Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[Dr. Strangelove]

Also Israel may have killed Sinwar but it's not confirmed. CNN's been talking about nothing else for over 20 minutes but nothing's been verified.

[Mike]

Where do you live?

Michigan!

[Dr. Strangelove]

I know you guys are tired of this stuff but it’s possible that something new could be in this filing. Smith got testimony from important people (Meadows, Pence, Scavino, others) that the Jan 6 Committee couldn’t compel before Congress.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Still unofficial but Israeli media is reporting that Sinwar was killed.

[Tom W]

Biden waited far too long to drop out. If he had simply done the honorable thing and never ran for reelection in the first place, the Ds would have had a normal primary process. A true primary would NOT have produced Kamala Harris as the nominee. There's zero point fucking zero percent chance that would have happened. Trump still has enough cache among primary voters but this is the last go around for him.

The timing actually works if Kamala is the intended puppet. Not enough time to find a competent candidate and just enough time to flash the nonsense about taking care of the middle class, "reproductive rights", social security and taxing billionaires and corporations before people realize that it's all bullshit.

[Mike]

Yep. It's like winning a 3 game series vs. a 5 or 7 gamer.

[Jeff Buchanan]

An Israeli government spokesperson confirmed that the body that was recovered in Gaza after a short firefight with Hamas fighters is Yahya Sinwar. Fingerprints and dental records confirm his identity.

Whether his killing will prompt the remaining Hamas leadership to agree to Israel demands via intermediaries (the Government of Qatar) remains to be seen (Link below to see sticking points).

A cease fire agreement orchestrated by the Biden administration has been on the table for months with both sides holding out for concessions by the other side. Netanyahu has been unwavering in his demands that Hamas no longer presents a military threat to Israel and will no longer govern Gaza or the West Bank.

Hamas, OTOH, is demanding that all Israeli forces be withdrawn - that's not going to happen as Netanyahu has made it clear that there will be an Israeli military and security presence in Gaza. Civilian governance of the disputed territories must be by Palestinians with no connection to Hamas. Talk of post war governance and reconstruction of Gaza involves an Arab coalition of governing partners.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-ceasefire-talks-main-sticking-points-2024-08-19/

[Dr. Strangelove]

Confident of victory.

[iam416]

Sinwar is confirmed dead. So, today is a good day.

[AlabamAlum]

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[crashcourse]

Eruption (2015 Remaster) (youtube.com)

[crashcourse]

Obamalas path is a lot narrower then trumps. New Mexico and virginia are both in play for him. North Carolina maybe in play for her

I think it will be an early night for the west coast--should have a pretty good idea by 8PM are time who our president is

obama biden at ethels funeral were supposedly discussing what a week candidate kamala is if you can lip read lips


Biden tells Obama ‘she’s not as strong as me’ — and ex-prez agrees ‘that’s true’ at Ethel Kennedy service (msn.com)

course you always tend to nod your head in agreement with your senile old grandpa starts rambling

[Jeff Buchanan]

An interesting ME event went down in the last 24 hours. US stealthy B2 bombers attacked hardened Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen. The B-2 would be used in any American attack on hardened Iranian nuclear facilities like Natanz or Fordo given it is the only aircraft in service that can drop the GBU-57, known as the “Massive Ordnance Penetrator.”

“This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” Austin said.

Houthi spokespersons acknowledged the attack but did not provide details or damage assessments.

[Dr. Strangelove]

[Mike]

The Sinwar killing really warms my heart. So glad he didn't die in the first blast (a tank on patrol fired into the building, injuring Sinwar). Then he sat in a chair looking at the drone that was about to eliminate him. His last thought was knowing that the IDF was about to kill him at the push of a button.