming he was robbed. Trump being told that Pence was in danger on Jan 6 and Trump replied, "so what?" Other potentially more damming...

You put more effort in than I would have. I would have just said, "Rumble... Haha. No"

Episode 1 was devestating. But seeing the fallout in Episode 2, it hits much harder.

It's possible. But it's also going to be awkward considering that both RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard are backing Trump because they think he'll stop the wars.

Only if you bring in conscription. The existing general military are trained to do what their commanding officer orders regardless. It's only if you bring in poorly trained military members. As a side note, Harris recently received the support of the military.

Congress recently passed a bill that provides $20 billion to disaster funding. That's going to the victims of Hurricane Helene. When Trump was in office, a similar hurricane hit Puerto Rico. At the time the US had $13 billion in disaster funding. Trump blocked it from going to Puerto Rico and...

Basics are... A family is on a road trip when they arrive in a small town. They try to leave the town but keep ending up back in the town. They find out that everyone in the town is trapped there. They have no way to leave. And at night time these monsters come out of the woods and try to...

I think that may have been Manifest, but it's hard to tell. They had at least three shows with that exact same plot. Or at least similar. Heap of people go missing, then all suddenly appear. The 4400 was one. There was another one that had a US version and a Dutch version or something like that...

Missed those parts myself. I caught pieces of the debate and he definitely started a bit rough, but finished really strong. Had a few rambles though. Kept speaking too fast as well and that resulted in a few small mix ups. Vance was great as far as delivery goes. Most of his answers were well...

A lawyer has filed a class action lawsuit against Diddy representing 120 of his alleged victims. The lawyer stated that many of them were under age including a 15 year old girl that they allegedly drugged and gang raped, and a 9 year old boy. The lawyer also said that the case wasn't just...

Two episodes into season 3 of From. Really love this show and it's getting better. I was concerned that they were going to take the Lost route. Creating a bunch of questions that will never be answered (the show is made by the Lost team), but they seem to be running with some interesting...

For everyone sending messages, reports and complaints. This topic was locked after a discussion including multiple Kennel staff. We all agreed that the abuse and personal attacks are going too far. We are all concerned about what is going on and we all want to discuss it. But it's not worth it...

Are they saying Trump should be used as a speed hump?

Yep. That's the problem. You have two candidates. One (Harris) says she'll keep supporting Israel just like Biden. The other (Trump) says he'll increase support for Israel and claims that he's the only one who can save Israel. Two bad choices. Both also say they want the fighting to end, but...

Yes, I'm aware of the claims Hamas made (don't target civilians), but the problem is that it was Hamas footage that was recovered that shows Hamas fighters executing civilians. Not just Sinwar. And I'm aware of the conspiracy theories about Israel allowing it to happen. I think it's possible...

It's the same though. Hezbollah, Hamas, and Israel all fired indiscriminate rockets. It's just that Israel's did more damage. But whether you kill 400 or 400,000. Terrorism is still terrorism.

I don't disagree on the calling out of Israel. It's clear that their death numbers are much higher, and that their goal was collective punishment. Effectively state sanctioned terrorism. But my point stands. It's not about numbers. It's about intent. Hamas went into Israel with two goals: 1)...

I agree with a lot of that. I think Syria and Iran are using them for their own gain. I also think that Hezbollah is a blight on Lebanon. But I also think that Lebanon is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Shebaa farms is another thing though. It has been contested for a long time, and...

Not trying to attack or anything, but again playing Devil's advocate. I feel I should point out that on October 8, Hezbollah didn't fire rockets into Israel. They fired on Israel, but they didn't fire into Israel. They fired on the Sheeba Farms. A land that Lebanon claims as theirs, but Israel...

While I don't agree with the US funding Israel, I feel I need to ay devil's advocate and point out that these figures are wrong. Since 1948 the US has provided Israel with $158 billion in funding. If you adjust for inflation, then it's over $250 billion on current money. But that's over 75+...

I think the only reason Hamas didn't manage to do what Ouwet did is because Hamas didn't have the manpower to block the exits. Hamas executed unarmed civilians. When the civilians hid, they called out claiming to be IDF and saying its all safe, and when the people came out of hiding, they...

Definitely a very stupid move. But I also think people are overselling how much it has affected Netflix. Even before he made the announcement, Netflix already had its highest rate of cancellations all because Netflix cut its lowest subscriber tier, forcing people to pay extra. After he made the...

It will at least show the wrongs of each side, and why Lebanon deserves better than anything that is currently available, or anything that has been available for the last 50 years.

Yep. The massacres at Shabra and Shatila. Horrible stuff. The IDF basically blocked all exits while the Ouwet massacred unarmed civilians, all because an Ouwet friendly politician lost his family to Palestinian refugees and he blamed all Palestinians. And Hamas, Hezbollah, and the modern IDF...

Or in Kevin Hart's case... "when you want the Diddy orgy to end and someone keeps opening a new bottle of lube"

Leave it to a water guy to bring "displacement" into it

While Israeli hardliners are stating that they'll never accept a 2-state solution, and that they'll disolve government if Netanyahu accepts a ceasefire, Saudi Arabia managed to get 60 countries to sign an agreement demanding Israel accept Palestine as a state. Even saying that they will provide...

Polls as well unfortunately. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/poll-shows-palestinians-back-oct-7-attack-israel-support-hamas-rises-2023-12-14/ Seventy-two percent of respondents said they believed the Hamas decision to launch the cross-border rampage in southern Israel was "correct"...

Saudis position could have been "don't piss off Israel to keep trade open", but they went with "piss off Israel" This demand for a 2 state solution lead by the Saudis came days after Netanyahu declared Saudi Arabia as an ally and Iran, Lebanon, Palestine as the enemy.

Agreed on the Israel part, and I have posted about that in this thread in the past. Israel has two primary factions that switch power. One wants a two state solution, the other wants full control of the whole area. The latter is currently in power. On Iran, that's a more complex situation. The...

That's one bonus I'll give to Saudi Arabia. They managed to unite many countries, including Arab countries, European countries, and many others in calling for a two state solution. You can guarantee that Iran won't be one of those countries.

Yep. When people take sides, they often ignore what's clearly in front of them. It's obvious that Israel want to control the majority of the area. That was always the goal of the founding Zionists. And it's obvious that Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran all want Israel gone. They don't want a two state...

Somewhat, politically related. Tucker Carlson is doing a tour with a bunch of conspiracy theorists. At one of his rallies he brought Roseanne Barr on stage. She said to the crowd that there's actual vampires living in the US, drinking blood and eating babies. Even Tucker was stunned by the...

So they plan to make all of these Israel? Lebanon Iraq Iran Syria Turkmenistan Oman Yemen Turkey Eritrea All those countries are on that map but not labelled. So they want to take over all those countries?

They are labelled though. The first map has Lebanon labelled in it. The second map doesn't have anything north of Israel labelled. I get the history behind it, but it's clear that the only reason they didn't label Lebanon on the second map is because they only labelled the countries that they...

Yep. Lebanon is still there, just north of Israel. I think Netanyahu is saying that there should be a Middle Eastern alliance between Israel and the Southern countries. And that Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, are not included in his thing. They still exist, but they're not part of his alliance.

Lebanon is still there on the 2nd map. The 2nd map just doesn't label the countries to the north as they are part of the first map.

Lebanon is on the new map. They're listed as part of The Curse.

If I didn't know better, I would swear that this is an episode of "The Office". Photoshop Steve Carell's head on and it would make sense.

In the two maps Netanyahu showed the countries that he believes are evil and against the West (The Curse) and the countries that are good and pro-West (The Blessing), but he listed Israel in the middle and "Israel" encompasses the whole area including Israel and Palestine. In other words, his...

I'm still in the Spider area in chapter 4. Every chapter feels like it's going to be short, then it stretches on forever.

Yeah, it's true. Hezbollah confirmed it. Iran has already said that this is a red line. That means that there's virtually no chance of peace now. All out war will start any day now.

The Iranian thing is about as complex as it gets. On the involvement in the current conflict. Iran has always been pushing to wipe out Israel. But the reason they are involved right now is because in April, Israel assassinated one of their political delegations. All politicians that were...

Yep. Genocide needs to prove that there's a deliberate attempt to wipe out an entire population. That's why South Africa's case hasn't progressed much and likely won't result in a charge. But the other cases have progressed. Not genocide, but almost as bad. War crimes, wilful negligence against...

Israel is torn like any country. Problem right now is that there's hardline members of Israeli parliament that want what TrueDawg has described. They want Palestine wiped out. They want to control Lebanon so they can settle it. These are the same ones that are stopping Netanyahu from agreeing to...

Yeah, but there's an extra level of complexity to it. Israel didn't invade to help the government. The government was already in tatters. When it looked like the PLO and its allies (mainly left wing Lebanese of different religious backgrounds, and Muslims) were likely to win and take control of...

Yep. That's why I didn't bother deleting any of it. Just two different opinions attacking each other. And I disagree with each side on many points. I don't think Hezbollah is the only problem Lebanon has (corrupt politicians, infighting among the different groups), but Hezbollah is a problem and...

Mixed thing. Ouwet was saying that Hezbollah are bad (and they are), but he also said that Lebanese shouldn't care about what happens to Palestinians, and he said that Palestinians are all terrible people, that Palestinian immigration to Lebanon ruined Lebanon, and that all Arabs and other...

While Netanyahu was meeting with US and UN officials, he ordered a strike on Lebanon reportedly killing the leader of Hezbollah amongst others. This has pissed off Biden as it effectively implicates the US in the attack.

He has attempted to be vague about everything 'cause he doesn't want to lose votes. But he also basically said that he is the only one that can help Israel and if he doesn't win, Israel will be wiped off the face of the earth. Hinting that he'll provide full support for Israel against Gaza and...

Yep. And Zelensky is currently in the US attempting to negotiate more, including attempting to negotiate with Trump in case he wins. Trump has hinted that he'll cut any additional funding to Ukraine.

Yep. It was a meme/joke created that everyone keeps pushing even though there's no truth to it. That said, I was going to point out the irony of you posting this, but it looks like Doogie beat me to it.

It's unfortunate animosity built through history of conflict. That's why the Middle East is so torn. People grow up with their side and they are raised to believe their side is righteous and all others are wrong. If you look at it objectively, you can see that there's bad people on each side...

I wonder if they'll have the scene where they all share a good game of putt putt golf.

Most economists support tariffs in the right use setting. For example, Trump's tariff on Chinese EVs was an excellent idea. So good that Biden not only kept it, but he increased the tariff. That's because the US vehicle manufacturing industry competes with Chinese vehicle manufacturing. The...

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From memory I think it wasn't direct funding. Instead they knew Qatar were funding them and they didn't stop it because they believed that Hamas were the lesser of two evils.

Even the Al Jazeera report says: "In October 7, the I-Unit (Al Jazeera investigation unit) reveals widespread human rights abuses by Hamas fighters and others, including the killing of 782 Israelis and foreign nationals.

Check my earlier post where I said: "I know there's a lot of misinformation around the attacks. The whole "beheading babies" never happened. There's some evidence rape happened but it's only a few minor things and likely one or two cells that ignored orders. But one thing is indisputable. All...

Except that Israel decimated entire cities in Gaza without providing any evidence. They invaded hospitals, arresting and killing many, and then showed a toilet in a basement as evidence that it was an apparent "Hamas Base of Operations" Israel are well passed that point. They've done it since...

I agree that they had an absolute valid reason to do it. Israel has basically acted as a jailor for Palestinians. The idea that they won't do a ceasefire unless they get to control every route in and out of Gaza... That just shows that Israel will never accept Palestinians as free and...

Yeah, it's a complex issue and I think people are too quick to claim that their side is right. There's no doubting that Israel are tyrants that have oppressed Palestinians for decades. But it's more complex when you look at the recent stuff.... Hamas carried out the attack first. Did they have...

The problem I get is that Israel have a recent history of bombing civilians and claiming that they were terrorists even though there was no evidence to support it. And in some cases you had Doctors without borders, UNRWA, the entire UN, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, all stating that Israel...

I stand on the side of evidence. Did Hezbollah store weapons in public housing areas? Maybe. Actually likely. But without evidence then I'm not going to make any judgements. Sure, there's reasons to think they did. Why would Israel target random areas? Playing devil's advocate, if they target...

Yep. The difference is that America are on the edge of cutting support for Israel. If Israel attacked Lebanon/Hezbollah first without any provocation then the US couldn't blindly support them without the public turning on them.

A few weeks back the FBI raided the offices of many New York officials including the mayor of NY. The Mayor has now been charged. Many other NY officials quit their jobs. The NY mayor was good friends with Diddy and Diddy's personal security guard has apparently told media that the New York...

I agree with all this, but I would add one caveat. After the October 7 attacks, Hezbollah started firing rockets. They made the first move in this current conflict (not overall, just this conflict) If Hezbollah didn't do that then Israel wouldn't have an excuse.

Mixed bag. Israel has a population of around 9 million but only 170,000 active military, and most of that is civilians doing their compulsory 2.5 years military time. Not elite soldiers. The main thing they have is reserves. People that recently served their time in the military but aren't on...

That's likely the full IDF force. Even the most damming report (by the New York Times) stated: "the first troop deployment occurred at 7:43 a.m, over an hour into the Hamas invasion" As I said though, they immediately sent troops that were nearby. But Israel is a large area. Hamas attacked...

Yep. The same way they killed UNRWA members then claimed that they worked for Hamas. Fire first, give excuses later.

It didn't. It took just over an hour for Israel to deploy troops to the zone. Those troops were basically reservists and ill-equiped to deal with the incursion though. But that's because Israel wasn't ready for it. The "6 hours" (or as some claim "8 hours") is a myth. They responded quickly...

I don't think Trump means anything he says.

Hours after Israel effectively said that they're preparing to invade Lebanon, the US has now stated that they have a break through in negotiations and they're expecting Israel, the Lebanese government, and Hezbollah to announce a 21 day ceasefire in the next few hours.

I have a feeling the dildos were trophies. One per person so he could look back and remember each person he used them on.

A Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, has filed criminal charges against Trump and Vance for the chaos they caused when they made the false claims of pet eating https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/haitian-group-springfield-files-criminal-charges-trump-vance-false-pet-rcna172555

Yeah, all vehicles do that. Mercedes primary factory is in Germany, but the cars are made in 22 different countries. They all do it. Most Asian vehicles you buy in Australia are made in Asia. In other places they're made in the US, or Middle East, and generally lower quality than the Asian...

German cars are decent quality, but Toyota (Japan) is the undisputed leader of mechanical engineering.

Mercedes are still made in Germany. Volvo on the other hand are now owned by China and largely made in China.

Bird identification is easy..

EB Games trade in deal: Trade in a PS5 with 4 recently released triple A games, then you can get a PS5 Pro for only an additional $699 Think I'll skip this one.

EV aside, Mercedes are overpriced for what they are. Most luxury cars are. I prefer Volvos over Mercedes, but they're still 20 years behind on the tech side. Mazda are good if you take care of them. As far as saving money goes, that's been covered in this thread way too many times but the...

Beat the dragon dude, did the quest. It's definitely handy. Saves me running around like an idiot to different places.

It's possible, but I think people often make the mistake of not looking into it in more detail. Here's a few devil's advocate points: - Israel is famous for it's border defence because almost all attacks come from the skies, and they have the iron dome. Surrounding countries wouldn't dare...

Anti-semitism (term) was created for good reason. There has been many cases throughout history where Jewish people have been slaughtered just for being Jewish. And not just WW2. That was the tip of the iceberg, but it has gone on for centuries. And anti-semitism still exists now days...

Trump Supporters: Trump gets criticised for saying something weird, "you have TDS! Trump didn't do anything wrong!" Biden gets criticised for saying something weird, "sleepy Joe Biden has dementia!"

No. I'm all the way right. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome "Trump derangement syndrome" (TDS) is a pejorative term, usually for criticism or negative reactions to former United States president Donald Trump that are perceived to be irrational and to have little...

I fought some flying thing near the turtle and got some tear from the turtle.

Reminder that TDS is a term that was created by Trump supporters who couldn't handle Trump receiving valid criticism.

Sequel to Ghost of Tsushima announced

Don't think I have. I fought a dragon over a frozen lake.

Snowy area in chapter 3. Just beat non-able. Which was false advertising btw. He was totally able.

Yeah, it's expansion. The US looks the other way when they make illegal settlements in the West Bank. They want Hezbollah, Iran and others to start a full on war so when they level towns in Lebanon, Gaza, and other areas, they can claim they're helping by rebuilding, while also ensuring those...

I stick by what I said regarding the Trump Coin thing but I finally watched his announcement of it and... yeah. It does not come across very well. Not for a potential President If he just released the coins then yeah, it's all good. But this promo is just weird and concerning for a Presidential...

I think he meant "in Lebanon". It's the worst for Lebanon since the 2006 war.