Since long ago, my friend. Citizens United was a landmark in my opinion, although there are probably older rulings that showed how little they care about basic functionality in a democracy.
Why did it take this long in the first place? We’ve literally had Russian mercenaries attack US forces previously in other countries, where was the fear of escalation then? Give Ukraine whatever aid they need and stop kneecapping their war effort by trying to micro-manage it.
Braxton, who was born in Newbern and described himself as a “handyman for the community,” hasn’t been able to access town funds since Stokes was appointed as mayor four years ago. He has used his own money to provide residents with COVID-19 supplies, as well as to host food drives and other events, according to The Guardian.
I think people will read this and come away thinking the IDF operating in Gaza is specifically targeting only journalists. I’m not sure I’d say the same thing.
It looks like the IDF operating in Gaza is targeting everyone, including itself, the IDF.
“According to the IDF, as of May 2024, 49 of the 278 Israeli soldiers killed during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip were killed by friendly fire and in other accidents.[1]” source
So about 18% of IDF deaths in Gaza are killed by other IDF. If anyone is questioning that data its collected by the IDF and reported in an Israeli newspaper.
The IDF apparently shoots anything that moves, and that can include Hamas fighters, women, children, the elderly, aid workers from the USA, Palestinians, Britons, and yes journalists.
AFP immediately contacted the Israeli military. The initial response was that there were no strikes on the building. Pressed for more details, the Israeli spokesperson said the army had carried out a strike nearby that “might have caused debris” but that “the building was not targeted in any way.” AFP said the extent of the damage cannot be explained by the military’s response and requested “an in-depth and transparent investigation.”
The four-month investigation revealed that, contrary to Israeli army claims, the AFP office was directly fired at by Israeli tanks. The tanks fired four times between 11:55 a.m. and 12:09 p.m. local time on November 2, from around 3 kilometers away.
Wilkinson ruled out the possibility of an accidental hit. He’s convinced that the soldiers operating the Israeli tanks intended to hit that floor precisely. “The weapon type and accuracy inherent in the Israeli tank weapon system means that the weapon hit the target it was aimed at,” he said. “The question of why remains unanswered.”
A key element in the investigation was a series of flashes of light appearing 4 seconds before every explosion in the live footage. The flashes are shots being fired. A calculation based on an analysis of the flashes and detonations concluded that they were fired from about 3 kilometers away. Further analysis of the speed and features of ammunition led to the conclusion that it was a tank that fired them. Only Israel has tanks in Gaza.
He spends so many decades spewing racist bullshit including having a substancial role in getting 5 completely innocent black men locked up for attacks in central park during the 80s. Despite indisputable evidence that those men had nothing to do with the rape, he STILL said they were released too early.
Somehow this helps his popularity with his racist base, because they’re racist shitheads too. So they relate to him on that level. He spends 2012-2016 calling Obama a criminal. His base eats it up.
He spends all of the 2016 campaign calling Hillary a criminal. And Joe Biden’s son a criminal. He prints up all these campaign merch items with the slogan “Lock her up”.
He spends all of the 2016 election calling all mexicans low class criminals who only want to jump the border to sell drugs, and murder babies.
Everything I’ve said has polled well with his base. Because his base is open and willing to say they don’t like blacks, and they don’t like mexicans. They willingly believe that being black or mexican makes you a criminal. Their thoughts, not mine btw.
So, if your entire base looks down on these groups for being criminals, and now your guy is a 34X convicted criminal, then I understand their reaction to just claim the convictions were a fraud. It’s their only coping mechinism, to say the whole thing is a sham.
Buuuuuut, if you look down on blacks and mexicans “for being criminals”, and you excuse your guy for being a criminal as part of a sham, theeeeeen…why would they be ok with him basically saying “Whats up, homies? Whats up fellow criminals? I’m one of you! Vote for me!”
Wouldn’t his base be disenfranchised by their guy chumming it up with the groups they look down on? Shouldn’t that go against everything they stand for?
Again, hypothetically speaking, since all of this is make believe anyways.
I think he’s being so transparent about being opportunistic and using them for their votes that even his smoothed brained base can see it and think it’s okay.
news
Oldest
This magazine is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.